To level the bed, I believe Creality tells us to home the hot end, then disable the stepper motors to move from corner to corner and raise or lower these as needed. Problem is, when I follow this procedure I can never get the bed level the first time. It was infuriating. Then, I read an article someone wrote on the net. He said to stop using disable stepper motors. So, to move from corner to corner, I had to use the Move command. Doing it this way, I was able to level my bed the first time around! My print is perfect.
I don't see why people say to disable the steppers. Surely, this would just make the Z axis loose and prone to moving up/down when you manually move the X axis ?
Thanks so much for this, I've been trying to level my bed for about a week before I found this video, I now how a perfect first layer. Thank you so much
Great video. Yours is the first I've seen recommending leveling with 9 spots, instead of just the normal 5 spots (4 corners and center) the two concentric overlapping squares really help to get the bed completely level. I didnt download your file, I just moved my print nozzle to those spots, in the order you showed in the video. Bed came out leveled , with a magnetic removable bed line. And the other thing, saying that you want "a lot of friction" between the paper and print head, not a little, also helped my problem of the first layer not wanting to adhere evenly to the bed.. so thanks again!
If only it were as easy as all these videos say it is. I’ve been trying to level mine for a week now. One corner is always too close to the bed and all the other corners are way too far away.
Same with me. I have to tighten on handwheel all the way, with another one so loose the handwheel is actually about to fall off. However, this is all irrelevant if you can't get your Z Offset set correctly. It would help if the video showed how this worked in conjunction with manual bed levelling and auto bed levelling. The latter determines a mesh so that it can compensate the Z position appropriately according to it's XY position. So, where exactly does the nozzle have to be for the Z Offset to be valid ?
Thank you so, so much my mom and dad could never figure out o why it would print sometimes and not, now I'm printing a T-rex for my collection of 3 things when my 3d printer worked and I've been havening it for 3 months.
Could you please update the Bed Leveling GCODE - Ender 3 (2020) for Ender 3 Pro ?? It's not working as expected , I can't pause or stop so I can not test with paper .
Great video, Creality should hire you to rewrite thier manuals, Your video actually explained to me the issues I was running into with my new ender 3 max
ever since my moms coworkers friend that works at our local university came to bed level my bed beacause i just could not after many tutorials i finnaly did it and the bed leveling test went better than yours,thanks a lot bro
Whenever I try executing the g-code, my ender 3 pro does not stop at each point. I have to manually pause the "print" at each point. After that, it doesn't resume once i hit resume. Anybody else have this issue?
having took a break for a while and watching a similar video on leveling is probably what took my bed so far out of whack... x plain if you adjust positively on one point you have to adjust negative on the direct diagonally opposite point as these create your X leveling 5 points 4 tips one mid
I wish I had saw this video when I first got my Ender 3, this video was phenominal in explaining everything, a ton of other videos just say just paper and it obviously shows in this video that paper alone didnt level the bed, I do wish however you would have added how to set the z-offset properly as part of the bed leveling process in this video.
when running the gcode it never stops at any of the positions. it runs through all nine but never stops to be able to use paper. anyone else having this issue?
I think the GCode you provided is not working properly, im not seeing a continue option and it just goes around the print bed not stopping for me to level it out with the paper.
I downloaded and tried the gcode that you use after rough leveling. My printer does not stop between the corners so I can not calibrate. It just walks through the steps and then stops. Does anyone know why is that?
@@quantisedspace7047 thanks! This would mean that I’d need to edit the g code myself to make it work somehow? Or it will not work on my machine at all?
Quick question: When the bed is hot, where is the heat being generated from, i want to know before i accidentally burn myself trying to turn the gears.
Nice video but.... you have to realize that Z axis end switch doesn't stop on the same point. I have small 3cm wheel mounted on Z Axis thread rod to see the moment where auto home stops. I've found that it stops on 2 exact positions. where one position is occuring is more often. The recipe for that is make a reference where the wheel is stopping more often (lower position is better) and do several auto home attempts to reveal if this point is still the same or not. Then notice the points. Do bed leeling on this noticed more occuring point. When print is started just watch the knob wheel in phase before extruder heat-up will do auto home. You have still time to cancel print in case that Z-axis rod will stop on bad point. In mine case the diference betweeen points is 0,6mm / 6 0,1mm steps. Let me know if your Z-axis switch is stopping threaded rod in the same position or not.
Thank you for this tutorial! However, my letters are not very clear, I can barely read it. Do you have any tips to improve the precision of my ender 3 pro prints? Any help is really appreciated! I am using general PLA, 0.4mm nozzle.
No matter what I print, it seems to come dislodge from the bed at the same sickness. I think my bed is not lowering, and so the printhead starts to bump into the prince of an inch of thickness . Any thoughts/ solutions?
It's impossible to level the beds I have 2 printers v3 and v3 2 the v3 2 seems to have parts mixed and matched I have to adjust my bed for each print everything
quick question, for the G-Code bed leveling it states its only for the Ender 3. what is the main difference between the 3 and 3Pro that it will not work for the Pro.
Problem is, I need to re-level my bed every print. Does anyone use light locktite or something to prevent the leveling screws from migrating due to vibrations?
What I do is just disable steppers and manually do everything and looking at the gap between the bed and nozzle to make adjustments, works pretty good and uses no filament, no paper, and only takes a minute
What can I do when the skirt will stick to the print bed, but when it comes time to printing the squares, the filament WILL NOT STICK to the bed and just for a mess of jumbled pubes near the hot end! I've tried cleaning the bed really thoroughly with alcohol and leveling like the previous steps. Any reccommendations? Maybe try extruding more filament at a time? what setting would I change for that?
When u. Said press continue to move the bed to a different corner how did u do that exactly??? What software or file. Can I download this and try it for myself
HELP!!!! I’ve been trying to get it level for ages. I can’t even get it close to the bed. I turn the knobs till they come off, nothing. Ugh. It’s the most frustrating thing!!
On my new Ender 3 Max there is the issue that even if I get bed leveling to come out with the paper test, the nozzle is still too high for good adhesion. I think something is going on with the z-axis shut off switch that's keeping it from going too low. In the latest Creality software for the Max, you can't set a negative z-axis offset to compensate. So I'm going to just get the CR Touch device, disengage the offset switch (as CR Touch tells you to) and let technology fix this for me.
Where do we find the gcode file at 0:56
This fixed my awful first layers. THANK YOU!
What kinda stuff do you print?
To level the bed, I believe Creality tells us to home the hot end, then disable the stepper motors to move from corner to corner and raise or lower these as needed. Problem is, when I follow this procedure I can never get the bed level the first time. It was infuriating. Then, I read an article someone wrote on the net. He said to stop using disable stepper motors. So, to move from corner to corner, I had to use the Move command. Doing it this way, I was able to level my bed the first time around! My print is perfect.
I'll try this I have and ender 3 and the thin ass aluminum plate they use is garbage.
@@odeball22 IUI
I don't see why people say to disable the steppers. Surely, this would just make the Z axis loose and prone to moving up/down when you manually move the X axis ?
@@quantisedspace7047 because moving it without disabled motors generates electricity that goes back to your electronic module and could damage it
@@Bezem1944Not if you're moving it via the actual Move function as OP describes.
As some one new to 3d printing i struggled with bed leveling so much but this helped so much I cant thank you enough,Subbed!
This is your first video you’re a freaking natural dude!
Thanks so much for this, I've been trying to level my bed for about a week before I found this video, I now how a perfect first layer. Thank you so much
Great video. Yours is the first I've seen recommending leveling with 9 spots, instead of just the normal 5 spots (4 corners and center) the two concentric overlapping squares really help to get the bed completely level. I didnt download your file, I just moved my print nozzle to those spots, in the order you showed in the video. Bed came out leveled , with a magnetic removable bed line. And the other thing, saying that you want "a lot of friction" between the paper and print head, not a little, also helped my problem of the first layer not wanting to adhere evenly to the bed.. so thanks again!
If only it were as easy as all these videos say it is. I’ve been trying to level mine for a week now. One corner is always too close to the bed and all the other corners are way too far away.
i had been trying for over a month until a couple of minuts ago i finally did it after soo many failed tutorials,the step diagram helps at 1:10
@@manosm.4718you a life saver lol i did not wanna watch the whole thing and that worked great
I’m having the same issue… for months
@@ValVannisame
Same with me. I have to tighten on handwheel all the way, with another one so loose the handwheel is actually about to fall off.
However, this is all irrelevant if you can't get your Z Offset set correctly. It would help if the video showed how this worked in conjunction with manual bed levelling and auto bed levelling. The latter determines a mesh so that it can compensate the Z position appropriately according to it's XY position.
So, where exactly does the nozzle have to be for the Z Offset to be valid ?
I'm currently taking a class to learn how to use a 3d printer, this video helped out a lot, thanks.
I have owned an E3 Pro for the past 30 years and the bed leveling has been driving me utterly insane😂
Thank you so, so much my mom and dad could never figure out o why it would print sometimes and not, now I'm printing a T-rex for my collection of 3 things when my 3d printer worked and I've been havening it for 3 months.
Could you please update the Bed Leveling GCODE - Ender 3 (2020) for Ender 3 Pro ?? It's not working as expected , I can't pause or stop so I can not test with paper .
SAME. I really wanted this to work
Thanks, I enjoy your approach to instruction. Very informal yet detailed. Looking forward to additional assistance from your site.
Why am I watching this I don't even own a 3d printer lol
Hey it not expensive trust me just get a ender3
Me too twin
Same
@@Abyssthekid some people don't have hundreds of dollars laying around lmao
ender 3 is only 100$
Great video, Creality should hire you to rewrite thier manuals, Your video actually explained to me the issues I was running into with my new ender 3 max
Your cat is adorable
ever since my moms coworkers friend that works at our local university came to bed level my bed beacause i just could not after many tutorials i finnaly did it and the bed leveling test went better than yours,thanks a lot bro
This helps me a lot my prints keep peeling up when it's printing but this helps a lot thank you.
Whenever I try executing the g-code, my ender 3 pro does not stop at each point. I have to manually pause the "print" at each point. After that, it doesn't resume once i hit resume. Anybody else have this issue?
having took a break for a while and watching a similar video on leveling is probably what took my bed so far out of whack... x plain if you adjust positively on one point you have to adjust negative on the direct diagonally opposite point as these create your X leveling 5 points 4 tips one mid
I wish I had saw this video when I first got my Ender 3, this video was phenominal in explaining everything, a ton of other videos just say just paper and it obviously shows in this video that paper alone didnt level the bed, I do wish however you would have added how to set the z-offset properly as part of the bed leveling process in this video.
Once you've gotten the desired leveling, is that's all to it, or do you have to go back and redo it every
once and awhile?
How do you fix the middle?
when running the gcode it never stops at any of the positions. it runs through all nine but never stops to be able to use paper. anyone else having this issue?
This is helping me set up an Ender 3 Pro for the first time.
My Prints Are So Good Now THANK YOU!!!!!!!!
i just have setup at the start that goes for a few minutes before starting to level it ( it works great )
I think the GCode you provided is not working properly, im not seeing a continue option and it just goes around the print bed not stopping for me to level it out with the paper.
I think they paused it every time the printer was at a corner
It should work, however it might depend on firmware / printer you are using
This video is soooo helpful and informative. Thank you so much for showing the different effects of the unleveled bed
God leveling the build plate is like using an etcha sketch for the first time.
Trying to remember what way goes up and down.
I downloaded and tried the gcode that you use after rough leveling. My printer does not stop between the corners so I can not calibrate. It just walks through the steps and then stops. Does anyone know why is that?
Yes, it's because certain variants of Marlin firmware have disabled the G Code command corresponding to the 'pause' function.
@@quantisedspace7047 thanks! This would mean that I’d need to edit the g code myself to make it work somehow? Or it will not work on my machine at all?
@@ermatedid you ever figure it out? I’m having the same issue
@@true_catholic unfortunately not yet, I don’t have access to the printer I had back then…
I can only get the stl file for squares never got the GCODE for the paper setup
Thanks bro i used the two files and got my ender 3 pro leveled to print good now.
The Calibration Squares GCode doesn't exist... Is there an alternative?
Quick question: When the bed is hot, where is the heat being generated from, i want to know before i accidentally burn myself trying to turn the gears.
Thank you so much for this video! I learned a lot and found it very informative and easy to understand. Keep up the great work!
what bed temp and printing temp do you use??? also what about infil what is a normal amount
Nice video but.... you have to realize that Z axis end switch doesn't stop on the same point.
I have small 3cm wheel mounted on Z Axis thread rod to see the moment where auto home stops. I've found that it stops on 2 exact positions. where one position is occuring is more often.
The recipe for that is make a reference where the wheel is stopping more often (lower position is better) and do several auto home attempts to reveal if this point is still the same or not. Then notice the points. Do bed leeling on this noticed more occuring point.
When print is started just watch the knob wheel in phase before extruder heat-up will do auto home. You have still time to cancel print in case that Z-axis rod will stop on bad point.
In mine case the diference betweeen points is 0,6mm / 6 0,1mm steps.
Let me know if your Z-axis switch is stopping threaded rod in the same position or not.
may i ask where can i get the gcode for bed leveling? i have some bed leveling problems on my ender3s1
on my website 3dprinteracademy.com
thank you for such a helpful video!
I enjoyed the video and the cat made it better.
Thank you, this almost perfectly leveled my bed.
Genuinely super helpful! Thank you!
hi there, may i ask your gcode for the Bed Level - Ender3? the one that you can automatically use the screen to move the nozzle?
Awesome video the gcode is not showing for leveling on your site
I would like there to be a center knob too as sometimes my corners are good but the center seems to be tighter to the hotend. 😔
Thank you for the examples. Very helpful.
@3dPrinterAcademy The link for the resources doesn't work.
does the g code (levelling) not calibration for the ender 3 v2
The link to the g-code file is missing.
Thank you for this tutorial! However, my letters are not very clear, I can barely read it. Do you have any tips to improve the precision of my ender 3 pro prints? Any help is really appreciated! I am using general PLA, 0.4mm nozzle.
I use your gcode directly put on my microsd card but the print head doesn’t stop. It just moves on.
Is there a new direction bed level test
Do i need to do this before every print?
I appreciate it. Just got my first printer and have a lot to learn.
When I try to level the bed or even when I click auto home the nosel is still around 5cm above the bed, what should I do?
No matter what I print, it seems to come dislodge from the bed at the same sickness. I think my bed is not lowering, and so the printhead starts to bump into the prince of an inch of thickness . Any thoughts/ solutions?
It's impossible to level the beds I have 2 printers v3 and v3 2 the v3 2 seems to have parts mixed and matched I have to adjust my bed for each print everything
quick question, for the G-Code bed leveling it states its only for the Ender 3. what is the main difference between the 3 and 3Pro that it will not work for the Pro.
great vid. thx for sharing... But shouldn't we configure the Z offset as well? you didn't talk about that
my back two corners are way to high and I cannot lower them any more....how do I fix that?
Great Video and you helped a ton to get mine level
dose this work for other 3d printer like anycubic
how do i level the middle of the bed?
If the corners are level tha middle is too.
Just what we needed and done well.
How thick must be the paper?😢
Where are the links
Where is the bed leveling code?
Problem is, I need to re-level my bed every print.
Does anyone use light locktite or something to prevent the leveling screws from migrating due to vibrations?
So the file does not stop at each corner so you can test the paper? Instead it put little indents in my mat on the bed.....
how do i level the middle of the bed
also use 250 for nozzle temp ( it reduces stringing )
Does this work if I have a CR touch installed?
For example left bottom corner prints half of the square but then starts skipping the rest. In this situation bed is high or low?. Thanks
can you please make a video about active bedleveling or just bring the paper method back on youre website
What I do is just disable steppers and manually do everything and looking at the gap between the bed and nozzle to make adjustments, works pretty good and uses no filament, no paper, and only takes a minute
How do you stop the nozzle moving up and down, with the steppers disabled ?
Liked and subscribed only because of the kitty. Lol
Kidding. Great job, Bro!
No matter how much I turn the wheels I cant get the nozzle to hit the bed level? Any suggestions?
yooo thank you so much!
Does this work for the ender 3 pro?
so for the G code is not free
I have a question, do you want the peice of paper to not move at all??
man said "i will help you experience true level"
me thinking of a certain rick & morty clip... "nah, i'm good"
I think your g-code might be broken, it just keeps going and not stoping for me to level the it, so please help! 😢
It would make this process so much easier but I don’t know what to look up to get it
What can I do when the skirt will stick to the print bed, but when it comes time to printing the squares, the filament WILL NOT STICK to the bed and just for a mess of jumbled pubes near the hot end! I've tried cleaning the bed really thoroughly with alcohol and leveling like the previous steps. Any reccommendations? Maybe try extruding more filament at a time? what setting would I change for that?
Whats the gcode files u talk about?
how do i make my own file where the nozzle of my 3d printer just hovers over the bed??? everyone has a ender 3 but not the ender 3 max.
I can't find the first gcode
How do you calibrate the middle
If the corners are leveled perfectly, the middle should be perfect as well. If not, your bed is bend or something and needs to be replaced.
Your a life saver bro
does the Gcode work for the ender3 pro or just for the ender 3?
Some links no longer work..
I liked the video just cuz of the cat toy hahaha. Nice tutorial btw. Thank you!
0:00 a 3d printer’s friend was born
When u. Said press continue to move the bed to a different corner how did u do that exactly??? What software or file. Can I download this and try it for myself
If you have an Ender 3 you just have to press in the knob
You couldn't have just sent a regular link for the gcode?
I have to put in my credit card details for a completely free gcode file.
HELP!!!!
I’ve been trying to get it level for ages. I can’t even get it close to the bed. I turn the knobs till they come off, nothing. Ugh. It’s the most frustrating thing!!
On my new Ender 3 Max there is the issue that even if I get bed leveling to come out with the paper test, the nozzle is still too high for good adhesion. I think something is going on with the z-axis shut off switch that's keeping it from going too low. In the latest Creality software for the Max, you can't set a negative z-axis offset to compensate. So I'm going to just get the CR Touch device, disengage the offset switch (as CR Touch tells you to) and let technology fix this for me.
How to level the center of the bed?