Review on 🌊 Aquamarine Filament: Enhanced Strength and Dimensional Precision for 3D Printing by Mark Marcellus

As for PLA, I'm willing to pay a little more for PLA+ for additional properties like better toughness/shear strength, better grip/build quality, ease of use/less stiffness, etc. The PLA+ -However, offerings from 3-D Fuel are more expensive than PLA+ from other companies. However, there is a "luxury" to 3-D fuel offerings that may be worth the extra price. For example, Overture makes PLA+ (PLA Pro), which is stronger and easier to work with than regular PLA (and I like Overture PLA Pro just as much). But Overture colors are not as saturated/deep (ie the material is more translucent/glassy) and very hard with glassy/ceramic sharpness, especially at the edges. PLA+ Overture is strong and can take much more stress than regular PLA, but the stiffness means it won't flex/deform a lot before breaking. This is good for items that require structural integrity, but not so good for items that are also seen and/or held (they should look and feel good too). I mainly use this PLA to create elements that need to be solid but invisible or unmanageable (e.g. prototypes, hidden components). 3-D Fuel's PLA+ is just as easy to use (although it takes a little longer to "dial it in" than Overture's suggestion to reduce stringing), but the color is richer/deeper and the depth more opaque (which would be a downside if you like Lithophane) and the layering is smoother and more fluid. In comparison, parts have a more malleable, less abrasive feel in the hand and a richer, more refined look. In terms of structural integrity, 3-D Fuel's PLA+ tends to flex a little more before it reaches the breaking point, but is still much stronger than regular PLA. I am using this PLA+ for "production" builds to be processed and/or viewed. This is my favorite PLA+ for vivid color. Again, this PLA+ can be annealed for added strength and temperature stability, but it's a whole different set of skills/art to design and account for shrinkage and warping. (Without annealing, a typical FDM print has virtually no shrinkage, models are very true to size/design).