Material jetting · Multi-material · 16-micron layers
Rigid, clear, coloured and rubber-like, all in the same build. PolyJet 3D printing jets liquid photopolymer in 16-micron layers and cures it instantly, so a prototype comes off the machine already looking and feeling like the finished product. No layer lines, no painting, no assembly of separate parts. Send a CAD file, get a price back the same day.
01 · Process
Photopolymer droplets jetted from multiple print heads, UV-cured pass by pass
02 · Max build envelope
490 × 390 × 200mm standard grades; 250 × 250 × 200mm high-detail grades
03 · Tolerance
±0.1mm per 100mm
04 · Layer thickness
16–30µm typical
05 · Finest detail
0.2mm on high-detail grades; 0.7mm on standard grades
06 · Materials
9 photopolymer grades, rigid through to Shore 30A rubber-like
07 · Multi-material
Colours, clarity and hardness combined in a single build
08 · Surface finish (as-built)
Ultra-smooth, no visible layer lines
09 · Support structures
Soluble gel, washed off rather than cut away
10 · Heat resistance
45–54°C standard grades; ~70°C high-detail grades
11 · Not suited to
Structural load, sustained heat, long-term UV exposure
12 · Typical turnaround
5–6 working days
13 · Australia-wide
Quoted online, shipped to every state and territory
PolyJet is a material jetting process: an array of print heads sprays microscopic droplets of liquid photopolymer across the build tray, much the way an inkjet head lays down ink, and a UV lamp follows immediately behind to cure each layer solid before the next one lands. Because the heads can jet several different resins simultaneously, a single build can combine rigid and rubber-like sections, transparent and opaque regions, and multiple colours within one continuous part. Layers are roughly 16 microns thick, fine enough that finished parts show no visible stepping at all, and overhangs are carried by a soluble support gel that washes away afterwards rather than being cut off by hand.
Nine photopolymer grades, one build tray. Quantix 3D Printing runs the widest named PolyJet 3D printing service range in Australia. Quoted online, shipped to every state and territory. Material jetting 3D printing Australia and PolyJet are the same technology under two names, and both answer what multi material 3D printing Australia product teams keep asking for: a soft grip, a clear lens and a coloured housing as one part, not three glued together.
Knowing where PolyJet stops matters just as much. Appearance, fit and feel: yes. Structural load, or heat past about 50°C: no. If you need either, we'll point you to nylon or metal instead.
Every PolyJet 3D printing Australia supplier we reviewed sells the finish and stays quiet about the ceiling. Here is the complete picture instead:
Rigid opaque, clear, polypropylene-like, tear-resistant flexible, biocompatible-grade, high-temperature tough, full multi-colour and two high-detail Vero grades. The broadest named PolyJet range we found anywhere in Australia; several competitors publish a single material.
A clear lens, a coloured bezel and a soft-touch seal built as one continuous piece, in one run, with no bonding line to explain to a client.
Agilus30 blends towards rigid resin at the voxel level, so a gasket, an overmoulded grip and a stiff hinge can each land at a different hardness in the same build.
Our high-detail Vero grades hold fine features standard grades can't, at the cost of a smaller envelope. We'll tell you which mode your part justifies rather than defaulting to the expensive one.
If it needs to take load, resist solvents or run warm, we'll point you to MJF nylon or metal instead. A free design review isn't much use if it only ever says yes.
Support gel volume, how many materials a build carries and which print mode it runs in all move the number, and we'll explain which one is moving yours.
One presentation model and a batch of two hundred go through the same quoting process, with nothing locked in afterwards.
depending on size, material count and finish.
Identical materials, process and turnaround whether you're in Perth or regional Queensland.
Confidential by default, standard purchase-order terms.
The print heads sweep across the build tray, jetting droplets of liquid photopolymer exactly where the geometry needs them, and several different resins at once if the part calls for it.
UV lamps mounted behind the heads cure each pass instantly, hardening the photopolymer the moment it lands rather than waiting for a separate curing stage.
A support gel is jetted alongside the model material, filling every overhang, cavity and undercut so the geometry is fully encased as it builds.
The tray steps down 16 microns and the sweep repeats, building the part in layers thin enough to leave no perceptible ridges on a curved or angled surface.
The finished part is washed to dissolve the support gel away, then hand-checked. No supports to snip off, no witness marks to sand out, and no post-cure cycle before it ships.
That last step is the practical difference between this and every other resin process. Because the support is washed off rather than cut away, a PolyJet part arrives with its as-built surface intact everywhere, including inside channels and under overhangs, where a laser-cured resin part would carry support scars. It is also why fine, delicate and enclosed geometry survives a PolyJet build that would be risky anywhere else.
On the two build envelopes. Standard grades run the full 490 × 390 × 200mm tray and resolve detail to 0.7mm. The high-detail Vero grades trade roughly half that tray for detail down to 0.2mm and better heat tolerance. Most work sits comfortably in standard mode; send the geometry and we'll tell you honestly whether the finer mode earns its cost on your part.
Rigid, clear, flexible, tough or full-colour, and combinable within a single build. No other plastic process on our floor can do that.
| Material | What It's For | Heat Resistance | Colours | Finest Detail | Max Build Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic Vero | General-purpose rigid parts, concept models, housings | 45–50°C | Black, white | 0.7mm | 490 × 390 × 200mm |
| VeroClear | VeroClear transparent 3D printing Australia work: lenses, light guides, fluid-path and see-through assembly models | 45–50°C | Transparent | 0.7mm | 490 × 390 × 200mm |
| RGD 450 (PP-like) | Snap fits, living hinges and containers that need polypropylene's give rather than brittle rigidity | 46–50°C | Grey, white | 0.7mm | 490 × 390 × 200mm |
| Agilus30 | Rubber like 3D printing Australia applications: gaskets, seals, soft-touch grips, overmoulds; tear-resistant, blends across Shore 30A–95A | 45–50°C | Black | 0.7mm | 490 × 390 × 200mm |
| MED610 | Biocompatible-grade rigid clear photopolymer for parts with skin-contact or fluid-contact requirements | 45–50°C | Clear | 0.7mm | 490 × 390 × 200mm |
| Digital ABS Plus | Digital ABS 3D printing Australia work: the toughest grade we run, for snap fits, thin-wall housings and assemblies that get handled hard | 49–54°C | White | 0.7mm | 490 × 390 × 200mm |
| Multicolour | Multicolour 3D printed models Australia designers use for presentation and colour sign-off: several colours in one continuous build | 49–54°C | Multiple | 0.7mm | 490 × 390 × 200mm |
| Vero Clear (High-Detail) | Fine transparent detail and higher heat tolerance, in a smaller envelope | ~70°C | Transparent | 0.2mm | 250 × 250 × 200mm |
| Vero White (High-Detail) | Fine opaque detail and higher heat tolerance, in a smaller envelope | ~70°C | White | 0.2mm | 250 × 250 × 200mm |
Tolerance across every grade: ±0.1mm/100mm. Minimum wall thickness: 1.0mm.
PolyJet doesn't just switch between resins. It blends them, droplet by droplet, while it builds. Mixing a flexible resin with a rigid one in varying ratios produces intermediate hardnesses that exist as neither base material on its own, so a single part can run soft at the seal, medium at the hinge and rigid at the mounting boss, with smooth transitions instead of glue joints. Blending pigmented resins does the same thing for colour. That capability is unique to material jetting, and it's why a PolyJet prototype can replicate an assembled, multi-component product as one piece.
Need engineering-grade strength, chemical resistance or real heat tolerance instead? See our full plastic materials range → covering FDM, SLA, SLS and MJF, or see all 45+ 3D printing materials → including metal.
| PolyJet | SLA | |
|---|---|---|
| How it builds | Photopolymer droplets jetted and UV-cured pass by pass | UV laser cures liquid resin in a vat |
| Multiple materials or colours in one build | Yes | No, one resin per build |
| Supports | Soluble gel, washed away | Printed structures, removed by hand |
| Finest detail | 0.2mm (high-detail grades) | 0.2mm |
| Largest single build | 490 × 390 × 200mm | Up to 1700 × 800 × 800mm |
| Best suited to | Colour, multi-durometer and fine-detail realism | Large single-piece builds and smooth rigid parts at lower cost |
Both produce ultra-smooth resin parts, so the choice comes down to two questions: whether the part needs more than one material or colour, and how big it is. Multi-material or multi-colour points to PolyJet. Anything beyond the 490mm tray points to SLA. If your part could reasonably go either way, compare all five plastic processes on our plastic 3D printing service →, or send the file and we'll give you a straight recommendation before quoting anything.
Effectively yes, under different badges. PolyJet and MJP (also written MJM, for MultiJet Modeling) are both material jetting: liquid photopolymer jetted from an inkjet-style head and cured layer by layer. PolyJet is the Stratasys trade name, MJP the 3D Systems one. The practical differences are in support material and material range: MJP systems typically use a wax support melted away afterwards, while PolyJet uses a soluble gel and offers the wider spread of colours, durometers and blended digital materials.
Quantix 3D Printing runs both. Alongside the nine PolyJet grades above, our material jetting line covers UV-cured, frosted and transparent acrylics and a castable wax for investment-casting patterns, in envelopes up to 284 × 184 × 203mm with detail to 0.1mm. If you've been quoted on MJP or MJM elsewhere and want a like-for-like comparison, send the same file across.
PolyJet printed parts suit work where a prototype has to convince someone (a client, a review panel, a test user) that it is the finished product:
Not sure PolyJet is the right process for what you're building? Send the file and we'll tell you which of our seven processes fits, free, and without steering you towards the expensive one.
No supplier in this market publishes a PolyJet rate card, and there's a reason: two parts of identical volume can differ substantially in price. Four things account for most of it.
Send your geometry for an online PolyJet 3D printing quote and you'll get a number for your actual part, plus a note on which of the four above is driving it.
STL, STEP or IGES, with a note on any colours, hardness or clarity you need. No account required.
An engineer checks wall thickness, material fit and whether PolyJet is genuinely the right process. If it isn't, you'll hear that before anything prints.
Support dissolved, part checked, delivered anywhere in the country.
Upload your CAD file through the online form, noting any colour, transparency or hardness requirements. Our team follows up directly if there's anything about the design worth flagging first.
PolyJet is a material jetting process in which print heads spray droplets of liquid photopolymer onto a build tray while UV lamps cure each pass solid immediately. Because several resins can be jetted at once, one build can contain rigid, flexible, transparent and multi-coloured sections in a single continuous part, at layers around 16 microns thick.
Material jetting is the process family; PolyJet (Stratasys) and MJP or MJM (3D Systems) are trade names for it. The main practical differences are support material and material range. PolyJet uses a soluble gel where MJP typically uses a meltable wax, and PolyJet offers wider colour, durometer and blended-material options. Quantix 3D Printing runs both.
It depends on what "functional" means for your part. PolyJet handles fit testing, assembly checks, snap fits, living hinges, seals and soft-touch ergonomics well, and Digital ABS Plus is tough enough for parts that get handled hard. It is not the right choice for structural load, sustained temperatures above roughly 50°C, or long-term outdoor exposure, because photopolymers soften with heat and degrade under UV over time. For those, MJF or SLS nylon, or metal, is the better answer, and we'll tell you so at quote stage rather than after delivery.
Yes, and it's the main reason to choose this process. Multiple colours, transparent and opaque regions, and rigid and rubber-like sections can all be combined in one continuous build with no assembly. Hardness can also be blended anywhere between Shore 30A and 95A within the same part.
Tolerance is ±0.1mm per 100mm across every grade we run. Finest resolvable detail is 0.7mm on standard grades and 0.2mm on the high-detail Vero grades, with a minimum wall thickness of 1.0mm.
490 × 390 × 200mm in standard grades. The high-detail Vero Clear and Vero White grades run in a smaller 250 × 250 × 200mm envelope. Larger geometry can be split and bonded, or built in one piece on SLA at up to 1700 × 800 × 800mm. Send the file and we'll recommend the better route.
Nine grades: Basic Vero, VeroClear, RGD 450 (polypropylene-like), Agilus30 (tear-resistant flexible), MED610 (biocompatible-grade), Digital ABS Plus, Multicolour, and high-detail Vero Clear and Vero White.
No. Support material is a soluble gel that is washed off after printing, so parts keep their as-built surface everywhere, including inside cavities and under overhangs, where laser-cured resin parts carry support marks.
It varies with part size, support gel volume, how many materials or colours the build carries, print mode and finish. Multi-material and high-detail builds cost more than single-resin standard-mode ones. Send the geometry for an exact figure.
Most ship in 5–6 working days. Builds carrying several materials or running in high-detail mode can take longer, and we confirm timing when quoting.
Quantix 3D Printing runs as an online service covering the whole country rather than a counter in one suburb, so instead of searching PolyJet 3D printing near me, upload your file and we'll deliver the finished part wherever you are.
No. A single model and a production batch are quoted the same way, with no lock-in.
Yes. Everything you send is treated as confidential.
Upload your CAD file through the online form, noting any colour, transparency or hardness requirements. Our team follows up directly if there's anything about the design worth flagging first.
Clear, coloured, rigid and rubber-like in a single build, at 16-micron layers, across nine photopolymer grades: Quantix 3D Printing is the PolyJet 3D printing company Australia product teams use when a prototype has to pass as the real thing. Whether it's one presentation model or a run of custom PolyJet 3D printing Australia parts, upload the file for a free quote and an honest read on whether this is the right process for it. Nothing locked in, shipped nationwide.
