Ultimate Beginner's Guide to 3D Printing - With Creality Ender 3 V2

Using the best entry level 3D Printer the Creality Ender3 I will show you step by step how to start your first print, level the bed and tell you all about the different filaments there are for your printer.

0:00 3D Printing Basics Intro
1:30 How to Assemble a New Ender 3
2:32 How to adjust Ender 3 belts
3:08 Different types of 3D printing filament
5:16 What is the difference between an STL and a GCODE?
6:53 How to install Cura?
8:09 How to download a free STL file from Thingiverse?
9:17 Why is my part greyed out on Cura?
11:00 How to level a 3D printer bed?
13:20 How to load new filament into a 3D printer?
14:43 Best bed adhesion method for 3D printing?
16:10 How to get a good first layer with 3D printing?
19:29 How to set up a stringing test for a 3D Printer?
21:28 Ender 3 Retraction settings
21:43 How to set up Planeprint test part
24:09 How to set up TPU on a 3D printer?

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Airplane STL files:

Basic supplies:

---------Print Settings------------

*These are the settings I used for my Creality Ender 3 V2 3D Printer with PLA. These settings are not going to work with every printer, or every PLA. Printers have different length bodin tubes, and PLA’s have different melting points. These may not work exactly for you, but should give you a good base to start with if you have a similar size printer. Good luck!

---------Pliers

Cura Settings:
Quality:
Layer Height – 0.16
Line Width – 0.4
Walls:
Wall Line Count – 3
Top/Bottom:
Top Layers: 4
Bottom Layers: 4
Infill:
Infill Density – 20
Infill Pattern - Grid
Material:
Printing Temperature – 215
Build Plate Temperature – 60
Flow – 100
Speed:
Print Speed – 100
Outer Wall Speed – 50
Inner Wall Speed – 50
Travel Speed – 100
Travel:
Enable Retraction – Checked
Retraction Distance – 7.5
Retraction Speed – 35
Retraction Extra Prime Amount – 0
Combing Mode – all
Avoid Printed Parts When Traveling - NOT Checked
Cooling:
Enable Print Cooling – Checked
Fan Speed – 100
Mesh Fixes:
Union Overlapping Volumes – Checked
Special Modes:
Surface Mode – Normal
Experimental:
Slicing Tolerance – Middle

---------Planeprint Profile 3

Cura Settings:
Quality:
Layer Height – 0.25
Line Width – 0.4
Walls:
Wall Line Count – 1
Top/Bottom:
Top Layers: 0
Bottom Layers: 0
Infill:
Infill Density – 0
Material:
Printing Temperature – 215
Build Plate Temperature – 60
Flow – 100
Speed:
Print Speed – 100
Outer Wall Speed – 50
Inner Wall Speed – 50
Travel Speed – 100
Travel:
Enable Retraction – Checked
Retraction Distance – 7.5
Retraction Speed – 35
Retraction Extra Prime Amount – 0
Combing Mode – all
Avoid Printed Parts When Traveling - NOT Checked
Cooling:
Enable Print Cooling – Checked
Fan Speed – 30
Mesh Fixes:
Union Overlapping Volumes – NOT Checked
Special Modes:
Surface Mode – Surface
Experimental:
Slicing Tolerance – Middle

-------TPU Settings

Cura Settings:
Quality:
Layer Height – 0.25
Line Width – 0.4
Walls:
Wall Line Count – 2
Top/Bottom:
Top Layers: 4
Bottom Layers: 4
Infill:
Infill Density – 10
Infill Pattern - Grid
Material:
Printing Temperature – 210
Build Plate Temperature – 60
Flow – 100
Speed:
Print Speed – 100
Outer Wall Speed – 20
Inner Wall Speed – 20
Travel Speed – 100
Travel:
Enable Retraction – Checked
Retraction Distance – 7.5
Retraction Speed – 35
Retraction Extra Prime Amount – 0
Combing Mode – all
Avoid Printed Parts When Traveling - NOT Checked
Cooling:
Enable Print Cooling – Checked
Fan Speed – 100
Mesh Fixes:
Union Overlapping Volumes – Checked
Special Modes:
Surface Mode – Normal
Experimental:
Slicing Tolerance – Middle

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[mirandanovash]

This was such an incredibly helpful video. Thank you for the clear, accessible instructions! We had been struggling for two days to make a successful first print, and this video finally showed us everything we needed to know. We really appreciate it!

[ninjacatg]

I'm not even 10 minutes into the video and I've already learned a lot! I don't own my Ender 3 v2 yet, but I'm trying to learn as much as I can until I can save enough to buy it. Thank you for this amazing video! You earned a sub!

[katanabatata]

i just love how you bring the video like its like you are talking to someone in front of you one to one. learning a lot here thanks for the help!!!

[FounderOf]

This has to be one of the best videos on setting up the printer the first time. I have been looking at the brown box that mine is sitting in for months because all of the other videos scared me off, made me question my purchase.

Thank you very much for taking the time to document this process.

[mgrantom]

Wow! I just stumble across your channel after acquiring a Creality Ender Pro 3. I am amazed at what you can do. As a former R/C model enthusiast I can appreciate how much 3D printing can offer. I can't wait to explore more of your channel. Thanks for sharing.

[Ouch.]

Brilliant stuff. I'm an RC Plane enthusiast and I've just ordered my first 3D printer. Your video was exactly what I'm looking for. Thanks!

[jessebenjamin]

Thank you so much for this video! This is the best walkthrough video I have ever seen in regards to this printer. My son saved up and got his very own and we put it together yesterday and tried to print but did not get the filament to stick to the plate. He had already seen your videos when he was researching the printers and kept talking about the glue stick. Today we tried the glue stick after cleaning the plate well with the alcohol and his first project is now successfully printing!

[Darklud_Productions]

Like others have stated, an incredible helpful and informative video! I watched the intro, then skipped to the belt adjustments and NO OTHER VIDEO I have seen so far talks about this. Thanks already man!!!!

[robertjennings]

I'm in the process of learning, and purchasing, my first 3D printer. In the first 4 minutes of your video I've learned a few new things that no one else addressed. Thanks for sharing.

[woolgathered]

Thank you so much for this video! My son and I are getting into 3D printing and decided on this model. Your video was so detailed I even sent it to my Dad who is also an engineer. We were all very impressed and are so excited to start!

[richardpinilla]

Excellent video. I just bought an Ender 3 V2 Neo for my architectural design classes and I can't wait to start using it. Thanks a lot.

[denizinan]

I’m glad to find your channel, for Christmas my son gave me Ender 3 and it’s my first 3D printer. Your video gave me a good overview on what to expect in a quick, no-nonsense manner.
We’ll see how quickly I can learn to use this device to make stuff.

[ca]

Ordered my Ender 3 V2 yesterday, no experience with 3D printing at all. I am super excited to get started and build some cool stuff. This video helps a lot! Thanks.

[dojo]

Great video, I learned a lot. For the complete setup on an Ender 3 V2 Creality actually has a really good video. Last night I was able to get mine put together, leveled and printing pretty easily. Only thing they didnt make clear is to snug all four of the leveling handles before trying to level the bed

[PanDanout]

I'm just getting into 3D printing and found your video super helpful and to the point with good visuals. Thanks for the good info. Thumbs up and subscribed.

[kawasaki]

Thanks for the video! I just bought an Ender 3 V2 last week. Can't wait to jump into printing.

[ridzritz]

Thank you for your video. I've just bought a ender 3v2 myself. After bed leveling, i still couldn't get a smooth print and blamed the "weak springs" etc. You showed me that it's possible to get the best results even at stock with the right settings. Subscribed to you now :)

[gilaadnir]

Thank you! I’m a newbie, spent all day putting the machine together and trying to troubleshoot. Your video drove it home.

[AloneX]

one of the best tutorials out! A+ loving this channel!

[leesuschrist]

That savage bobber is one awesome looking plane. I haven't had an interest in model planes since I was a kid and I think I just had that interest reignited. I'm saving this video.