FlatForge / ColorDrop / Split-by-Color
FlatForge, ColorDrop, and Split-by-Color all hand the 3MF Export Plugin a single-plate, multi-volume layout — N color parts on one plate, different from a standard HueForge stack (which is one mesh with extruder-tagged layer bands).
How they differ from HugeForge tile mode
| Mode | Plates | Parts per plate | Use case |
|---|---|---|---|
| FlatForge | 1 | N (one per color) | Flat multi-color graphics |
| ColorDrop | 1 | N | Color-mapped print-in-place |
| Split-by-Color | 1 | N | User-split color bodies |
| HugeForge tile mode | N | 1 each | Huge models split into tiles |
What you see in the slicer
- One plate, one object, with N volumes inside it. Each volume is tagged with the extruder it should print from.
- The filament list shows your N HueForge colors.
- No layer-by-layer filament-change G-code. Filament changes happen at the natural Z transitions between volumes; the slicer figures them out from the extruder assignments.
The translucent cap layer (FlatForge “Face-down print” only)
FlatForge has a checkbox for “Face-down print (cap layer)”. When on, the plugin:
- Prepends a slot-1 filament with hex
#E6E6E64D(translucent grey, 25% alpha). - Adds a flat cap layer that prints first from that translucent slot.
- Your N color parts then print on top.
When face-down printed, the cap becomes the visible top surface — the translucent layer diffuses the colors behind it, giving a HueForge-like depth effect even on a non-stacked print.
When the checkbox is off, no placeholder is inserted; you see only your N real color slots.