CR Touch Install Guide - Complete Walkthrough!

[@vikhyatduddilla2174]

I just bought mine and installed it. It's working like a charm. I've never seen such amazing and perfect prints come from my printer. Thanks a lot! Helped really well!

[@3DPrintscape]

Hi. Thanks for the feedback and im glad you like it.

[@dugy40]

Amazing and perfect come from all my printers daily with cr or bl touch.

[@Tempvo]

@@dugy40 how are you getting good prints with this this doesnt tell me whether the bed is actually leveled or not

[@g_rr_tt]

you're creality bot/ employee. You've post this exact same comment on like 4 other KZbinr's video.

[@zachhainline1601]

Fan-freak'en-tastic Sir! Straight forward instruction, no crazy jumping around jackass host jumping around with an overexaggerated voice and hurried instructions. Really Really appreciate you making this video. Got my CR-10 setup with zero problems because of what you did here!

[@3DPrintscape]

Thanks :)

[@krider2804]

Guys, make sure you change the firmware's file name to something random. It has to recognize a different firmware and the factory one might have the same name already.

[@3DPrintscape]

Hi. If its the first time using it, things should be fine. If not, add the date or something to the end.

[@marcmolitor123]

I have a question he said make shore there is nothing on the SD card dose that mean I need to use a new card then the one I got with the printer or can I just drag and drop on that card and I’m good

[@daliciapenny524]

@@marcmolitor123 use a new one

[@kagenlogan544]

@@marcmolitor123 just delete everything off that card first

[@beninthepilotseat9134]

Thanks bri

[@kagenlogan544]

Thank you for this, I never would have figured out how to do the firmware change and z offset without this video

[@3DPrintscape]

You're Welcome

[@memcbride]

I am a 76 year old retiree who likes to tinker and I bought my (now 13 year old) Grandson an Ender 3 for Christmas 2 years ago. It was a big hit and he has done very well with it. I decided to buy one for myself to entertain him on his visits down to our house and he helped me assemble it and we printed a couple of things before he went home. I decided to upgrade a couple of things to enhance the printing capabilities and thinking now that I would have left well enough alone. I first upgraded the extruder feed from plastic to metal at the suggestion of my grandson (no problem with this). Then I upgraded the bed to a Creality Glass Bed and replaced the springs with the “upgraded” Springs from my Creality Kit from Amazon: ( Creality Upgrade 3D Printer kit with Metal MK8 Gray Alloy Extruder + Capricorn Bowden PTFE Tubing(1M) + Bed-Level Spring 1.75mm Filament for Ender 3/3 Pro/CR-10 Series/10S/20/20 Pro Printers). I have had leveling issues since I installed the glass bed upgrade and the new springs, but instead of beating my head against the wall trying it over and over, I purchased the CR Touch Auto Leveling Kit. That is how I found you. I watched your YT Video: CR Touch Install Guide - Complete Walkthrough! and there are a few things I cannot wrap my head around: 1.) How do I know if the Firmware got installed. I really don’t know if there is a difference in the descriptions under “About Printer” after my (two) attempts at downloading to the Micro SD and turning the printer on after putting the MSD card into it. Unfortunately, I did not take notes about what it said BEFORE I attempted to update the CR Touch (without Filament sensor) Firmware. I will say that it threw me off when I went to Creaality.com/downloads and found that it was a totally different look than what you showed in your “Walkthrough, but I figured out how to eventually find it on the NEW LOOK web page and later realized you did a YT Video on that too. I THINK I downloaded it correctly and followed the instructions, but when I got it back together, and went to Auto Home, the Extruder Head ONLY went tot eh Left Front Corner and did not go down in Z position. 2.) 2.) I was thinking that since I disconnected the Z-Stop wires on the motherboard (as instructed), how does the head know where Z HOME is?? IN the Video, your printer head proceeded to the middle of the bed after homing in on the left right corner AND it went down in Z. My Printer just stopped after reaching left front position at the same height the I had it set when I was working on it with the steppers disabled. 3.) Is there I way I can verify if I got the Firmware installed properly? 4.) One of the YT Videos I watched said NOT to install the “Upgrade” leveling springs (Orange) and that the original springs work better. Not sure what to believe at this point, but I seemed to be closer to getting it leveled BEFORE I installed the glass bed and Orange springs. That said, I could never get a perfect print on the Test Print download pattern 5.) Thank you for ANY Tips you might have with answers to my questions would be MOST appreciated. I will keep studying your Videos to see if I am missing anything, but my Ender 3 (least expensive one) is not acting like yours after I install the CR Touch.

[@VirtualRobotsRevolt]

sounds like you downloaded the wrong firmware. Once you flash the correct firmware and this new CR touch is all connected you should be good.

[@yarindam]

Sir. I don't know if I will live that long (51 now). But if I still remain the tinkerer at 70+ I will consider a lifetime well spent. Hats off to you.

[@toast1757]

Bro cooked

[@rebuiltocean2953]

For 2.4.7 motherboards, just use the BL touch firmware. struggled all day trying to get it to work but the BL Touch firmware got it all running just like in the vid

[@3DPrintscape]

Hi. Ya the bltouch should work. To the board, there is no difference between the bltocuh and crtouch.

[@RazedRuined]

VERY HELPFUL VIDEO. I followed it step by step. However, an issue arose for me when calibrating the Z-axis. I do all steps verbatim, but when it comes time to save the settings, I get a loud beep, (different from the one heard in the video), and nothing appears to update. My original Z was set to 9.7 and I calibrated it to +001.5 which was paper thin. I then calibrated my Z-probe offset to match this, stored settings, but when I hit level bed, the nozzle rose way higher than normal. Trying to run a test print kept the nozzle at the same, higher height and just wasted a bunch of filament. Any help would be SO MUCH appreciated. I'm about to shred my engineering degree. I'm running a V4.2.2 board hardware with Marlin V1.1.2 software installed from a micro SD card. I can join the Discord.

[@3DPrintscape]

Hi. Please join the Discord server and reach out there. I will be able to more easily help you troubleshoot.

[@sfos5072]

I am unable to store settings as well. I keep getting a loud beep.

[@trygvealexandersolum6661]

I have the same problem, did you find a fix for it?

[@keepitdicey]

I failed to attach the mount to the device... "Screw from the device onto the mount." God!! Thank you man!!

[@3DPrintscape]

Hi. Sometimes working with those small screws can be a pain.

[@lucentv]

I know it's not been long, but I was wondering if you could revisit this. Creality messed with the firmware, changed the menu titles and layout, and the current CR Touch firmware might be kind of wonky. I basically am out on my own trying to interpret old tutorials to the current firmware landscape.

[@3DPrintscape]

Hi. I know a decent bit has changed, so i will look at remaking this video. Until then, i covered some of the changes in these videos kzbin.info/www/bejne/oYasgaCMmr5qpNU & kzbin.info/www/bejne/qGGudopmZrZ3ras

[@americanjetset5010]

@@3DPrintscape hours of beating my head against this new printer + cr touch and I think this comment just saved my sanity.

[@americanjetset5010]

@@3DPrintscape Welp, spoke too soon. Even the CR Touch firmware on CrealityCloud is a buggy mess. I just got this printer on Friday, and it arrived with I believe Marlin2.0.6 -- yet this doesn't seem to be available for the Ender 3 Pro anywhere from Creality?

[@3DPrintscape]

@@americanjetset5010 Try the firmware i talk about in the video. I have builds on my site available to download.

[@americanjetset5010]

@@3DPrintscape Your build worked like a charm. THANK YOU

[@archerpence]

Just bought and installed a CR Touch on my Ender 3, followed instructions as seen here. Updated firmware no problems. Powers on just fine Homing Failed: Printer Halted. I've double checked my wiring, it's nothing there. 5 pin is in the right place, z stop is disconnected. Any ideas?

[@3DPrintscape]

Hi. Try to connect the z stop. There was just the one version of creality firmware, and their instructions, that wanted it removed.

[@courtmsmitty]

Thank you sir! You made this process so much easier than what the included instructions provided

[@3DPrintscape]

You're Welcome

[@pmahnke90]

I just got my CR Touch for my Ender 3 Pro but I can not seem to find a compatible firmware for a 4.2.2. board. Can't tell what sight to go to since the old /downloads goes to creality cloud now.

[@3DPrintscape]

Hi. Try the firmware i call out in this video. kzbin.info/www/bejne/qmW0dmSghdOWo9U

[@Wombatantify]

I installed my Cr Touch today on my ender 3 pro - i wouldn't have known to remove Z switch without this video, everything went flawlessly. THANK YOU! Prints are flawless, less stringing, less (minor) problems all around!

[@3DPrintscape]

Great to hear that, you're welcome.

[@Wombatantify]

@@3DPrintscape I actually just switched to Marlin because like other people, i ran into some issues with the stock creality firmware - the print would probe 9 points then just quit. Your Marlin video was also easy to follow, thank you again for making this so easy on me!

[@eastalpha2506]

when I removed the Z switch my ender 3 pro stopped going down completely, only up, how do I fix that?

[@domthebomgaming5356]

@@eastalpha2506 some printers need it plugged in and some need it unplugged try plugging it back in

[@marek5812]

Less stringing because of cr touch? BS

[@mitchelvader]

At 2:40 you mention having to use different SD cards for updating the firmware. I ran into this issue too and what seemed to work on my Ender 3 pro was that I had to use micro SDHC cards, not the SDXC. Hard to read but when you're buying an SD card, right under where it says SD it'll say either HC or XC. Good luck yall! Thanks for the video

[@3DPrintscape]

Hi. Interesting find, thanks for sharing.

[@3DPrintscape]

I hope you found this overview helpful! If you have any questions or would like other tips/tricks, just let me know in the comments. If you would like to help support the channel consider joining our patreon account at www.patreon.com/3dprintscape .

[@coronitaflotante]

Hi don't know if you can help but I have set up my cr touch I flashed the firmware on to the printer it's for an ender 3. I do the z offset and everything according to your video. But when I go to auto level the bed or try to print a test I can see that the nozzle is to high from the bed so I don't understand what's going on

[@3DPrintscape]

@@coronitaflotante Hi, The z-offset wont change the autohome and doesnt come into play until the print actually starts. HAve you tried to kick off a print yet?

[@coronitaflotante]

@@3DPrintscape I tried printing one of those bed level tests but got the same results. Haven't tried adjusting the the z probe offset while printing

[@3DPrintscape]

@@coronitaflotante I think that should be the next step, its really necessary to dial in the offset right.

[@coronitaflotante]

@@3DPrintscape thanks a million 🙏 I got it dialed in

[@DianeRGehartPhD]

We were able to get the leveler installed but are stuck with trying to get the firmware installed. We have the Ender 3. It does not take a normal-sized SD card. The other port is a micro-USB. What is the best way to load the firmware--we Mac computers? Thank you in advance.

[@3DPrintscape]

Hi. You will need to use a mico sd card, ideally one 8gb or under.

[@BeavisMe]

Great video! Easy to follow and very informative. Thanks and keep up the good work.

[@3DPrintscape]

Hi. Thanks for the feedback, i appreciate it.

[@ggooaa100]

Thank you for showing the software side of things. I have watched like 4 other videos and non could explain how to do it propelry.

[@3DPrintscape]

You're welcome!

[@deathymckill9707]

Thank you very much! Was a bit frustrating at a few steps for me, and you really helped guide me along smoothly through them.

[@3DPrintscape]

You're welcome!

[@dzienisz]

The best CR Touch tutorial I have seen! Great work!

[@3DPrintscape]

Glad it was helpful!

[@rexwise4843]

OMG I cant thank you enough i was trying all weekend and debating sending my printer back this helped so much thank you.

[@3DPrintscape]

Hi. You're welcome, I'm glad I was able to help out.

[@Kiwieveryday82]

I get this is an older video but after following these steps I turned on the printer and the only thing that the screen does is show a blue screen, I'm new to 3d printing any help is awesome

[@3DPrintscape]

Hi. What firmware are you trying to use? Also, try to add an extra character or something to the file name to make it unique.

[@MrJeanlouiszhong]

Excellent introduction, really appreciated! I followed every single step in video to complete my CR touch installation: set and saved Z offset, then bed leveling and saved again, all completed without problem. But when I ran the bed level test (CHEP_bed_level_print, the one with squares), I noticed that nozzle was at least 2-3mm from bed. I also tried to create my own test with slicer. After bed leveling before print, when it was drawing the straight line on left edge of bed, I found the nozzle was too close to bed at the beginning, then continously lifted. It seems the bed was tilted. I even tried to loose 2 front leveling knobs, still no luck. I've done many times the whole setting adjustment procedure, still can't solve this problem. Have you ever seen similar problem? Many thanks.

[@3DPrintscape]

Hi. Does the bed have any wobbling or anything like that going on? It sounds like there could be movement on one of the axises.

[@wiechman4648]

Zishi looks like we all have the same problem, I thought it was just me. When we install the CR Touch, We need to leave it plugged in on the mother board and just disconnect it on the Z Switch and remove the switch, This way it makes it MUCH easier when you have to go back to using the Z switch, Just disconnect CR Touch,, Mount and plug in the Z switch, Install firmware with NO BL or CR Touch in it, Manual level, THEN PRINT again- Finally. My CR Touch worked great for 12 to 14 prints, NOW I cant get it to print right, Don't know what I did.., While printing with CR Touch my nozzle would slowly raise up to 0.77 all by itself from 0.3, CR Touch on sale $15.00.---- SOLD that was quick, SO I took a 25 dollar hit. BUT I'm printing again.

[@3DPrintscape]

@@wiechman4648 Sorry to hear that your cr touch started acting up. Did anything change around that time? Im trying to see if there is anything I should look out for with my printer or when other people ask about it.

[@tomaszs5954]

Very helpful tutorial anyway. The silent PCB is amazing. It's silent. If not the fans, it would be noiseless :)

[@3DPrintscape]

Hi. Ya, at this point the lowest thing on my printer by far is the fans.

[@arallsopp]

Given the Z switch is often glued in on the board, and there seems to be some discussion about whether it should be removed or not, I found it easier to remove that cable at the switch end. This way, you can easily reconnect / disconnect it without having to take off the bottom panel, and you never have to battle the glue.

[@3DPrintscape]

Hi. Thanks for sharing that tip. I agree its easier to do if your testing things out.

[@CarsMeetsBikes]

I was shocked to find everything on my 8 bit board was glued, switching to the 32bit board was such a hassle removing that old hot glue gun crap

[@michaelhenderson5098]

I might as well quit. The Creality site looks completely different, and I can't figure out what I need. I can't find anything that says "accessory firmware". I have the Ender3 Pro with the 4.2.7 mainboard, and the CR Touch is in the mail. :( Any help or suggestions appreciated.

[@3DPrintscape]

Hi. I covered some of the changes in this video, it may help you out. kzbin.info/www/bejne/qGGudopmZrZ3ras

[@squadswin]

This plus your awesome Discord got me sorted! Shout out to Patrick! Thanks team!

[@3DPrintscape]

Hi. I'm glad Patrick was able to help out :).

[@landonli3rd]

Comprehensive video, however after I installed my CR Touch, removed the Z-cable stop cable and plugged in the 5-pin and tried doing the autohome like you my printer keeps saying : Homing Failed. Is this a software issue or a is the CRtouch I got a dud?

[@3DPrintscape]

Hi. Creality keeps changing the firmware. Can you plug the z stop back in and test again?

[@landonli3rd]

@@3DPrintscape I’ve realized that it was just the firmware from creality that is woefully CRAP. I deferred to your earlier Marlin bug fix video and made my own firmware which works flawlessly now, I think an updated Marlin video would do wonders for many others experiencing the same issues with creality’s firmware

[@notadhdeveloper4994]

I get a .HEX file when downloading the 8 bit Ender-3 1.1.4 accessory firmware, but my ender 3 doesn't read .HEX. How do I fix this?

[@3DPrintscape]

Hi. You have to have the printer connected to your computer and push the firmware that way. You may also need to push a bootlaoder first, im not sure if its required for the Creality firmware or not. I know it is to move to other firmware. This video covers it a bit more. kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y2m8gpKvdtqmirs

[@notadhdeveloper4994]

@@3DPrintscape Thank you. Took 6 hours to install the BL Touch but it’s done now.

[@3DPrintscape]

@@notadhdeveloper4994 You're welcome, now that its in place, it should be worth it for you.

[@brocksdaddy081910]

I installed mine and the SD card slot stopped working and am having weird screen issues... I've checked all the connections and tried to revert to an older firmware and still no luck getting the SD card to work..any advice?

[@brandonbuchberger6899]

I have the same issue

[@3DPrintscape]

Hi. What was the exact name of the firmware file you used?

[@brocksdaddy081910]

@@3DPrintscape initially I upgraded to 2.0.6 with the 4.2.2 board and everything loaded correctly but I kept getting "printer halted" error and none of the axis would move. When I reverted back to an older version I cant remember the exact number everything worked but the SD card. If I can find the firmware version ill update it so maybe you can help someone else... what I ended up doing was buying the 4.2.7 board and everything is up and printing perfectly.

[@brocksdaddy081910]

@@3DPrintscape maybe 1.0.7 was the version of marlin I tried to revert back to

[@brandonbuchberger6899]

@@3DPrintscape I was able to get the proper firmware from creality support, I have jumped on the discord channel for some printing help with the cr touch now.

[@twc9000]

The port for my 5 pin adapter had some hot glue in it and I had to get it out with a knife before I could plug the CR Touch in. Also, the auto home did not work until I plugged the z-axis stop switch back in. That's not inline with the instructions, but after that, it worked perfectly.

[@3DPrintscape]

Hi. Did you use the firmware for the bltouch or cr touch. I think they made a change to the requirements specifically for the cr touch firmware.

[@twc9000]

@@3DPrintscape I used the CR Touch firmware. The printed instructions still said to unplug the z-axis switch, so maybe the updated the software but not the instructions.

[@3DPrintscape]

@@twc9000 Thats possible, i will keep that in mind if other people reach out with the same issue.

[@TheTinkirWorkshop]

@@twc9000 Thanks for this find. I was having the same issue.

[@TheMygyrl]

You’re tutorial for this is exactly what I need. However, my E3 isn’t reading the firmware.

[@robbiexiong3508]

You may have grabbed wrong version, or like me. I noticed it would not pick up wrong firmware versions for me. ie: I have a 4.2.2 board, if i stick a 4.2.7 firmware, it ignores.

[@3DPrintscape]

Hi. What firmware did you use?

[@ltraltier6009]

Thank you for an actual tutorial that isnt some shill attempting to either sell me some useless junk or convince me I need to solder half the motherboard and rewire the circuitry of my house while securing the death star plans or some equally stupid bullshit.

[@3DPrintscape]

You're Welcome

[@Morbazan125]

Even now they still don’t tell you to change the file name in the instructions you get with the CR touch. I’ve just recently bought one thank you for this comment.

[@3DPrintscape]

Hi. Ya they need to step up more on their instructions.

[@shawnp3468]

Hello there, I have installed a CR Touch on my Ender 3. I have run through the set up numerous times. Only once has the Z axis leveled the bed. The print head moves from he auto home location to the right closest corner and just stops. The screen reverts back to info screen. Not sure what I am doing wrong here. Any suggestions?

[@3DPrintscape]

Hi. Try clearing the eeprom (resetting defaults), run througgh z offset again, save settings, then try to run mesh again.

[@Team_Badass]

i have an ender 3 s. This comes with the CR touch already. After raising/lowering the bed, and going through many other troubleshooting processes, I cannot get my nozzle close enough to the bed. It seems to be siting around 10 while zeroed out on the z axis. Any recommendations?

[@3DPrintscape]

Hi. The autohome will always be +10 unless updated in the firmware. If you cant go below 0 the software endstops are probably enabled. If thats the case, you can disable them with m211 s0 gcode command.

[@Team_Badass]

@@3DPrintscape thanks for your response. I ended up setting my z offset to -2.85 and this remedied the issue. Not sure if it’s the full solution, but I’m printing!

[@JMiller]

Have you noticed how your arm your arm lags from left to right at 13:00? If you stare at the middle of the arm you can see how the arm starts to move up and down with the motor being on the left side the right side does not move as quickly or as much. this can't be good for prints because it is pretty noticeable. I have seen how others have installed a second motor on the right to keep that arm even to the bed and thought it was a little ridiculous but after seeing this, maybe not.

[@3DPrintscape]

Hi. That was due to me throwing the printer back together quickly for this video, it wasnt in a print ready state but i thought it would be fine for the video. The actual problem was i had it too tight on the right side of the printer.

[@fxjin-seon_angelic6570]

I’m using this with a USB Drive card instead of cable. Calibrates the printer and now it saved settings to my card under a EEPROM.DAT and CE3E3S.GCO . How do I put these files in printer settings for Creality Slicer 4.8?

[@3DPrintscape]

Hi. I dont think you would put them in cura but all the printer settings are under the printer in the machine profile.

[@secundaria5sn]

I had problems with the firmware. I have a BLtouch. I used Creality 4.2.2 (RCT6 - 256k) BL Touch firmware with all 5 wires and z connected but when I want to do z-homing it doesn't go down only the z axis goes up

[@3DPrintscape]

Hi. I have only seen this when the z stop wasn’t connected.

[@skrumbah]

after adding a BL touch i have an M600 issue. it does an automatic filament change. I've been using prusa slicer and cura. No matter what i do i get the same filament change. where do i go to change this. I'm still new to all this too

[@3DPrintscape]

Hi. What firmware are you running?

[@skrumbah]

@@3DPrintscape marlin bugfix 2.0.x with a BL Touch recently installed, about two months ago.

[@3DPrintscape]

@@skrumbah It may be worth trying to get a new build and pushing that.

[@skrumbah]

I’ll look into that. Would there be something I. The configuration.h file that I might need to address that would cause a filament change at the beginning of the print?

[@3DPrintscape]

@@skrumbah Not that im aware of.

[@luckyluke2822]

hello everyone if your having issues with the firmware not downloading on your 3d printer when you put your SD card in rename it 123 it works.

[@3DPrintscape]

Hi. Thanks for sharing. The file name has to be unique so changing it to this or adding a date will meet the requirements. Just dont change it to the same thing next time.

[@luckyluke2822]

@3DPrintscape that's strange why did they tell me to change the file name because it would not work when trying to get it installed on my printer. But when they told me to put in 123 it honestly worked because I did the method of changing the sd cards and being I only had 2 I thought to give it a shot being it wouldn't work and it worked

[@leighchurch5480]

I am having a problem with the firmware. I downloaded the file from the Creality site for the CR touch for an Ender 3. When I installed the card the firmware did not download to the printer. I formated several cards before downloading the program, but the printer still will not accept the file. Any ideas?

[@3DPrintscape]

Try adding a date or something to the file name to make it unique. If that doesn’t work, it may be the wrong firmware for your board.

[@ksmith0110]

Mine didn’t go so well. The about doesn’t show anything about the BL Touch. I have X, Y, Z and E in the advanced settings on the Ender screen.

[@3DPrintscape]

Hi. There wouldnt be anything about the bltouch specifically in the about screen, it just shows the firmware build your on. Do you see anything about the bltouch in any of the menus? If not, the printer didnt take the firmware.

[@corzarmishaw]

Setting the z offset my nozzle must be higher than 10mm because I can't go down any lower to make it touch the paper how do I fix that?

[@3DPrintscape]

Hi. Sounds like software endstops are enabled. You can disable them with m211 s0 command.

[@erikkniss9880]

I find that despite adjusting the z-axis offset, my nozzle still moves up as soon as the CR touch hits the mat. Any ideas why?

[@3DPrintscape]

Hi. Do you have any give on the carriage? If so, try to tighten that down first.

[@erikkniss9880]

@@3DPrintscape Yep, tightened the carriage and everything, but still no luck.

[@3DPrintscape]

@@erikkniss9880 Try to reset eeprom.

[@richardcintron3181]

Been struggling to understand a part of the video. When you start to do the paper trick to get the distance, what did you do the bed before? Did you use the knobs and lower or raise the bed before lowering the Z axis? Did you lower it completely so you can go to the -Z heights? Maybe I'm not explaining this correctly but I'm just confused about what to do regarding my bed before. My bed is not leveled right now and the paper trick isn't cutting it for me if I follow these steps but the bed is not leveled before does that matter? I hope I'm making sense but I would appreciate the help. Thank you!

[@3DPrintscape]

Hi. I have a video that covers leveling in a bit more detail but with the crtouch it’s a little different. I would start by doing an auto home then turning off the printer. From there, manually move the hotend around all four corners adjusting the height as needed to make sure nothing will scrape when it’s being driven by the stepper motors. Once that is done, you can move to each point and level as needed. Just make sure your doing it more than once because making a large adjustment on one will mess with the height on the others.

[@MrWagglesworth]

I can’t get the CR touch to work. Guessing it’s in the firmware, tried all kinds of stuff, nothing. I’m ready to saw screw it and go back to default…. But I can’t get that to work either. HELP

[@3DPrintscape]

Hi. What is it doing, do you have the bltouch options in the menu, and what firmware did you use?

[@crossfitnorthport2617]

The website no longer has an acessory firmware section? Any idea where I can find this file? I have the same board as you. Thank you.

[@3DPrintscape]

Hi. I made a video coving some of the changes they made but they also removed the crtouch builds. I have some marlin ones i made on my site you can use. Just make sure you connect the z stop. 3dprintscape.com/marlin-firmware-builds/

[@zk_6312]

The speed of your probing the bed for the mesh is a lot faster than mine. Is there a setting to speed up the mesh probing or did you just speed up the video?

[@3DPrintscape]

Hi. There are speed settings for it but i didnt modify them for this build as it could cause issues with accuracy. Its possible the config example used changed the settings.

[@zk_6312]

@@3DPrintscape Yea, I saw the saw the super speed setting though I really not looking for it to go that fast just about twice its current speed. Oh well, I just deal with the slow speed. Another thing I noticed was that the mesh calibration is centered on the bed which I believe might be because the homing position is off the bed after I installed the Micro Swiss direct drive. I saw somewhere how to fix that in the Marlin code.

[@cycloculus3867]

so i have leveled it out and the auto home is great and i did the z offset then when i go to level the bet the nozzle is still hovering slightly. i have tried to do all steps in order the right way 5 times and i am still having trouble. the probe of the cr touch seems to be at triggering before the nozzle has a chance to touch the plate. i even tried a print and it was still to far above the build plate. any help would be appreciated.

[@3DPrintscape]

Hi. The probe should always trigger before the nozzle touches the bed, thats why there is a z offset. When i level the bed i do it manually without the system on. So basically lowering the z axis to touch the paper at point one then move it to point two making the necessary adjustments, then repeating for the rest.

[@CoBrosAnimations01]

Hey so some advice, Installing the CR touch BEHIND the nozzle instead of how many people do it in front, was giving me E1 Thermal Runway errors, and I couldn't print anything. Swapped it around to how many do, where the CR touch goes in front of the nozzle cap instead of inbetween it, and it fixed the issue for me. I suppose the gap is too much, as it doesnt allow the nozzle to heat up correctly. Just a heads up for anyone following this, I reccomend putting it in front instead.

[@3DPrintscape]

Hi. The placement of the bltouch should not impact the thermistor. Im guessing there is a loose connection somewhere and when you change the position it knocked it back into place.

[@CoBrosAnimations01]

@@3DPrintscape good guess, must have been. I am no longer getting the error unless I heat more than 200, so I still can't do petg and will probably have to replace the thermistor or something of the sort.

[@3DPrintscape]

@@CoBrosAnimations01 Check the wiring first. I had the screw the connects to the hotend too tight once and it did something similar. I

[@MrToxin97]

I have been struggling for days to get my cr touch to work it keeps printing above my bed no matter what I do causing it to just print a glob

[@3DPrintscape]

Hi. It sounds like the z offset is not set right.

[@chrissolano4161]

I keep getting the error “failed printer halted”. - I’m using the correct firmware but my axis won’t move

[@3DPrintscape]

Hi. What firmware are you using and is the z stop connected?

[@3D_Zaga]

great video, is a way to fix the build plate so we dont need to touch it anymore? i mean permanent screw it with some nuts

[@3DPrintscape]

Hi. Using rubber mounts would help but the issue is more on the build plate side and many of them being warped.

[@paddockvolunteer8801]

Creality seems to have changed access to thier software to google sheets. I cannot find firmware corrisponding to a new.y fitted 4.1.27 board and CR touch.

[@3DPrintscape]

Hi. They changed a lot up. This video should help. kzbin.info/www/bejne/qGGudopmZrZ3ras

[@Dr.Q_PHD]

So, I know this comment probably won't get much attention based on how old the video is, but I need some advice. I am working with a regular ender 3 on the marlin 2.0.6 version. I bought the CR touch for it as I am terrible at leveling the bed manually. I flashed the firmware after installing the equipment, don't know if that makes a difference. Now I am at the stage of setting the Z offset but the printer keeps telling me that it failed to home: printer halted please reset. I don't know where to go from here.

[@3DPrintscape]

Hi. Is the z stop connected? If not, try to connect it.

[@Dr.Q_PHD]

@@3DPrintscape Holy cow! sorry I am just now seeing this reply. So, I did disconnect the zstop as instructed in the video. I just plugged it back in and i got the same result. I did install the cr touch before getting the firmware. So, given that I went out of order do you think that would affect it? That being said I am probably gonna try reversing the process tomorrow and then doing things in the exact order.

[@3DPrintscape]

@@Dr.Q_PHD Installing the cr touch first should be fine. There are only a couple versions of creality firmware that need the z stop disconnected (mostly the ones around the time of this video). If you have a newer one or are using marlin it needs to be connected.

[@miketurner4193]

I have an Ender 3 Pro but can't locate firmware on Creality's site. Any suggestions?

[@3DPrintscape]

Hi. You can look under www.crealitycloud.com/software-firmware/firmware or try my firmware 3dprintscape.com/marlin-firmware-builds/ .

[@pureblood369]

@@3DPrintscape thank you

[@3DPrintscape]

@@pureblood369 You're Welcome

[@SavageCabage208]

Now that the firmware is in the printer am I able to remove it to do my prints or do I have to leave it on there?

[@3DPrintscape]

Hi. If the firmware was taken by the printer you can remove the SD card.

[@robbiexiong3508]

Maybe i did something wrong, but it seems like after the firmware update, cr touch level installed and bed level. It suddenly keeps telling me i have no tf card even though it recognizes that sd card is inserted

[@3DPrintscape]

Hi. What firmware were you using when you had this happen?

[@robbiexiong3508]

@@3DPrintscape I got it all sorted out. I stumbled upon one of your video showing how to recompile from github. That solved all my problems. Thanks again!

[@al0osh761]

hi, when I go into the website and look for the Cr Touch firm ware I cant find it ( I have a regular ender 3 and a 4.2.2 motherboard)

[@3DPrintscape]

Hi, You will use the bltouch firmware.

[@JohnDoe-xd5nr]

Hi, for some reason i cannot find the firmware for the CRtouch. I have a 4.2.7 motherboard. The website is different now too. I need help

[@3DPrintscape]

Hi. I have a video covering the changes to their website but they keep changing things up. It may be easier to grab a build from my site or build one.

[@5lobTech]

Thanks for the video, however im a little stuck. Installed everything, updated firmware When i go to Auto Home the X & Y axis do what they need to do. then goes to the centre raises a little plunger drops and retracts a few times but does not lower to the bed to calibrate. Any ideas?

[@3DPrintscape]

Hi. If you have the z stop unplugged try to plug it back in. If its plugged in try to remove it. I have been hearing mixed results with whats actually needed, so i think they are making changes to the firmware.

[@RedRooster-qd6xw]

I can't find the download file; the website has changed since you made this video. When you go to the site it doesn't have accessories. I can find the file, but it will not download and will only open as a PDF.

[@3DPrintscape]

Hi. I cover the changes more in this video. kzbin.info/www/bejne/qGGudopmZrZ3ras

[@SUBsystemHawgCranker]

how does it actually work? does it save the data of where "zero" should be, and adjust the z axis accordingly as it prints?

[@3DPrintscape]

Hi. Ya basically. It uses the software to make z axis adjustments during the print based on the results of the mesh that was created.

[@SUBsystemHawgCranker]

@@3DPrintscape that is way cooler than how I thought it worked.. I thought it was simply a visual aid. going to have to order one!

[@brucedeutsch6993]

Hi, I like your explanations but I am confused about where I am with regards to firmware. I have an Ender 5 Pro with a 4.2.2 board and a CR Touch installed. My current Marlin is 1.1.1. I see a bin for the mainboard and another for the CR Touch titled Ender-5 ProMarlin2.0.6HW4.2.2ALTE137. Do I run the mainboard firmware first and then the CR Touch firmware, or does the CR Touch firmware include the mainboard firmware? TIA

[@3DPrintscape]

Hi. The CRtouch firmware includes the mainboard as well.

[@brucedeutsch6993]

​@@3DPrintscapeThanks!!

[@gillyboy1566]

Thanks for the excellent instructional video Rob. Can I ask you one question? Is it worth buying one of these, or should I continue levelling the bed with a piece of paper?

[@3DPrintscape]

Hi. Thanks for the feedback. Personally, i think either the crtouch or bltouch is worth it in most cases. Once its setup and working correctly it save a lot of time and headaches. In some cases where the printer shipped with a really warped bed, its almost required to account for it.

[@troybrady9008]

But nobody ever says how to adjust the X axis... when i click bed leveling it goes off the bed and nozzle goes into the bed.

[@3DPrintscape]

Hi. Typically you dont need to adjust anything on the x axis. I have had a similar issue to what you are describing, i was able to fix it by clearing the eeprom.

[@redslover5293]

needs to have camera focused on LCD screen during the calibration settings so we can follow "exactly" what is being done. not as useful as I was looking for.

[@3DPrintscape]

Hi. Thanks for the feedback, i will work on that more. Its hard to capture everything.

[@BZ804MX]

I tryed this but when i auto home it is allways diffrent number. And when i set it the nozlle is allways to high my offset is -0.009. Basiclly cannot get it worked tryed video tutorial and tryed brochure.

[@3DPrintscape]

Hi. It sounds like you may have something that is loose and moving around. I would go through and tighten everything up on the axises and carriage and make sure nothing is wobbling.

[@pedroblas100]

I did add the car touch but for some reason it won’t let the extruder get closed to the bed…. I did ask just the bed so many times nothing… is like the bed is not level for nothing

[@3DPrintscape]

Hi. Did you set the z offset?

[@mako-legendgaming7769]

I installed everything and updated the firmware to the one you showed in the video on my ender 3 pro. But when I insert my sd card to print something it says “no TF card”. I have tried two sd cards. Please help.

[@mariogrippa8233]

This happened to me. What I did to fix it was leave the SD card inserted, turn off the printer, wait 5 seconds, and turn it back on. Not sure if this will work for you but for some reason it worked for me.

[@3DPrintscape]

Hi. I have been hearing a lot of mixed reviews on the creality firmware. I have firmware on my site that may be worth you trying.

[@PixelSheep]

Thanks for the video! However I have a problem when trying to figure out the Z Offset by using the move Z axis - when I am at 0 the nozzle doesn't touch the bed - and I can't go negative - does anyone know what to do here?

[@3DPrintscape]

Hi. It sounds like the software endstops are enabled. You can disable it with m211 s0.

[@PixelSheep]

@@3DPrintscape is that also possible with the standard creality firmware? Sorry to ask all these questions - I'm pretty new to modding my printer 😅

[@3DPrintscape]

@@PixelSheep It should be, though you will need to connect to the primer with your computer and using something like pronterface.

[@philpesce]

Hello! I'm following the steps but the downloads page looks very different today. I don't see the "accessories" page. Help would be appreciated!

[@3DPrintscape]

Hi. They changed their site alot, i have another video covering where they moved things.

[@sergeymizerin8124]

@@3DPrintscape whats the name of that video?

[@3DPrintscape]

@@sergeymizerin8124 Heres a link to the video kzbin.info/www/bejne/qGGudopmZrZ3ras

[@lowlife_rabbit_mk2]

I have an Ender 3 Pro with the Silent 4.2.7 board. I installed the CR touch pretty easily. The only issue I have currently is the EPROM will only save to the SD Card? When I set the Z offset and "store settings" (with the card out) the settings will clear every time I restart the machine. If I set Z offset and "store settings" with the SD card in, It will save EPROM to the SD card. In order for the settings to stick, the SD card needs to remain in machine. The board itself wont save these simple settings? So i have to copy the EPROM file to every SD card I use?

[@3DPrintscape]

Hi. You shouldn't have to do that. Try to reset the eeprom without the sd card in the printer. Then save the settings, reboot, make your changes, save again and see if it sticks.

[@lowlife_rabbit_mk2]

@@3DPrintscape I do not have reset eeprom in my settings on the screen

[@3DPrintscape]

@@lowlife_rabbit_mk2 Depending on the firmware, it may say initialize firmware, restore defaults or something like that.

[@jeradhunter4628]

installed the firmware on a brand new card even formatted it just to be sure no my screed is glitchy can hardly read it please help

[@3DPrintscape]

Hi. I have heard a lot of complaints about this, im not sure if something changed with the firmware on the creality side or what. What is the exact file name of the firmware you used?

[@Koivro]

I'm new to this install and I am wondering how to extract the file and how to move it to the sd card. When I open the file from the creality website, the file has 2 things I can click. Then I can open those up too. But idk what any of this means. This is driving me crazy!

[@3DPrintscape]

Hi. you should be able to right click on the zip and hit extract here. Then you will find the file from the folder you need and just copy it to the sd card. I also have builds on my website, those may be easier for you to work with.

[@chrisburgdorf7469]

I just installed my cr touch today and followed your walk-though. unfortunately when i updated the firmware, the screen on my ender 3 went all crazy and unreadable. found the latest firmware for the ender 3 and reflashed back to what i thought was the stock firmware. seems like it was a downgraded version. my original software was 2.0.8, now it is 2.0.6. i get the bl touch option and attempt to go through all your steps. when i attempt to level bed it goes to the z stop and fails. what did i do wrong?

[@3DPrintscape]

Hi. This is a common issues. I think this video may help out. kzbin.info/www/bejne/qmW0dmSghdOWo9U

[@woahitsalma1022]

Hello, I really hope you see this comment, I am having a difficult time installing this specific firmware onto my ender 3 pro. This firmware makes my ender screen have a glitch, so I saw your video about the glitch, download the link and firmware to my ender and it takes the glitch away but the original firmware is gone? I can see during the glitch its the same as yours in this video, when I download to fix the glitch, its different therefor the auto level thing doesn't work. Im not sure how to fix this, I print out cookie cutters and though maybe buying the fr touch would help and its just given me a headache today trying to get it to work. Please if there is anyway you can get back to me I would very much appreciate, thank you!

[@3DPrintscape]

Hi. I have firmware on my site for the abl kit as well. Do you have the cr touch or bltouch, how is it wired, and is your z stop connected?

[@antsalates7950]

hello i have some problems with mine, when i try to auto level the bed and then change thez axis it only allows me to move the axis up but not down, also the cr is in a red light color so i dont knwo what to do

[@3DPrintscape]

Hi. If the z stop is not connected, try reconnecting it.

[@andrewgarcia7873]

Hi, I've been running into an issue where the display is blank after I install the firmware. I tried reformatting the SD, testing different SD cards, re-downloading, renaming, and I have had no luck. Any help would be appreciated! For reference, I am doing this on an Ender 3 pro with a 4.2.2 board.

[@3DPrintscape]

Hi. Is the screen just blue? If so, you have the wrong firmware or you are using the same filename that it had before. Try to add a number or something to the end of the filename to make it unique.

[@v2zyce58]

Im so confused, how do you put the SD card in the PC? How do you put the info on the sd card?

[@3DPrintscape]

Hi. You have to have a sd card reader. The creality printers call come with a little USB one.

[@Mikabellaa]

If I prefer to use a feeler gauge vs a piece of paper to manually level how would I go about it when doing the z offset? Should I do it so it’s just able to pass under the nozzle?

[@3DPrintscape]

Hi. The process should pretty much be the same but you may have to make more adjustments with baby stepping if its much thicker than the paper.

[@epicchocymilk3835]

I did this on my Ender 3 and after the firmware update the screen goes glitches sometimes

[@3DPrintscape]

Hi. I think this video may help. kzbin.info/www/bejne/qmW0dmSghdOWo9U

[@agonz010]

Hello thanks for the video, i bought a new board for my ender 3, the 4.2.7 board, and the cr touch, but the page of creality show me different firmware, its not the same page in your video and im confuse right now, what firm i have to download, if you can help me. Thanks a lot.

[@3DPrintscape]

Hi. This video may help. kzbin.info/www/bejne/qGGudopmZrZ3ras

[@agonz010]

Thanks for your help

[@3DPrintscape]

@@agonz010 You're Welcome

[@ryanvalentine5679]

hey hoping you can help i installed my cr touch and went to install the software downloaded the file and when i ran it on my ender 3 the crr touch clicked 3 times then the screen went solid blue and made like a screaming sound

[@3DPrintscape]

Hi. It sounds like the firmware may not have been right. Whats the name of the file you used?

[@jakediorio]

Hi, when I inserted the SD card with the new firmware, the screen went blank and has been that way for awhile. Is the board going to be in boot loader now?

[@3DPrintscape]

Hi. The screen should not be blue for long, normally less than 10 seconds. Try adding a random date string to the end of the file name to make it unique.

[@ajjamil1627]

same thing happened to mine... did you fix it?

[@atomicarson7962]

Hi, when I try to install the firmware for the cr touch, nothing happens. It restarted once, but when I went into the "about printer" setting, I did not have bilinear leveling. A few of my settings are in different places than yours. What could be the issue?

[@3DPrintscape]

Hi. What firmware are you using and do you see anything about bltouch in the menu anywhere?

[@atomicarson7962]

@@3DPrintscape No I do not. I actually accidentally flashed the firmware and now just have a blue screen error. I tried to get new firmware from: drive.google.com/drive/folders/1W3Ed91h_GtFX0gpw1lHDAy3wYvpkzEmG and still no luck. I needed the "Ender-3 Pro_4.2.2_Firmware_Marlin2.0.1 - V1.0.1.bin". When I put the sd card in the printer screen wouldn't change from blue, it shows no signs of new firmware. The sd card is formatted to FAT32 and I've even tried changing the file name, starting with "firmware".

[@3DPrintscape]

@@atomicarson7962 Try to make the file name unique, the blue screen is a common issue when the same name has been used before.

[@MrDanielMikos]

You rock man thank you so much for this video

[@3DPrintscape]

You bet!

[@peterthatcher1470]

Hi I inserted my sd into my printer with the firmware and powered on my printer and the screen was blue for 5 minutes any ideas?

[@3DPrintscape]

Hi. The printer didnt like the file on the card, or how the card was formatted. Very that you have the right firmware for your printer on the card, that the sd card is 8gb or less and fat32 formatted, and try to add a date or something at the end of the file name to make it unique.

[@adambrown8923]

i just bought this and mounted it but I was wondering why the light was red on the cr touch when I turned it on? is it because the sd card I downloaded the firmware onto was what I had all my g-codes on and if so do I have to buy another one to get it to work?

[@3DPrintscape]

Hi. The led flashes between red and blue a bit. It sounds like normal operation, are you having an issue with it?

[@adambrown8923]

@@3DPrintscape well I autohome it and it doesn't go straight to the center like yours does and the light doesn't ever turn blue, it stays red the whole time and I don't understand how to make it work

[@3DPrintscape]

@@adambrown8923 What firmware did you use?

[@jamesblake6928]

for the life of me i cant find a firmware that has the bed leveling option on it and my auto home doesnt go to the center it goes to the bottom left off the bed

[@3DPrintscape]

Hi. What firmware are you running currently and have you tried the one from my site?

[@alexzandramorris2817]

Thank you!!! I have never printed such a beautiful calibration square before! "The most beautiful square I've ever seen...." (West side story)

[@3DPrintscape]

You're Welcome :)

[@jesse1727]

followed all the steps, my board is the 4.2.2. but after doing everything it wont read anything off of my sd card. it knows it was inserted but the menu says no tf card

[@3DPrintscape]

Hi. What is the name of the firmware file you used?

[@jesse1727]

@@3DPrintscape Ender-3 Pro- Marlin2.0.1 - V1.1.2 - ALT.bin

[@3DPrintscape]

@@jesse1727 Can you try the firmware from my site? 3dprintscape.com/marlin-firmware-builds/

[@migumbeepbeep]

Anyone know why it would blink red? sometimes it goes purple, not sure if it's defective or how to fix it

[@3DPrintscape]

Hi. Mine blinks red as well. Not sure why they went with the red and blue leds, but i think its normal.

[@lil_steini2263]

Hey i have a problem with my z offset i cant go - 0,968 i can only go - 0.900 or - 1 can any one help pleas (v4.2.7)

[@3DPrintscape]

Hi. I think thats a limitation in the firmware. Have you tried marlin at all?

[@MattJones675GR9]

Will you do a video please installing the CR touch but using the marlin firmware as there's options like z probe wizard etc and fade height which I can't find a tutorial anywhere about these features :(

[@3DPrintscape]

Hi. This video covers most of that minus the fade height which should get enabled when you enable AUTO_BED_LEVELING_BILINEAR. kzbin.info/www/bejne/n5K0hIuQqN6VopI

[@ChillowFantasy2]

Will this work on the Ender 5 pro? or do I have to use the BL touch?

[@3DPrintscape]

Hi. To the board/printer they are the same thing, so it will work on the Ender 5.

[@tommischubert9861]

Can somebody help me I instead an cr Touch on my ender 3 pro and did it exactly like in this Video and everything went fine for 1 Print. The next day I wanted to print something else and the nozzle was to far from the bed. I tried to set the z Offset again but Z 0 was exactly what I need for Printing and no matter what I typed in there the distance between the nozzle and the bed didn't Change. As soon as the cr Touch gets in contact with the bed it thinks that's my Zero point. If someone had this problem also or knows what I can try please help me out.

[@3DPrintscape]

Hi. It sounds like you may have some movement on the bed, hot end carriage, or x axis. I would look into that first.

[@dizzytitan8481]

hey! my printer will stop 30 seconds into the print and just draw a straight line to the end of the board as if it froze up mid order. any solutions?!

[@3DPrintscape]

Hi. It sounds like its just running the purge line. Can you open the gcode file and make sure it has all the layers you were expecting? if it doesnt, something happen with the slice.

[@dizzytitan8481]

@@3DPrintscape the inital purge line is fine with me but it seems to do it again seconds after drawing the perimeter.

[@3DPrintscape]

@@dizzytitan8481 Thats odd. Check the machine profile in cura to make sure its not adding it in more than once.

[@dizzytitan8481]

@@3DPrintscape I found the issue! One of your videos pointed out that the CR touch firmware can cause issues so I uploaded your custom bl touch firmware on to my ender 3 pro and it's been lovely since

[@dizzytitan8481]

@@3DPrintscape but I've been sticking to prusa slicer since Makers muse got all over it

[@peterthatcher1470]

Hi after disconnecting the Z offset and plugging in the cr touch my printer will not auto home the screen says printer halted any ideas?

[@3DPrintscape]

Hi. I had someone else mention the same thing. I think Creality updated the firmware and its expecting the z stop to be plugged in. Can you try to plug it back in and see if that fixes the issue?

[@peterthatcher1470]

@@3DPrintscape hi I just tried this and it still didn’t work?

[@3DPrintscape]

@@peterthatcher1470 Whats the exact name of the firmware file your using?