Setting up a New 3d Printer in Cura

This video walks you through setting up a new printer in Cura 4.0 and discusses creating a printer definition from scratch.
After waiting weeks, you just received your new 3d printer and completed assembling it. You have printed the model on the SD card without problem but now you are to print some models from the Internet.
So you download Cura, select add printer, and your printer is not listed. What should you do?
This video steps you through setting up Cura for your first print and covers printers listed in Cura, printers similar to printers listed in Cura and printer you need to configure from scratch.
Here is the link to download Cura:
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Please leave any questions in the comments and let's continue to learn new things together.
Irv
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[@jackhaen]

Just got a Longer Lk4 Pro yesterday. No profile in Cura 4.4.1 for this printer or ANY Longer printers. I was amble to follow along with your video and create a basic profile - AND IT WORKS! Many many thanks.

[@MakeWithTech]

Excellent. Thanks for sharing.

[@icenesiswayons9962]

This tutorial was perfect for me. I've learned things tonight that I've been trying to figures for a few weeks now. Thanks for the video! :-)

[@MakeWithTech]

My pleasure.

[@ParkCitiesHandymanDallas]

Thank you for such a thorough video. Great attitude!

[@robertavery8897]

I learn something every time I watch one of your videos. Like combing in this video. Thanks, really appreciate it. Take care.

[@shortgirlshorts]

Thank you so much! I was having trouble finding the info so thank you for taking the time to help us.

[@robmills4709]

Great informative content. Thank you Irv. Learnt a good deal.

[@monicaschultz4313]

Thank you for helping me start my hobby. Still a little confused but im ready!

[@johnkelley9877]

That was really detailed and very helpful. Thanks for sharing this.

[@MakeWithTech]

Your welcome. Thanks for being a loyal viewer.

[@fernandogarza1460]

Wow, I spent a day looking through a bunch of KZbin garbage and you explained everything in 15 minutes. THANK YOU!!! Just so you know Todd Cook on Facebook Creality Official Group recommended your channel. I'm going to try setting the proper printer on Cura. I think I can do it now. Thanks again.

[@mac_uk5464]

Great video, detailed & at a peace that I can follow. Some bloggers just race off all the stuff & you have to keep stopping the video.

[@MakeWithTech]

Thanks for the comment and I talk a bit more slowly because if the viewer wants to go faster they can just use the youtube option to play it faster.

[@mindsofgreatness]

Just picked up a new printer and this helped a lot! 4 Thumbs up

[@firegames2866]

this man is good when you need to find something you are looking for he has what you need on the point

[@ResistantTime]

Why do I love this guy 30 seconds into his vid

[@vashspike]

Great and extremely helpful video, I haven’t been able to figure out why Cura can’t stick to the bed but when I use Slic3r I have no issues. I think all I needed to do was adjust the layer height and I should be good. Now to figure out how to prime blob in a line across the top of the heat bed so my prints don’t have stray filament messing them up.

[@tomlink2207]

Just discovered your channel. I love it! Finally, a maker channel for us baby boomers AND youngsters! I've been retired for 4 years and have been doing pretty much what you are doing! If you have a 3D printer, a drill press, a table saw, and an Amateur Radio station (optional :^) you're pretty much set for a fun retirement! Thanks, Irv!

[@MakeWithTech]

@Tom Link thanks. Where do you think I should promote the site to reach more boomers?

[@halekala1]

Thanks, your video helped me. Just got my two trees sapphire pro as my first printer and it wasn't in latest Cura so used Ender 5 as a baseline. Sapphire pro prints beatifully (after a carefull build). Benchy printed perfect. But, I have still a long way to go to understand all the Cura settings and what they do to print. Your video covers a good start.

[@MakeWithTech]

Glad it helped P.S. I have started a new discussion forum at forum.drvax.com where we can all have more elaborate discussions and share pictures on our prints and printers. Check it out. Irv

[@magnusthomsen450]

thanks so mutch

[@MakeWithTech]

You're welcome!

[@mindsofgreatness]

Appreciate the tips DrVax, working with cura 4.5 and in the travel option and a "max comb distance with no retract" not sure what that means though.

[@odycam]

Can you do a review on the FLSun racer? Great review my friend.

[@LoveItDirtyOffroad]

Creatbot f430 in need of Cura!!!

[@stevenbibeau1515]

Great tutorial. You saved me 😊👍 but you skipped over print head settings. Can you explain please.

[@TheDarksaint82]

i have a xvico 3d printer and when i do the tutorial my printer print out of the arera ore in mit are what shot i do ??

[@carloseropian1594]

hello, i configured costum settings for my colido diy, and the only problem is that the print is offseted to the centre of the bed. but dimentions are corect and precise

[@certified-forklifter]

FlashForge Guider 2s has the origin in middle, I think ;) But it is not a circle/delta. Cheers!

[@MakeWithTech]

Interesting. Thanks for sharing.

[@hashkeeper]

with acceleration and jerk controls, does cura adjust the rate of flow to compensate for the speed change?

[@scannaunderscore1]

what about if i have a cura config file with the sd card that came with my xvico, how do i just add that config ready to go to the latest version of cura ?

[@elidari60]

Hi I'm having a hard time caring profile from somebody else on the net they show the profile but I cannot put it in my camera I got an error message with a red mark on it that it does not match my Settings any explanation will be really helpful thank you very much and welcome back

[@cache4pat]

Great guide video. Did you know there is a default Ender5 Printer available from Creality, which I imported first into Cura 4; so did not have to build up mine from the an existing Ender3 base.

[@MakeWithTech]

I did not. Makes sense. I bought my Ender 5 the first week it was out so the new profile was probably added after that. Thanks for sharing.

[@cache4pat]

@@MakeWithTech When asked, Creality told me, I could find the *.json setup file on the provided Ender 5 mini SD card. They also directed me to their download area, for access to the setup file. It took some digging, but when I got it, I was able to load it into Cura 4.

[@MakeWithTech]

Thanks for sharing

[@AM_ENGR]

Hello, I have a Creatbot F430. Any suggestions on setting it up the CURA profile for this printer?

[@dereksanders1424]

One question I have a sunlu S8 and I can't find it on cure do you know what I could select instead

[@tsesarbg.r.9771]

'Dr Vax! when a review of the new cura 5 ? :) best regards!!

[@cathyc6442]

Your videos are so helpful. I'm new to all this, but I was going pretty good until I downloaded Cura v 4.1. BIG mistake. All my settings now are gone and I've spent 2 days trying to get back to it. For the life of me, I can't get the print to start in the middle of the bed. No matter the changes I've made in settings, it starts on the very left edge of the bed. Not left of center, I mean the actual EDGE OF THE GLASS. It's insane. Can you help? Suggestions?

[@casswms]

Hello I was looking for some advice. I purchased the Monoprice MP10 Mini. I was unable to load Cura on to my computer as a result I downloaded Ideamaker for slicing. It seems to have a larger range of numbers to dial in. I am a little overwhelm. Do you have any suggestions. Thanks in advance.

[@spamton_bigshot28]

I already signed in and I don't know how to connect the ender 3 v2

[@Millenniumworkshop]

How much ram does your mac have to be able to run these programs

[@steveaitken5468]

Hi Dr Vax, I also found this video a pleasant pace with great information. I apologise if this has been covered here somewhere, or more recently - I'm very new to the 3D scene. My son has gifted me an Ender3 with some mods, which he has run successfully at his place. The only option I didn't see / hear in the video was whether he can export a working profile from his copy of Cura and then import it into mine. Any thoughts ??? Thanks, Steve.

[@abdalrahmanya]

Do U still need help?

[@corker5735]

Can a slicer software support both fdm and resin 3d printers? I don't relish the thought of having to learn 2 slicing software when I plan on my 3d print purchases.

[@dedge101d]

im thinking of getting a sunlu s9 plus before i get one, do you know the add printer settings, i have heard that you can start with creality c10. As like to research before, Plus what profile would you recommend mainly pteg and pla +

[@cache4pat]

Any chance that you have Octolapse on your list of 'to do' videos for Ender 5 ?

[@MakeWithTech]

I have used Octolapse and found it has a negative impact on print quality. I think it is ok to capture a video if you are going to throw away the print. The problem is that it adds gcode to the print stream to move the print head to a standard position so it can be removed from the image. This messes with the cooling and overall temperature of the filament. Take a look at my video titled “I broke my printer ...” where I talk about this. Here is the link. kzbin.info/www/bejne/baCoaqSuoNajhs0

[@johnkad272]

Since Cura determines the initial layer height above the build plate, what is the purpose of calibrating the Z height on my Prusa MK3?

[@MakeWithTech]

You can think of your slicer sitting above the printers z offset. The z offset is the distance from the bottom of your auto bed leveling probe to the print surface. This only impacts first layer height.

[@shad0wa1kerz9mm]

Using the ant clone I believe it's called prezum an I got the auto leveling to work just there first layer hits the bed an digs into the tape what fixes that ??

[@MakeWithTech]

You need to adjust your Z offset. Watch this video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qoDbhqWGZ9yCoKM

[@polayer4040]

Hello Sir! Good Video! Question, I have a printer that came with a Cura based slicer... is there a way to export the printer and import it to the ultimate cure slicer? Or should I just copy and paste settings from one slicer to another?

[@elmer3383]

In CURA there is a box upper right says import.

[@hellfire08]

i'm trying to connect my anycubic i3 mega to cura so I can update the firmware. I selected that printer in cura, have the usb cord plugged in and it says it doesn't have it connected. any ideas?

[@MakeWithTech]

Yes. Don't use cura for this. Cura USB support is very poor. What do the Anycubic folks recommend? If they recommend Cura make sure your are using the version they recommend. The newer versions of Cura have broken USB support for many printers. To test your USB connection, cable, printer, etc try MatterControl from MatterHackers. Their USB support is excellent.

[@hellfire08]

I got the firmware to flash after trying it on my other windows 7 pc and updated to latest cura. Problem with my printer now is the level function dosen’t work and if I try to print something the printer tries to go further down an axis than it should and causes the belt to skip

[@dilophofilms]

what components with the Tronxy xy3 match?

[@MakeWithTech]

Not sure I understand the question. Sorry.

[@bobstewart3746]

Hi Dr. Vax. Why did you just skip over Printhead Settings,? Are they not important even though they may be wrong.? Are all print heads the same size and only the Gantry height matters? I am having a hard time with my new printer trying to do what you are doing and making it look so easy. I bought a Labists ET4. not the best I know, but it was easy to assemble, the quality is great for the money, and I printed their "Rocket " test print, which turned out really great, so I printed 4 of them in different colours. When I went to print my own Fusion 360 models, they were good, but with a few little flaws where the support touched the model, so I decided I could do better by adding some custom settings. I tried various printers, changing the names and obviously doing it wrong. I finished up with the Anet ET4, which looked exactly the same as the Labists ET4. I tried to copy a Start and End G-code and pick various other settings. That is when I lost track of everything and my printer started hammering on the bedplate or juddering on the belts and spewing filament off either side or corner. It has been a frustrating 8 days and I am in a bigger mess than ever. I know that 3D printing has a learning curve, but I am going backwards. I learnt how to use Fusion 360 to the point of making files with no program mistakes, so I can't be that dumb. It is now 11:15 PM so I am off to bed, but I will watch and study your video tomorrow and get back to you if I can't get it working properly, hoping you will help. Thanks for taking the time to do your videos. I really enjoy them and how they are presented. Bob.

[@Pricepro8478]

why do i have negative numbers in the pinhead area no matter what i do???

[@Pricepro8478]

printhead

[@elmer3383]

Did not explain Change or add the GCode. You sown me them but did not see how

[@Megafoot2164]

I just bought a Sapphire Pro how do I set it up using CURA ? I have been using an Anet A6 for five years but I don't think I will be able to use any of my STL files for this new printer . I would like to test print some files to be sure I've built this machine correctly . Could you help me please & thanks.

[@MakeWithTech]

Happy to try and help. The Sapphire Pro specs look impressive, please report how this goes. I believe you could get started by just my video, step by step, and selecting an Ender 5 as your starting point. The profiles will not be perfect because the Sapphire Pro is a CoreXY printer with a completely different rail system so the jerk and acceleration settings will be very different. You might want to just turn jerk and acceleration controls off in Cura for your initial prints. This will allow the printers firmware to set these values. I also did some looking around and found this profile on Thingiverse that might be helpful: www.thingiverse.com/thing:3708503 All the best. Irv

[@Megafoot2164]

@@MakeWithTech Firstly thank you for responding. The stage I'm at is testing with the prints that they supplied & getting used to the controls .I bought the pro ll with acrylic cover which i haven't installed yet. Every one who has posted has been a real help in not only building , and running this printer . So far i'm impressed with what i'm seeing . They put zip files on micro sd instead of usb thumb drive so i was completely lost for awhile . Thirty e mails in real time back & forth to Two Trees & finally things started to move . At this stage i'm not quite ready to print my own stuff . I will be in touch . Sincere Thanks for your help , i will be in touch.

[@Megafoot2164]

@@MakeWithTech after a bit of a struggle with Two Trees support i final got parameters for gcode . Its for Ultimaker works with Cura . Its been about my forth day of trying , it was really exhausting trying to get questions answered by Two Trees but , they finally coughed up the right firmware upgrades & other relevant information to make Cura work with Sapphire Pro . Time to rest up & tommorow is another day .

[@ahmedalhammadi2095]

Hi . How're u?? I have Allcct 300 printer and i can't add it to Ultimaker Cura.... I need your help,please

[@MakeWithTech]

Sorry. I have never seen an " Allcct 300". I would try Google.

[@ahmedalhammadi2095]

@@MakeWithTech Thanks 😊

[@jamescullins2709]

Do you fave profile for Sapphire S

[@MakeWithTech]

I do not. Don't own one.

[@jamescullins2709]

@@MakeWithTech It was just a thought. I am sending mine back. The extruder drive went up in smoke!!

[@shad0wa1kerz9mm]

printer nozzle scrapes the tape on my bed how to fix ??

[@MakeWithTech]

If your printer has an auto bed leveling system you need to adjust your Z offset. If it does not you need to relevel your print bed. Lots on video on this channel. Just Google DrVAX Level Print Bed.

[@Fuzzy_Sasquatch]

I absolutely love your channel. However, after a few years playing with my 3d printers, I don't understand why you would use Cura, my experience suggests Cura is total garbage. Mattercontrol is all I use, all Cura did was make me sorry I installed the software that came with my most recent printer.

[@samjanssens1509]

isnt the gantry thing the other way around .... if you set it too high, it is more likely to think it will clear an object, when in reality, it wont,

[@stonecold7306]

didnt say crap about getting it to connect to your pc.

[@MakeWithTech]

Cura direct USB support is very poor. If you want direct USB support you may want to check out MatterControl from MatterHackers or either Astroprint with a Raspberry Pi or Octoprint with a Raspberry Pi.

[@andrewcarrillo4814]

disappointed bc what i wanted to know was how to determine print head settings /: but you just glossed over it and didnt really address it