As someone brand new to 3d printing, this is by far the best video for learning how to manually level your bed. the calibration square and physically interacting with it is very helpful. thanks!
I've been printing on and off for years, and leveling has been the single most frustrating aspect of the entire field for me. This procedure is a million times better and more reliable then anything I was doing previously. Thank you so much!
I spent the afternoon setting up the Ender 3 Pro my lovely wife bought me as an early Xmas present, and thanks to your Bed Level G-Code files, I was able to seemingly properly level my bed and print the test pattern perfectly the first time. I'm now in the middle of printing my first Benchy Boat, so fingers crossed, but thanks so much for the test files and your helpful videos.
When I tell you that I was so frustrated with this process that I nearly gave up on 3d printing, I truly mean it. I've spent hours trying to level my bed with no success and kept ending up with prints that didn't stick or big, tangled messes. I watched every How To on RUclips before I found this and I am so glad I did. Thank you! My print is looking great, adhered well, and the bed seems level after the first run!
You have saved me from more wasted efforts and filled me with more excitement; leveling was such a difficult hurdle to jump over and you provided me a ladder. Thanks, man.
Ender 5 pro newbie. I was beginning to feel a tad deflated after a number of fails. I followed your step by step guide.....and my 3d printing hobby is back on track. many thanks for posting the tutorial.
I was struggling with my bed level for some time, not able to obtain the repeatable stable results. With your levelling g-code I finally did it! Thanks a lot!
Well, you're officially my 3D printing hero. You somehow made the bed leveling experience enjoyable and not pure torture. I was so happy to see you had files set up for an Ender 3 Max as well. Thank you so much!
I was able to buy this printer for $100 at Microcenter after discounts and promotion. All my other printers had either touch leveling or the built in leveling routine. I didn't even know that Gcode will allow you to move the print head and wait for a user input. Thanks for providing the gcode. Your work is greatly appreciated and saved me a lot of time.
I was helped by this video (and many others from this channel) when I got my very first printer (Ender 3) in 2019. I've added countless upgrades over the years including a BL Touch for automatic bed leveling. It has been so reliable for the last two years that I had completely forgotten the basic process of manual leveling...until I needed to do it today while troubleshooting an issue. I was very happy to see that I had saved this video in my Projects playlist all those years ago. It is just as useful to me today as it was back then. Thank you to CHEP for all the time and effort that goes into making high quality educational content that benefits the entire community/hobby/trade!
I struggled all day with troubleshooting my first set of problems on my ender 3 v2. I learned about cleaning the nozzle, how an unlevel bed can lead to prints that don't adhere or a nozzle scratching the build plate ... and this video with accompanying files saved the day. Thanks so much!
I purchased an Ender 3 a few days ago and I must have watched this video at least six times from start to finish. I downloaded the gcode files and ran the bed level program three times to ensure the center was set correctly. After the third test, I used the second file to print the squares and it printed perfectly the first time. No loose filament, print held on the print bed, and it had no additional "strings" or flat/high spots on the squares. Thank you so much for this video and the files! This definitely helped me level the bed and ensure I put my Ender together correctly.
Oh boy this video and the gcode files are a life saver, I've been trying to get my new Ender 3 printing for days. Until I watched this nothing was working. Thank you
@@FilamentFriday I'm wondering though, the very next print failed at the first stage, it's a design I downloaded from Thingiverse. It's a tree ornament, I sliced it with Cura with Ender 3 selected as the printer. I left all settings as default. Could this be the issue? I'm using manufacture settings for the PLA, 215° for the nozzle and 70° for the bed.
@@FilamentFriday Furthermore, I'm now trying the test file that comes with the printer, the dog. So far so good with this one. Is this because this has been sliced with optimum settings for the Ender 3 and not necessarily the defaults Cura gives it?
@@deanbestall I just got an ender 3 for christmas. Leveled the bed without this video and printed the dog. Came out great except was a pain to get off the bed. I went to print a new item that I sliced using cura standard draft profile and it wasn't sticking. I thought I didn't clean the bed well enough. Tried and tried again. Found this g-code and the bed was way out of level. Re-leveled with this g-code and it's perfect now. Every time I remove the bed to remove a print I'm definitely leveling the bed. That is until I get my BL touch installed. (This is my first and only foray into 3D printing. I have been watching youtube videos for a month on this stuff.)
mag bed is nightmare as shows any flaw in ally bed and magnet and ally dont expand and contract at same rates the biro pen springs dont help But video sure does thanks chuck's
I had spend hours trying to get my new Ender 3 to print. I could not get the first layer to stick to the bed. The only 3d item I was capable of printing was 3d printed spaghetti! After numerous RUclips videos I found yours. I now have a successful first print! Thank you so much for producing this video.
best tutorial ever. I was struggeling with the leveling of my 3d printer (ender 3). But with your help, i managed to improvre my prints by at least 50 percent. The ender 3 even for its age is an amazing 3d printer !
oh my god. so i was always what i thought was "good" or better then average at leveling. Then i installed a BLtouch and though ive gotten decent prints i always kinda suffered from bed leveing. this has ABSOLUTELY fixed it. thank you so so much! love and admire your videos! always seem to help me out! thank you so so so very much!
Just got my Ender 3, I wanted a project to occupy myself during quarantine. Thanks so much for the straight forward advice, Helped me get a handle on the whole Deal
Thank you so much for the awesome procedure. I’ve been battling with my printer for months and couldn’t figure out why it was behaving so badly. I thought I had it leveled just fine but your tests showed how off my printer actually was. I ran the test over and over until I finally got the squares to print properly and stick well. After doing so, I am finally getting proper prints off of my Ender 3. I would recommend this leveling procedure to anyone with an Ender 3 printer!
Thank you CHEP. You're videos are incredibly insightful, helpful, and you make it easy for those of us who are new and maybe a bit hesitant to learn more about our machines. In less than 5 minutes, my bed leveling issues have been sorted out. Cheers
First time buying a 3D printer so I’m a noob, I was so confused as to what people in other videos were doing with a piece of paper to level their printer, your video finally gave me a clear explanation !!!
I find wind up or down until the paper bends when sliding between nozzle and bed,, back off, then adjust till it bends again on all 4 screws, go around a few times. I got mine to 0.05mm across the bed using this method, results via the bed visualiser in Octoprint to show level.
Thanks @CHEP - great video! Glad it's working for a lot of people, but FYI it doesn't appear to work with all firmwares yet. I have an Ender 3 Pro running Marlin 0.0.6 dated May 30th 2020 - I ran the M25 as prescribed but it just goes to the first point, stops and does nothing. In your video you make it advance to the next corner just by pushing the button, but that just opens the menu like usual for me. I can select Resume Print, but it proceeds to heat the bed up to 80 degrees when I do. Anyway - looking forward to the next version because I've basically been doing this same procedure manually which is getting really old :)
Hi there, I just tried to run the g code to level the bed and it just keeps going round without stopping for me to check with a piece of paper. My Ender 3 Pro is running 0.0.6 firmware. Is there a way to upgrade it back to a more recent version? Many thanks.
I'm new to 3D printing and I struggled a lot with leveling my printbed. Your video made my day! With your instructions and the Gcode files for the first time I leveled my printbed perfectly. Even more so, my print results are 200% better the ever before. New subscriber..! Many thanks.
A tip for if you still have trouble, make sure your hand isn't resting on the bed or on the bar holding the extruder. The bed will move down and you will not properly calibrate your bed. So if you push down on the bed restart the process to get a proper level bed
Something to think about.. I took my Ender 3 bed to an Engineering / Machine Shop and they leveled the bed precisely (as the Ender 3 bed is cheap aluminum and not flat at all) with a mill to a perfect flat surface. They also squared the frame to frame intersections for a true fit. all for about $60.00us
This is the first video I have found that actually explains the levelling in terms I can understand. Levelling has driven me mad for years and after moving my printer I needed to level it again, this video helped me get it spot on first time!! Thank you!!
My 6yo son is amazed with my new 3d printer. I`m watching Chep`s video quite a bit and today my son said. "Dad, can we visit this man in his workshop please." :)
Thank you so much for this video! I had a hard time levelling my bed after multiple attempts but using both the g code and the print g code I was able to print many perfect squares!
One thing to mention that nobody has mentioned in bed leveling videos I've seen. Make sure you don't have a any filament sticking out of the end of the nozzle before you level your bed.... It may seem obvious to most people but you'd be surprised!
I have owned my Ender 3 Pro since February and even with a BLTouch, I've struggled with my first layer. Failed print after failed print, oh so many failed prints. After following your leveling guide, for the first time, I am printing "The Child" from Mandalorian successfully. Thank you Chuck!
i don't know how to thank you man, i was almost giving up and preparing to sell my ender 3 because of bad printing due to wrong bed leveling, now i've followed your instructions, used calibration gcode and it prints perfectly, thank you sooooooooooooo much.
Creality added 32 bit boards to Ender 3, Ender 3 Pro and Ender 3 V2 and the firmware doesn’t recognize the M0 command. So it may not pause at the corners. See link in video description. You also don’t need the sticker. A piece of paper works the same.
I need help! I feel like this was a bad Xmas gift. Can’t seem to understand this. Have a bunch of files of things I would like to print but can’t. Filament gets balled up not sure if it’s the setting on slicer or actual leveling of printer
Oh man! I was just running around the internet trying to figure out why it wasn't pausing on the V2 and thought I'd revisit the video to see if I could deduce anything. You're the man, Chep! Thanks!!!
Cheers for the continued support. I'd been using the same bed level code I got from you for about 3 years but discovered today that it no longer worked after a recent firmware update on my Ender 3 v2. Thankfully your newer version works perfectly. Many thanks Sir.
Worked like charm. Initially I thought it is not possible to level the bed with perfection manually. It took some time, but worth it. Thanks for the tutorial and files.
This was super, duper, extremely helpful! And very simple to follow for a 3D printing newbie like me. Thanks Chuck! I can tell you're going to be a valuable resource for me throughout my printing adventures! +1 Sub.
Hi thank you so much for uploading these wonderful gcodes. However, I did run the leveling gcode but the nozzle doesn't stop.. I mean it stops but once the nozzle touches bed (supposed to stop) it keeps moving to other position... I'm stuck...
any time I need help with my printer I'm coming to you for help. everyone I have went to failed to help me learn how to fix this. You on the other hand have helped me so much, thank you. this is the second time your videos helped me :)
so my level is spot on (I'm inmpressed with myself lol) but my print was not centered. seemed to be just off the left side rather than centered. what would cause that?
I used this method with great success for a year and a half until I started printing larger prints with eSun PLA +. I was getting extruder skipping, stringiness and bumps pretty bad if I tried to print more than 3 objects at a time at full speed. I actually fried the extruder driver on my motherboard I think because my nozzle was too close to the bed just using one sheet of paper. After replacing the board, extruder gear, even the hot end and still getting skipping I decided to lower the bed further and folded my thick printer paper in half and set it loose against the nozzle, just past having it grab at all. That did the trick! Regardless, none of this testing would have been possible without your awesome bed leveling gcode. Thanks so much!!
What do I do or check if my nozzle is to far up even with all of the turning wheels all the way up as far as I can put them? I just put it together yesterday an this is my first time leveling so I'm guessing I did something wrong..
I tried this on my ender 3v2, one file moves the nozel to one corner and then does nothing, the other file does go to all four 4 corner, but so quicklt you cant adjust anything..... am i doing something wrong?
This video was extremely helpful for leveling my bed. I've been struggling for almost a month now, but after this video? she's OFFICIALLY level. Thank you!
I am trying to adjust the bed right now on our Ender 3 V2. I just built it...however, I noticed the bed pivots slightly about the center due to some tolerance looseness between the rollers and track. So if I push on the center, I can level all corners but if I slightly touch one outboard side of the bed, then it teeter-totters slightly and one side touches and the other side has a gap. Not sure how tight the rollers are supposed to be but that part was already assembled by creality. Am I missing something here?
@@FilamentFriday Ok...I tried this but those wheels are pretty tight.....so I am kind of scratching my head again....or maybe I am being to overly cautious? the bed still teeter-totters. Looked at your assembly V2 video also but doesn't specifically call that issue out. hmm...sort of odd.
I know this doesn't have as much to do with leveling but my z seems tight and doesn't move as fast as yours. How can I check if something is too tight ?
I adjust it so its its a little hard to push the paper through but not too hard it folds if that makes any sense.. And I don't lower the nozzle on the paper but slide it under after it's lowered. I would also adjust to do the steps twice or until you don't have to adjust the knobs anymore. Because aligning one know might slightly off set another.
I normally don’t like to comment on videos but I just wanted to say thank you! The gcode and print helped me so much I couldn’t figure out how to calibrate my new Ender 3 at all until I took the time to watch this video
When I use the g-code files to attempt to test my level, it doesn't "stop" at each corner, it the extruder just quickly touches the bed, then moves to the next corner? What am I doing wrong?
Man, this video changed my life. 😂 I almost gave up on printing and spent hours and hours trying to get the bed leveling right, this video is exactly what it says it is, the best one out there, thank you a lot, God bless your work ! ✨🤗
i'm using your code on my ender 3 pro, today i bought ender 3 pro V2 when i try your code on Ender 3 Pro V2 it's not stopping to adjust bed,it's going to all corners without stopping, how i can use your code on V2?
u want to use the same code but then select pause print when i reaches the corner. U can do so by clicking on the info screen while the gcode is running.
After 3 weeks of faffling about trying to get my bed level and even installing a CR touch and still having issues, I followed this guide and got my first mostly decent print. Thank you, thank you, thank you!
I'm about there myself. My E3P was printing great out of the box, then took several months of not printing and went to use it and everything went to hell. At first I thought the PLA left on the spool was bad but its not brittle and seems to flow. I cleaned the bed Matt which helped a bit but still kind of foo bar.
I found it wouldn't stick with my new Ender 3 Pro, no matter what I did. I then went into the filament setting on the main menu, set it to off and it has worked great ever since.
Clean the bed surface with soapy water and then wipe dry. If that doesn’t work, use Avery glue stick and give it one wipe. It also rinses off with warm water.
I wish I'd watching this before my second print 😅I was digging grooves into my mat with the nozzle from poor adjustment. Now it's doing great thanks to you and the test developer!
@@MrAero173 I am using the stock bed and I haven't been able to print anything on it cuz I can't get it level. I used a square file from thingiverse that supposed to prin the squares on the bed plate but its either to low and scratches the bed or too high and doesn't stay on the bed. And If I get one side right another is off and through my adjustments it just screws everything up.
@@DMlloyd01 I'd recommend taking the entire printing structure apart and putting it back together again, and making sure all of the pillars are level as well. This made a huge difference for me in being able to level my bed.
Wow was i way off. I've been struggling for the past 6 month's on and off with failed prints. I wish i would've found this when i started this hobby. Thank you very much and merry Covid 2020 xmas.
I am SO GLAD I followed reddit's advice and watched your videos. I'm a complete newbie, I didn't even know what a slicer was until an hour ago. Now I did a test print of benchy (the first few layers), and everything went off without a hitch! Thank you so much! I feel MUCH more confident going forward!
Wow! My bed level was so far out of whack. I performed what you said in the video and WOW! Perfect bed leveling. Man I can't thank you enough. I've tried all kinds of suggestions from other people with crazy results, but you really know what you are talking about. Subscribed, Commented, Liked and Shared! Kudos to you man! Much appreciated!
Thank you so much for this tutorial. It works perfectly on my Ender 3 with 4.2.7 board. Leveling was a pain in the a** but with your files and instruction it is quite easy now. Thank you!!
Great share. Two things I would share, the second one you better be sitting down for because it is going to blow your mind. 1) Always adjust bed height by TIGHTENING the spring. When I EASE the thumbwheels, it doesn't hold its position- same principle tuning a guitar - you always tighten to get to your note. Have a seat, now. 2) The wheels on the x carriage are not round. I knew you would be blown away. I have seen it consistently when printing large areas - periodic ups and downs, waves of good versus bad areas of the print. I have never seen/heard anyone on YT address this. Get a BLTouch you say. I have one and it is not precise enough to correct for this, or I may have to add 144 points for it to guage (which would take a LONG LONG time). I hope you are OK with that news.
I know I'm late to this post but I received my Ender 3 Pro just this Christmas (2021), upgraded to a glass bed - and your leveling G-code was INVALUABLE!!! Prettiest print I've ever had - flawless!. Next upgrade to 4.2.2 boar and then CR-Touch.
Use the "squares" test file" to help with my bed leveling. I know that if I get this down good, I will have a good print. It does eat up a little filament, but considering it saves from starting and stopping prints until I get it right, its worth it. Thanks for making this video. I enjoy what you offer, and it has helped get this newbie off the ground..
just set up my printer today and used your files to level my bed in less than 5min. cant wait to start printing. im using a ender 3 pro and just ordered some upgrades for my printer.
Been Designing for 3D printing since 03, but I've always outsourced the prints to pros with fancy machines. Decided to just get one finally, and man do i feel like a Noob!! Thank you fr this video; helped a bunch
Check out my latest tool for leveling your bed. ruclips.net/video/715Xop79Sus/видео.html
As someone brand new to 3d printing, this is by far the best video for learning how to manually level your bed. the calibration square and physically interacting with it is very helpful. thanks!
Almost returned the printer as it was driving me absolutely mad failing near enough every single print! Can't thank you enough!
I have and still have the same problem
Same here, still driving me mad.
Just can’t get it right.
@@cookiecrumb3456 you gotta use a glue stick.
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@@lucasjohnson6 I have the same problem glued stick didn’t work for me just made a huge mess and ruined my bed
I've been printing on and off for years, and leveling has been the single most frustrating aspect of the entire field for me. This procedure is a million times better and more reliable then anything I was doing previously. Thank you so much!
This guy knows his stuff. this is so much easier compared to what I was doing
I spent the afternoon setting up the Ender 3 Pro my lovely wife bought me as an early Xmas present, and thanks to your Bed Level G-Code files, I was able to seemingly properly level my bed and print the test pattern perfectly the first time. I'm now in the middle of printing my first Benchy Boat, so fingers crossed, but thanks so much for the test files and your helpful videos.
When I tell you that I was so frustrated with this process that I nearly gave up on 3d printing, I truly mean it. I've spent hours trying to level my bed with no success and kept ending up with prints that didn't stick or big, tangled messes. I watched every How To on RUclips before I found this and I am so glad I did.
Thank you! My print is looking great, adhered well, and the bed seems level after the first run!
Glad I could help.
haha kinda had the same frustrations but this helped. Got my second 3d printer, now onto this bed leveling process again LOL..
You have saved me from more wasted efforts and filled me with more excitement; leveling was such a difficult hurdle to jump over and you provided me a ladder. Thanks, man.
Glad I could help.
@@FilamentFriday I was getting so frustrated with leveling it and you completely fixed my problem. Thank you👍
this is extremely frustrating...
How is this not the top comment?
Fucking agreed
There is so much truth here. Christ.
Every time the z height resets like wtf
Seriously what a overrated printer rarely use it because of this
Ender 5 pro newbie. I was beginning to feel a tad deflated after a number of fails. I followed your step by step guide.....and my 3d printing hobby is back on track. many thanks for posting the tutorial.
I was struggling with my bed level for some time, not able to obtain the repeatable stable results. With your levelling g-code I finally did it!
Thanks a lot!
Glad it help!
This saved me from raging at my printer after having a week of bed leveling issues. Leveling doesn't seem like a chore anymore. Thanks!
I received my Ender 3 for Christmas 2023 and I have struggled with levelling and adhesion. This has solved it; marvellous!
love your logical approach to problem solving and how you present the solutions, I was getting sick of all those "teens with 3dprinters" tutorials
EXACTLY! If you just started your journey the teens skip SSSOOOO much..
@@seths_ma6766 nah, i mean i hate kids and teens even more and they annoy the shit out of me, i hated them since i was 5.
Well, you're officially my 3D printing hero. You somehow made the bed leveling experience enjoyable and not pure torture. I was so happy to see you had files set up for an Ender 3 Max as well. Thank you so much!
Glad to help
How do I get the gcode
@@FilamentFriday Can you Put PLA filament in 3D Printing machine
I was able to buy this printer for $100 at Microcenter after discounts and promotion. All my other printers had either touch leveling or the built in leveling routine. I didn't even know that Gcode will allow you to move the print head and wait for a user input. Thanks for providing the gcode. Your work is greatly appreciated and saved me a lot of time.
I've been 3d printing for around 5-6 years and I still come back to this video all the time, thank you for this.
Lifesaver, I was losing my mind and this guide and gcode fixed everything. Thank you.
I was helped by this video (and many others from this channel) when I got my very first printer (Ender 3) in 2019. I've added countless upgrades over the years including a BL Touch for automatic bed leveling. It has been so reliable for the last two years that I had completely forgotten the basic process of manual leveling...until I needed to do it today while troubleshooting an issue.
I was very happy to see that I had saved this video in my Projects playlist all those years ago. It is just as useful to me today as it was back then. Thank you to CHEP for all the time and effort that goes into making high quality educational content that benefits the entire community/hobby/trade!
I struggled all day with troubleshooting my first set of problems on my ender 3 v2. I learned about cleaning the nozzle, how an unlevel bed can lead to prints that don't adhere or a nozzle scratching the build plate ... and this video with accompanying files saved the day. Thanks so much!
I purchased an Ender 3 a few days ago and I must have watched this video at least six times from start to finish. I downloaded the gcode files and ran the bed level program three times to ensure the center was set correctly. After the third test, I used the second file to print the squares and it printed perfectly the first time. No loose filament, print held on the print bed, and it had no additional "strings" or flat/high spots on the squares. Thank you so much for this video and the files! This definitely helped me level the bed and ensure I put my Ender together correctly.
That is great to hear. Thanks for watching.
Where are the bed leveling files
Link in video description.
I leveled it perfectly and my build still came off the build plate and caused spaghetti
@JoshyBoy-gb3pc - Clean the bed with soapy water and let it dry. Add a layer of glue stick and try again.
your tutorial and print file for this has literally saved my life I thought my bed was warped out of box but it was just horribly leveled
he saved my life too😂
Oh boy this video and the gcode files are a life saver, I've been trying to get my new Ender 3 printing for days. Until I watched this nothing was working. Thank you
Glad I could help.
@@FilamentFriday I'm wondering though, the very next print failed at the first stage, it's a design I downloaded from Thingiverse. It's a tree ornament, I sliced it with Cura with Ender 3 selected as the printer. I left all settings as default. Could this be the issue?
I'm using manufacture settings for the PLA, 215° for the nozzle and 70° for the bed.
@@FilamentFriday Furthermore, I'm now trying the test file that comes with the printer, the dog. So far so good with this one. Is this because this has been sliced with optimum settings for the Ender 3 and not necessarily the defaults Cura gives it?
@@deanbestall I just got an ender 3 for christmas. Leveled the bed without this video and printed the dog. Came out great except was a pain to get off the bed. I went to print a new item that I sliced using cura standard draft profile and it wasn't sticking. I thought I didn't clean the bed well enough. Tried and tried again. Found this g-code and the bed was way out of level. Re-leveled with this g-code and it's perfect now. Every time I remove the bed to remove a print I'm definitely leveling the bed. That is until I get my BL touch installed. (This is my first and only foray into 3D printing. I have been watching youtube videos for a month on this stuff.)
mag bed is nightmare as shows any flaw in ally bed and magnet and ally dont expand and contract at same rates
the biro pen springs dont help
But video sure does thanks chuck's
I had spend hours trying to get my new Ender 3 to print. I could not get the first layer to stick to the bed. The only 3d item I was capable of printing was 3d printed spaghetti! After numerous RUclips videos I found yours. I now have a successful first print! Thank you so much for producing this video.
Spaghetti lol that was my first print too 😂
best tutorial ever. I was struggeling with the leveling of my 3d printer (ender 3). But with your help, i managed to improvre my prints by at least 50 percent. The ender 3 even for its age is an amazing 3d printer !
oh my god. so i was always what i thought was "good" or better then average at leveling. Then i installed a BLtouch and though ive gotten decent prints i always kinda suffered from bed leveing. this has ABSOLUTELY fixed it. thank you so so much! love and admire your videos! always seem to help me out! thank you so so so very much!
Just got my Ender 3, I wanted a project to occupy myself during quarantine. Thanks so much for the straight forward advice, Helped me get a handle on the whole Deal
Thank you so much for the awesome procedure. I’ve been battling with my printer for months and couldn’t figure out why it was behaving so badly. I thought I had it leveled just fine but your tests showed how off my printer actually was. I ran the test over and over until I finally got the squares to print properly and stick well. After doing so, I am finally getting proper prints off of my Ender 3.
I would recommend this leveling procedure to anyone with an Ender 3 printer!
Thank you CHEP. You're videos are incredibly insightful, helpful, and you make it easy for those of us who are new and maybe a bit hesitant to learn more about our machines. In less than 5 minutes, my bed leveling issues have been sorted out. Cheers
that levelling print saved my life wow
First time buying a 3D printer so I’m a noob, I was so confused as to what people in other videos were doing with a piece of paper to level their printer, your video finally gave me a clear explanation !!!
I find wind up or down until the paper bends when sliding between nozzle and bed,, back off, then adjust till it bends again on all 4 screws, go around a few times. I got mine to 0.05mm across the bed using this method, results via the bed visualiser in Octoprint to show level.
Thanks @CHEP - great video! Glad it's working for a lot of people, but FYI it doesn't appear to work with all firmwares yet. I have an Ender 3 Pro running Marlin 0.0.6 dated May 30th 2020 - I ran the M25 as prescribed but it just goes to the first point, stops and does nothing. In your video you make it advance to the next corner just by pushing the button, but that just opens the menu like usual for me. I can select Resume Print, but it proceeds to heat the bed up to 80 degrees when I do. Anyway - looking forward to the next version because I've basically been doing this same procedure manually which is getting really old :)
Hi there, I just tried to run the g code to level the bed and it just keeps going round without stopping for me to check with a piece of paper. My Ender 3 Pro is running 0.0.6 firmware. Is there a way to upgrade it back to a more recent version? Many thanks.
I'm new to 3D printing and I struggled a lot with leveling my printbed. Your video made my day! With your instructions and the Gcode files for the first time I leveled my printbed perfectly. Even more so, my print results are 200% better the ever before. New subscriber..! Many thanks.
A tip for if you still have trouble, make sure your hand isn't resting on the bed or on the bar holding the extruder. The bed will move down and you will not properly calibrate your bed. So if you push down on the bed restart the process to get a proper level bed
Something to think about.. I took my Ender 3 bed to an Engineering / Machine Shop and they leveled the bed precisely (as the Ender 3 bed is cheap aluminum and not flat at all) with a mill to a perfect flat surface. They also squared the frame to frame intersections for a true fit. all for about $60.00us
This is the first video I have found that actually explains the levelling in terms I can understand. Levelling has driven me mad for years and after moving my printer I needed to level it again, this video helped me get it spot on first time!! Thank you!!
My 6yo son is amazed with my new 3d printer. I`m watching Chep`s video quite a bit and today my son said. "Dad, can we visit this man in his workshop please." :)
Send a self addressed envelope to me and sill send him some stickers. Details at bottom of description.
Some people on RUclips would actually just show up to another RUclipsrs house like that. Lol.
-Mine just runs through the entire test without pausing/stopping. I think it might be broken.-
NVM im an idiot I needed the M25 file. Thanks man!
been 5 years and in my opinion this is still the best technige for leveling an ender 3. really helped allot thanks!
Thank you so much for this video! I had a hard time levelling my bed after multiple attempts but using both the g code and the print g code I was able to print many perfect squares!
One thing to mention that nobody has mentioned in bed leveling videos I've seen. Make sure you don't have a any filament sticking out of the end of the nozzle before you level your bed.... It may seem obvious to most people but you'd be surprised!
Or crap stuck underneath your magnetic bed...
I have owned my Ender 3 Pro since February and even with a BLTouch, I've struggled with my first layer. Failed print after failed print, oh so many failed prints. After following your leveling guide, for the first time, I am printing "The Child" from Mandalorian successfully. Thank you Chuck!
Thanks man. Exactly what I needed with no additional nonsense.
Absolutely indispensable video, the best explanation for bed leveling that I have seen so far!
i don't know how to thank you man, i was almost giving up and preparing to sell my ender 3 because of bad printing due to wrong bed leveling, now i've followed your instructions, used calibration gcode and it prints perfectly, thank you sooooooooooooo much.
My favorite part of this video is when Chuck says "See if you can knock it off." like he's telling me to stop doing something.
Creality added 32 bit boards to Ender 3, Ender 3 Pro and Ender 3 V2 and the firmware doesn’t recognize the M0 command. So it may not pause at the corners. See link in video description.
You also don’t need the sticker. A piece of paper works the same.
Thanks CHEP!
I need help! I feel like this was a bad Xmas gift. Can’t seem to understand this. Have a bunch of files of things I would like to print but can’t. Filament gets balled up not sure if it’s the setting on slicer or actual leveling of printer
Oh man! I was just running around the internet trying to figure out why it wasn't pausing on the V2 and thought I'd revisit the video to see if I could deduce anything. You're the man, Chep! Thanks!!!
When I run the M25 version it heats up the bed and filament after the first "resume"... Is that expected?
Appreciated!
Cheers for the continued support. I'd been using the same bed level code I got from you for about 3 years but discovered today that it no longer worked after a recent firmware update on my Ender 3 v2.
Thankfully your newer version works perfectly. Many thanks Sir.
The links are dead for me where do you get the file?
The gcode is really really helpful. Thank you very much.
I can't believe I had a brain fart when I couldn't figure out why I was getting failed prints. I hope this helps at my end.
Worked like charm. Initially I thought it is not possible to level the bed with perfection manually. It took some time, but worth it. Thanks for the tutorial and files.
This was super, duper, extremely helpful! And very simple to follow for a 3D printing newbie like me. Thanks Chuck! I can tell you're going to be a valuable resource for me throughout my printing adventures! +1 Sub.
Hi thank you so much for uploading these wonderful gcodes. However, I did run the leveling gcode but the nozzle doesn't stop.. I mean it stops but once the nozzle touches bed (supposed to stop) it keeps moving to other position... I'm stuck...
same issue here. did you ever figure it out?
@@KingLeemur Same issue here, too!
ever get a fix? i have the same issue
@@michiganmike20 CHEP_M25_bed_level.gcode is the solution.
any time I need help with my printer I'm coming to you for help. everyone I have went to failed to help me learn how to fix this. You on the other hand have helped me so much, thank you. this is the second time your videos helped me :)
Good thing I found your video, I was about to set my ender 3 on fire lol
so my level is spot on (I'm inmpressed with myself lol) but my print was not centered. seemed to be just off the left side rather than centered. what would cause that?
Your bed dimension off in the slicer
I used this method with great success for a year and a half until I started printing larger prints with eSun PLA +. I was getting extruder skipping, stringiness and bumps pretty bad if I tried to print more than 3 objects at a time at full speed. I actually fried the extruder driver on my motherboard I think because my nozzle was too close to the bed just using one sheet of paper. After replacing the board, extruder gear, even the hot end and still getting skipping I decided to lower the bed further and folded my thick printer paper in half and set it loose against the nozzle, just past having it grab at all. That did the trick! Regardless, none of this testing would have been possible without your awesome bed leveling gcode. Thanks so much!!
What do I do or check if my nozzle is to far up even with all of the turning wheels all the way up as far as I can put them? I just put it together yesterday an this is my first time leveling so I'm guessing I did something wrong..
You need to adjust your z-axis switch. The clicky button on the vertical bar is too high and needs to be lowered
I tried this on my ender 3v2, one file moves the nozel to one corner and then does nothing, the other file does go to all four 4 corner, but so quicklt you cant adjust anything..... am i doing something wrong?
I would say try the one that seems like it's going nowhere and see if you can click resume on the screen
Lucky for me, there are people like you who teach us from your heart and don't charge us for the knowledge sharing from your brain housing to ours.
Because of this video i no longer have to go to the insane asylum. Im a printer now. Thanks
this video was 2 years ago and we are all commenting today. did yall also buy 3d printers for christmas? lol
yes
I bought a raffle ticket for a good cause, won an Ender 3 Pro. Pretty good return on that investment, I think... :)
@@ralphm6901 win win
yeah
Yes sir, i bought mine for new years eve lol
This video was extremely helpful for leveling my bed. I've been struggling for almost a month now, but after this video? she's OFFICIALLY level. Thank you!
I am trying to adjust the bed right now on our Ender 3 V2. I just built it...however, I noticed the bed pivots slightly about the center due to some tolerance looseness between the rollers and track. So if I push on the center, I can level all corners but if I slightly touch one outboard side of the bed, then it teeter-totters slightly and one side touches and the other side has a gap. Not sure how tight the rollers are supposed to be but that part was already assembled by creality. Am I missing something here?
Yes, you have to adjust the wheels tighter. One set of wheels has eccentric nuts to adjust tighter. They loosen in shipping.
@@FilamentFriday thanks so much for the quick response. You're a scholar and gentleman. Let me check it. Must be just the allen wrench adjustment
y, there is "anothe" video on how to unpack it and set it up
@@FilamentFriday Ok...I tried this but those wheels are pretty tight.....so I am kind of scratching my head again....or maybe I am being to overly cautious? the bed still teeter-totters. Looked at your assembly V2 video also but doesn't specifically call that issue out. hmm...sort of odd.
Lower your Z stop so the springs are more compressed.
Not all heros wear capes.
Just set my Ender 3 up from Christmas. Leveling was a breeze and I am now on my way to my first print.
NOTE: If you have an Ender 3 V2 or a new Ender 3 with a V4.2.2 32 bit board then use the bed_level_4.0 file with M25 in the filename.
Link is broken
I know this doesn't have as much to do with leveling but my z seems tight and doesn't move as fast as yours. How can I check if something is too tight ?
Sorryy but the link doesnt work
Why does the link not work
The thing i can't get a straight answer on is how much resistance the paper should have.
I adjust it so its its a little hard to push the paper through but not too hard it folds if that makes any sense..
And I don't lower the nozzle on the paper but slide it under after it's lowered.
I would also adjust to do the steps twice or until you don't have to adjust the knobs anymore. Because aligning one know might slightly off set another.
Just get close. The real level happens during live adjust.
I normally don’t like to comment on videos but I just wanted to say thank you! The gcode and print helped me so much I couldn’t figure out how to calibrate my new Ender 3 at all until I took the time to watch this video
When I use the g-code files to attempt to test my level, it doesn't "stop" at each corner, it the extruder just quickly touches the bed, then moves to the next corner? What am I doing wrong?
use the CHEP_M25_bed_leveling gcode from winrar youve downloaded, ur welcome
The files and instruction you provided were spot on! Now my prints are coming off the bed super easy and clean. Thanks so much!!!
Does this eork with the ender 3 pro?
Yes.
i guess i just suck at levelling my printer
Man, this video changed my life. 😂
I almost gave up on printing and spent hours and hours trying to get the bed leveling right, this video is exactly what it says it is, the best one out there, thank you a lot, God bless your work ! ✨🤗
Glad it helped.
Not pausing at corners.
I didn't know Chris Christie was into 3D printing
silicone spacers + this test = happy level bed
i'm using your code on my ender 3 pro, today i bought ender 3 pro V2 when i try your code on Ender 3 Pro V2 it's not stopping to adjust bed,it's going to all corners without stopping, how i can use your code on V2?
u want to use the same code but then select pause print when i reaches the corner. U can do so by clicking on the info screen while the gcode is running.
Theres a V2 version on thingiverse
@@yaboibash9410 i believe there is a bug on the FW of the printer because i already tried that but it doesn't pause the printing.
@@RedWhiteBlueGamin found it, thanks for the heads up
@@sheshmansheshman Where did you found it? I have the same problem. Do you have a link?
he on that pot for sho
After 3 weeks of faffling about trying to get my bed level and even installing a CR touch and still having issues, I followed this guide and got my first mostly decent print. Thank you, thank you, thank you!
i suck i cant get it right at all.. so aggravating i said screw it and ordered a bltouch and pray that works
I'm about there myself. My E3P was printing great out of the box, then took several months of not printing and went to use it and everything went to hell. At first I thought the PLA left on the spool was bad but its not brittle and seems to flow. I cleaned the bed Matt which helped a bit but still kind of foo bar.
I found it wouldn't stick with my new Ender 3 Pro, no matter what I did. I then went into the filament setting on the main menu, set it to off and it has worked great ever since.
Clean the bed surface with soapy water and then wipe dry. If that doesn’t work, use Avery glue stick and give it one wipe. It also rinses off with warm water.
I screwed my first glass bed pretty hard cuz i did it wrong lol
same i got to replace the nozzle it ate shit on the glass
same here
I wish I'd watching this before my second print 😅I was digging grooves into my mat with the nozzle from poor adjustment. Now it's doing great thanks to you and the test developer!
I give up. I'm throwing this thing away.
why ?
@@MrAero173 I have been trying to level this bed on and off for months and it is never level.
@@DMlloyd01 are you using glass bed? Do you remove the serfuce every time you finish to print something?
@@MrAero173 I am using the stock bed and I haven't been able to print anything on it cuz I can't get it level. I used a square file from thingiverse that supposed to prin the squares on the bed plate but its either to low and scratches the bed or too high and doesn't stay on the bed. And If I get one side right another is off and through my adjustments it just screws everything up.
@@DMlloyd01 I'd recommend taking the entire printing structure apart and putting it back together again, and making sure all of the pillars are level as well. This made a huge difference for me in being able to level my bed.
Wow was i way off. I've been struggling for the past 6 month's on and off with failed prints. I wish i would've found this when i started this hobby. Thank you very much and merry Covid 2020 xmas.
I am SO GLAD I followed reddit's advice and watched your videos. I'm a complete newbie, I didn't even know what a slicer was until an hour ago. Now I did a test print of benchy (the first few layers), and everything went off without a hitch! Thank you so much! I feel MUCH more confident going forward!
Glad I could help and it’s nice to know Reddit recommended me.
Just about to start up a print for the first time after my printer has been sitting in storage... Great refresher. Thank you!!
Thank you for this! It made my print much better after I realized there was a bump in the center of the bed.
Wow! My bed level was so far out of whack. I performed what you said in the video and WOW! Perfect bed leveling. Man I can't thank you enough. I've tried all kinds of suggestions from other people with crazy results, but you really know what you are talking about. Subscribed, Commented, Liked and Shared! Kudos to you man! Much appreciated!
This helped me finally get my Ender 3 Pro adjusted properly and I share it with others having the same issue.
Thank you so much for this tutorial. It works perfectly on my Ender 3 with 4.2.7 board. Leveling was a pain in the a** but with your files and instruction it is quite easy now. Thank you!!
If this gets my printer printing again you are going to be my favorite person in the world
Great share. Two things I would share, the second one you better be sitting down for because it is going to blow your mind.
1) Always adjust bed height by TIGHTENING the spring. When I EASE the thumbwheels, it doesn't hold its position- same principle tuning a guitar - you always tighten to get to your note.
Have a seat, now.
2) The wheels on the x carriage are not round. I knew you would be blown away. I have seen it consistently when printing large areas - periodic ups and downs, waves of good versus bad areas of the print. I have never seen/heard anyone on YT address this. Get a BLTouch you say. I have one and it is not precise enough to correct for this, or I may have to add 144 points for it to guage (which would take a LONG LONG time).
I hope you are OK with that news.
I know I'm late to this post but I received my Ender 3 Pro just this Christmas (2021), upgraded to a glass bed - and your leveling G-code was INVALUABLE!!! Prettiest print I've ever had - flawless!. Next upgrade to 4.2.2 boar and then CR-Touch.
Use the "squares" test file" to help with my bed leveling. I know that if I get this down good, I will have a good print. It does eat up a little filament, but considering it saves from starting and stopping prints until I get it right, its worth it. Thanks for making this video. I enjoy what you offer, and it has helped get this newbie off the ground..
Got an Ender 3 Recently and wasn't printing well till this vid! This has helped a lot, many thanks!
just set up my printer today and used your files to level my bed in less than 5min. cant wait to start printing. im using a ender 3 pro and just ordered some upgrades for my printer.
CHEP, you've saved 3D-printing-life of another Ender 3 Pro owner. Thank you for the gcodes - worked well.
Been Designing for 3D printing since 03, but I've always outsourced the prints to pros with fancy machines. Decided to just get one finally, and man do i feel like a Noob!! Thank you fr this video; helped a bunch