Cura Settings - My Easy to Follow Tips to SMOOTH 3D Prints!

[@F1NNJA_Industries]

This is the most addicting hobby ever

[@ZombiesVsMyGuns]

Bro you're ABSOUTELY crushing it. Everytime I run into a corner with how can I make a print work, I sift through your vids and have found answers every single time. My first build was a wingman from APEX (blocky and simple) and then I immediately jumped into building lich king armor which is very complicated and your vids are walking me through it a step at a time. I've learned so much. Also the Ender 5 Plus your recommended is straight beast mode. Now both me ender 3 and 5 are putting in work.

[@YouthleaderLanier]

This video gave me a lot of clarity as I've run into many problems while setting up the print. I've almost given up many times but keep coming back to this video. Thank you so much!

[@koekcoek]

love the sound of 3d printers on the background, relaxing.

[@Armor3dprinting]

These videos are crucial! Thank you so much. I was having a nightmare setting my printer up. After watching a few of your set up videos the print I just started is going beautifully the first attempt!

[@buddt222]

I’ve been resin printing for about a year and just got my first FDM, I really needed this video

[@chestydajarhead]

not that im anybody but you sir have earned my subscription

[@FranklyBuilt]

Thank you!

[@michaelparadise9293]

Getting into this hobby. Just ordered an elegoo Neptune 3 pro for my first printer. Really want to get more into this. I've watched about 40 of your videos in the last week. You're awesome!

[@leightonwestbury92]

The amount of help you provide us all is phenomenal, you're a really decent person, thankyou

[@MarkTurkel]

Thank you. I just received a new Ender 3 for the holidays, and this video is priceless for someone just trying to get started. Just watching you work with CURA was great. Thanks a bunch!

[@catherinerrosa8070]

Good Morning! Thank You so much for you input on this video. For days now I been searching of how to use the slicer and so many videos I have seen that hasn't stated any of the input you have on this video. Thank You so much! I am new to 3D printer and was about to threw in the towel until I decided to do one more search and ended up with your video. I think I have a chance now to try it out and see how things goes. I had brought a Ender 3D printer and thought I have broke it because my print was getting hard to remove from the bed. Then brought another printer Longer LK 5 and my filament was every where, couldn't understand the He** I was doing. But with your video I think I have a chance to set both and maybe get to print. The worst park of it.....is the levelling SMH that's another story of HE**. smiling. Thank You again. God Bless

[@ytlimdivad1874]

A lot of insight, thanks for your knowledge. I've watched a lot of videos on supports but your video broke it down and your easy to listen to others just fumble around. I will put what I learned from this video to use when I get home. Thank you!

[@FranklyBuilt]

Hey! Thank you so much. That’s exactly the feedback I like To hear. It helps so much

[@seomi691]

I wish I found your tutorial couple years ago. Please don't delete or private your videos because they are very helpful.

[@ReinkeDK]

Thanks a lot. I have used Simplify 3d for ever, but since they dont really update it anymore. I am switching to Cura, now that i just got a Ender 5 Plus printer. This guide is amazingly for me. Thanks

[@fernandocalderon793]

Great tutorial mate, you make me understand a lot of things I didn’t know, I new to this and getting pretty interested in the 3D stuff, cheers from Australia

[@jackbennett5283]

I know its a old video just wanted to say thank you I used a few of your settings on my neptune 2s and its made a massive difference

[@TheScotsman00]

Thanks for this Frank. I've been 3D printing for a year already and you just showed a couple of new and very useful tips for Cura.

[@cottondajuiceman]

Just got an Anycubic Mega S for Christmas and I have found your videos the absolute most helpful, thank you and keep up the great work. Love the Iron Man build!

[@marcayres8567]

Wish I'd of watched this a week ago! Just finished printing my first Ironman helmet & was shocked at the support waste on the helmet part 🫣😢💚🇬🇧🌱

[@duck9651]

This helped me so much after just installing Cura. Thank you!

[@christianmehrkens3426]

Thanks for help this video helped me so much and i have been watching alot off other guys but you nailed it 👍🏼

[@ThysaniaAg]

Thanks for the great tips and tutorials as always! Everything feels much more intuitive after watching your videos!

[@jesusvalencia200]

Thanks man I really am happy I found your video I look forward to seeing more great quality vids 👌

[@FranklyBuilt]

Thank you very much!

[@Frank-im8mw]

It's so informative and you really got to the points that I'm eager to learn about!! Thank you so much!!

[@ceskgalaxycreations2751]

Thanks man, your videos have helped me start out with 3D printing.....I'm also starting my own youtube channel....it's for clay sculpting mainly, but I'm starting 3D printing now too, so thank you.

[@gettingfitat5015]

This is great info, Frank!! I never knew about "custom supports". I have learned SOOO frickin much from you! So another big "THANK YOU"!! Just a thought for a future video: I hear all the time about "tuning your printer" or "dialing in your printer", and I know a few things to do, but what about a vid on important things when tuning your printer? ;-)

[@benmurphy525]

Ur tiktok channel is brilliant, I followed u over here and subbed without a second thought! 😊😊😊 Great job by the way and ur models are brilliant! Keep it going! 😊

[@ColinWatters]

Viewers might also be interested in the Adaptive Layer Height feature in Cura. It alters the layer height dynamically depending on the amount of detail/curvature at different heights. For example consider a vertical cylinder with a domed top: The cylinder part can be printed at a thick layer height but the dome on top needs a thin layer height. Normally you would have to set a thin layer height for both. The Adaptive Layer Height feature will change the layer height automatically to suit and this can speed up printing.

[@FranklyBuilt]

I’ve actually been playing with that recently trying to explore more features

[@greenladymx5]

Thank you - really easy to understand the settings - and I like your style!

[@mofoeugen]

Thank you. Wish I knew this before I started doing 200+ hours prints :D Still, good road-work for a brand new printer. Plus the experience gained. Plus the punch-resistant heavy mandalorian helmet ;)

[@robertwagner9600]

Great job! You're going through everything people need to know and you're doing it in a awesome way that anyone can follow. Thank you buddy. Keep up the great work. 😁👍

[@evil__kitty9540]

Thank u, just got the new voxlab aquila, ur video have really helped out alot

[@martyb2187]

Awesome as always Frank. The information you provide is really easy to understand and makes perfect sense.

[@johnrisner8649]

Great tutorial Frank. I am learning a lot! Thanks.

[@zerwinmagpantay5125]

You are helping us a lot bro!

[@obijohn1]

Awesome video mate, ive just started and this helps a lot. now its time to watch it a second time to make sure its sunk in lol. thanks

[@whileistillcan9338]

Subscribed. Great to watch you show how we can manipulate Cura to position and support a print. Thanks

[@captiandarwin]

That was very helpful information thank you very much

[@-Agent_47_]

This is a very good explanation, thank you

[@jeaf7]

Excellent video! keep up the good work.

[@daremo50na76]

Thank you. I learned a bunch.

[@johnglover4535]

Been waiting for this thank you so much!

[@jaysing7835]

Man I needed this

[@harrisondaines1326]

Thanks for the great info, I really needed this

[@bobstewart3746]

Great video...had no idea that you could adjust as you have just shown.

[@LCRRcreed]

Thanks so much for the video! Taught me a ton of stuff!

[@franciscocataldo9238]

thanks for the great tips man, it was just what i needed

[@techsavvyhero]

Even though I use S3D as my default slicer, there's lot of good tips in here :)

[@Music_monke]

Thanks for helping

[@josephosorio5718]

Good Video, Thanks. I agree about the reliability of the printer. I use an Anet A8 and print great stuff, sometimes rivaling the more expensive machines. It is all because of ensuring my machine is set up properly. Can't expect to win a race if the car isn't tuned... same applies to making good prints.

[@FranklyBuilt]

Exactly!

[@prideofmotown]

Hey man, I've just gotten into the hobby recently, but I've become a huge fan of your videos. Thank you for all of the great tips. Obviously this video is three years old, so I'm curious what you're printing on now? Do you have a Bambu Labs printer in your repertoire now? If so, I'd love to see possible settings you'd use on a P1S or X1C.

[@JLSLights]

Wish I could figure out how your moving around that way. I'm using the same software and cNt figure our how to move the camera

[@timboerboom]

Still a verry good video. Helps a lot :D Thanks,

[@Spazer454]

see he put all the support in the right place, our brain's so we can make better prints

[@gregmacausland6952]

Nice video! Thanks for the tips!!

[@amberroberts4105]

Loving your tutorials Frank, they are so detailed and easy to follow. How do you generate custom supports in Cura?

[@16689A]

best vid i saw on this topic

[@FranklyBuilt]

Thanks!

[@graphicsart22blue19]

dude this video is a god send. now if i can just get dial in this warped heated bed. fuggin aluminum plate came warped. like i can be 3 printer sheets deep in all 4 corners (nozzle way too far away from plate in corners) and im still carving a gash into the center of the plate. hoping this new glass plate i just ordered will fix that. or adleast patch it enough to not make every ither print fail.

[@AkiraFurball]

Finally someone who points out settings wont fix a shit printer! If I had 5p for every time I have seen a recommendation to change settings for something the hardware is causing I would be able to swap printers with filament rolls! I used stock cura draught profile to create "My Profile", I only use that ONE profile ever. Only things I changed from stock was Flow (after flow calibration), speed and acceleration, minor adjustment to retraction and thats my default saved.. Per print I just change layer height for different quality, if its higher detail I might slow it down a wee bit, if its simple with little detail I will change up to 0.3mm layer and speed it up, add supports if needed and adjust infill as required.. If I get an issue with print quality, its something gone wrong with the printer obviously, no point fixing a profile that not broken, fix the bloody printer!

[@DarkwinterWolf]

I had a horrible x shift. and I wen through and couldn't figure it out. so I popped the fan cover on my Cr10 mini. and low and behold my heater block had come loose. so far so good. sometimes doing maintenance helps

[@fordudesake]

I’m making one for my son right now, and he told me after I bought the graphite rub that he wants a Spider-Mandalorian helmet 😂 how would you recommend doing this in red? Still use the graphite or no?

[@scottbertelsmeyer6008]

Any tips on getting a Creality K1 Max to work with Ultimaker? It does not list it as an option when trying to add a machine.

[@michaelpetersen7417]

Thank you for this!

[@omnisentinel]

I gotta question, so I bought a 3D printer and I can't find a whole lotta support for it, its a Apollo3d Saturn and I ran two prints from it when i first got it, and they came out great, but now none of my prints are coming out. They all simply start printing, as if were starting from the top of the print, and I was wondering if you could help me out or point me somewhere..

[@TheMotionlessGrave]

If the Ender 3 is a good starter printer, what’s a good midrange printer?

[@jack91522]

Do you have an updated video of cura settings with lessons learned from 2 years ago? 70 overhang is pretty nuts! I can't do more than 45. At 55 I ruined a 14hr print.

[@Ben-we7vr]

can we get an updated video with the latest version of Cura?

[@p4real638]

How do you have that version mine and even when I go to cura site it 5.1.1 ?

[@LT-us5qt]

if i was use 1m long caprocorm tubing and not the short original length tube do you think it would give me print problems? i have so much problems try everything already.

[@ismaelnogueras]

This is from 2 years ago do these settings still work good?

[@Theguys1212]

How did you get that custom support option (the icon that looks like a staircase)? I have Cura version 5.3 and version 5.2 and I can’t find it anywhere in the marketplace

[@nikolajhgh-nielsen8610]

Hi Frank, I would like to know if it would do any significant difference if i printed the helmet in 0,2mm instead of 0,16 or 0,12

[@michaeledwards2372]

Is there one for the dome

[@qwerqwer1051]

Oh dang. Yeah, imma need this

[@BigT44682]

Hi Frank Hope you are well Do you have a video on useing a 0.6mm nozzle on a ender3pro with what settings you use please Would help with a lot of questions i have Thanks

[@FranklyBuilt]

No sorry no video on that. But it’s the same as always. I use stock settings mostly. I just change infill and supports

[@BigT44682]

@@FranklyBuilt ok thanks for the help

[@iam2musical]

Hey man how in the world do you get 70 degree support angle ? i run the overhang test and get max 50/55 have you done a video on overhangs ?

[@gladiatorgaminginfo5053]

Hey maybe you can answer this question, I just got an ender 5 plus, I’m using ultimaker cura and saving the files as a gcode to my sd card, the printer isn’t reading it as well as usb isn’t working what am I doing wrong?

[@ThaMazda]

Can we get a update with Cura 5?

[@paoloaccomando4778]

Fantastic!!!!

[@EndravenMusicChannel]

About to do a Sub-Zero mask which will take a day. We'll see how it goes!

[@KnowoneKnowhere713]

I'm gonna hit you up on the IG, I'm printing an MK7 suit right now from 3d and need some advice for chopping up the bigger pieces to get them done on my CR10S. Love what you do and I'm definitely not stalking your work for ideas or anything lol

[@matthewsanchez32]

Do you recommend a .04 nozzle or a .06 for helmets. I’m using a mega x right now.

[@MultiWriter101]

Do you do ironing?

[@thomasstover1519]

Thanks putting this putting, your work is great. Do you do anything different with your ender 5 plus settings?

[@Chris-vc1dh]

after scaling a part of wing for rc plane the outer skin cant be printed it just prints the inside but before scaling it is all good, any ideas?

[@KurtisJoseph]

He said I really appreciate the support after talking about building supports! Lmao! I am going to tell my Fookos... "I would appreciate some support here bro" and hope that Cura just does it for me right.

[@KurtisJoseph]

All of this seems like another language still. Printer will be here today. Set up will occur tomorrow evening. So the journey begins!

[@robertobenites7360]

@FranklyBuilt Curious if your settings have chnaged ow that its been ~3years since this video and there are better printers out on the market now.

[@grantwheeler2896]

My Cura does not have the custom supports tab readily available. How do i add it to my menu on the left hand side along with the other orientation options?

[@FranklyBuilt]

Go up to marketplace at the top

[@giovanicorona0258]

I enjoy your videos and decided to get a printer and set my cura settings like yours but the files keep printing like if it was a wire print. I could really use some help i have the creality ender 3

[@grimlock_3d]

Do you use a specific palm sander?

[@timothybeall6105]

In which video did you cover how to remove those circles the 3d printer makes before it starts it actual print? I was able to print a cube and now I am trying to print something a bit harder, and the circle seems to be a waste of filament and it causes fail.

[@FranklyBuilt]

Timothy Beall that’s called a skirt. It’s under build adhesion

[@timothybeall6105]

@@FranklyBuilt thank you for all the goo information. Made my start to this so much smoother.

[@nathanreed3302]

I'm curious about your print orientation. you say that you have your mask facing forward so the gantry not the bed can do the majority of the work and be more stable. lithophane people orient theirs so its facing either left or right so the bed not the gantry will do the largest share of work. thoughts?

[@FranklyBuilt]

That’s interesting. I’ve always had luck with gantry over bed but it’s 100% worth testing your own and seeing

[@nathanreed3302]

@@FranklyBuilt 1 reason was the weight that has to be moved. glass bed and aluminum frame vs the hot end parts. more stability moving the lighter weight perpendicular to the largest flat surface but I don't know. I've only ever done it the 1 way.

[@girishfuluskar7026]

Hi, I have a home made 3d printer. I am currently facing issue with z motor position after each layer. My z motors are not moving up as they should and it end-up crashing into previous layer. i am using merlin 2.0 firmware, slic3r for gcodes and pronterface for printing. Kindly advise

[@FranklyBuilt]

Move To Cura for gcode

[@girishfuluskar7026]

@@FranklyBuilt I added a gcode to raise z motor after each layer ("Print Seetings --> "After Each Layer gCode" in slic3r) it works for few layers after that it start working in reverse. Is the value in slic3r gcode gets overwrite when auto z raise reach the same value and turn the z in negative? How I solve this z motor issue? it is still crushing into previous layers and ruining everything. Need advise

[@NGinuity]

Maybe you covered this before but I'm new to your channel. What do you use to do your 3D mesh design for all of these?

[@FranklyBuilt]

I don’t 3d model or design actually haha

[@shutinyanks]

Can you do a video on when to use infill? Currently printing a rhino bust (thingiverse) i've made it hollow 0% infill but there have been some eeeek moments around the ears so im wondering if you can put your spin on it. I've read making the walls thicker would help but im sure your knowledge would come in handy

[@FranklyBuilt]

I’ll use infill around 5-10 Gyroid when making light statues or props. Anything getting handled gets 15-20

[@BigT44682]

Hi Frank Hope you are well thanks for the great video it help what size nozzle do you use on the ender3pro when printing a helmet please

[@FranklyBuilt]

I use a .4mm on my ender 3

[@cheesiongtan2623]

Hi , May I know if Cura can support SLA printing (my printer is Nova Bene 4), thanks!

[@FranklyBuilt]

I’m not sure yet I just bought a roll to test

[@seanbiden2198]

What nozzle size are you using with your MAX. and what layer height are you using? Thanks

[@FranklyBuilt]

.4mm .2mm layer height for now

[@theshelbycash]

Do you use any dialed in retraction settings like retraction speed or distance or do you use the default and does it work well?

[@teddytran7581]

Awesome video, thanks for the information! Have you had an stringing issues when you started? My prints are coming out great on the creality cr10s pro v2 but have been getting alot of stringing.

[@FranklyBuilt]

Sometimes. That’s a temp and retraction issue you need to dial in

[@aflah4863]

@@FranklyBuilt bro this is paint on computer which on e are you using....? Iam a beginner please help meeeeee! I have Autocad 3d? Which one paint is this?