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netspecs/3d-color-palette-matcher — explained in plain English

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1PythonAudience · generalComplexity · 2/5LicenseSetup · easy

tl;dr

A desktop app that pulls the main colors from an image and matches them to real 3D printer filament colors, with buy links and cost estimates.

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    What it does
      Extracts dominant colors from an image
      Matches colors to real filaments
      Estimates filament cost and slots
    Tech stack
      Python
      Tkinter
      NumPy
    Use cases
      Plan a multi-color 3D print
      Find which filament to buy for a photo
      Preview a print in matched filament colors
    Audience
      3D printing hobbyists
      Makers using multi-color printers
    Output
      Cost estimate
      Slicer config export
      Saved palettes

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what do people make with this?

VIBE 1

Upload a photo and find the closest matching real filament colors before buying spools.

VIBE 2

Plan which color goes in which slot for a Bambu AMS, Prusa MMU3, or tool changer printer.

VIBE 3

Estimate the cost and grams needed per color for a multi-color 3D print.

what's the stack?

PythonTkinterNumPy

how it stacks up fr

netspecs/3d-color-palette-matcher0xustaz/streamgatea-bissell/unleash-lite
Stars111
LanguagePythonPythonPython
Setup difficultyeasyhardhard
Complexity2/54/54/5
Audiencegeneraldeveloperresearcher

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how do i run it?

Difficulty · easy time til it works · 5min

Prebuilt executables need no Python, running from source needs Python 3.8+ and Tkinter.

Use freely for any purpose, including commercial use, as long as you keep the copyright notice.

in plain english

3d-color-palette-matcher is a desktop app for people who own a 3D printer and want to print an image using real filament colors instead of guessing which spools to buy. You load a picture, or type in hex color codes directly, and the app pulls out the main colors from it, then compares those colors against a database of over 225 real filament colors from more than a dozen brands and suggests the closest matches, ranked from perfect down to approximate. The app is built for multi-color printers such as Bambu Lab's AMS, Prusa's MMU3, tool changers, and dual extruder setups, and it helps plan which color goes in which filament slot. It also estimates how many grams of each filament you will need and roughly what the print will cost, based on the print's total weight and each filament's price. Clicking a suggested filament opens a link to buy it, and there is a preview feature that redraws your original image using only the matched filament colors, so you can see roughly how the finished print would look before buying anything. Under the hood, colors are pulled from the image using a clustering technique that groups similar pixels together, then converted into a color space designed to match how human eyes perceive color differences, so the suggested matches look right rather than just being mathematically close in raw color values. The app runs on Windows, macOS, and Linux, either as a ready-made download with no Python installation required, or by running the Python source directly if you have Python 3.8 or newer. Palettes can be saved for later, and results can be exported in several file formats, including formats that plug directly into common 3D printing slicer programs. The project is released under the MIT license and welcomes contributions, especially additions of new filament colors to its database.

prompts (copy fr)

prompt 1
Walk me through installing and running this app from source on my computer.
prompt 2
Explain how the color matching in color_utils.py decides which filament is the closest match.
prompt 3
Show me how to add a new filament brand and color to filament_database.py.
prompt 4
Help me export a matched color palette into a format my slicer software can use.

Frequently asked questions

what is 3d-color-palette-matcher fr?

A desktop app that pulls the main colors from an image and matches them to real 3D printer filament colors, with buy links and cost estimates.

What language is 3d-color-palette-matcher written in?

Mainly Python. The stack also includes Python, Tkinter, NumPy.

What license does 3d-color-palette-matcher use?

Use freely for any purpose, including commercial use, as long as you keep the copyright notice.

How hard is 3d-color-palette-matcher to set up?

Setup difficulty is rated easy, with roughly 5min to a first successful run.

Who is 3d-color-palette-matcher for?

Mainly general.

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