Materials

Materials we work with—especially where reliability with advanced filaments matters.

Benefits are shown as High / Medium / Low for print time improvement, strength improvement, and decreased warping. Missing entries are labeled Coming soon.

New Generic materials

Print With (Almost) Any Material

You’re no longer limited to a fixed material list.

  • Use Helio-characterized materials for maximum accuracy
  • Or Assess and Enhance using generic materials for filaments we haven’t fully characterized yet

Freedom to experiment — without flying blind.

Screenshot showing how Helio supports generic materials when a filament is not fully characterized.

Polymaker

  • Fiberon PA6-CF
    Time Coming soon
    Warping Coming soon
    Strength Coming soon
  • Fiberon PA6-GF
    Time High
    Warping Medium
    Strength Low
  • Fiberon PA12-CF
    Time High
    Warping Coming soon
    Strength Low
  • Fiberon PA612-CF
    Time High
    Warping High
    Strength Low
  • Fiberon PET-CF
    Time High
    Warping High
    Strength Low
  • Fiberon PETG-ESD
    Time High
    Warping High
    Strength Low
  • Fiberon PETG-rCF
    Time High
    Warping High
    Strength Low
  • PolyLite ABS
    Time High
    Warping Medium
    Strength High
  • PolyLite ASA
    Time High
    Warping Coming soon
    Strength Low
  • PolyLite PLA
    Time Low
    Warping Coming soon
    Strength High
  • PolyLite PETG
    Time Low
    Warping Coming soon
    Strength High
  • PolyTerra PLA
    Time Low
    Warping Coming soon
    Strength Low
  • PolyLite PC
    Time Coming soon
    Warping Coming soon
    Strength Coming soon

Bambu Lab

  • PPS-CF
    Time Coming soon
    Warping Coming soon
    Strength Coming soon
  • PPA-CF
    Time Coming soon
    Warping Coming soon
    Strength Coming soon
  • PET-CF
    Time Coming soon
    Warping Coming soon
    Strength Coming soon
  • PETG-CF
    Time Coming soon
    Warping Coming soon
    Strength Coming soon
  • PA6-CF
    Time Coming soon
    Warping Coming soon
    Strength Coming soon
  • TPU 95A HF
    Time High
    Warping Coming soon
    Strength Low
  • PLA Silk+
    Time Medium
    Warping Medium
    Strength Medium
  • PLA Matte
    Time Low
    Warping Coming soon
    Strength Low
  • PLA Lite
    Time Medium
    Warping Coming soon
    Strength Low
  • PLA Basic
    Time Medium
    Warping Coming soon
    Strength Medium
  • PETG HF
    Time Medium
    Warping Coming soon
    Strength Medium
  • PC
    Time High
    Warping High
    Strength High
  • ABS
    Time High
    Warping Coming soon
    Strength Low

3DFuel

  • PCTG
    Time High
    Warping High
    Strength High