PLA (plus PETG / TPU flow caps) on Anycubic Kobra 3 Max
guideTest on scrap first. Settings are starting points from the linked source. Dry hygroscopic filaments before printing.
Printer
Anycubic Kobra 3 Max
Filament brand
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Filament type
PLA (plus PETG / TPU flow caps)
Slicer
OrcaSlicer
Nozzle size
0.4 mm
Nozzle temp
PLA 215 °C (range 200–230)
Bed temp
PLA 60 °C (textured PEI)
Speed
Kobra 3 base: outer wall 120–150, inner 250–300, infill 300, travel 500 mm/s; on the Max drop wall speeds 10–15%. Max volumetric PLA 24 / PETG 12 / TPU 5 mm³/s
Layer height
0.20 mm (0.08–0.28), first layer 0.24 mm
Retraction
0.8 mm @ 35 mm/s, z-hop 0.4 mm slope or spiral
Cooling
PLA fan 100% from layer 3
Notes
OrcaSlicer has no upstream Kobra 3 Max profile (issue #9507): start from the Kobra 3 profile, set build volume to 420 × 420 × 500, default accel 8,000 and outer wall accel 5,000 mm/s². Guide suggests these as launch points and to run Orca calibrations per filament.
Source: Jake Holloway, orcaslicer.net · 2026-07-01