Original Prusa XL in 2024 - Unmatched Multi-Material Printing, Extremely Fast, Little to No Waste

The Original Prusa XL - our large-scale CoreXY 3D printer with a 36×36×36 cm (14.17’’ cubed) build volume, next-generation extruder, new hotend, segmented bed, and most importantly a tool changer with up to 5 independent toolheads. This allows you to print massive multi-color or multi-material objects quickly and with little to no waste.

The XL offers a true multi-material experience, giving you the option to combine materials like soft TPU with durable PCCF in a single print. Or, for less demanding projects, you can use PLA as support material for PETG objects, making the removal of supports much easier. The XL can be upgraded with more toolheads at any time.

With five toolheads, the XL offers unmatched multi-material performance and speed with extremely fast tool changing and advanced technologies to deliver high-quality and colorful 3D prints with minimal-to-zero waste.

[ericdaimler]

When is the smart enclosure coming out?

[wiseovertime]

HONEST Review. This makes my #3rd PRUSA Printer purchase in 5 years. After waiting since Nov 21, 2021.. I finally received my August 22, 2024 full factory assembled Prusa XL 5 Tool head printer yesterday. I carefully took my time to properly follow all instructions to assemble and set up my printer to make sure the assembly was executed perfectly. All tests and All calibrations passed and were successfully completed the very 1st attempt. All showed green check marks and heated properly for all 5 heads. All filaments we’re also loaded 1st try to all 5 heads and extruded PLA in all five heads successfully the first attempt. My first test print was also perfect and flawless. I could not have been happier, and I was glad I took the extra time to make sure it was perfect. My second attempt was to print the PLA, PLA, Flex wrist CT scan model that comes on the flash drive with the printer, but my # 2 head suddenly gave an error message on the screen and the printer shut off and rebooted. The same error message appeared after booting that the thermistor or heat resistor wire has a problem and may be damaged? How, This was just a few minutes after all 5 heads had just heated and passed calibration tests and extruded PLA seamlessly. How is this possible? Nothing touched the printer. I stayed up trying to troubleshoot last night for two hours and spent another hour and a half this morning and an hour just now with support agents attempting to figure out how this went from functioning perfect and passing test to failing without the printer ever being touched, to an error? I spoke with 2 Prusa customer support agents who are unable to understand how to help me and make this right. This is very frustrating after 5 hours of careful assembly, I've lost 4-5 more hours trouble shooting the defective #2 Nextruder after it had just heated up and passed calibration. I asked PRUSA for help and support and tried to explain as friendly as possible that I can't waste any more time on this. I sent pictures and asked to please help me and make this right so I don't lose any more of my time on my brand new $5000 printer. Prusa's solution WAS NOT to overnight me 1 fully assembled Nextruder Replacement with a little store credit or to include a couple extra boxes of filament for the troubles I've had and loss of time on a brand new factory assembled unit, but instead they asked me to carry the burden and do all the work to spend another 2-3 hours 60 steps, disassembling the defective Nextruder, along with another perfectly working Nextruder and swap parts and reassemble to narrow down which part component is defective. And if that does not work, they want me to move on the dissembling both Nextruders again and swapping the next parts to check which adds another 2-3 hours. Keep in mind, I paid $500 extra for FULL factory assembled unit so I did not have to deal with issues or worry about each individual part or waste time making it look as clean as they can from the factory. I don't want to have the burden of not routing all wires and tucking lines back as perfect as they did because I am not as good as they are. Plus I'd have to recalibrate everything again afterwards. I'm a loyal Prusa customer for over 5 years, buy their Prusament filamnet regularly and have convinced my friends and others to purchase Prusa. Is their support satisfactory ? I feel this is not right and unacceptable. Am I off here to expect Prusa to replace the defective Nextruder with a new fully assembled unit like I originally paid for? It's business. I have to support my customers this way in my business, or I'll lose customers to my competitors who also offer this type of support. I'll remove this review once PRUSA steps up to the plate and takes ownership to make this right. Does this seem fair to deal with on a brand-new factory assembled unit or should PRUSA do the right thing here?

[WyvernDotRed]

With how well my Prusa Mini has served me and how reliable the MK4s and old MK3[whatever]s at the Makerspace of my Uni are, picking up a Prusa XL is on my wishlist for when I'm in the financial position to buy one.
The focus on open and locally running firmware and quality linear hardware are what makes these machines interesting to me, I can expect it to last and work whenever I need it.
And some of the engineering, especially around the extruder are incredible and based on my experience of having built a DIY Hypercube a few years ago also seem sensible.
Loving the sneaky comparison in colour changes, while in single material this might not be as favourable, the points above more than make up for that.

[ryguy]

The enclosure looks awesome! Glad to see it doesn't increase the already massive footprint of the printer!

[SuperBoppy]

Multiple interchangeable print heads is the future. Good job Prusa.

[TonGi]

When will the Prusa/1st party camera for Prusa Connect be available. I have seen that you have collaborated with the community on a guide for a "DIY" camera using an ESP32 but I would prefer the drop-in solution directly from Prusa.

[TheDementation]

I have had a mk2S for 5 years now and I still get perfect prints. Hopefully one day get this one.

[BBLXC]

Funny to see some clips from the old video in the new as well, but extremely well made Prusa!
Awesome points!
I like that you still have work on improving printers even years after their release. This XL video will already scare others, but the machine itself is really awesome!

[jedisct]

Love the comparison with some "ultra-fast core XY with AMS system" :)

[Dinglot]

Hey Prusa! Your customer support is a joke. Completely unacceptable that an agent takes 3-4 weeks to get back to you while diagnosing an issue, only to ask you to print a small test-print or try some calibration step you've already done multiple times, then take another 3-4 weeks to respond. I have been emailing back-and-forth for about 6 months now with an agent who has consistently taken 3+ weeks to respond (to which I'm pretty sure he would NEVER respond if I didn't send multiple follow-up emails). Still no resolution for an obvious hardware issue I've had since day 1 on my XL. So much for the amazing customer support you advertise!

[ZT_]

Wow, this printer used to be a bit iffy before, but prusa has really stepped up their game. I love prusa. And all their products, but this printer is going to revolutionize the toolchanger style printer, I also like bambu, but the ams is extremely wasteful. And time consuming. This seems like an amazing product now that its had time for troubleshooting, and development since its early release

[zhelyoangelinov]

Really nice but the price of 4200euro for 5 extruders and no enclosure, compares to other brands with also amazing printers is sky high. And I got so much trouble with my mk3s’s.

[antoniocross]

Are you going to upgrade the mini with a load cell as well? That would be crazy awesome!

[linkdelodela]

if we could mount different nozzles diameters on several tool head for more or less precision, i'd get one.

[LilApe]

RIP to everyone that said "RIP prusa" a year ago
Prusa still showing why they're #1
Heck just look at the trustpilot reviews between bambu lab and prusa. Bambu with a 2.8 and prusa with a 4.6

[leezhieng]

Swappable toolhead really set a new standard for multicolor 3d printing forever. I always thought the wipe tower was a dumb idea.

[Dark_Knightro]

The day Voron get here... I need this to print ABS. It will be a long journey I know it but they can do it.
This machine is top notch!! I love it.

[Robert_DROP_TABLE_students--]

2:00 how exactly do you hang the extruder from the gantry? I dont think minw does that

[ryforg]

How extensive can you go with the multi material? Could I theoretically have a robot arm that places parts into the print mid print?

[HelgeKeck]

i fail to understand why a MK4 with a MMU3 should be significant faster than a ultra fast bed slinger or corexy system with a MMU