Questions tagged [creality-ender-3]
For questions about the Creality Ender 3 family of 3D printers
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How can I change the Z-probe home location on an Ender 3 V2?
I have an Ender3 V2 using the current mriscoc firmware and a CR-touch probe; basically all stock.
I am currently trying to print two colors, one overlaid above the other, using a Z-offset in Cura. I ...
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Print failure due to heat creep
I have purchased a Creality Ender 3 about a year back. Initially it worked flawlessly even with PETG (at 240 °C) but after some time the prints started to fail.
The filament started to expand and clog ...
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Can't level my 3D printer/nozzle holder. Keeps on moving up and down in the rails
I'm new to the 3D printing world and bought a used Creality Ender 3 Pro, here is my problem:
I have difficulty leveling my bed, I think it is caused by the nozzle holder (I don't know the proper name) ...
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Filament cracks after left untouched
Hi 3D Printer enthusiasts!, I currently use an Ender 3 printer and a Numakers PLA + black filament. Unfortunately, when I finish a print and leave the printer off with the filament attached for a few ...
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Issues with nozzle temperature after a minor clog
First of all, pretty much noob, got a printer from a friend so my knowledge is quite low, so bare with me please.
I have Ender 3 V2, 4.2.2 motherboard with the mriscoc firmware. Everything worked ...
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Ender 3 Pro extruder working only with manual input
I have a very unusual problem with my extruder on an Ender 3 Pro. I've had the printer for about 4 years, installed a BLTouch about 2 years ago, and have never had any issues until recently. The ...
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I accidentally threw away my 4th 3D Printing bed gear on my Creality Ender Pro 3, what can I use instead?
I am an owner of a Creality Ender 3 Pro 3D; I got it 2 years ago. I accidently threw away my 4th black gear belonging to my Creality Ender 3 Pro.
When I try to home it, it keeps getting an error, I ...
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BLTouch probing in mid air [duplicate]
I bought an Ender 3 v2 off a friend because he wanted to upgrade and I wanted to try getting into 3D printing (slightly relevant). He had a few upgrades on it, including a BLTouch.
I printed 2 prints ...
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Ender 3 Pro & NeoV2 thermal warning on boot [duplicate]
Ive been using an Ender 3 Pro and Neo V2 as work horse machines. Both recently needed hot end replacements.
I ordered official parts. The Neo V2 came first, I installed the hot end according to ...
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Printing more heat resistant materials or increasing melting point
I use an Ender-3 3D printer with no additional modifications, due to a specific project I require printing of material that is more heat resistant than the usual PLA by at least 40 - 50 °C. A method ...
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Why is my printer overextruding at one end of one layer?
My Ender 3 v2 pushes extra filament for about half a second at the end of each layer, which makes it extrude a tiny bit of filament. After more layers, that bump becomes bigger and bigger. I've tried: ...
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Marlin suddenly ignoring all endstops?
My Ender 3 Pro running the below firmware has suddenly started to ignore all endstops, causing stepper motors to skip and causing damage.
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What would cause my 3D printer to start printing badly from one day to the other?
I started to 3D print a week and a half ago more or less, and I have been doing it with a decent quality, not perfect but decent, while trying to tweak the machine to improve the quality but have ...
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Why is my Ender 3 nozzle z-axis raising before printing?
I just finished building my Ender 3 printer but the nozzle randomly goes up on the z-axis but won't go back down. Because of this, the filament isn't sticking to the bed and is just being dragged ...
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Optimal settings for accurate and fast printing?
So, I'm new to the 3D printing scene, I'm a 3D artist by trade. I'm freelancing for a guy who's got a Creality Ender 3 with a nozzle size of 0.8 mm. I need to 3D print a lampshade of 2 mm thick all ...
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Ender 3 V2 screen overlaying print temps and words
I have tried multiple different things and can't seem to fix it. I am using an 8GB SD card formatted for FAT32 with 4096 allocation. I have tried redoing my firmware on the printer and still get the ...
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Accidentally bumped the head and it is now offset mid-print; how can I save the print?
I tried to fix a very minor stringing during print and I accidentally bumped the head. As a result, it's now offset and printing spaghetti. I want to save the print but I'm new to this and I'm not ...
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Device reports readiness to read but returned no data
I'm suddenly unable to connect to my Creality Ender 3 Pro 3D printer (CrealityV4.2.2) via the USB/serial port using Octoprint. Here are some of the logs from Octoprint:
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Custom G-code Routine: Ender 3 Hotend Shutting Off
I'm trying to use some handwritten G-code to cut a shape from a styrofoam sheet, for which I've fused a small copper protrusion to the nozzle of an Ender 3. This seems to work magnificently, save for ...
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Ender 3 print head doesn't rise when printing
I'm stuck with this one and can't find an answer online, so here it is.
I've had an Ender 3 for coming up to two years now, it's generally been running fine, the occasional head clogging but nothing I ...
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Why is my Ender 3 v2 Neo bed overheating without any interaction?
I have just purchased my third Ender 3 V2, this time a Neo. After unpacking and assembling it, then switching it on, without any prompt from me the bed starts heating, and carries on heating until it ...
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Ender 3 Pro Not Using the Whole Bed
My Ender 3-Pro has a printing area of about 24x24 square centimeters. However, when I move the nozzle around either the x or y axes, it only goes up to 21 centimeters. Printing something that requires ...
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Ender 3 S1 3D printer stops and does not respond when the nozzle heats up to 51 °C
At first I turned on the 3D printer and everything worked fine, but when the nozzle heated up to 51 degrees centigrade, the 3D printer stopped, all I could do was disconnect the printer from the ...
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Prints finish before they actually are finished
The printer is finishing prints early. The printer notifies the print is finished but, in fact, it is not.
It is probably not a slicer error because I used the same settings for our other Ender 3 ...
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Lightweight-PLA (LW-PLA)
I have been trying to print lightweight PLA for a project. I settled on an RC airplane model found online.
My initial prints were very problematic, so, I looked up other people's printing settings and ...
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Is a damaged print bed what is causing my prints to fail?
Yesterday, I had the worst print since getting my printer (Creality Ender 3 V3 SE). There was plastic all over the hotend, and I was left with a large clump as my print.
From what I understand, the ...
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Extruder digging into filament Ender 3 V2 Neo
I am a newbie in 3D printing. I bought a used Ender 3 V2 Neo from a shop (demo unit/display model) few days ago and I have been trying it in few hours sessions. A problem I came across twice now in ...
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Ender 3 Pro with BigTreeTech runout sensor and CR Touch clicking
My Ender 3 Pro is clicking when printing and retracting and the filament moves but when coming out there are periods of no filament and when retracting, it just pops back in. I also observed that with ...
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Ender 3 printer shutting down with "MAXTEMP BED" error
I had problems with my extruder and while I was fixing it, this came up on the screen and it started beeping (I shut off the 3D printer and started it again but it still came up on the screen):
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New Ender 3 huge problems
I just got an Ender 3 V2 for my birthday.
I managed to get three prints before it stopped working properly the tube melted clogging the system.
Now when I print it won't stick to the bed and keeps ...
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Prints printing to the right of the bed after the firmware change
I changed to "mriscoc firmware" on my Creality Ender 3 V2 Neo and everything went pretty smooth. The printer itself works good, mesh is working good, I even went the length to measure the ...
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New Creality branded direct extruder clicks, won't extrude
I have an Ender 3 Pro (4.2.2 board). I just installed the Creality branded direct extruder/hot end.
I was going to try and calculate my steps/mm for the extruder, but I am just getting clicks from the ...
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Print not adhering to "Creality PEI Steel Plate for 3D Printer Ender 3 S1"
So I have an Ender 3 S1, and I recently bought a "Creality PEI Steel Plate for 3D Printer Ender 3 S1" to take models off easier of the build plate. But now whenever I try to print something, ...
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Help with F3 on Ender 3 Pro and what I'm doing wrong; fans not working after installing buck converter
This started when I was replacing my fans with 12 V Noctuas wiring in a 24 V-12 V buck converter for the three fans I replaced. The two other fans (blower and motherboard fan) read 0 V which led me to ...
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Marlin 2.1.2.2 Ender 3 Pro CR touch does not work properly
I do have an Ender-3-Pro with the Sprite Extruder Pro on it. Also, I swapped out the controller board for a BigTreeTech SKR 1.4 Turbo, which works perfectly for me. I am using the CR Touch to level ...
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BLTouch problem with pin deployment
I bought and installed and uploaded the BLTouch firmware from Antclabs. When I click "level bed" it moves to homing the X and Y axes to 0 and to the middle but the probe does not extend (...
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Add 5th stepper driver to the SKR mini E3 v3 to use it for a second extruder motor
I am trying to add a second extruder motor to my Ender 3 V2 so I can use both independently.
My Ender 3 V2 has an SKR Mini E3 v3 build in.
I have seen the post SKR Mini E3 v3 + additional TMC2208 = 5 ...
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Creality Sprite Pro Immediately starts heating hotend on startup
My Setup
Ender 3 Pro
Creality Board v4.2.7
Klipper Firmware (worked great with the stock Creality Bowden hotend and Creality Direct Drive Extruder)
Brand new Creality Sprite Pro hotend.
Wiring
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Print nozzle too far from the plate
My son has a Creality Ender 3 S1. It had been printing fine until this morning. The nozzle is about 3 mm (1/8 inch) from the build plate. Is there a "reset" or "calibration" ...
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Printer keeps going down when BLTouch activates during auto homing (4.2.2 board)
When I auto home my Ender 3 Pro, it does its usual thing where it goes to the corner and then comes to the middle. Although, when it goes down and the BLT activates, the nozzle keeps going down ...
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What do I need to configure to get Marlin to run an Ender 3 Pro with CR Touch?
I have an Ender 3 Pro, board version 4.2.2, and a CR Touch with 5 pin connector. I also removed the z-axis endstop connector at the endstop.
I've been building and flashing Marlin 2.1.2.2, but I haven'...
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Ender V3 SE middle of print bed sticking but fine elsewhere
Recently got an Ender V3 SE and new to 3D printing. I am having issues where the prints are sticking hard to the middle of the print bed and are difficult to remove, often with damage to the bottom. ...
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Nozzle Z-level is not aligned with Z-probe
With my Ender 3 S1 the bed leveling z-probe level and the nozzle Z-level are not alligned. The nozzle is 0.77 mm higher than the bed leveling probe. I think this causes some problems I have:
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Creality Ender 3 after normal printing, lost the ability to print in X and Z axis
Everything worked normally until the printer finished with a model after a 22-hour print job. As usual, I made everything like for the previous models to print the next one, but I suddenly noticed ...
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How to check the 'health' of the main board without a thermal camera?
Given that the main board gets warm, potentially wearing out the electronics, how do I check the 'health' of a main board without having a thermal camera?
As I understand it could be most easily ...
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How do I reverse the state of an endstop in Klipper other than using an exclamation mark?
I have been messing with my Y-axis endstop since it keeps being triggered when not pressed but otherwise, it is working as intended. I have tried to use ! to ...
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How to print more accurately 3D cube test?
I have print problems with my Creality Ender 3 S1 and I have calibrated all axes:
Belts both X and Y axex
Extremes of the X-axis horizontal structure have the same distance to the bottom of the ...
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Problem leveling printer bed after reassembling after move
I'm not new to 3D printing, but am not extremely conversant in doing mechanical adjustments on the printer.
I took the printer down (minimal de-construction), loaded it into a padded box and drove it ...
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How do I stop the extruder from sticking to the back corner of the part?
I was gifted a Creality Ender-3 and thus have begun my first foray into 3D printing. Things went well for the setup and first prints; I printed some of the 3D files that came with the printer, then ...
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Why do two identical Creality Ender 3 V2 printers have a center that is 3 mm off from each other and 7 mm off expected and how to calibrate it?
When pushing the limits of the bed size (235x235 mm) for two Creality Ender 3 V2 printers running the same mriscoc firmware and the same config and upgrades. I noticed that despite using the same G-...
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