A new Kickstarter is offering a Klipper screen and multi-filament system described as an “all-in-one solution for every 3D printer”.

That’s a lofty goal, but should Co Print’s ChromaSet deliver, it would let users leverage multi-material printing, remotely control up to eight machines, and print “three times faster”.

The ChromaSet is a multiple-component production, center stage of which stands the ChromaPad: a Klipper-based tablet that seems akin to Creality’s Sonic Pad. Users could connect to and remotely control multiple 3D printers with the ChromaPad, ostensibly enabling any machine to hit up to 300 mm/s.

The ChromaPad would run ChromaScreen software, which is “tailored” to multicolor printing. Users who already own a 3D printer that runs Klipper firmware can instead opt for the Klipper Chroma Module (KCM), which Co Print says enables multi-filament printing without the need for the ChromaPad.

Pad or no pad, you need the ChromaHead, a toolhead designed for Co Print’s flavor of multifilament printing that boasts “universal compatibility” with different mechanical systems, including shaft and bearing and linear rails, and can “effortlessly” print “a variety of printing materials”. The ChromaHead is equipped with the ChromaHotEnd, which was co-developed with Phaetus and is said to be capable of up to 350 C, utilizing “a wide range of filaments”.

Meanwhile, the CX-1 extruder (also a universal fit, Co Print says) is “where speed and precision collide”; fitted with titanium gears, a dual drive system, and “high torque features” – we assume this is a reference gearing ratio; it’s not clear.

Additionally, there is the Extended Choma Module (ECM) – a hub-like unit that enables users to add up to four additional extruders through a single USB output. Combined with the KCM, which has five USB ports, users could ostensibly print with as many as 20 materials or colors at once using the system.

Confused? Yeah. Co Print aptly describes the ChromaSet as a puzzle, and we’re inclined to agree.

From what we can tell, here’s how the ChromaSet would work all put together. Users would use the ChromaPad to control their printers (or the KCM if already running Klipper) – up to eight, in total – each of which could be equipped with a ChromaHead (and, by proxy, a ChromaHotEnd) and up to four CX-1 extruders apiece to change between filament. You could then add up to five ECMs, plus additional CX-1 extruders to go with them, for a total of 20 filaments.

We’re not really sure what 20 filaments on this system would look like. On the campaign page, Co Print shows a configuration with a single ECM for 8 CX-1 extruders pushing filament through PTFE directly into the print head. Is there a 20-filament monstrosity of a print head adapter?

The system is modular, at least, so users could start with the basics and upgrade later when they better understand the system and their needs. Co Print gives backers the option to piece together a custom kit for its crowdfunding campaign, but also offers simpler ChromaSet/KCM combos of the Chroma Pad or KCM, the ChromaHead, and four CX-1 extruders, which seems like a relatively straightforward combination.