Sovol M1D: IDEX and seven-head tool changer from €1,295, shipping from late December

Ahead of the Bambu Lab H3C reveal with nine tools on 3 November, it is worth looking at the competition. Besides the Creality K3 and the Snapmaker U1, there is the Sovol M1D, available to pre-order in the EU shop since mid-October.

Two designs in one

The M1D combines an IDEX printer with a tool changer. Sovol calls it “DualX 1+6”: one fixed printhead plus six swappable heads, for up to seven colours or materials. According to Sovol, a head swap takes about 5 seconds, and every head is heated individually. Like IDEX printers, the M1D can print two parts at once in copy or mirror mode.

• Build volume: up to 300 x 300 x 350 mm (240 x 300 x 350 mm with all seven heads)
• Speed: up to 600 mm/s, acceleration up to 10,000 mm/s²
• Temperatures: nozzle up to 300 °C, bed up to 100 °C
• Advanced version: with enclosure and chamber heating up to 60 °C for ABS, ASA, PA and PC
• Open: hardware, firmware and software are open source according to Sovol; the slicer is OrcaSlicer

Price and shipping

In the EU shop, the M1D Essential costs €1,295 instead of €1,599 and the Advanced €1,554 instead of €1,899 (as of 31 October 2026). According to Sovol, it ships from late December to early January from the German warehouse. All specifications are in the data sheet in the Maker Wiki.