How To 3D Print With Cura On Creality S Ender 3 With Pictures

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Choose your desired . stl file to print and click Open. {“smallUrl”:“https://www. wikihow. com/images/thumb/a/ab/Open-stl. jpg/460px-Open-stl. jpg”,“bigUrl”:"/images/thumb/a/ab/Open-stl. jpg/728px-Open-stl. jpg",“smallWidth”:460,“smallHeight”:320,“bigWidth”:728,“bigHeight”:507,“licensing”:"<div class="mw-parser-output">

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Move - Click, hold, and drag the desired axis to move object. {“smallUrl”:“https://www. wikihow. com/images/thumb/a/af/MoveObject. jpg/460px-MoveObject. jpg”,“bigUrl”:"/images/thumb/a/af/MoveObject. jpg/726px-MoveObject. jpg",“smallWidth”:460,“smallHeight”:354,“bigWidth”:727,“bigHeight”:560,“licensing”:"<div class="mw-parser-output">

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Layer height - Select your desired layer height. The lower the layer height, the higher quality the print, but the longer it takes to print. [1] X Research source Infill - Select desired infill percentage. The higher the infill percentage, the stronger the print, the longer the print time. [2] X Research source Generate Support - Used for overhangs greater than 45 degrees. [3] X Research source Build Plate Adhesion - Brims or rafts may be used to help plate adhesion and to reduce warping. [4] X Research source

Press the control knob to highlight and select Prepare. {“smallUrl”:“https://www. wikihow. com/images/thumb/e/e4/PreparePLA. jpg/460px-PreparePLA. jpg”,“bigUrl”:"/images/thumb/e/e4/PreparePLA. jpg/512px-PreparePLA. jpg",“smallWidth”:460,“smallHeight”:502,“bigWidth”:513,“bigHeight”:560,“licensing”:"<div class="mw-parser-output">

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The red circled number indicates the current nozzle temperature and the number above represents desired temperature. {“smallUrl”:“https://www. wikihow. com/images/thumb/b/b0/PreheatPLA. jpg/460px-PreheatPLA. jpg”,“bigUrl”:"/images/thumb/b/b0/PreheatPLA. jpg/509px-PreheatPLA. jpg",“smallWidth”:460,“smallHeight”:505,“bigWidth”:510,“bigHeight”:560,“licensing”:"<div class="mw-parser-output">

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Continue feeding the material until it comes out of the print nozzle. {“smallUrl”:“https://www. wikihow. com/images/thumb/8/8f/NozzleExtrude. jpg/460px-NozzleExtrude. jpg”,“bigUrl”:"/images/thumb/8/8f/NozzleExtrude. jpg/728px-NozzleExtrude. jpg",“smallWidth”:460,“smallHeight”:353,“bigWidth”:728,“bigHeight”:559,“licensing”:"<div class="mw-parser-output">

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Press and rotate the control knob to highlight and select Print from SD. Highlight and select the CHEP_Ender_3_bed_level. gcode. {“smallUrl”:“https://www. wikihow. com/images/thumb/3/36/BedLevelSelect. jpg/460px-BedLevelSelect. jpg”,“bigUrl”:"/images/thumb/3/36/BedLevelSelect. jpg/488px-BedLevelSelect. jpg",“smallWidth”:460,“smallHeight”:527,“bigWidth”:489,“bigHeight”:560,“licensing”:"<div class="mw-parser-output">

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The circled numbers on the bottoms will match the ones on top. Caution: Do not touch print bed or print nozzle at this point. It may cause burns!

The material will stick to the bed in an even layer if properly leveled. If little to no material is extruding, then lower the print bed. If the material is not sticking, then raise the print bed.

Check to see if the object is printing properly. If not, press on the control knob, select Stop Print.

Use sandpaper to smooth out object if needed. If printing an object with multiple parts that need to join, sand the adhesion area and use superglue.