Questions tagged [creality-ender-3]
For questions about the Creality Ender 3 family of 3D printers
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How to get Sunlu PLA to adhere to the printing bed?
I have a Creality Ender 3 that printed a spool of Sunlu PLA with no issues, so I bought a second to replace it, just in a different color.
The problem is I can’t get it to stick. The bed is level, I’...
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BLTouch V3 levels accurately on some parts of the bed sometimes or is widely off on others and sometimes scrapes
I'm trying out the new Ender 3 Pro, replaced the Z switch and put the BLTouch V3 in its place and when I try test prints with it after bed leveling, it sometimes print part of my bed on level, and ...
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No stepper motor movement on Ender 3 Pro
I've recently updated my Ender 3 Pro to the latest Marlin 2.0 firmware and when I press autohome or try to move the axis, I hear a very quiet noise from the motors trying to move and then they just ...
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How do I set a Z offset G-code for my Ender 3 V2 using Octoprint?
I have an Ender 3 v2, but it needs a -1.80 mm offset (because the nozzle height is different from homing and printing). I was recommended OctoPrint but can't seem to figure out how to set a Z offset
I'...
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Ender 3 V2 Layer Shifting, No Apparent Reason, Desperate
I first want to say thank you for taking the time to read this. I've been trying to print out some parts for another project of mine. These parts use up around 70% of the bed so they are fairly large, ...
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BLTouch not touching bed while leveling
I have an Ender 3 Pro that I installed a BLTouch sensor on. After I auto-home, I level bed and it deploys the probe in the right spot, but doesn't go down far enough, then goes back up and stops ...
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How to make a replacement belt for Ender 3 v2?
I need to replace one of the belts on my Ender 3 v2. I have ordered the timing belt and crimp ends to make a new belt but I am wondering what is the best way to make a new belt.
I was thinking of ...
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Proper belt tension for Ender 3 v2
The Y-axis belt just broke on my Ender 3 v2. I believe that it was over tensioned from the factory. When I initially assembled the printer, I noticed that the Y-axis tensioner was tightened almost all ...
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Ender 3 v2 Pro Print Questions
I recently purchased my first 3D printer, an Ender 3 V2 Pro. I completed assembly and bed leveling, and tried execute "auto-home". The printer zero-based to the front-left of the table, but ...
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Z-min always open when using BLtouch and Marlin 2.0
I recently added a Creality BLTouch v3.1 to my Ender 3 which has a MKS Base v 1.6 motherboard and is running Marlin 2.0, but the Z-min never triggers. I have made sure that the BLTouch unit lights up, ...
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Ender 3 Pro thermal runaway
From day one, I had issues with the bed unleveling all the time even if I hadn’t touched it.
After watching more videos I bought springs and I was having fantastic prints every time. There was no need ...
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How to interrupt long command with G-code?
I was able to connect my terminal program (Putty) to my 3D Printer (Creality Ender 3 Pro) and was able to send G-code commands to my printer and it obeys.
Now suppose I sent long command like
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Z axis issue after upgrade from stock FW to Marlin 2.0.7.2 on Ender 3 Pro
I'm having an issue with bed levelling since upgrading my stock Ender 3 pro to Marlin 2.0.7.2.
The upgrade process seems to have gone through fine, I get the new options and it shows the FW version ...
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First few layers are now printing very badly
Machine type is an Ender 3 pro with the 4.2.7 board, the latest Marlin bugfix code, latest BLTouch 3.1, latest all metal extruder feeder hardware, Capricorn Bowden PTFE Tubing.
This really started ...
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Internal thread not sticking to inner wall
I've been trying to print some M14 female threads. The male threads I've printed were perfect and fit into a female metal nut, but for some reason I cannot get the female threads to "stick". ...
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Intermittent Y-shift print issue only with multiple items
I have an issue with a Y-shift every few lines only when printing multiple items at once. If I print the exact same models individually, they each print fine. Notice the shift only happens a few times,...
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Ender 3 Bowden tube popping off
I keep having a recurring problem with my ender 3 pro. The bowden tube keeps popping off here (pictured)
I've read elsewhere online where people are having a similar problem, i.e. the ptfe tube is ...
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Incorrect inner dimensions of 3D prints with Ender 3
I have problem with my Ender 3. Whenever I print, I have proper outer dimensions (accuracy usually better than 0.1 mm, sometimes a bit worse), but every hole, pit or any inside dimension is inaccurate ...
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No movement on any axis on Ender 3 Pro
I've printed the dog that came on the SD card of my new Ender 3 pro, and everything worked great. Today, I turned on the unit and plugged in a Raspberry PI Zero to the Ender's USB port. The rPi is ...
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My nozzle on my Ender3 V2 is higher when it is printing than it is when I auto home it
I just got a new Ender3 version two for Christmas and was very excited to use it so I put it together and used the sample filament that came with the printer and everything worked okay for a bit.
That ...
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New Ender 3D printer will not print other G-code files [closed]
I can print the G-codes that came on the SD card, but when I download a G-code file on to the SD card and go to print, it prints out scribble? The filament does not follow a pattern. What am I doing ...
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Tiny holes happening randomly when printing thin walls (Creality Ender 3 Pro - Simplify3d)
I'm trying to 3D print a cookie/clay cutter with the cutting edge at 0.4 mm but I keep getting small gaps in the print that seem to appear randomly. I've toyed with settings such as increasing the ...
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Problems with stock gear with no screw on Ender 3 pro
I am very new in the 3D printing scene.
After a lot of searching for my specific problem (and didn't find any answers, of course) I decided to reach out.
I bought a Creality Ender 3 Pro in November ...
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Overhang Question
I haven't ran into the issue yet, but I am sort of expecting it to here soon towards the end of my print. Actually I am not even sure if it should be something I should be worried about or not.
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Issues with my print
I am currently making an ironman helmet but running into a couple problems.
Whenever I start my print it starts off fine, but then after it builds the bottom support and starts on the build itself ...
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Layer bending with first layer not sticking
I'm pretty new to 3D printing, so I'm looking for some tips with following problem I have.
I'm trying to print following model https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4671256 on my Ender 3 v2.
But as soon ...
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Ender 3 Pro + SKR mini E3 1.2 + BLtouch and the bin file from the https://marlin.crc.id.au/
I have a Ender 3 Pro V1. I installed the Bigtreetech SKR mini E3 V1.2 + TFT35 touchscreen + Antclabs BLTouch + a pre compiled bin from https://marlin.crc.id.au/ .
the board works
the screen works
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Ender 3 Pro - “Pause at Height” automatically resumes after a few seconds
I recently bought an Ender 3 Pro, and while I'm super happy with it, there's one issue I'm having with it.
When I set "Pause at height" to a specific layer in Cura, the print will pause at ...
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Ender 3 Pro not interpreting G-code correctly?
I have an Ender 3 Pro and I have been able to get it to work quite well, I installed a 0.8 mm nozzle to try the Vase mode in Cura. I re-leveled the bed and when I tried to print, I got some very ...
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Ender 3 Pro Weak Prints after Cura upgrade
I'm getting weak prints on Ender 3 Pro with Cura after Cura upgrade.
Prints on my Ender 3 Pro have been good until I was forced to update Cura due to having to update the OS on my laptop. Now my ...
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3DTouch Probing Off the Bed X-axis
I have an Ender 3 V2 and a 3DTouch Makerbase sensor.
I have a problem with the bed leveling test.
The first test points are good, after that the nozzle try to test on the X axis outside the bed as can ...
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Ender 3 Pro - Randomly skip lines
I am a newbie to the 3D printing world. Every night spending hours researching and troubleshooting. Recently though I am having a weird problem for which I can not figure out a solution. While ...
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Over extruding and feeding gear is grinding Ender 3 pro
This issue is completely leaving me lost, my printer extrudes too much and leaves blobs yet the gear will just suddenly start grinding as soon as it begins to fill in the outline of my print. The ...
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Ender 3 nozzle moves through previous layer on lithophane
I'm trying to print lithophanes and having an issue with the nozzle moving through the previous layer and basically "drawing" through the print.
I've printed 3 lithophanes before with zero ...
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Thermal Runaway E1 at Layer 2
Before I start, I'll give you my setup:
Ender 3 Pro
Marlin 2.0.7.2
Material/Nozzle: PETG 0.4 mm @ 215 °C
Bed: Glass @ 80 °C
Default printing speed: 70 mm/s
Standard part cooling fan
Since I've ...
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Can't get bed to level properly
I am new to 3D printing and just purchased an Ender 3 V2 about two weeks ago. Since I've got it, I've been having trouble leveling the bed. I've tried watching videos, but they don't say how much ...
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Ender 3 - extruder stepper skipping
I have a problem most likely very similar to some reported by other users: extruder stepper is visually skipping a step from time to time. It rapidly rotates in the direction opposite to the one it is ...
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BLTouch Z offset needs changes
Just installed a BLTouch sensor on my Ender 3 Pro (using firmware version: Ender-3 Pro1.1.6BLTouchV3.1PowerLossContinueEnglish), it all works great but each time I ...
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Ender 3 v2 Cura Profiles - Anyone willing to help/share?
I searched online, and found two YouTubers who shared their Ender 3 v2 printer profiles, and I've been having more or less better success with theirs than mine, possibly because I was basing mine off ...
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Ender 3, why only 3 limit switches?
Why does the Ender 3 only have 3 limit switches instead of 6?
How does it handle crashes on other sides?
Is it worth adding them with a new mainboard?
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Printing files over USB drive (Ender 3 Pro)
Is this possible? I know that the controller board of the printer is normally controlled (when using USB) by an active computer sending data, but I was wondering if it could be reversed so that the ...
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Ender 3 Inconsistent Bad Prints
Recently, my Ender 3 printer is giving these bad quality prints as shown in the image below. Something in common in all these bad prints is that they only fail in a particular section. The print looks ...
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I can't figure out how to name this problem or solve it
(Ender 3 Pro with Bigtreetech Board and Touchscreen, BlTouch)
Hello everybody,
I want to print something for my family but the hotend gets clogged every time in the same part of the print. I tried:
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What material should I upgrade the teflon tube to?
I'd like to print PET on an Ender 3 v2, but I see that some people recommend upgrading the hotend because it will melt the teflon filament feeder tube. I'm not sure if the hotend will even get hot ...
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BLTouch Fails & Scraping at the Left Side of the Table
Using the following:
Printer : Ender 3 PRO - 2019 1.1.4 non-silent board
Firmware : Official Creality Ender 3 PRO - BLTouch version
Bed : Original Creality Glass Bed
Nozzle : Original Stock - there ...
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Ender 3 Pro with BLTouch bed leveling stops after 1 test (Marlin 2.0.7.2)
I have an Ender 3 Pro with the BLTouch installed. Firmware is Marlin 2.0.7.2. I followed this instruction.
When I start the bed leveling it will go to the center, check it twice and then return to the ...
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Limit X axis due to direct drive
Recently I printed this direct drive mod and installed into my Ender 3.
After installation, the stepper motor constantly bangs into the right Z frame of the printer. I have already set the bed X axis ...
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Ender 3 unknown (maybe bed leveling) issue
I halfway feel like I walked into a landmine, neighbor's kid saved up and bought an Ender 3 base model printer. Just before it was given to me he installed a BL touch I bought him in exchange for him ...
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preventing my printer nozzle from getting too dull, from nothing but PLA filament
I had a new Extruder tip on my Ender 3 3D printer. the tip looked like the left tip in the below image. After I have been using it for about 5 months, the tip got dull/flat, like the tip on the right ...
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Long Print with Lotmaxx SC-10
I am trying to print something that might take 15 hours. I don't want to risk my printer so if I print for 15 hours, what is the worst that can happen? So far, I haven't printed anything for more than ...
