Reviewing the Anycubic Kobra 3 Max Combo: Aiming for Optimum Color Output
The Anycubic Kobra 3 Max Combo, unveiled in mid-2025, is making waves in the world of 3D printing with its impressive updates and improvements. This machine is designed to deliver high-quality prints and reduce filament waste.
The Kobra 3 Max Combo boasts an expansive printing volume of 420 x 420 x 500 mm, making it suitable for larger projects and multicolor printing. It is equipped with the latest ACE PRO flawless 8-color printing system, which allows for precision and improved multicolor print quality with 8 filament inputs.
To enhance print accuracy and reduce errors, the Kobra 3 Max Combo incorporates precise auto-leveling and anti-skip mechanisms. Additionally, it features a filament box with drying capabilities, ensuring filament quality and reducing waste caused by moisture issues.
In terms of speed, the Kobra 3 Max Combo supports impressive speeds of up to 600 mm/s, thanks to upgrades to CoreXY motion mechanics and firmware. This increase in printing efficiency helps indirectly reduce waste due to shorter print times.
On the software side, the printer is compatible with the upgraded Anycubic Slicer Next and the Anycubic app for remote monitoring. These tools improve print management, job monitoring, and likely contribute to more efficient filament usage and less trial and error.
The Kobra 3 Max also benefits from firmware like Klipper with input shaping, featured in the Kobra 3 V2 Combo, which improves motion control smoothness, resulting in cleaner prints and less filament waste.
The Kobra 3 Max Combo comes with a 4.3-inch color touchscreen interface, a machine footprint of 706 x 640 x 753 mm, and a weight of 19 KG (41.8 lbs). It also includes a filament runout sensor, and connectivity options include USB, LAN, and Wi-Fi through the app.
The printer is designed to be sold as either a single color or a combo, requiring installation of the filament cutter, purge wiper, and four-color hub. The machine's extruder type is direct drive, and it has a proprietary high flow nozzle of 0.4mm.
The build platform is a textured PEI steel flex plate, heated, and bed leveling is automatic. The Kobra 3 Max supports printing with PLA, PETG, and TPU materials up to 300 degrees. Remarkably, it allows for filament swaps during printing, with up to eight colors when another ACE Pro is hooked up.
One of the standout features of the Kobra 3 Max is its ability to print complex models with precision. For instance, it successfully printed a dragon model using a wide variety of PLA filaments, with 902 filament swaps, and a life-sized traffic cone fidget using PETG filaments, taking about three days to print. Moreover, it managed to print a TPU "backstop" that came out perfectly smooth without any stringing.
In conclusion, the Anycubic Kobra 3 Max Combo's improvements focus on precise hardware features (auto-leveling, anti-skip), a filament drying box to preserve filament usability, upgraded fast printing technology, and enhanced software tools (Anycubic Slicer Next and app) that collectively contribute to higher print quality and reduced filament waste.
The Kobra 3 Max Combo's cutting-edge technology, including the ACE PRO flawless 8-color printing system and upgraded Anycubic Slicer Next, allows for improved multicolor print quality and more efficient filament usage.
Improvements in the Kobra 3 Max Combo's auto-leveling and anti-skip mechanisms, coupled with filament drying capabilities, contribute to precision and reduced filament waste during the printing process.
