Easily, the clearest and most straightforward instructions. I’ve stumbled on so far in my month-long new to 3-D printing journey. Thank you so much for this.
I know this is a year old video but I still wanted to say thank you for making this. Very clear and simple to follow instructions. My mom just got this printer for Christmas and we got the first example print to work and then it was an absolute mess when we tried the second. Trouble shot and changed settings for 4-5 hours with no luck. Stumbled on to your video and took my time following the instructions and got her second print working. Thank you so much!
This was honestly one of the most simple BUT MOST USEFUL leveling videos I’ve ever watched. I am relatively new to the craft and have had countless issues with my bed! This video was short but easily followed and solved almost everything! Thank you for this! 🎉
That moment you realize how nerdy you are because a video about 3d printer bed leveling has filled you with uncontainable joy. Just a brilliant video. Thank you. With 4 Ender 3 S1 Pros (and a few Ender 5 S1s on the way, which a lot of this video should apply to) I'm no leveling slouch. But your system here is so well thought out and valid. I really appreciate it. My family thanks you for the quality of life improvements this video has brought me.
Thanks so much for the awesome comment and of course the 'Super thanks' donation. Really glad you like the video and it's great to hear how it has helped you
@@RickyImpey Can't wait for the upcoming Sonicpad videos which will be amazing too! Already watched through the current series and am going through that setup now.
Best guide I've ever had, just wanted to say without this I probably would have been discouraged enough to sell my printer. I have this video saved and refer to it every couple of months when I need a refresher! Thank you sir.
I have this printer and I've been struggling so much as a beginner trying to level, this is the ONLY video I've found with the information you need on leveling for this printer. Thank you so much I was so lost on trying to level this printer by myself
@@RickyImpey even your unboxing video was great 👌 I have thus video saved because I am now up and printing which what would've taken me 3 hours to level 🤣
You Sir are a Legend! I bought the S1 Pro for my son as a Xmas present. He's 8 so daddy had to make it work. From about 9AM Xmas day still next day 4PM I struggled to print a rabbit / cat. I was considering returining it. I levelled with paper, tried the G29 line, tried and failed every time. This video is really a life saver! This is the best I've seen because I can finally trust my good eye. The M420 line is something else. Later I will realise how silly I sound but I'm so grateful for this video! Folks, a cat is being created right now!
I just received my S1 Pro and this worked great. This is my FIRST 3d printer. I followed your guide to PID tuning and leveling and my first print a Zou Ghost worked perfectly. Please keep the S1 Pro content coming as it applies directly to my unit! Thanks! Your gcode suggestion of M420 has all my subsequent prints working flawlessly also
@@RickyImpey Will give this I try (though I'm getting really good prints, I have to level each time) - I notice my X and Y widths are different in creality slicer - only 220 and the code is slighty different. If I copy your settings will that work ok too?
@@PaulMD Yes it should work fine. Mine are copied from Creality Slicer. Copy yours to a text file before you change anything though, just in case you have any issues and want to check its not any change you make to the start g-code
I was so disappointed with my Ender 3 S1 Pro as no other video (even Creality's) resolved this bed leveling challenge. Finally, after following your instructions, a perfect Lego calibration cube came out of the bed ! One problem I faced here, though: the distance between the nozzle and the bed was greater than the Z offset limit (-5.00). To solve it, I had to reset the printer via the touch panel and start the Z offset adjustment again. After two resets, Z offset is now set to -1.75 and the nozzle is at a perfect distance from the bed. Thank you !
I cannot get this. I started with a -4.00 offset right out of the box... I have reseted the settings many times and still I am around the -4.15 offset is getting bigger with the time and every reset...
I made several attempts at leveling my new printer to no avail. Then I found your video. I followed your instructions precisely. The very next print was successful. Thank you! You saved me from a great deal of frustration.
Thank you so much. I was having the most frustrating time after setting my printer up according to manufacturer recommendations. Watched this and 20 minutes later I have a rock solid first layer that looks beautiful.
Dude, you've saved me from returning a printer (you've educated a fool) and now It's moving along on its first "not failing from the start" print. Thank you
I can't believe I've been printing for almost 10 years now...and struggled so much with this. I upgraded to this printer maybe a year ago, and thought for sure that the auto leveling was being saved. I guess it was being saved, but never used! Never knew I needed to add it to my GCODE, but it just makes sense... this video was the most helpful and straightforward guide I've ever watched. Thank you for putting this together!
I am a complete 3D printingr beginner and I was having trouble leveling my Ender 3 S1 Pro until I found this video and saw the tip to add the G29/M420 code to my slicer's G-Code. Thanks Ricky!
The biggest issue for me is that for some reason, auto bed leveling doesn't work and keeps failing when the heat bed is on. Making the code useless to me as the probing fails at the begining of every print.
Was having trouble with bed adhesion... And getting pretty frustrated. Friends were saying my bed probably wasn't level. Tried leveling how the Creality site had said and kept having adhesion issues. Even tried some purple glue. No luck. Did everything in your video including adding the line to the gcode... It printed almost perfectly the first time. Absolutely no adhesion issues. Thank you!!
HAD THIS PRINTER FOR MONTHS AND COULDN'T UNDERSTAND WHY THE AUTO LEVELING WAS SO RUBBISH, because the gcode isn't in cura... you are a life saver! Just seen the best first layer i have ever seen in my life...
Same! i have been fighting it for over a year. Just couldnt print anything with a big foot print. small things worked as long as i used some glue sticks. I wonder why the beg mesh gcode isnt in the default!!!!
Best explanation ive seen. I bought my printer and left it in the box for 2 months because I wasnt able to level the bed, until I saw your video. Thanks.
I had heard that the auto level would succeed and then be miles off, so I was prepped. But I had done it manually first and undone the screws too far to get bed higher. Then it wobbles around and I thought it was broken! Your tip re getting the springs pretensioned and only then doing the Z height adjust with the touchpad. I needed 4mm, which the springs were unable to provide before running out of tension leaving the end wobbling. MANY THANKS you’ve saved the day for a novice printer owner.
Thank you Ricky for this video, I'm so happy with my Ender 3 S1 Pro printer. When I assembled the printer, I took time to make sure it would be flawless, first I´ve tightened every single screw, adjust all the rollers, leveled the bed, not only folowing your steps, but also making sure it was perfectly even, for that I used a caliper to make sure the base and the bed had the exact same measuring on all 4 corners, then lubricated the 2 gantry shafts with Lithium grease, tighten the 3 belts to perfection and finished doing one last bed leveling. My first print was the rabbit that came on the provided SD card and it printed flawlessly, I was amazed by the quality, no stringing, all the layers came perfect. My second print was the cable holder that you kindly provided on another of your videos, the only change I made to the printer was, changing the angle on the original screen cradle, because my printer is on a dedicated shelv, a little below my eye level (standing up), it was easy to change the inclination (45º up), you just have to grind the little slot and drill a hole next to the lower screw, and you can only use 2 screws in the end. Finaly I'm so happy with this printer, I wouldn't look for any other printer, after my experience with this one. All the videos you have submited helped me a LOT with my beguinning on 3D printing. Thank you once more for that. Cheers
Oh my god thank you so much! I was having SO many problems, I auto leveled like 5 times, adjusted springs until I saw this video. That one piece of code CHANGES EVERYTHING, the guide on leveling is amazing! Props to you, thank you so much.
Thank you, thank you, thank you! I just bought an S1 Pro, i spent all day trying to get it to print. No matter how many times i levelled the bed, searched for answers, or watched videos, nothing worked. My nozzle was always too far away from the bed. Came across your video, followed it to the letter, and voila! My temperature tower is printing! You deserve a cookie! 😂
So glad I found this video. I could not figure out why I started having bed adhesion issues and was starting to have to bandaid with glue sticks. After following your perfect video step by step and adding in the G code step everything is back to where it supposed to be and running as expected. Thank you for putting this video together!
I watched a separate video about the full set up of the s1 pro and when he got to bed leveling, he missed so many crucial points. Your video was so much easier to follow and has now got my printer printing properly. Thank you so much
Not happy with my printers leveling I finally stumbled upon your video. Following your simple instructions it's like magic and my S1 Pro finally does what he is supposed to do. :)
By far and away the best bed levelling tutorial for the Ender S1 Pro! As a 3D printing newbie I've watched a few videos but this one nailed it for me. Thanks!!!
Good day, it's about leveling your bed from your Enter 3D S1 PRO. First I had done it according to another video. But my PLA filament didn't stick to my bed. Until I saw you video with right clear equalize the tips for your bed. Especially that machine put in the start G code that you had to place M420 S1 Z10 at G29. Now I can 3D print. Thanks for the video.
Thanks to your video I was finally able to get a perfect first layer. I kept bashing my head trying to figure out while the ABL was not taking effect. You are amazing!
Following the advice on this video has transformed the performance of my printer. The start up code modification in CURA now means that the levelling process results are used during printing. I’m not sure what was happening before, but thank you for a great video.
Why would you need a "mesh" of a 200mm flat plate? If your printer requires this, you should return it as faulty ie. The build plate is meant to be flat!!! Don't worry about gcode, mesh's etc. You want to be leveling the plate with the hand screws, not software. The auto level IS a gimmick, it does the exact same thing as a simple end switch used to do..
I am amazed how well this works. I have this printer for a couple of weeks and kept having adhesion issues. It's my first 3D printer and knew that there are multiple 'workaround' for this issues. The only way my prints would stick, was by applying a generous amount of glue stick. The way more expansive version Magigoo did not even work. And it looked messy and weird in comparison to all other TH-cam examples. But the last part in your guide about the slicer settings in Cura finally did the trick! All my prints stick perfectly without any glue at all. Thank you!
First time I've ever commented on a TH-cam video. Thanks for the concise and to the point video. I'm setting up my first 3D printer and couldn't get anything to stick to the bed which was very frustrating. Your video saved the day!
I can not thank you enough! I purchased my first 3d printer about 3wks ago, it was going well enough I purchased a 2nd... I followed this video to level that one and my test print was so perfect my family thought it was a piece of post-it note paper! I just releveled my original printer using the same video and it went from "these prints look good" to "these prints are perfect!"
this fixed it for me. I did what was told in the manual but with no result, it was just a mess. weird that they havent it included. great video , thanks!
Thanks a lot, you saved my day! Your guide was helpful compared to many others. The key points are: 1) the order of aux/auto leveling, and 2) using M420 S1.
I just got my S1 Pro and did not know to do the manual level you show at the beginning of this video. The manual for these is no help. THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!
I agree with all the previous comments saying how ALL your videos are succinct but have all the necessary detail, presented in a great manner. I would recommend your videos are added to a must watch list for both people new to 3D printing and the more experienced.
thank you so much for your easy to follow video, had my machine for about a week, tried leveling from other videos but they got confusing , followed your video step by step now i am printing thank you again .
Very helpful! Watching other videos did not get my printer leveled... that G code addition is the key! Now I need to relevel since my Z is already all the way down at 5mm.
You are my hero, i have been having problems since i have the printer but not aymore. I have the ender 3 s1, so steps and screens are a little bit different but i tried to followed up everything and now my printer is finally priting so clean. Thanks a lot!!!
After so many hours of messing around with the printer , i was really devistated and internet gave me some random videos also and tried that also and finally i got it hats off to you man for making this video helped me so much 💜 love from india
So much better than anything Creality provided! Great job. I almost scratched the PEI with the test print by following their instructions. Yours got me pumping out perfect prints. The tip about the G-code was insane too. Didn't realise that was required!
Glad you liked the video. Technically the g-code shouldn't be required IF Creality enabled the correct feature in the firmware. Unfortunately, Creality firmware (especially for the S1 Pro) is very hit and miss lately and I have very little faith that they have done what they say. Many have told me that adding the g-code improved things as it did with mine and it does no harm if the mesh feature is enabled correctly.
@@RickyImpey Managed to scratch my print plate twice in the first month, even though i leveled every time and auto leveled. Will definitely try out the g-code trick, this is amazing!
I spent my whole day hitting my head against the wall trying to level my S1 Pro through the Sonic Pad. And this video solved it all. So far your videos have been the most consistent, thorough and straightforward of any I've watched regarding 3D printing. You should have Creality pay you for this. Thank you!!!
I know it's been a while since this video was uploaded, but I just want to say THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. The problem I was having was that the nozzle was too high while printing, but perfect when levelling. I have looked at all sorts of solutions, most of which I could not even understand. Your video is so easy to understand and follow, and fixed the problem perfectly. So again thank you. 🙂
Thank you - I was trying to figure out why my my 2 hour old printer wasn't printing right - it was the step that you said wait until the end. Yep, my slicer settings was missing that line. Now it works like expected and I can move onto really dialing this machine in. 👍
Ricky, thank you so much for this video. The tip on the bed level matrix not being loaded was a huge help. I am a complete beginner and this video got me printing with my new Ender 3 S1 Pro with great results in just 20 minutes.
Great Guide, simple and to the point... I'm not sure if I re-learnt something with the "use saved bed mesh" or if it's that long since I swapped printers I forgot this! However, your start code DID teach me something... that was what's wrong with Cura's code: G28 O ; Home all untrusted axes The steppers have been disabled.... none of them can be trusted!!!! We should default to: G28 ; Home all axes I didn't spot the problem until I crashed the Hot End into the Hot Bed connection as I'd moved the bed to remove a print - restarting the printer still trusted the position! Thanks for posting this :D
Great video! I have just leveled my bed successfully following your clear instructions, and I'm not even a native English speaker! (I'm from Spain). Thank you very much! :-)
Thank you so much for this simple and detailed instruction. I've had my ender for ages and I've never understood how to use the autolevel until I watched your video. I'm now on my 2nd long print and only now am I loving the printer, all thanks to you 😊
This seemed really clear and easy to follow; I'm a tech ed teacher who has been 3d printing for 15 years on 3 different printers, so I know my way around. Yet the manual from the Ender 3 S1 Pro is unusable! I found an unboxing and setup video (55 minutes) that is ok but inadequate on the bed leveling part. Your way is much better! One thing however: I tried your M420 S1 Z10 machine line and I could not get that to work. When I removed that line, I immediately got good prints. I have 3 of these printers and all 3 are working (knock on wood) All 3 printers have a significant dip in the center of the platter, I simply leave a 3" square of paper trapped under the center of the removable steel plate, that fixed it perfectly.
Great video! At first, I tried it without the first steps (loosening the wheels entirely) as I thought that wouldn't have much effect. But I couldn't get my first layer right. Then I just tried the whole tutorial and it's night and day. Lesson learned, thanks for your effort.
I have been struggling with my S1 pro since I got it new like 2 years ago. Always seemed like the ABL wasn't working, I just thought I was bad at leveling. Turns out it wasn't using the ABL this entire time because I didn't know the G-code tipe. Thank you so much, I will die for you.
Finally! Finally I have print out of my Ender S1 Pro , thankyou, I'd done all previous steps but on a different video someone had recommended the G29 - common entry - but this seemed to give a few layers and then somehow just went to spaghetti, like it was knocking the print loose itself - but thanks to your tweek I've saved the bed mesh, saved loads of time with it pratting about doing the level every time it also seemed to heat up then go down again and then back up (not sure I've fully stopped this but your other tip on changing settings as it runs allows me to override this weirdness, at least sometimes) - its a very odd printer compared to my older Ender 3 which I upgraded from (and still prefer as it just banged out prints no issues!) and itss sticking to the bed like crazy now, unlike before, anyway finally got a print! thank you
I frikkin love you man. That little section of Gcode saved me from dousing my printer in petrol and throwing it out of a window. I knew it was ignoring the mesh but I didnt know enough to think it was in the slice!!
I’ve been almost nonstop printing on my s1 pro since getting it 2 months ago. Used this video multiple times, it’s brilliant. After about 20-30 hours of printing the bed will unlevel itself. Could be a combination of roller wheel wear (it creates weird gray dust on the wheels), nozzle grinding (this happens unfortunately), spring tension loss, pushing down on the bed for cleaning, etc… i think a good idea for a follow up video to this one is covering maintenance and realistic expectations of occasionally needing to retram the bed, inspection of wheels, firming up mechanical wear, indicators its time to retram, and so on. I started getting a wicked 15 degree slant only 20mm apart on small pieces obviously causing 2 quick failures. Retrammed and back to perfect prints.
Thank you so much for this Vid. I Do this every time. Sonic pro didn't work for me so this was a great process to just get the base set to work for prints consistent and quick.
Thanks for that great comment Riley. It's easy to get caught up in views, subscribers, etc. But comments like yours remind me why I started making videos. I hope I can keep making content that helps explain things 👍
Thank you for this tutorial. I bought an Ender 3 S1 Pro and the leveling was giving me nightmares. I leveled everything, set it up with the piece of paper. Center was "bowled in". I could not get it fixed. Bought PLA filament and after that the rabbit hole began. It would not stick and drive me crazy. All the websites always say "level your bed. if it doesn't work use Glue and hairspray!" Yikes. You showed me how to level the bed and that Stock Cura NEEDS the extra G-Code that the printer will even use the darn mesh it created painstakingly. I am happily printing now. Thank you SO much.
Been fighting with this a bit until I found your video. Thanks so much. The Mesh GCODE was the ticket for me I think. Prints are turning out great now!!
Bruh, I believe her majesty the Queen, would be quite proud of you if she'd seen the attention to details you put into this video. Beyond Top Marks, thank you !
been fighting with me Ender 3S1 Plus for about a week now before I found your videos, currently the test level print is looking really good. I'll for sure be returning to your page plenty of times for all my future printers. Thanks so much for making videos!
Hello Ricky, I've recently purchased Ender 3 S1 Pro (same as yours) and could not work out ABL. Considered fact it is faulty as many other uses saying.. until I got here and saw one of your videos. My problem was related to the gantry. Not aligned properly and few screws were loose at the same time. Was not expecting that.. Got that sorted and now ABL works like a charm. Thanks for your support. You doing great job.
Thank you so much for this. I was this close to yeeting my 3d Printer as the Z axis offset leveling is very tricky for beginners like me. But you fixed the issue for me in 5 minutes.
Super helpful to get my printer working correctly. I was already becoming desperate why my leveling efforts didn't work properly. Especially the procedure of first setting the value on the screen for position 1 and then adjusting the screws for position 2-5. As well as using the "M420 S1 Z10 ;" command. Thank you!!
Thank you very much for this clear and to the point video. I agree with other posters, it seems crazy to have to go through all of this with "auto level" It should set a mesh and be DONE. For anyone interested you want to know a printer that works like this? The CR6 SE. You run auto level and you are off and running. None of this fiddling around. I Was hoping this printer would be similar, but its not even close. With the help of this video its finally doing perfect 1st layers, but what a PITA. Thanks Ricky, this is a great video.
Ricky this video prevented me from throwing my ender 3 s1 out of the window....all this time my Cura gcode for this printer did not have the M420 or G29....so I did everything you instructed AND modified the ABL gcode in cura...NOW my ender 3 s1 is cranking out stunning prints. The first layer is very nice. Thank you thank you thank you. 🎉🎉🎉
Easily, the clearest and most straightforward instructions. I’ve stumbled on so far in my month-long new to 3-D printing journey. Thank you so much for this.
Great, thanks 👍
I was just going to say the same thing. Thank you for this!
I know this is a year old video but I still wanted to say thank you for making this. Very clear and simple to follow instructions. My mom just got this printer for Christmas and we got the first example print to work and then it was an absolute mess when we tried the second. Trouble shot and changed settings for 4-5 hours with no luck. Stumbled on to your video and took my time following the instructions and got her second print working. Thank you so much!
This was honestly one of the most simple BUT MOST USEFUL leveling videos I’ve ever watched. I am relatively new to the craft and have had countless issues with my bed! This video was short but easily followed and solved almost everything! Thank you for this! 🎉
Glad it was helpful!
That moment you realize how nerdy you are because a video about 3d printer bed leveling has filled you with uncontainable joy.
Just a brilliant video. Thank you. With 4 Ender 3 S1 Pros (and a few Ender 5 S1s on the way, which a lot of this video should apply to) I'm no leveling slouch. But your system here is so well thought out and valid. I really appreciate it.
My family thanks you for the quality of life improvements this video has brought me.
Thanks so much for the awesome comment and of course the 'Super thanks' donation. Really glad you like the video and it's great to hear how it has helped you
@@RickyImpey Can't wait for the upcoming Sonicpad videos which will be amazing too! Already watched through the current series and am going through that setup now.
Best guide I've ever had, just wanted to say without this I probably would have been discouraged enough to sell my printer. I have this video saved and refer to it every couple of months when I need a refresher! Thank you sir.
You were a big help to me, thank you!
Thanks very much
I have this printer and I've been struggling so much as a beginner trying to level, this is the ONLY video I've found with the information you need on leveling for this printer. Thank you so much I was so lost on trying to level this printer by myself
Glad you found the video and it helped you Byron 👍
@@RickyImpey even your unboxing video was great 👌 I have thus video saved because I am now up and printing which what would've taken me 3 hours to level 🤣
You Sir are a Legend! I bought the S1 Pro for my son as a Xmas present. He's 8 so daddy had to make it work. From about 9AM Xmas day still next day 4PM I struggled to print a rabbit / cat. I was considering returining it. I levelled with paper, tried the G29 line, tried and failed every time.
This video is really a life saver! This is the best I've seen because I can finally trust my good eye. The M420 line is something else.
Later I will realise how silly I sound but I'm so grateful for this video! Folks, a cat is being created right now!
I just received my S1 Pro and this worked great. This is my FIRST 3d printer. I followed your guide to PID tuning and leveling and my first print a Zou Ghost worked perfectly. Please keep the S1 Pro content coming as it applies directly to my unit! Thanks!
Your gcode suggestion of M420 has all my subsequent prints working flawlessly also
Great to hear the videos are helping 👍 Thanks for the comment
@@RickyImpey Will give this I try (though I'm getting really good prints, I have to level each time) - I notice my X and Y widths are different in creality slicer - only 220 and the code is slighty different. If I copy your settings will that work ok too?
@@PaulMD Yes it should work fine. Mine are copied from Creality Slicer. Copy yours to a text file before you change anything though, just in case you have any issues and want to check its not any change you make to the start g-code
Marvelous🎉🎉🎉 The ending comment was what I was missing and my print turned out flawless.
Thank you👍
I was so disappointed with my Ender 3 S1 Pro as no other video (even Creality's) resolved this bed leveling challenge. Finally, after following your instructions, a perfect Lego calibration cube came out of the bed ! One problem I faced here, though: the distance between the nozzle and the bed was greater than the Z offset limit (-5.00). To solve it, I had to reset the printer via the touch panel and start the Z offset adjustment again. After two resets, Z offset is now set to -1.75 and the nozzle is at a perfect distance from the bed. Thank you !
I cannot get this. I started with a -4.00 offset right out of the box... I have reseted the settings many times and still I am around the -4.15 offset is getting bigger with the time and every reset...
@@axor im at 3.15 and it works like a charm. doesnt matter as long its leveled
I made several attempts at leveling my new printer to no avail. Then I found your video. I followed your instructions precisely. The very next print was successful. Thank you! You saved me from a great deal of frustration.
Thank you so much. I was having the most frustrating time after setting my printer up according to manufacturer recommendations. Watched this and 20 minutes later I have a rock solid first layer that looks beautiful.
Great to hear!
after 3 or 4 leveling videos , this was the only one clear enough for a correct bed leveling for the first print .. thanks a lot !!!!
Dude, you've saved me from returning a printer (you've educated a fool) and now It's moving along on its first "not failing from the start" print. Thank you
I can't believe I've been printing for almost 10 years now...and struggled so much with this. I upgraded to this printer maybe a year ago, and thought for sure that the auto leveling was being saved. I guess it was being saved, but never used! Never knew I needed to add it to my GCODE, but it just makes sense... this video was the most helpful and straightforward guide I've ever watched. Thank you for putting this together!
I am a complete 3D printingr beginner and I was having trouble leveling my Ender 3 S1 Pro until I found this video and saw the tip to add the G29/M420 code to my slicer's G-Code. Thanks Ricky!
The biggest issue for me is that for some reason, auto bed leveling doesn't work and keeps failing when the heat bed is on. Making the code useless to me as the probing fails at the begining of every print.
Hola nose si me podrías ayudar , a mi me pasa de que el auto nivel de mi pantalla lsd se congela al llegar al 100% @@bigboomer1013
Was having trouble with bed adhesion... And getting pretty frustrated. Friends were saying my bed probably wasn't level. Tried leveling how the Creality site had said and kept having adhesion issues. Even tried some purple glue. No luck. Did everything in your video including adding the line to the gcode... It printed almost perfectly the first time. Absolutely no adhesion issues. Thank you!!
HAD THIS PRINTER FOR MONTHS AND COULDN'T UNDERSTAND WHY THE AUTO LEVELING WAS SO RUBBISH, because the gcode isn't in cura... you are a life saver! Just seen the best first layer i have ever seen in my life...
Same! i have been fighting it for over a year. Just couldnt print anything with a big foot print. small things worked as long as i used some glue sticks. I wonder why the beg mesh gcode isnt in the default!!!!
Best explanation ive seen.
I bought my printer and left it in the box for 2 months because I wasnt able to level the bed, until I saw your video.
Thanks.
I had heard that the auto level would succeed and then be miles off, so I was prepped. But I had done it manually first and undone the screws too far to get bed higher. Then it wobbles around and I thought it was broken! Your tip re getting the springs pretensioned and only then doing the Z height adjust with the touchpad. I needed 4mm, which the springs were unable to provide before running out of tension leaving the end wobbling.
MANY THANKS you’ve saved the day for a novice printer owner.
Thank you Ricky for this video, I'm so happy with my Ender 3 S1 Pro printer. When I assembled the printer, I took time to make sure it would be flawless, first I´ve tightened every single screw, adjust all the rollers, leveled the bed, not only folowing your steps, but also making sure it was perfectly even, for that I used a caliper to make sure the base and the bed had the exact same measuring on all 4 corners, then lubricated the 2 gantry shafts with Lithium grease, tighten the 3 belts to perfection and finished doing one last bed leveling. My first print was the rabbit that came on the provided SD card and it printed flawlessly, I was amazed by the quality, no stringing, all the layers came perfect. My second print was the cable holder that you kindly provided on another of your videos, the only change I made to the printer was, changing the angle on the original screen cradle, because my printer is on a dedicated shelv, a little below my eye level (standing up), it was easy to change the inclination (45º up), you just have to grind the little slot and drill a hole next to the lower screw, and you can only use 2 screws in the end. Finaly I'm so happy with this printer, I wouldn't look for any other printer, after my experience with this one. All the videos you have submited helped me a LOT with my beguinning on 3D printing. Thank you once more for that. Cheers
Really glad you are enjoying your printer. Thanks for letting me know you are liking the videos too👍
Oh my god thank you so much! I was having SO many problems, I auto leveled like 5 times, adjusted springs until I saw this video. That one piece of code CHANGES EVERYTHING, the guide on leveling is amazing! Props to you, thank you so much.
I never had that set and I've been printing for years. I just tried it and wow the quality difference is absolutely wild.
Thank you, thank you, thank you!
I just bought an S1 Pro, i spent all day trying to get it to print. No matter how many times i levelled the bed, searched for answers, or watched videos, nothing worked. My nozzle was always too far away from the bed.
Came across your video, followed it to the letter, and voila! My temperature tower is printing! You deserve a cookie! 😂
Glad I could help!
So glad I found this video. I could not figure out why I started having bed adhesion issues and was starting to have to bandaid with glue sticks. After following your perfect video step by step and adding in the G code step everything is back to where it supposed to be and running as expected. Thank you for putting this video together!
I watched a separate video about the full set up of the s1 pro and when he got to bed leveling, he missed so many crucial points. Your video was so much easier to follow and has now got my printer printing properly. Thank you so much
Not happy with my printers leveling I finally stumbled upon your video. Following your simple instructions it's like magic and my S1 Pro finally does what he is supposed to do. :)
I would like to add, I have a CR10 Smart Pro and followed these steps. I've been printing great for a solid week now! Thanks for this.
Bro you really are a godsend. I've been trying to level this printer properly for 3 days just to print this stupid dummy 13 model.
Thank you 🙏
I leveled the bed as you descriped here and had a nearly prefect first Bed-Level Calibration print out of cura. Thanks!
By far and away the best bed levelling tutorial for the Ender S1 Pro! As a 3D printing newbie I've watched a few videos but this one nailed it for me. Thanks!!!
Good day, it's about leveling your bed from your Enter 3D S1 PRO. First I had done it according to another video. But my PLA filament didn't stick to my bed. Until I saw you video with right clear equalize the tips for your bed. Especially that machine put in the start G code that you had to place M420 S1 Z10 at G29. Now I can 3D print. Thanks for the video.
Thanks to your video I was finally able to get a perfect first layer. I kept bashing my head trying to figure out while the ABL was not taking effect. You are amazing!
Following the advice on this video has transformed the performance of my printer. The start up code modification in CURA now means that the levelling process results are used during printing. I’m not sure what was happening before, but thank you for a great video.
There should be a movie where Nicolas Cage looks for you, because you are a National treasure!
Your comment made me literally laugh out loud😂😂
International, if you ask me. Cheers from Norway!
I fricken LOVE IT!!! 😂
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Why would you need a "mesh" of a 200mm flat plate? If your printer requires this, you should return it as faulty ie. The build plate is meant to be flat!!!
Don't worry about gcode, mesh's etc. You want to be leveling the plate with the hand screws, not software.
The auto level IS a gimmick, it does the exact same thing as a simple end switch used to do..
I am amazed how well this works. I have this printer for a couple of weeks and kept having adhesion issues. It's my first 3D printer and knew that there are multiple 'workaround' for this issues. The only way my prints would stick, was by applying a generous amount of glue stick. The way more expansive version Magigoo did not even work. And it looked messy and weird in comparison to all other TH-cam examples.
But the last part in your guide about the slicer settings in Cura finally did the trick! All my prints stick perfectly without any glue at all.
Thank you!
Thank you. You saved me. I bought a new S1 Pro and couldn't tune it correctly for the life of me until I found your channel. Big Thanks
This is a GREAT video. NO ONE told me about this and i’ve been struggling with my ender 3 s1 pro for months.
Glad it helped 👍
First time I've ever commented on a TH-cam video. Thanks for the concise and to the point video. I'm setting up my first 3D printer and couldn't get anything to stick to the bed which was very frustrating. Your video saved the day!
Awesome, really glad the video helped. Thanks for taking the time to leave a comment👍
I can not thank you enough! I purchased my first 3d printer about 3wks ago, it was going well enough I purchased a 2nd... I followed this video to level that one and my test print was so perfect my family thought it was a piece of post-it note paper! I just releveled my original printer using the same video and it went from "these prints look good" to "these prints are perfect!"
Awesome! Sounds like you have it nailed!
this fixed it for me. I did what was told in the manual but with no result, it was just a mess. weird that they havent it included. great video , thanks!
Thanks a lot, you saved my day! Your guide was helpful compared to many others. The key points are: 1) the order of aux/auto leveling, and 2) using M420 S1.
I just got my S1 Pro and did not know to do the manual level you show at the beginning of this video. The manual for these is no help. THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!
I love you. Days and days of research and changing settings and slicer options and manual levelling and then… I found you. Thank you so much. ❤
Thank you so much for this video. My son got this printer for Christmas and it has saved me so much headache !!
I agree with all the previous comments saying how ALL your videos are succinct but have all the necessary detail, presented in a great manner. I would recommend your videos are added to a must watch list for both people new to 3D printing and the more experienced.
Thanks Ian, it means a lot👍
thank you so much for your easy to follow video, had my machine for about a week, tried leveling from other videos but they got confusing , followed your video step by step now i am printing thank you again .
Very helpful! Watching other videos did not get my printer leveled... that G code addition is the key! Now I need to relevel since my Z is already all the way down at 5mm.
This is such a good reference video that I've had to create an "Impey Videos" folder to my bookmarks. Well done!
You are my hero, i have been having problems since i have the printer but not aymore. I have the ender 3 s1, so steps and screens are a little bit different but i tried to followed up everything and now my printer is finally priting so clean. Thanks a lot!!!
Thanks!
After so many hours of messing around with the printer , i was really devistated and internet gave me some random videos also and tried that also and finally i got it hats off to you man for making this video helped me so much 💜 love from india
So much better than anything Creality provided! Great job. I almost scratched the PEI with the test print by following their instructions. Yours got me pumping out perfect prints. The tip about the G-code was insane too. Didn't realise that was required!
Glad you liked the video. Technically the g-code shouldn't be required IF Creality enabled the correct feature in the firmware. Unfortunately, Creality firmware (especially for the S1 Pro) is very hit and miss lately and I have very little faith that they have done what they say. Many have told me that adding the g-code improved things as it did with mine and it does no harm if the mesh feature is enabled correctly.
Exactly the same… missed this step following other tutorials. Your the boss 😍
@@RickyImpey Managed to scratch my print plate twice in the first month, even though i leveled every time and auto leveled. Will definitely try out the g-code trick, this is amazing!
I spent my whole day hitting my head against the wall trying to level my S1 Pro through the Sonic Pad. And this video solved it all. So far your videos have been the most consistent, thorough and straightforward of any I've watched regarding 3D printing. You should have Creality pay you for this. Thank you!!!
Thanks for this great comment. Glad you like the video style and that you've found them helpful👍
i've been having problems for weeks now. This video, was quick, easy and informative. Thank you.
I know it's been a while since this video was uploaded, but I just want to say THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. The problem I was having was that the nozzle was too high while printing, but perfect when levelling. I have looked at all sorts of solutions, most of which I could not even understand. Your video is so easy to understand and follow, and fixed the problem perfectly. So again thank you. 🙂
Thank you - I was trying to figure out why my my 2 hour old printer wasn't printing right - it was the step that you said wait until the end. Yep, my slicer settings was missing that line. Now it works like expected and I can move onto really dialing this machine in. 👍
Ricky, thank you so much for this video. The tip on the bed level matrix not being loaded was a huge help. I am a complete beginner and this video got me printing with my new Ender 3 S1 Pro with great results in just 20 minutes.
Great Guide, simple and to the point... I'm not sure if I re-learnt something with the "use saved bed mesh" or if it's that long since I swapped printers I forgot this!
However, your start code DID teach me something... that was what's wrong with Cura's code:
G28 O ; Home all untrusted axes
The steppers have been disabled.... none of them can be trusted!!!!
We should default to:
G28 ; Home all axes
I didn't spot the problem until I crashed the Hot End into the Hot Bed connection as I'd moved the bed to remove a print - restarting the printer still trusted the position!
Thanks for posting this :D
Great video! I have just leveled my bed successfully following your clear instructions, and I'm not even a native English speaker! (I'm from Spain). Thank you very much! :-)
Thank you so much for this simple and detailed instruction. I've had my ender for ages and I've never understood how to use the autolevel until I watched your video. I'm now on my 2nd long print and only now am I loving the printer, all thanks to you 😊
This seemed really clear and easy to follow; I'm a tech ed teacher who has been 3d printing for 15 years on 3 different printers, so I know my way around. Yet the manual from the Ender 3 S1 Pro is unusable! I found an unboxing and setup video (55 minutes) that is ok but inadequate on the bed leveling part. Your way is much better!
One thing however: I tried your M420 S1 Z10 machine line and I could not get that to work. When I removed that line, I immediately got good prints. I have 3 of these printers and all 3 are working (knock on wood)
All 3 printers have a significant dip in the center of the platter, I simply leave a 3" square of paper trapped under the center of the removable steel plate, that fixed it perfectly.
You're very welcome!
This Video really helped me trouble shoot the levelling part of owning this printer. Thank you.
Thanks for the amazing videos. Keep up the good work.
Thank you
WOW This is excellent Creality should supply this link with all S1 Pro sales Thank You (First Class)
Great video! At first, I tried it without the first steps (loosening the wheels entirely) as I thought that wouldn't have much effect. But I couldn't get my first layer right. Then I just tried the whole tutorial and it's night and day. Lesson learned, thanks for your effort.
The coding at the end did all the work. Thanks!
I have been struggling with my S1 pro since I got it new like 2 years ago. Always seemed like the ABL wasn't working, I just thought I was bad at leveling. Turns out it wasn't using the ABL this entire time because I didn't know the G-code tipe.
Thank you so much, I will die for you.
Finally! Finally I have print out of my Ender S1 Pro , thankyou, I'd done all previous steps but on a different video someone had recommended the G29 - common entry - but this seemed to give a few layers and then somehow just went to spaghetti, like it was knocking the print loose itself - but thanks to your tweek I've saved the bed mesh, saved loads of time with it pratting about doing the level every time it also seemed to heat up then go down again and then back up (not sure I've fully stopped this but your other tip on changing settings as it runs allows me to override this weirdness, at least sometimes) - its a very odd printer compared to my older Ender 3 which I upgraded from (and still prefer as it just banged out prints no issues!) and itss sticking to the bed like crazy now, unlike before, anyway finally got a print! thank you
Best 3D printing video I've seen. Detailed but succinct. Thanks Ricky and hi from Australia!
Thanks for the comment and welcome 👍
I frikkin love you man. That little section of Gcode saved me from dousing my printer in petrol and throwing it out of a window.
I knew it was ignoring the mesh but I didnt know enough to think it was in the slice!!
Thank you, most straightforward and well explained I have seen. The addition of the G code saved me.
Thank you Ricky, I followed your instructions and got the first 3D print out successfully. Your explanations are perfect!
M420 s1 z10 ...thankyou thankyou thankyou!!! This has saved me after days of frustration. Keep up the good work.
Thanks a lot for making this video! I just bought this printer, and was having issues with adhesion. Your video got me on the right path!
I’ve been almost nonstop printing on my s1 pro since getting it 2 months ago. Used this video multiple times, it’s brilliant. After about 20-30 hours of printing the bed will unlevel itself. Could be a combination of roller wheel wear (it creates weird gray dust on the wheels), nozzle grinding (this happens unfortunately), spring tension loss, pushing down on the bed for cleaning, etc… i think a good idea for a follow up video to this one is covering maintenance and realistic expectations of occasionally needing to retram the bed, inspection of wheels, firming up mechanical wear, indicators its time to retram, and so on. I started getting a wicked 15 degree slant only 20mm apart on small pieces obviously causing 2 quick failures. Retrammed and back to perfect prints.
Yes, that's a good idea for a video👍
Thank you so much for this Vid. I Do this every time. Sonic pro didn't work for me so this was a great process to just get the base set to work for prints consistent and quick.
Most helpful 3d print guy on TH-cam. You do such a great job explaining everything in great detail. Thank you for the videos.
Thanks for that great comment Riley. It's easy to get caught up in views, subscribers, etc. But comments like yours remind me why I started making videos. I hope I can keep making content that helps explain things 👍
Great video, mine came with several mm gap evewn once I adjusted the bed screws. Alot of adjusting later and its great. Thank you.
This is the best Leveling guide by far. I was having a vary hard time with adhesion and this totally cleared it up.
Thank you!
Glad it helped!
Thank you for this tutorial.
I bought an Ender 3 S1 Pro and the leveling was giving me nightmares. I leveled everything, set it up with the piece of paper. Center was "bowled in". I could not get it fixed.
Bought PLA filament and after that the rabbit hole began. It would not stick and drive me crazy. All the websites always say "level your bed. if it doesn't work use Glue and hairspray!" Yikes.
You showed me how to level the bed and that Stock Cura NEEDS the extra G-Code that the printer will even use the darn mesh it created painstakingly.
I am happily printing now. Thank you SO much.
Great to hear you're making progress. Thanks for the comment 👍
Thanks so much for the tutorial. I have only had this printer for a month, but prints were not at a good quality. This really helped a lot.
Thanks
Thank you Jordan!👍
this video should be what Ender should direct everyone to when they 1st buy one, thank you!!
Thank you for this video, I was having a hell of a time getting my new printer working right. i made sure to like your video. Thank you again!
Been fighting with this a bit until I found your video. Thanks so much. The Mesh GCODE was the ticket for me I think. Prints are turning out great now!!
This is the only guide that worked for me! Thank you
Thank you so much for your videos!!! I’ve learned so much as a beginner. These are the best videos I’ve watched so far, you explain things very well.
Really glad the videos help👍
Bruh, I believe her majesty the Queen, would be quite proud of you if she'd seen the attention to details you put into this video. Beyond Top Marks, thank you !
Ha ha, thanks
the bit about the gcode was immensely helpful!
one of the most enjoyable and insightful videos ever for S1 newbies
been fighting with me Ender 3S1 Plus for about a week now before I found your videos, currently the test level print is looking really good. I'll for sure be returning to your page plenty of times for all my future printers. Thanks so much for making videos!
Hello Ricky,
I've recently purchased Ender 3 S1 Pro (same as yours) and could not work out ABL. Considered fact it is faulty as many other uses saying.. until I got here and saw one of your videos.
My problem was related to the gantry. Not aligned properly and few screws were loose at the same time. Was not expecting that..
Got that sorted and now ABL works like a charm.
Thanks for your support. You doing great job.
Glad you made some progress and figured it out.
Thanks for this, I just bought an S1 Pro as my first printer and this set it up beautifully.
Best tutorial for beginners with a brand new printer. Thanks so much!
Thank you so much for this. I was this close to yeeting my 3d Printer as the Z axis offset leveling is very tricky for beginners like me. But you fixed the issue for me in 5 minutes.
Awesome, glad to help👍
Thank you! Your video helped me get my new Ender-3 S1 Plus printing great!
Super helpful to get my printer working correctly.
I was already becoming desperate why my leveling efforts didn't work properly.
Especially the procedure of first setting the value on the screen for position 1 and then adjusting the screws for position 2-5.
As well as using the "M420 S1 Z10 ;" command.
Thank you!!
Thank you very much for this clear and to the point video. I agree with other posters, it seems crazy to have to go through all of this with "auto level" It should set a mesh and be DONE. For anyone interested you want to know a printer that works like this? The CR6 SE. You run auto level and you are off and running. None of this fiddling around. I Was hoping this printer would be similar, but its not even close. With the help of this video its finally doing perfect 1st layers, but what a PITA. Thanks Ricky, this is a great video.
Ricky this video prevented me from throwing my ender 3 s1 out of the window....all this time my Cura gcode for this printer did not have the M420 or G29....so I did everything you instructed AND modified the ABL gcode in cura...NOW my ender 3 s1 is cranking out stunning prints. The first layer is very nice. Thank you thank you thank you. 🎉🎉🎉
Awesome, glad to have helped👍