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Jeremiah parr –
5.0 out of 5 starsThis is my first 3d printer, very easy to set up. Had to do some minor adjustments to the axis motors. Once I learned how to adjust settings and use the slicer program everything went very smoothly
Baluka –
5.0 out of 5 starsI ordered the Creality Ender 3 V3 Core XZ printer as an avid 3D printing enthusiast. This printer makes the 3rd 3D FDM printer I will own along with one Resin printer. This particular printer has many of the latest features in what is referred to as bed slinging printers with built in auto-leveling a ceramic heater hot end, and is a high-speed printer as well and features input shaping that works in using an open-loop control technique which creates a commanding signal that cancels its own vibrations caused by the rapid motion created from fast printing.There is a fairly lengthy setup when the printer is initially setup the first time you turn it on but some items can be skipped and finished at a later time.When you first turn the printer on it does a startup and calibration, it will ask you to choose a language, it has you readacknowledge a privacy statement, you can then setup a network connection and add the printer to your network (can be skipped until later), choose a time zone (also can be skipped). (If you choose to add the printer to the network it may come up that there is an update to the OS and prompt you to update it to the latest version which if you choose to add to network you can update the OS now or wait and do it later as well).The printer will then go through a self-check after selecting the time zone and goes through multiple steps than can take up to 15-20 minutes (1st time set-up) The longest step was the Auto Shaping, the print head will stop in the middle back of the print bed and you will hear the fans revving up and then it goes quiet and it doesn’t seem like it is doing anything, it will repeat this again with the fans revving up. It is self-checking the auto shaping of both the X and the Y axis which is related to the rapid motion vibration canceling that allows fast printing. Just be patient and it will check off that it is complete and move on to auto leveling, etc.Once the startup and calibration are complete you are able to load some filament and run a test print. There are pre-sliced test prints on the supplied USB drive and once prints are loaded to the printer they are stored on the printer, you can print from the printer, from the USB drive, through WiFi, or even through the Creality cloud.This printer is unbelievably fast. I normally test print Benchy’s when testing new filaments and with my Ender 3 Pro, or my Ender 3 V2, it takes around 57 minutes to print a Benchy. With this Ender 3 V3, it takes 13 minutes in comparison. The overall quality is almost as good with just a slight decrease in quality.The printer uses a Klipper bases OS with a user-friendly touch screen interface that makes using the printer much easier. Filament changes are also a breeze overall with this printer with on screen option to “Retract” whatever filament is loaded and then to load a new roll of filament to “Extrude”. (There is a silver metal lever on top of the hot end that should be flipped to the right to release the filament) The printer heats the hot end up, retracts the filament out of the hot end, you can then pull the filament out of the Bowden tube and remove the roll of filament from the printer. To load a new roll of filament you simply clip the end of the filament, thread it up through a short piece of Bowden tube that feeds through the run-out sensor and up through the rest of the Bowden tube and down into the hot end. There is a lever that is thrown when releasing the filament that flips to the right that once the new filament has been threaded into the hot end the lever is flipped back to the left, locking the filament in. You then run the “Extrude” option and the hot end is heated and the new filament is fed into and through the hot end and extruded through the nozzle, it will run enough filament through the nozzle to purge the old filament and ensure the new filament is ready to go.Overall, the is a great printer with so many options of ways to print from, you get very good quality prints even when printing fast prints but have the option of printing at normal speeds as well. Since it is using Klipper, regular Cura is not an option but Creality has its own version of Creality Print slicer which for me is the only down side that I have found. The slicer is very similar to later versions of Cura but the menus are still quite different and you are once again learning a different slicer. I have a fairly high-end gaming laptop with I5 quad core processors, and dedicated gaming graphics card, SSD drives, 16 GB of ram and yet when I go to open a file to slice the slicer software freezes and I have to use task manager to get to the file explorer and be able to find and open the file I want. Once the file is sliced, the option is to export the file and the application freezes up again and I have to go through task manager in order to be able to save the sliced file. Due to the issues with the slicing software, I did not take the time to even try to WiFi Print or print from the cloud yet. I am not going to reduce my review based on the slicer because I feel these issues can be overcome with time the longer this printer is available and since there are other options to print. The bottom line is I really like this printer and it will be my go-to printer going forward.
JT –
5.0 out of 5 starsDefinitely the most fun I’ve had in a while with a piece of tech.Been wanting a 3D printer for ages, finally pulled the trigger on the Ender 3 v3.Packaging is very secure, they definitely put effort into making sure transport wasn’t an issue.You will need to put the main pieces together, but its pretty simple to get the gantry onto the bed portion. Comes with a starter roll of white filament to get you started, I bought some gray PLA+ after that ran out for my other prints. Go through about 3 1/2 prints with the starter roll.I would highly recommend looking up the unboxing and setup videos on youtube to get an idea of how to setup the spool and filament into the extractor for the first time. Instructions included do a decent job but I’m a visual guy with this stuff.Pros:Fast printing – the bed moves independently from the gantry making fast printing very easy. Very fun to watch this thing cook along.Auto leveling – I’ve heard with other cheaper models the manual leveling can be a pain, kinda turned me off to the idea for a while, this unit will auto level during the setup process.Accuracy – included a pic of some of the prints I’ve done so far, I’d recommend starting with the build in print models in the system, the calibration prints turned out well for me. However be cautious when sizing down prints overall, as the quality of the details will go down with a smaller size.App/Wifi connectivity – In the past you had to download models to a thumb drive and attach to the unit to print. Not with the Ender 3 v3, download the app or use the touchscreen to select a print and go.Camera function – While not included I would recommend the nebula cam attachment to view your printing process when away via wifi. Runs about $30 ish on Amazon, connects via the side USB port, automatically makes timelapse vids etc, would recommend.Cons (if I get picky):Overall this thing is sweet, but a couple of nitpick items:Noise level – I don’t have other experience with printers, but this thing can get noisy, be sure to have a spare room where you dont mind noise going on while it prints/etc.AI print error detection – the unit claims to have AI to detect print errors when using the nebula cam, I’ve had prints fail quickly and not notify me at all, didn’t realize until i walked in to check on the print myself, hopefully can be resolved in a future update.Vibration – when setting up for the first time the unit will go through the calibration checks for leveling etc, when doing this it will shake quickly making a lot of noise in the process, be SURE to have on a stable surface – ground etc – to avoid any issues. Also while printing it’ll have some force when the print bed shifts.App ease of use for beginners – as someone new to 3D printing I was not familiar with how to find new models/adjust/etc. The creality cloud is a great start and has some direct print models but most require ‘slicing’ which can get tricky if you’re new. It will slice in the app and you can adjust orientation/scale/parts/etc. Importing models from other sites can be tricky to, so play around with it to get a lay of the land.Overall very nice printer, great for beginners like myself, excited to continue printing and start painting models/trying other filament types/etc.
Denny Sawyer –
5.0 out of 5 starsCreality has really come a long way in the past few years.TLDR: It’s fast, has auto levelling that actually works, and prints beautifully. An excellent alternative to the K1C at a lower price.Initial Impressions:Assembly was quick and easy – only 8 screws and a few cables to plug in – but make sure you flip the switch to the proper voltage before mounting the gantry.The printer is nice and solid and I like the fact that the base is flat on top – not a bunch of little nooks and crannies for dirt and debris to get into.The hotend and the bed heat up pretty quickly compared to my other printers.It’s reasonably quiet when printing at low speeds, but at high speeds it sounds like Jurassic Park. I measured the sound level using an app on my phone and on a slower print it averaged around 50dB at about 6 inches from the printer while printing with all the fans on. At higher speeds the noise goes up to around 65dB and it sometimes sounds as if it’s trying to tear itself apart. I think it has a lot to do with the model being printed – it’s quiet when printing long, relatively straight parts, but on small infill areas it growls at me.The auto setup works very well. I love that I don’t have to manually level the bed or adjust the Z offset – although it is possible to adjust the Z offset manually if necessary. I haven’t found it necessary yet.After running the initial setup routine, the printer prompted me to download new firmware. It installed with no problems, and the new firmware provides root access to the Klipper firmware, so you can manage the printer using Fluidd. (I haven’t tried installing Mainsail yet, but it should be possible to install that via SSH.)I like the light up logo on the print head. There may be a way to turn it off, but I like it so I didn’t look.Likes:It’s FAST and the print quality is excellent. The 13-minute Benchy looks as good as some others I’ve printed that took over an hour. And a 25-minute Benchy looks even better.Love the dual cooling fans. Good cooling is absolutely essential for high speed printers and the two fans on this printer do a great job.Prints can be sent to the printer via WiFi over your LAN without sending them to any sort of cloud service. If you like Creality Cloud, you can download models directly from there, but you don’t even have to link the printer to a cloud account to use it. Prints can also be loaded onto a USB stick and printed from there manually. I’ve been using the printer with OrcaSlicer and it connects to the printer with no issues and provides full control via Fluidd.A Creality camera can be added for monitoring prints by plugging it into the USB port on the side of the printer. However, doing so prevents you from transferring files to the printer using a USB stick. I’ve been using a separate web cam by entering the IP address into the Fluidd interface, and it works pretty well.The 4.3″ color touch screen works beautifully. The display is crisp and the brightness can be adjusted to suit your needs. The interface is fairly intuitive and provides a preview of the models on the USB stick and also shows a pic of the model being printed.General Observations:The included slicer software – Creality Print – is not bad at all and the stock profiles for the Ender-3 V3 are pretty good. You can also use your favorite slicer – Cura, PrusaSlicer or OrcaSlicer should all work fine, but you may have to create your own custom printer profile.I was unable to extract the software from the included USB stick because the file was corrupted, but it’s easy enough to download from Creality’s website. (The version that came with my printer is an older version anyway.)The screen goes blank after 3 minutes. Just touch it to turn it back on. This can be adjusted in the settings, and I set it to just stay on, so not a big deal, but it was surprising to look over and see a blank screen while it was running it’s initial calibration.Dislikes:I don’t like the side mount position of the spool holder, so I moved the two posts to the two holes on the top right of the printer frame and mounted it there instead. You do lose the “kickstand” doing this, but it’s out of the way and the printer is not as tippy. I may add some sort of filament guide later to keep the excess filament from getting into the wires.The small coil of sample filament is more than many manufacturers include, but a $400 printer should come with at least a 250g spool of filament.The PEI build plate is single sided. You can use the smooth, non-coated side if you slather it with a bed adhesive, but I’d rather see Creality include a double sided plate with one smooth PEI coated side and one textured side.There’s no easy way to relocate the filament runout sensor to accommodate mounting the spool holder on the top of the printer. It works okay as is, but routing the filament down and then back up through the sensor is awkward, and allows the filament to rub on the wiring for the print head. I added a “reverse bowden” tube to prevent that.Overall:This is my third Creality FDM printer, and is by far the best one yet. My Ender-3 Pro was nothing but trouble and was returned under warranty, and my Ender-3 Max Neo has been fine, but not exactly fast. This V3 is surprisingly good, very fast, and so far seems to be a very solid printer. It was by far the easiest of the six printers I’ve owned to set up, and so far it has been a joy to use.Final note: Nozzles for the Ender-3 V3 are not yet officially available, but the “Unicorn” nozzles for the K1C will work just fine. The nozzles for the V3 SE or V3 KE will NOT fit this printer.
AxiomXIII –
5.0 out of 5 starsI began 3D printing on the original Ender 3 and this printer shows off just how far this model has come while retaining the older, bed-slinger model and relatively small footprint. the V3 KE is significantly faster than previous models and the built-in direct drive extruder, filament detection, and bed leveling, (all features that older Ender models required third-party solutions to provide,) are serious game changers! While the Ender 3 V3 KE still falls behind some other brands on print speed, the quality and support of this printer series remain top-notch. Whether it is the newer bed or the auto-leveling, this model of the Ender 3 has proven to have very good adhesion on most prints. Due to the nature of bed-slinger style printers taller, thinner prints may still become unstable and may need to be supported more heavily than some styles of printer where the print remains stationary and only the extruder moves.I have found the Ender 3 V3 KE model to be far more user-friendly than earlier models, and that has been a big win though that advantage has come with a higher price tag, ($299 at the time of this review,) that small extra expense certainly pays off in savings of time and frustration. Anyone considering this as a first printer or anyone just looking to get into 3D printing as a hobby will be well pleased with this purchase.
Amazon Customer –
2.0 out of 5 starsUpdating my previous review. It worked good until it started having problems. Wouldn’t extrude any filament properly at all, no matter the settings, so I thought maybe it was a nozzle issue since it just seemed to goop up around the nozzle. Took the shroud and rubber boot off to change it and apparently these things just get hot enoughto fall apart? Or melt the rubber boot to it and rip it apart when it’s removed? Or they’re just made poorly? Not 100% sure, but I guess these really are for people that like to tinker and solve problems, rather than someone who just wants a fun little hobby. This is my first 3d printer, was pretty much plug & play, but then it started having issues randomly that made it nearly impossible to get any good prints. Started the return process. It looks like I just need a new hotend kit maybe? I really don’t want to spend time messing around with it, but if the company can get me a replacement hot end to fix this before it gets picked up for return I guess I’ll keep it and try again.
twisted –
4.0 out of 5 starsThis thing prints out of the box with bo problem. Core xz and new and it seems to perform very well. The tolerance of this 3d printer is not that good compare creialty k1 max. Over all it prints fast and very nice. Oh the price is a bit high compare to buying it from creality website. That’s the only downfall. So -1 star.
Chris Martinkovic –
4.0 out of 5 starsThe day-to-day printing on this machine is phenomenal. It’s blazingly fast, print quality is great, and can handle all your basic filaments. If anything on the print head breaks, though, things spiral into frustration.As of late March 2024, there are no direct replacement parts available for purchase. You are at the mercy of how long it takes Creality support to reply to you which can be maddeningly long, all the while things sit inoperable.This likely will be a solved problem in the future (The V3 SE had no replacement parts on the market for months, either) but be ready for early adopter roughness. Keep an eagle eye watch for globs of death.Quite possibly the most frustrating bit is that Creality has once again decided to switch the thermistor connector to a different JST type. It’s the same pitch as the V3 SE/KE/K1 machines, though, so you can pop the new plug housing off and put in the more sensible one.I’m also not a fan of the included spool mounting. It takes an otherwise compact Enter 3 footprint and balloons it out to the side. As this machine matures I expect there will be more sensible mounting options, just a bummer that once again it’s on the community to fix the problem.As of late March 2024, Creality has released firmware that allows root and SSH access to the machine, so props to them for that.Despite the repair frustrations, though, I’m quite happy with the printer. People called it a Bedslinger K1, so I just set it up with the K1 profile in Orca Slicer and it’s been great.
David Desilets –
3.0 out of 5 stars3 stars for when it does print, it comes out nice, but I have wasted the equivalent of 2 spools or more of filament trying to set it up properly, 1 week it will print, same print, next time takes multiple tries, it won’t work!!! spending money on upgrades when I should have just gotten a better quality printer, I bought it for something to do, now I’m rethinking my decision!!
Mark –
5.0 out of 5 starsIt’s a good printer. Just wish it had better user guide.
Moso –
1.0 out of 5 starsI have had this printer a for a while now and I regret not returning it. I have done so much to get better prints. And now I cannot even get a level guide to print right. This printer might be cheap which is good for beginners but it is not at all user friendly or eay to get going with even lower quality.
Kindle Customer –
5.0 out of 5 starsIt’s a great printer for a hobby. I had some bed adhesion problems but I think that was my problem. If your thinking about this for lots of printing (like a print farm) I don’t know if it would be the best for that, you want more reliability than speed so probably something other than the KE or Prussa,Bambu Labs,or something like that. But overall for a hobby it’s great for the price and quality. If your thinking about getting this for a hobby 100% get it. And I’m sure some people would like it for print farms to. It’s just I wouldn’t suggest it.Anyway definitely buy it!!!! 😀
Michael Childress –
4.0 out of 5 starsI’m just beginning my 3D printing journey and so far I’m very happy with this purchase. It was relatively easy to put together although not from the directions that came with it but from the video you could view on the site. Same with starting the test prints that came with the printer.It would have been nice to have some more guidance on what all the interfaces were and even what the test prints were gonna be. One of them was for a handle that clearly looks as if it’s meant for something but I have no idea what it’s for. That being said the test did their job and allowed me to start seeing how the equipment worked. Everything went of without a hitch.I’m excited to see what else this can do.
Jose nater ortiz –
1.0 out of 5 starsNo me funciono
barak –
5.0 out of 5 starsVery good quality.Fast sipping and boxing
Michael Sutera –
5.0 out of 5 starsI Absolutely Love this 3d Printer, I have some experience with Creality Ender printers and so far hands down for the price of a starter printer this one is ahead of the game.. It takes a little getting used to, setup takes roughly 20 mins, and you can be printing in about 35 minutes, Setup 20mins, 15 mins as safe bet for first time calibration..are these printers perfect.. No, but if you follow a few rules you will have a great printing experience time and time again, can a part be bad from the factory, yes its possible, I personally know dealing with Creality can be pain at times, but the public support is hands down the best, and yes you will eventually get in contact with Creality if you have a true printer defective issue, not all issues are defective materials, more of it is user error than you realize..this printer has taken bed leveling to another level, no more nobs to tighten or loosen,it has a CR Touch already installed not extra,Runout sensor so your print does not get messed up, it will just continue the print after you replace the filament..Dual Z axis..after setup, one touch bed calibration test, if your print seem like its off and not sticking properly, make a minor adjustment in the menu and run the calibration test again.. the print should be good to go..For A cheaper FDM Printer I would Highly Recommend this printer, it comes well packed with great capabilities..I hope this helps someone!!!ENJOY!!!
C. Birkenfeld –
1.0 out of 5 starsHave had issues with every print. Printed great for 6 hours on one project then messed up on the last part and hasn’t printed anything correctly yet.