Well, I got my printer and set it to the settings in the video. I LOVE IT!! Yes, I made a benchy, but I put it through Cura with this profile. It came out great. I wish I could add pictures to my comment.
Ive purchased two craftbot printers the last five years always used their craftware. Agreat program but not near the setting tweaks that cura has. Jusrchased the anycubic mega X, great printer in my opinion. So having stumbled around with cura this video was very helpful. Just did some parameters for printing with taulman 645 nylon. Printing so far but im hoping to see some predefined printer setings that someone has made. Thanks for making this awesome video, I will be checking out ypour other videos as time allows.
Additioal comment. Nylon does not like to stick to this bed. I might try some elmers glue stick. have not printed with nylon before. Any suggestions from anyone about a good mounting material/method would be greatly appreciated.
Good video, I'm just now printing my first print from these settings, but after re-slicing this job once I implemented your settings, went from 13 hours down to 11 and the preview looked great so I'm hopeful.
Hello, can anyone out there help me? My nozzle is touching the bed. How can I adjust it? I tried lowering the bed, but that has not worked. And my prints are coming out bumpy….
So I have a question. I have the same machine your referring to but my print head settings aren’t -20, -10, 10, 10, 0 like yours. They are 20, 10, 10, 10, 0. The first two aren’t negative numbers should I change them? I have been using my machine since last year around this time of year. I haven’t had any major issues. Some corners have lifted and I have to use a skirt or my filament won’t stick on the first layer.
Brother, I have really messed something up. After trying to update the firmware my printer is all over the place. When it starts it moves too far to one side and makes a grinding noise and then when it does begin to print. It prints at half height. The z measurements of a 20mm xyz cube was only 10.8mm when finished. What should I do?
I would double check you have all the motor wires going into the proper connection spots or make sure none of them are loose. Also, try reverting back to older firmware and see if that helps. Sometimes newer firmware causes more issues than helps.
I have the Mega X and when it starts a print it automatically goes off the bed to the bottom left. How do you change the position of where the print starts?
I would check your printer settings under the machine settings tab in cura and verify that your printhead settings and starting gcode match what i describe in the video. That should prevent it from starting in the wrong spot. Also make sure that you have the correct bed dimensions and that your origin isn't set for the center of the print bed.
@@hayleyreed-brown3587 check your settings, if going off the bed, the printer is not properly defined in Cura. Then when you add a model to Cura, if it isn't centered in the "build area", then R Click it and choose "center..."
Make sure you are using an sd card 32gb or smaller. At that point try reformatting the sd card to FAT32 if you haven’t already. Also, shorter gcode file names without special characters are preferred to avoid file reading errors
I got the same printer, but I can't get it level because the home setting is too low to be levled with just the little wheels on the bottom of the print bed. Is their any way that I can change the high homepoint by raising the extruder
Hey Buddy, Great Video to beginn with ;) I just got my Mega X second hand, and I have a big strugle to get the first print done ! the initial line on the edge is working to get filament in, but when he gets to the print area, he´s doing one layer and he keeps tearing the first layer aorund of! Then he move to the centre print and the stuff happands. Cant make out whats the propper config for it
When trying to slice, cura pop up message says, “print set up disabled. G code file can not be modified. Problem solved. I just deleted the file and reinstalled it.
Hello my friend, my question is when I save another profile it seems that some setting from the last profile also show up. Am I doing something wrong? (I’m sure I am lol)
When making new profiles. You’ll want to change the settings you want before saving it as a new profile. Also, when switching from one profile to another, make sure when it asks if you want to translate settings from the one you were on to the one you’re switching to, make sure you click the button not to translate settings. Hope this helps answer your question
Is there a trick to getting the g code file to read properly from the SD card? Currently the anycubic mega x isn't reading any of the files I save from ultimaker.
Are you using the sd card that came with the printer? If so, try a different sd card. (And be sure to reformat to FAT 32) the card that came with the machine gave me issues as well
how do you actually print it though like how do you put it onto the 3d printer becasue i cant seem to fingure it out. iv got the cura ready i just dont know how to plug my usb inot the device
so once you have the file sliced in cura, you'll have to insert your sd card into your computer, save the gcode file to the sd card, then put the sd card back into the printer. The printer came with a usb drive that has a sd card slot for it and thats what i normally use. Hope that answers your question!
If you’re referring to the start/end gcode, If it still starts up the print and finishes the print with no issues, then that’s ok. The rest of the gcode is dependent on your print settings.
Yo bro i've been wondering if you could help me with printing supports? I've gotten the exact same printing profile setup as you do in the video, but my problem is that when printing a model that needs supports, it prints like halfway and then stops extruding filament for whatever reason, printing models without supports are fine however, kinda bummed out about not being able to print models that need supports... Can you help?
The numbers for the x min should be automatically set when you set that. Is the slice set with the base i3 mega profile? That’s where those values came from and I didn’t have to change those when setting up.
I recently got the ANYCUBIC Mega S Upgrade FDM 3D Printer. Would this printer follow a similar set up as the Mega X that you are using in the video? (I already tried going through the Cura software and could only find the Prusa Mendel I3 and the I3 MK printers. I'm not sure if they are the same as the Mega X/S)
The setup should be similar. The only things you’ll want to change are the bed dimensions to match the mega s and any start and end g code to reflect the smaller dimensions as well. You may also have to tweak settings as you see fit but should be a good starting point
Big Jano, Thank you so much for this video, has really helped. Is there anyway you have cura settings for lithophanes? I can really use help with this. I have a mega x also. Thanks
So for lithophanes, I don’t have particular settings, but I have printed a few and my advice for these is as follows: 100%infill, print speeds (infill; no more than 40mm/s, outer walls; 30 mm/s , inner walls; 35-40m/s ) 0.12-0.15 layer height. They will take longer to print but slower because detail is needed. also orient them in the direction of the bed movement (y axis). Also a brim on it will help it stay adhered to the bed. Hope this helps.
I select the boxes you mentioned but a lot of the settings still won't show as visible. It gives me a long message saying why they are not visible but I do not full understand. Any idea on what I need to do to get these settings to show up after I check the box. Below is the message I am receiving. "This setting has been hidden by the values of Scene Has Support Meshes, Number of Extruders That Are Enabled, Generate Support. Change The Values of those settings to make this setting visible"
@@B1GJano Kind of figured it out. I had to set up a profile with Anycubic i3 Mega to get the options you were showing. I was running off of the Anycubic i3 MegaX which hid a lot of the settings.
For some reason at the beginning of each print, it will go along the main start area, the left corner, but will let out filament before going into the center... Is there a way to fix this? And before I did your settings, the printer actually just stayed in the left corner and started to do the print there.... where was it wrong in the settings to fix this in the future? Im such a newbie.. and I don't want all my prints to start in the corner.... Thanks!
So in the start gcode it does pause in the left corner for a few seconds after homing and before starting a print. That should be normal. In terms of the oozing, It’s also not uncommon. I would suggest maybe tubing down your hotend temperature 5-10 degrees to see if that helps.
You want this to prime the print head, just pull with tweezers as it's about to move to center and start the print, or, you can often use your finger and pull the "tail" it drops on the print outwards away from the center where it won't matter just as soon as the print head moves far enough away to swipe it gently out with a finger.
Very informative and helpful 👍, couple of questions if anyone can help! Just bought my Mega X and printed the Owls ( came out really good ) and also a 300x300 test bed print ( also good but a little rough on the surface. So questions are ; are these adjustments necessary and do the settings you put in stay as such until adjusted again?.
I would say these settings are I normally use on about 90% of my prints. Now, depending on whats being printed, the detail of the print, and material im using, I sometimes make some small tweeks in retraction, temperature and speed. Feel free to tweak the settings to see if you get better results with your material and printer. If you get better results with settings that are different, then use those. Every printer/spool of filament is going to operate differently (even if they are the same) so do what works for you! Hope this helped!
In cura, in the support category in your slicer settings, you can toggle your supports on/off by check marking the box for supports. To turn them off, uncheck the box.
I will be getting my Anycubic today. This video is a godsend. However for the truly dumb person (me :P) a little more explanation would be helpful. "For this setting you may want more or less X depending on what you are printing" , Then does not explain what type of Print will affect X. I'm sure I will learn this, but a fuller explanation would have been more helpful. I'm not complaining at all, just a suggestion on how it could have been improved. :)
they should. You will need to change the bed dimensions in the slicer though to match the vyper. Also, you may be able to get away with some slightly faster sppeds with that machine from what I have seen. Although since I don't have a vyper, I can't guarentee it will be perfect, but it should be a good starting point.
I also have a mega x, and when setting up Cura, the mega x was an option as "Anycubic i3 Mega X". I noticed that the g-code was different than showed in this video.
this video was made with a version of Cura before any profiles of the Mega X were made in Cura by Cura so there may be a mega x profile in a newer version. This was from my own trial and error before that was a thing.
If following the video to get it set up for the first time, I would. I haven't played much with the premade profile from cura so I cant say how much better that one is, but feel free to take my profile and tweak it from there if you get better results
Cura marketplace has a free add-on that will let you drop in test print models, like a stringing test so that you can quickly test and tune. Also get the short printer prefix name add-on since the Mega X has a crazy small character limitation on the display. that way you can name your files "X...." instead of the long default printer names Cura provides.
This profile should work for the mega s. You will just need to adjust the build volume dimensions in Cura to match the mega s. Everything else should be ok to use
I know this video is from two years ago but I used your example to set up my cura slicer for the Anycubic Mega X and the 3d prints I'm getting are insanely bad. Also, I followed your recommendations for adhesion with the Mega and now nothing sticks. I cleaned a 1/8th inch thick layer of glue stick (put there by previous owner) off to get the print plate back down to its original form factor and now nothing sticks. I think these 3d printers are talking to each other because now my Neptune 2s and Ender 3 have gone on strike in solidarity with the Mega and they won't stick either. So are you like a third world revolutionary trying to unite the 3d printers of the world against their owners? If you are then you have a good start on the revolution.
What other slicer settings should be considered when setting up your profile? Did I hit all the important ones?
Thank you, this really helped take my print from 14 hours down to 5 hours... AND you saved me lots of filament
Can I have more than one profile in my cura settings?
@@vicc6744 yes. If you go to the drop down column on the right hand side by the settings, you should be able to make new profiles
@@B1GJano thanks I’m looking at all your videos, you’re a great resource
Dude, your good, all i have to say its thank you. its 2:25am and im running my first print. you just earn a subscriber
Thank you! I have a new Kobra 2 Plus, but these steps made a huge difference in helping me get my 1st printer up and running.
So glad it helped!
Tanks for all your help, I really need it since I'm a 55 year old rookie. Cheers from Sweden.
Thank you very much. I had problems to get my Mega X running properly and your video did the trick.
Glad you’re doing Mega X content 🤘🏽There isn’t a ton out there.
I've just bought that printer. Thank you for sharing your experience!
Your vids have been my go to when setting up. Thanks!
Thank you! Glad I could help! Happy Printing!
Well, I got my printer and set it to the settings in the video. I LOVE IT!! Yes, I made a benchy, but I put it through Cura with this profile. It came out great. I wish I could add pictures to my comment.
Woohoo!
thank you. I needed this. channel is so underrated
Thanks for the kind words. Glad you enjoyed it!
I'm waiting for my printer to be delivered, but this is the best video I've watched yet. Thank you! Liked and subscribed!
appreciate the kind words. Thank you!
Thanks for the video. Clear and easy to understand. Great job!!!👍
Ive purchased two craftbot printers the last five years always used their craftware. Agreat program but not near the setting tweaks that cura has. Jusrchased the anycubic mega X, great printer in my opinion. So having stumbled around with cura this video was very helpful. Just did some parameters for printing with taulman 645 nylon. Printing so far but im hoping to see some predefined printer setings that someone has made. Thanks for making this awesome video, I will be checking out ypour other videos as time allows.
Additioal comment. Nylon does not like to stick to this bed. I might try some elmers glue stick. have not printed with nylon before. Any suggestions from anyone about a good mounting material/method would be greatly appreciated.
Good video, I'm just now printing my first print from these settings, but after re-slicing this job once I implemented your settings, went from 13 hours down to 11 and the preview looked great so I'm hopeful.
Just picked up a mega X- this is a huge help!
Super helpful. Great way to get started. Really appreciate this man!
Thank you for watching! Glad this helped you get started!
Thank u buddy this helped so much
Thank you for watching and for the kind words!
Hello, can anyone out there help me? My nozzle is touching the bed. How can I adjust it? I tried lowering the bed, but that has not worked. And my prints are coming out bumpy….
So I have a question. I have the same machine your referring to but my print head settings aren’t -20, -10, 10, 10, 0 like yours. They are 20, 10, 10, 10, 0. The first two aren’t negative numbers should I change them? I have been using my machine since last year around this time of year. I haven’t had any major issues. Some corners have lifted and I have to use a skirt or my filament won’t stick on the first layer.
Nvm I tried to change it to the negatives and it wouldn’t let me
Same for me. My coordinates are in positives( 20, 10, 10, 10) and I am not able to enter negatives.
Brother, I have really messed something up. After trying to update the firmware my printer is all over the place. When it starts it moves too far to one side and makes a grinding noise and then when it does begin to print. It prints at half height. The z measurements of a 20mm xyz cube was only 10.8mm when finished. What should I do?
I would double check you have all the motor wires going into the proper connection spots or make sure none of them are loose. Also, try reverting back to older firmware and see if that helps. Sometimes newer firmware causes more issues than helps.
I have the Mega X and when it starts a print it automatically goes off the bed to the bottom left. How do you change the position of where the print starts?
I would check your printer settings under the machine settings tab in cura and verify that your printhead settings and starting gcode match what i describe in the video. That should prevent it from starting in the wrong spot. Also make sure that you have the correct bed dimensions and that your origin isn't set for the center of the print bed.
Yes! This is the problem I'm trying to fix too! All of my settings are exactly like yours but it keeps going off of the bed. Idk what to do😥
@@hayleyreed-brown3587 check your settings, if going off the bed, the printer is not properly defined in Cura. Then when you add a model to Cura, if it isn't centered in the "build area", then R Click it and choose "center..."
MY ANYCUBIC MEG X DOSE NOT SHOW ANNY THING ON THE SD CATD WHAT CND I DO
Make sure you are using an sd card 32gb or smaller. At that point try reformatting the sd card to FAT32 if you haven’t already. Also, shorter gcode file names without special characters are preferred to avoid file reading errors
I got the same printer, but I can't get it level because the home setting is too low to be levled with just the little wheels on the bottom of the print bed. Is their any way that I can change the high homepoint by raising the extruder
You not without doing some cosmetic changes to the printer unfortunately
Hey Buddy,
Great Video to beginn with ;)
I just got my Mega X second hand, and I have a big strugle to get the first print done !
the initial line on the edge is working to get filament in, but when he gets to the print area, he´s doing one layer and he keeps tearing the first layer aorund of!
Then he move to the centre print and the stuff happands.
Cant make out whats the propper config for it
very easy subscribe keep it up man!
Thank you for this video, appreciate it!!
Glad it helped you!
Realy helpful! Thank you! 👍👍
great info! i am having some issues with quality so am going to go set it all according to your advice and test
in Cura marketplace there are good free add-ons, like one that gives you a whole lot of test print objects to tune with.
Print set up disabled. G code file can not be modified. What should I do? I have an any cubic mega pro. Material use is PETG
Im unsure what you are asking. Are you trying to modify gcode? this is for the slicer software that creates the gcode.
When trying to slice, cura pop up message says, “print set up disabled. G code file can not be modified. Problem solved. I just deleted the file and reinstalled it.
@@annawardsworth6893 ah ok. Glad you got a solution!
Thanks a lot for this great tutorial!
You’re welcome! Thanks for watching!
Hello my friend, my question is when I save another profile it seems that some setting from the last profile also show up. Am I doing something wrong? (I’m sure I am lol)
When making new profiles. You’ll want to change the settings you want before saving it as a new profile. Also, when switching from one profile to another, make sure when it asks if you want to translate settings from the one you were on to the one you’re switching to, make sure you click the button not to translate settings. Hope this helps answer your question
@@B1GJano Thanks for the info. What about a video about filament calibration? Especially specificly for the Mega 3 and the Mega X?
Is there a trick to getting the g code file to read properly from the SD card? Currently the anycubic mega x isn't reading any of the files I save from ultimaker.
Are you using the sd card that came with the printer? If so, try a different sd card. (And be sure to reformat to FAT 32) the card that came with the machine gave me issues as well
how do you actually print it though like how do you put it onto the 3d printer becasue i cant seem to fingure it out. iv got the cura ready i just dont know how to plug my usb inot the device
so once you have the file sliced in cura, you'll have to insert your sd card into your computer, save the gcode file to the sd card, then put the sd card back into the printer. The printer came with a usb drive that has a sd card slot for it and thats what i normally use. Hope that answers your question!
What happens if my gcode in printer settings is different from yours?
If you’re referring to the start/end gcode, If it still starts up the print and finishes the print with no issues, then that’s ok. The rest of the gcode is dependent on your print settings.
Yo bro i've been wondering if you could help me with printing supports? I've gotten the exact same printing profile setup as you do in the video, but my problem is that when printing a model that needs supports, it prints like halfway and then stops extruding filament for whatever reason, printing models without supports are fine however, kinda bummed out about not being able to print models that need supports... Can you help?
Supports shouldn't by themselves make a print fail, I've never seen that. sounds like a clogged nozzle. Tried diff. filament?
@@brianmi40 I just replaced the extruder and everything is all good lmao, thanks for the help though!
I’m having trouble putting the negative sign in the X min and Y min!
The numbers for the x min should be automatically set when you set that. Is the slice set with the base i3 mega profile? That’s where those values came from and I didn’t have to change those when setting up.
i did all the stuff and yet when i press print it just stays in the same spot, any ideas for help?
That’s odd. And everything was heated up and correctly wired up?
@@B1GJano yes I made sure it’s all wired up, it had a previous owner and their old builds on the card work but not the ones I upload to it
@@noahpineda1286 If other card Gcode files work, then you have something wrong in Cura making the gcode files bad. Start over and check everything.
I recently got the ANYCUBIC Mega S Upgrade FDM 3D Printer. Would this printer follow a similar set up as the Mega X that you are using in the video? (I already tried going through the Cura software and could only find the Prusa Mendel I3 and the I3 MK printers. I'm not sure if they are the same as the Mega X/S)
The setup should be similar. The only things you’ll want to change are the bed dimensions to match the mega s and any start and end g code to reflect the smaller dimensions as well. You may also have to tweak settings as you see fit but should be a good starting point
Big Jano, Thank you so much for this video, has really helped. Is there anyway you have cura settings for lithophanes? I can really use help with this. I have a mega x also. Thanks
So for lithophanes, I don’t have particular settings, but I have printed a few and my advice for these is as follows: 100%infill, print speeds (infill; no more than 40mm/s, outer walls; 30 mm/s , inner walls; 35-40m/s )
0.12-0.15 layer height. They will take longer to print but slower because detail is needed.
also orient them in the direction of the bed movement (y axis).
Also a brim on it will help it stay adhered to the bed. Hope this helps.
Bro thank you
I select the boxes you mentioned but a lot of the settings still won't show as visible. It gives me a long message saying why they are not visible but I do not full understand. Any idea on what I need to do to get these settings to show up after I check the box. Below is the message I am receiving.
"This setting has been hidden by the values of Scene Has Support Meshes, Number of Extruders That Are Enabled, Generate Support. Change The Values of those settings to make this setting visible"
That is strange. Any chance you know what version of Cura you are using?
@@B1GJano Kind of figured it out. I had to set up a profile with Anycubic i3 Mega to get the options you were showing. I was running off of the Anycubic i3 MegaX which hid a lot of the settings.
For some reason at the beginning of each print, it will go along the main start area, the left corner, but will let out filament before going into the center... Is there a way to fix this? And before I did your settings, the printer actually just stayed in the left corner and started to do the print there.... where was it wrong in the settings to fix this in the future? Im such a newbie.. and I don't want all my prints to start in the corner.... Thanks!
So in the start gcode it does pause in the left corner for a few seconds after homing and before starting a print. That should be normal.
In terms of the oozing, It’s also not uncommon. I would suggest maybe tubing down your hotend temperature 5-10 degrees to see if that helps.
You want this to prime the print head, just pull with tweezers as it's about to move to center and start the print, or, you can often use your finger and pull the "tail" it drops on the print outwards away from the center where it won't matter just as soon as the print head moves far enough away to swipe it gently out with a finger.
Do you have a setup for PETG using cura? I made an attempt today but my print was a fail.
Start with mid- of the temp range the spool has printed on it as recommended. Also maybe slow it down a bit.
Very informative and helpful 👍, couple of questions if anyone can help! Just bought my Mega X and printed the Owls ( came out really good ) and also a 300x300 test bed print ( also good but a little rough on the surface. So questions are ; are these adjustments necessary and do the settings you put in stay as such until adjusted again?.
I would say these settings are I normally use on about 90% of my prints. Now, depending on whats being printed, the detail of the print, and material im using, I sometimes make some small tweeks in retraction, temperature and speed. Feel free to tweak the settings to see if you get better results with your material and printer. If you get better results with settings that are different, then use those. Every printer/spool of filament is going to operate differently (even if they are the same) so do what works for you! Hope this helped!
@@B1GJano Retraction and speed ?, writing all this down Jano 👌
hi again how do i turn off supports for a entire print
In cura, in the support category in your slicer settings, you can toggle your supports on/off by check marking the box for supports. To turn them off, uncheck the box.
keep it up bro , Thanks for the video
Thank you for watching! Glad you enjoyed it!
Thank you!!
hi,thanks for the amazing video,but i need to know if i can use this prifile with my cura version 4.10.0 thx
You should be able to! :)
What settings do you use for petg?
I will be getting my Anycubic today. This video is a godsend. However for the truly dumb person (me :P) a little more explanation would be helpful. "For this setting you may want more or less X depending on what you are printing" , Then does not explain what type of Print will affect X.
I'm sure I will learn this, but a fuller explanation would have been more helpful.
I'm not complaining at all, just a suggestion on how it could have been improved. :)
Thank you for the constructive feedback! Glad you enjoy the video
When you float over your mouse in Cura profile settings an explanation window will pop up explaining what it does.
Will these setting work on the anycubic viber
they should. You will need to change the bed dimensions in the slicer though to match the vyper. Also, you may be able to get away with some slightly faster sppeds with that machine from what I have seen. Although since I don't have a vyper, I can't guarentee it will be perfect, but it should be a good starting point.
Are have 32 bit of this app?
The board on the mega x is 8 bit
Very informative video, well done! Can you do a TPU printing tutorial/settings video too? Would be appreciated, thanks!
search "CHEP TPU", he's the guru
I also have a mega x, and when setting up Cura, the mega x was an option as "Anycubic i3 Mega X". I noticed that the g-code was different than showed in this video.
this video was made with a version of Cura before any profiles of the Mega X were made in Cura by Cura so there may be a mega x profile in a newer version. This was from my own trial and error before that was a thing.
@@B1GJano I'm guessing i should keep it the way it is then?
If following the video to get it set up for the first time, I would. I haven't played much with the premade profile from cura so I cant say how much better that one is, but feel free to take my profile and tweak it from there if you get better results
@@B1GJano ok. thank you for the advice. I like your channel and I'll sub
thanks
Love the videos!
I’m having bad stringing issues with my mega x
What setting for retraction or whatever do you use?
I typically use 3-4 mm retraction with 35-40 mm/s speeds. That has seemed to be a sweet spot for me lately.
Cura marketplace has a free add-on that will let you drop in test print models, like a stringing test so that you can quickly test and tune. Also get the short printer prefix name add-on since the Mega X has a crazy small character limitation on the display. that way you can name your files "X...." instead of the long default printer names Cura provides.
Can you did this for the mega s
This profile should work for the mega s. You will just need to adjust the build volume dimensions in Cura to match the mega s. Everything else should be ok to use
Hey can you make a video setting thing on cura about how to print stuff using petg filament!
I just started getting into PETG personally so maybe one day in the future I can!
I know this video is from two years ago but I used your example to set up my cura slicer for the Anycubic Mega X and the 3d prints I'm getting are insanely bad. Also, I followed your recommendations for adhesion with the Mega and now nothing sticks. I cleaned a 1/8th inch thick layer of glue stick (put there by previous owner) off to get the print plate back down to its original form factor and now nothing sticks. I think these 3d printers are talking to each other because now my Neptune 2s and Ender 3 have gone on strike in solidarity with the Mega and they won't stick either. So are you like a third world revolutionary trying to unite the 3d printers of the world against their owners? If you are then you have a good start on the revolution.
dude wtf. i have never printed at that slow on this, i usually print at 150 -_-
do you have a discord? would love to be able to talk with people who also have the Mega X! Great Videos!
A discord channel is under construction. Hope to have it up and running soon !
@@B1GJano Staying tuned for that 🙌