I-Polylactic Acid (PLA) yenziwa ngokucubungula imikhiqizo eminingi yezitshalo, ithathwa njengepulasitiki eluhlaza uma iqhathaniswa ne-ABS.Njengoba i-PLA itholakala kushukela, ikhipha iphunga elimnandi lapho ishiswa ngesikhathi sokuphrinta.Lokhu ngokuvamile kukhethwa kune-ABS filament, ekhipha iphunga lepulasitiki elishisayo.
I-PLA inamandla futhi iqinile, ngokuvamile ekhiqiza imininingwane ebukhali namakhona uma kuqhathaniswa ne-ABS.Izingxenye eziphrintiwe ze-3D zizozwakala zicwebezela kakhulu.Amaphrinti angabuye ahlanganiswe futhi afakwe ngomshini.I-PLA inokungqubuzana okuncane kakhulu ne-ABS, ngakho-ke iplathifomu yokwakha eshisayo ayidingeki.Ngenxa yokuthi ipuleti lombhede elishisayo alidingeki, abasebenzisi abaningi bavame ukukhetha ukuphrinta besebenzisa itheyiphu yokupenda eluhlaza esikhundleni se-Kapton tape.I-PLA ingaphrintwa futhi ngesivinini esiphezulu sokukhipha.