Creality Ender 3 V2 (Bowden, CR Touch, glass bed) / PLA

PLA on Creality Ender 3 V2 (Bowden, CR Touch, glass bed)

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

Printer

Creality Ender 3 V2 (Bowden, CR Touch, glass bed)

Filament brand

Generic

Filament type

PLA

Slicer

Cura

Nozzle size

0.4 mm

Nozzle temp

205 °C (some PLA 210 °C)

Bed temp

40 °C on glass (down from stock 60 °C so parts release)

Speed

Print/infill 75, walls 37.5, travel 150, first layer 20 mm/s (2 slow layers)

Layer height

0.2 mm (first layer 0.2 mm); 3 walls (1.2 mm); top/bottom 4 layers (0.8 mm)

Retraction

6.5 mm @ 45 mm/s (7 mm for stringy filament); retract at layer change; combing Not in skin

Cooling

Fan 100% (off on first layer); regular fan at 0.6 mm / layer 4; min layer time 10 s, min speed 10 mm/s

Notes

Kelpy 22 video (Aurora Whisper transcript): skin overlap 0.04 mm, infill overlap 30% / 0.12 mm, infill line distance 8 mm, cubic subdivision or grid infill, acceleration/jerk control off, Z seam sharpest corner + smart hiding. Supports normal, 55° overhang, zigzag 20%, interface/roof/floor on. Direct-drive conversions: 1–3 mm retraction.

Source: Kelpy 22

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