Cura Settings for Miniatures - Ender 3/3 Pro Edition
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 16 ก.ค. 2020
- Many people think that Minifigures are meant to be printed on a resin printer and that you cant make them look good with a standard FDM printer. I'm here to tell you that while the Minifigure will turn out better on a resin printer, they can still turn out great on a standard FDM printer like an Ender 3/3Pro.
In this video, I go over all the test prints that I did between two printers to show you that you don’t need an expensive printer for your min figures to turn out good. From there, I show you the settings I used in Cura to get the prints that I show you in the video.
If you have any questions on the content covered in this video, feel free to leave a comment below with them. I try to reply to all commented within 48 hours.
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Hey guys, thanks for watching! Hopefully, this video helped you get started with mini’s on your Ender 3 Pro. If you have any questions or would like other tips/tricks, just let me know in the comments.
This is exactly what I've been looking for (ender 3 v2) ..I'm trying out custom supports and your settings, I had PLA+ so using like 198c temp for nozzle. So far so good. I love when others share their exact Cura settings! Thank you!
Hi. Thanks for the feedback, im glad i was able to help out.
worked like a charm for my ender 3 pro. I posted my stuff on reddit and have been directing people to this video. Great job, mate 👍🏻
Awesome, thank you!
Just been asked to print some table top figures for my son. Got to figure out how to use your profile in cura 4.11.
I have 4.10.0 - some settings labels changed, but its still pretty much the same. Like shell is now "Walls" and such.
Hi. I will try to get my profile ported over when 4.12 comes out.
The issues I am having is mostly support. I've found the optium temperature at about 205-211, but even with your other video, pieces of my minis keep breaking, or the printer will print the "floaty loops" in places that I thought had support. And then, the only other issue I have is going back into the software and correcting my mistakes. For some reason, Cura isn't always letting me back into the G-code file to correct whatever mistakes I need to.
Hi. I try to make custom supports where needed when working with minis but if the original stl has issues it may still cause problems. I tend to fall back to Simplify3D when i have issues like this, but the software isnt cheap so i dont bring it up alot.
@@3DPrintscape Thanks for the response. I've been using Cura, but I will look into Simplify 3D.
Great info, thanks, where do you get your Mini STLs from? I've been looking for a site with a small selection of decent free files to tune my printer with.
Hi. I mainly use thingiverse.
Imma try your profile tomorrow.
Hi. Sounds good. You may need to tweak it a little for your printer but it should be a good starting point.
@@3DPrintscape I'm printing right now. So far so good. On an Ender 3 pro.
@@3DPrintscape Alright, I have a a bit of a weird question for you. What do you do with mini prints that you're not quite satisfied with? My print just finished, and most of it printed perfectly except one little part where I messed up with supports. I'm not quite satisfied with it, but I'd feel sorry about throwing it out.
@@voldy3565 I give them to my kids, so they hope the prints aren't perfect lol.
@@3DPrintscape In your profile, I think the speed is too fast and temperature too low. My prints come out stringy and extremely weak, so they break really easily.
Im considering using a 3D printer to make a custom Catan board. Do you think this printer can work for that?
Hi. I think you would be able to make Catan boards with a 3d printer. Depending on the size you are wanting, it may have to be printed in section then assembled afterwards. It may also be worth taking a look on thingiverse to see if anyone has already created some.
@@3DPrintscape thanks! Will look into that!
@@MrWayne101101 You're welcome
I followed your profile to a T, but the filament curls up around the nozzle. Any suggestions?
Hi. Sorry to hear you are having issues. It sounds like you may have a partial jam, or your printing temperature is too low. The first thing I would do is raise the z-axis and run some filament through it to make sure it's coming out cleanly. If it's not, you may need to replace the nozzle and clean out the inside of the heatsink and heating block. With the way the tubing goes into the heating block on the Ender 3 it's pretty common for some filament to oz out inside it during long prints, which causes this issue. It’s the biggest reason I upgraded to a Micro Swiss hotend. If all of that checks out, make sure your bed is complexly level and that the nozzle isn’t too close to it.
You may just need to run the included needle through the nozzle to clean it.
Hi there, have you got updated video for cura 5 or newer profiles? I always have issues with supports. Thanks
Hi. I dont have anything specific to minis on Cura 5.x yet, sorry.
@@3DPrintscape ok thanks for the reply
Hello I'm having trouble with string and I can't find the correct temp for Amazon basic pla 1.75. I am brand new to 3d printing.
Also does this program work on the ender 3 V2?
Hi. I would recommend starting with a temp tower (i cover that here th-cam.com/video/cINepqqcKEo/w-d-xo.html ). Once you get the right temp i you can use this as a starting point, but you may need to make some small adjustments for the V2.
@@3DPrintscape thank you so much
@@corysavage9943 You're welcome
215 I find is ok for that. The feed clunks if the temp isn't high enough. If you're still getting stringing change the extrusion in cura to 95%
Printing miniatures myself, i must say the print settings you use look like they need a lot of improvement. I never get prints that look as rough as the ones in this video (after tweaking a lot, of course)
Hi. Thanks for the feedback. The prints i have here were not really touched or cleaned up at all after the print, i just removed the supports. If your getting better quality prints, would you mind sharing you Cura profile for me to review? If i get better prints off it i would update the profile on my site as well. Im always looking to improve what im using.
what kind of settings did you use?
good video but shoulda done it in full screen, hard to see
Hi, thanks for the feedback.
Great informative video, but you need better lighting especially when you're showing such small objects with intricate details.
Hi. Thanks for the tip. Im hoping to be able to get more lighting pretty soon.
What Tree support setting do you use???
Hi. Mainly the default ones but with a 10% infill.
Just out of curiosity, could some stuff be improved by cutting the figure in the program, to avoid supports. Like let's say arms. Then when printed you could just glue them on.
Hi. Possibly assuming when you glue them you can get the alignment perfect. For me, i would end up with worse results lol
@@3DPrintscape well to be fair I'm asking more for lets say attempting to print units of a certain stellar military branch, one could mask the glue point with shoulder armours.
@@Dominik189 That should work.
@@3DPrintscape also if alignments the issue a peg and a hole for it can ease the issue.
@@Dominik189 Thats true, i just suck at gluing small parts together.
hellos does this setting work in a ender 5 pro?
Hi. A lot of the parts are the same between the two printers, so I think the setting would work. I cant guarantee that they will though.
@@3DPrintscape I am wrong if I think most of the parameters of "infill" must be put in practicing while make some annotation or creating diffeerent profiles? I craeted a bear , a mounted bear with a dwarf mounted on a bear and I am afraid part of the "infill" touch the teeth of the animal and the dwarf...for this particula model I must be open mouth, witth fury and anger expresion... but I am afraid part of the infill or undesired material would be difficult to remove ( is not the same to remove part of the back of character than part of the face structure) thx!!
Are you talking about the infill for the supports? If so, I did a video covering custom supports that you can see here th-cam.com/video/wnzeJZpo4fU/w-d-xo.html . Supports can be tricky and very difficult to remove. For most larger prints, I have had the most luck with tree supports.
@@3DPrintscape I ve duplicated a profile and started to customize... I override when I am sure to fix any parameter?? what happen if I am fixing some parameter in any of profile and did not save it? (because sometimes I need experiment with parameter and not necessary to override the default one...or even the one you ve suggest me in your video)...thx
@@3DPrintscape any trrick to make a llittle space in the infill and easy to remove? basically I am trying to remove the infill of the miniature, but sometimes is harder and almost break a piece... and make a little space inbeetween this infill filament because is little closer. thx!!
Bad light, i cant see the details
Hi. Thanks for the feedback, I will try to work on lighting more.
What size nozzle are you running ?
Hi. Im running the standard 0.4mm nozzle. I considered switching to a 0.2mm one but I was fine with the results i got.
@@3DPrintscape thanks , new to the 3d printing game with a Ender 3 pro and trying to learn the programing as im using Cura so your video will help. Thanks for the reply and great vids
this profile makes my machine work really fast.. is that normal?>
Hi. I guess it depends on what you mean by really fast. The standard print speed on the profile is 45mm/s, I did bump the infill speed up some though, so maybe that’s what you are seeing.
First?
Hi, I don’t understand your question.