Creality Soleyin Ultra PLA, 1kg, 1.75mm, Almond Purple

You need a run of desk organisers, a classroom set of models or a batch of gift pieces in a soft pastel colour, and you need every spool to behave the same way on the printer. Cheap PLA that varies in diameter or arrives damp turns a simple job into blobs, under-extrusion and reprints.

Creality Soleyin Ultra PLA in Almond Purple is a 1.75 mm polylactic acid (PLA) filament held to a ±0.02 mm diameter tolerance, wound neatly and vacuum-sealed with desiccant. It prints from 30 to 300 mm/s on most 1.75 mm FDM printers, at the same 190 to 230°C you already use for PLA.

The result is a light lilac print with consistent extrusion, at a price point that suits everyday and volume printing.

1.75 mm ±0.02 mm | 1 kg net | Almond Purple pastel | 30 to 300 mm/s | 190 to 230°C nozzle | Vacuum-sealed with desiccant | Fits most 1.75 mm FDM printers

Who Creality Soleyin Ultra PLA Almond Purple is built for

Hobbyist makers

You want a colour that looks good straight off the plate, without painting. Almond Purple gives figurines, planters, phone stands and home décor a soft pastel finish, and the tight ±0.02 mm tolerance means fewer surprises halfway through a spool. It prints on stock PLA profiles, so you can load it and go. Example: print a set of four pastel plant pots in a single overnight run on an Ender-3 V3 SE.

Schools and makerspaces

Learners need a forgiving material that prints without fumes, heated enclosures or adhesive. Soleyin Ultra PLA prints at 45 to 60°C bed temperature with low warping, is made from plant-based raw materials and carries RoHS and REACH documentation. A distinctive colour also helps you sort class projects at a glance. Example: a Grade 9 technology class prints 25 name tags and keyrings in one session, each one ready to collect when the bell rings.

Small print farm operators

Pastel colours sell well on gifts, party favours and personalised items, but margins on those products are thin. A budget-friendly PLA that runs at up to 300 mm/s on tuned machines keeps cost per part down and output up. Consistent winding reduces tangles that stop unattended prints. Example: run 60 pastel cake toppers across three K1C 2025 printers in a single shift.

What sets Soleyin Ultra PLA Almond Purple apart

Diameter you can trust spool after spool

Extrusion is only as consistent as the filament going into the extruder. Creality holds Soleyin Ultra PLA to a ±0.02 mm diameter and roundness tolerance on the 1.75 mm nominal size. That keeps flow steady through the hot end, so wall thickness, dimensional accuracy and surface quality stay even from the first metre to the last. It also means a flow calibration you run on one spool carries over to the next, which saves time when you run several colours or reorder in bulk.

Speed headroom when your printer has it

The filament is rated from 30 to 300 mm/s. On a bed-slinger running conservative profiles, it simply prints like a good PLA. On a fast fused filament fabrication machine with a high-flow hot end, you can push towards 300 mm/s for draft parts and larger batches. Creality recommends a calibration print for flow and retraction before running above 200 mm/s, and full part-cooling fan at 100%, so overhangs and bridges set before the next layer arrives.

Arrives dry and stays tangle-free

PLA is hygroscopic, so it absorbs moisture from the air, and damp filament causes stringing, popping and rough surfaces. Each spool is vacuum-sealed with a desiccant pack, so it reaches you dry. Creality's automated winding lays the filament in neat, even rows, which reduces the knots and crossovers that cause failed prints hours into a job.

Practical strength for everyday parts

Creality lists a tensile strength of 45.5 MPa, a flexural strength of 70.7 MPa and an elongation at break of 12.9% in the X-Y direction. That puts it in line with good-quality standard PLA. It is stiff and dimensionally stable, well suited to models, enclosures for indoor electronics, display pieces and light-duty fixtures. As with all PLA, avoid parts that sit in a hot car or carry constant load in direct sun.

Choosing between Soleyin Ultra PLA and Hyper PLA

Both are Creality PLAs on 1 kg spools. Choose by speed and budget.

Full specifications of Soleyin Ultra PLA Almond Purple

Ordering, shipping and support for Soleyin Ultra PLA

We stock Creality filament locally and courier it nationwide across South Africa, so you are not waiting on international shipping for a colour you need this week. Any spool defect is handled directly by our team in South Africa under our terms and conditions. You can add other colours from our Creality PLA range, plus nozzles and 3D printer spare parts, to the same order.

Frequently asked questions about Soleyin Ultra PLA Almond Purple

Is Soleyin Ultra PLA better than Creality Hyper PLA?

Not better, but different in purpose. Soleyin Ultra PLA is Creality's value line for everyday printing up to 300 mm/s, with a wide range of pastel colours. Creality Hyper PLA is formulated for the fastest profiles on K-series printers. For most models and gifts, Soleyin gives you the same print quality at a lower cost per kilogram.

Can I print Soleyin Ultra PLA at 300 mm/s?

Yes, on a printer with a high-flow hot end such as the K1C or K2 series. Run a flow and retraction calibration first, raise the nozzle towards 220 to 230°C for high speeds and keep the part-cooling fan at 100%. On bed-slinger printers, 100 to 150 mm/s gives cleaner results.

Why is my Soleyin PLA blobbing or extruding unevenly?

Moisture or too low a nozzle temperature are the usual causes. Some owners report rough extrusion and blobs on fast printers. Dry the spool at about 50°C for four to six hours in a Creality Space Pi Filament Dryer, then raise the nozzle temperature in 5°C steps and re-run a flow calibration.

How should I store an opened spool?

Store it sealed with desiccant away from humidity and direct sun. PLA picks up moisture over weeks in open air, especially in coastal areas such as Durban and Cape Town. A Creality Filament Vacuum Storage Kit keeps opened spools print-ready between jobs.

Do you stock Soleyin Ultra PLA locally in South Africa?

Yes, we hold Creality filament at our Centurion and Boksburg stores and ship nationwide by courier. You can collect in store or have it delivered, and our local team can help you choose print settings for your printer.