PETG on Creality Ender 3 / Ender 3 V2 (Bowden)

guide

Test on scrap first. Settings are starting points from the linked source. Dry hygroscopic filaments before printing.

Printer

Creality Ender 3 / Ender 3 V2 (Bowden)

Filament brand

Generic

Filament type

PETG

Slicer

Cura 5.x

Nozzle size

0.4 mm

Nozzle temp

230–240 °C

Bed temp

70–80 °C

Speed

Print 40–50, outer wall 25–35, travel 120–150 mm/s

Layer height

0.20 mm

Retraction

5–6 mm @ 45–50 mm/s (never over 7 mm with PETG)

Cooling

Fan 30–50%

Notes

Hark Tech Cura guide: for stringing, lower nozzle temp 5 °C before touching retraction, then add 0.5 mm retraction and enable combing.

Source: Grant Harkness (Hark Tech) · 2026-05-17

Summarized from the linked source. Always test on scrap before production runs.