Ender 3 S1 Pro 'Automatic' Bed Leveling In 3 Simple Steps
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- čas přidán 13. 10. 2022
- Leveling or Tramming the bed on your Ender 3 S1 Pro 3d printer is quite a quick easy process, but it's one that can cause some issues if not done right.
In this video i'll show you how to set your spring pre-load, manually tram your bed and then use the automatic leveling feature to create a bed mesh.
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*I've had quite a few people ask about my Cura start and end g-code for this machine. It's nothing special but feel free to try it if you want (just copy and paste)*
Start G-code:
; Ender 3 S1 Pro Custom Start G-code
G92 E0 ; Reset Extruder
G28 ; Home all axes
M420 S1 Z10 ; Use saved Bed Mesh
G1 Z2.0 F3000 ; Move Z Axis up little to prevent scratching of Heat Bed
G1 X0.1 Y20 Z0.3 F5000.0 ; Move to start position
G1 X0.1 Y200.0 Z0.3 F1500.0 E15 ; Draw the first line
G1 X0.4 Y200.0 Z0.3 F5000.0 ; Move to side a little
G1 X0.4 Y20 Z0.3 F1500.0 E30 ; Draw the second line
G92 E0 ; Reset Extruder
G1 Z2.0 F3000 ; Move Z Axis up little to prevent scratching of Heat Bed
G1 X5 Y20 Z0.3 F5000.0 ; Move over to prevent blob squish
End G-code:
G91 ;Relative positioning
G1 E-2 F2700 ;Retract a bit
G1 E-2 Z0.2 F2400 ;Retract and raise Z
G1 X5 Y5 F3000 ;Wipe out
G1 Z10 ;Raise Z more
G90 ;Absolute positioning
G1 X0 Y{machine_depth} ;Present print
M106 S0 ;Turn-off fan
M104 S0 ;Turn-off hotend
M140 S0 ;Turn-off bed
M84 X Y E ;Disable all steppers but Z
Easily, the clearest and most straightforward instructions. I’ve stumbled on so far in my month-long new to 3-D printing journey. Thank you so much for this.
Great, thanks 👍
I was just going to say the same thing. Thank you for this!
This was honestly one of the most simple BUT MOST USEFUL leveling videos I’ve ever watched. I am relatively new to the craft and have had countless issues with my bed! This video was short but easily followed and solved almost everything! Thank you for this! 🎉
Glad it was helpful!
There should be a movie where Nicolas Cage looks for you, because you are a National treasure!
Your comment made me literally laugh out loud😂😂
International, if you ask me. Cheers from Norway!
I fricken LOVE IT!!! 😂
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Why would you need a "mesh" of a 200mm flat plate? If your printer requires this, you should return it as faulty ie. The build plate is meant to be flat!!!
Don't worry about gcode, mesh's etc. You want to be leveling the plate with the hand screws, not software.
The auto level IS a gimmick, it does the exact same thing as a simple end switch used to do..
I know this is a year old video but I still wanted to say thank you for making this. Very clear and simple to follow instructions. My mom just got this printer for Christmas and we got the first example print to work and then it was an absolute mess when we tried the second. Trouble shot and changed settings for 4-5 hours with no luck. Stumbled on to your video and took my time following the instructions and got her second print working. Thank you so much!
I was so disappointed with my Ender 3 S1 Pro as no other video (even Creality's) resolved this bed leveling challenge. Finally, after following your instructions, a perfect Lego calibration cube came out of the bed ! One problem I faced here, though: the distance between the nozzle and the bed was greater than the Z offset limit (-5.00). To solve it, I had to reset the printer via the touch panel and start the Z offset adjustment again. After two resets, Z offset is now set to -1.75 and the nozzle is at a perfect distance from the bed. Thank you !
I cannot get this. I started with a -4.00 offset right out of the box... I have reseted the settings many times and still I am around the -4.15 offset is getting bigger with the time and every reset...
@@axor im at 3.15 and it works like a charm. doesnt matter as long its leveled
I leveled the bed as you descriped here and had a nearly prefect first Bed-Level Calibration print out of cura. Thanks!
This s a complete game changer. I have struggled with bed adhesion problems for almost a year. Tanks a ton! PS. the M420 has me cranking out super consistent prints. Finally able to print at 85mm/s.
I just received my S1 Pro and this worked great. This is my FIRST 3d printer. I followed your guide to PID tuning and leveling and my first print a Zou Ghost worked perfectly. Please keep the S1 Pro content coming as it applies directly to my unit! Thanks!
Your gcode suggestion of M420 has all my subsequent prints working flawlessly also
Great to hear the videos are helping 👍 Thanks for the comment
@@RickyImpey Will give this I try (though I'm getting really good prints, I have to level each time) - I notice my X and Y widths are different in creality slicer - only 220 and the code is slighty different. If I copy your settings will that work ok too?
@@PaulMD Yes it should work fine. Mine are copied from Creality Slicer. Copy yours to a text file before you change anything though, just in case you have any issues and want to check its not any change you make to the start g-code
Ricky, thank you so much for this video. The tip on the bed level matrix not being loaded was a huge help. I am a complete beginner and this video got me printing with my new Ender 3 S1 Pro with great results in just 20 minutes.
This was the only video that covered this correctly in a way that made sense, so many others I watched did it there own way and missed steps . Thank you !
Thank you for this video. I referred to it heavily during setup. Because of your leveling guidance my first print ever (calibration cube) came out perfect on 4 sides. Little striping on the z axis but still almost perfect print. I’ve never used a 3D printer before. You got my print looking super high quality my first time. I am super impressed with the quality and also how quiet it is except for the fan noise. I’m extremely happy with my purchase so far on day 1. Also, figuring out how to use Cura took more time than actually assembling the printer. Your video is gold.
Really glad the video helped. Sounds like you've had a great start to your 3d printing journey. Thanks for leaving the comment 👍
I watched a separate video about the full set up of the s1 pro and when he got to bed leveling, he missed so many crucial points. Your video was so much easier to follow and has now got my printer printing properly. Thank you so much
Best guide I've ever had, just wanted to say without this I probably would have been discouraged enough to sell my printer. I have this video saved and refer to it every couple of months when I need a refresher! Thank you sir.
I'm new to 3D printing and I found this video the most informative and straight forward for getting great results. It should be a must watch for all new 3D printer owners. Thanks for putting the time into making this fantastic video.
I am a complete 3D printingr beginner and I was having trouble leveling my Ender 3 S1 Pro until I found this video and saw the tip to add the G29/M420 code to my slicer's G-Code. Thanks Ricky!
The biggest issue for me is that for some reason, auto bed leveling doesn't work and keeps failing when the heat bed is on. Making the code useless to me as the probing fails at the begining of every print.
Hola nose si me podrías ayudar , a mi me pasa de que el auto nivel de mi pantalla lsd se congela al llegar al 100% @@bigboomer1013
Really appreciate all your videos on the Ender 3 S1 Pro. Recently purchased one for myself as my first 3D printer and your videos have helped immensely as they are clear and concise, which is a great thing compared to other how to videos on 3D Printing.
Great, that Jerry👍
Oh my god thank you so much! I was having SO many problems, I auto leveled like 5 times, adjusted springs until I saw this video. That one piece of code CHANGES EVERYTHING, the guide on leveling is amazing! Props to you, thank you so much.
So much better than anything Creality provided! Great job. I almost scratched the PEI with the test print by following their instructions. Yours got me pumping out perfect prints. The tip about the G-code was insane too. Didn't realise that was required!
Glad you liked the video. Technically the g-code shouldn't be required IF Creality enabled the correct feature in the firmware. Unfortunately, Creality firmware (especially for the S1 Pro) is very hit and miss lately and I have very little faith that they have done what they say. Many have told me that adding the g-code improved things as it did with mine and it does no harm if the mesh feature is enabled correctly.
Exactly the same… missed this step following other tutorials. Your the boss 😍
@@RickyImpey Managed to scratch my print plate twice in the first month, even though i leveled every time and auto leveled. Will definitely try out the g-code trick, this is amazing!
I agree with all the previous comments saying how ALL your videos are succinct but have all the necessary detail, presented in a great manner. I would recommend your videos are added to a must watch list for both people new to 3D printing and the more experienced.
Thanks Ian, it means a lot👍
I am amazed how well this works. I have this printer for a couple of weeks and kept having adhesion issues. It's my first 3D printer and knew that there are multiple 'workaround' for this issues. The only way my prints would stick, was by applying a generous amount of glue stick. The way more expansive version Magigoo did not even work. And it looked messy and weird in comparison to all other CZcams examples.
But the last part in your guide about the slicer settings in Cura finally did the trick! All my prints stick perfectly without any glue at all.
Thank you!
By far and away the best bed levelling tutorial for the Ender S1 Pro! As a 3D printing newbie I've watched a few videos but this one nailed it for me. Thanks!!!
Best tutorial on leveling that I have found and I have been through a lot of them. So accurate and concise. You probably saved me several more hours of frustration. I'm so glad I came across your video. Worthy of a subscribe for sure!
Great to hear, thanks for leaving the comment 👍
Great video, it took me a while to get this figured out on my own. I am glad you you made this available for the community. 📶
I would like to add, I have a CR10 Smart Pro and followed these steps. I've been printing great for a solid week now! Thanks for this.
I made several attempts at leveling my new printer to no avail. Then I found your video. I followed your instructions precisely. The very next print was successful. Thank you! You saved me from a great deal of frustration.
Great video! At first, I tried it without the first steps (loosening the wheels entirely) as I thought that wouldn't have much effect. But I couldn't get my first layer right. Then I just tried the whole tutorial and it's night and day. Lesson learned, thanks for your effort.
This is the best Leveling guide by far. I was having a vary hard time with adhesion and this totally cleared it up.
Thank you!
Glad it helped!
Thank you so much for this guide. As a beginner it‘s quite hard to get everything right the first time; but your video helped me out a lot! Cheers :)
been fighting with me Ender 3S1 Plus for about a week now before I found your videos, currently the test level print is looking really good. I'll for sure be returning to your page plenty of times for all my future printers. Thanks so much for making videos!
Great simple, straight to the point video. Lots of little tips and tricks. Thank you very much!
Thanks to your video I was finally able to get a perfect first layer. I kept bashing my head trying to figure out while the ABL was not taking effect. You are amazing!
I have this printer and I've been struggling so much as a beginner trying to level, this is the ONLY video I've found with the information you need on leveling for this printer. Thank you so much I was so lost on trying to level this printer by myself
Glad you found the video and it helped you Byron 👍
@@RickyImpey even your unboxing video was great 👌 I have thus video saved because I am now up and printing which what would've taken me 3 hours to level 🤣
I love you. Days and days of research and changing settings and slicer options and manual levelling and then… I found you. Thank you so much. ❤
I just got my S1 Pro and did not know to do the manual level you show at the beginning of this video. The manual for these is no help. THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!
one of the most enjoyable and insightful videos ever for S1 newbies
Was having trouble with bed adhesion... And getting pretty frustrated. Friends were saying my bed probably wasn't level. Tried leveling how the Creality site had said and kept having adhesion issues. Even tried some purple glue. No luck. Did everything in your video including adding the line to the gcode... It printed almost perfectly the first time. Absolutely no adhesion issues. Thank you!!
Thank you so much for this simple and detailed instruction. I've had my ender for ages and I've never understood how to use the autolevel until I watched your video. I'm now on my 2nd long print and only now am I loving the printer, all thanks to you 😊
Thanks a lot for making this video! I just bought this printer, and was having issues with adhesion. Your video got me on the right path!
This is some much appreciated information. My first s1 had a short and had to be warrantied out, so when I went to print and it was all wrong, I thought I'd have another issue. With your help, I'm printing clean. Thank you
Thanks a ton for this video! It saved me from endless auto bed leveling headaches on my Ender 3 Plus. You're a lifesaver!
Thanks so much! I had to rewind and retry what you said a few times but eventually got it figured out.I just set my S1 pro up less than an hour ago! Looking forward to getting into the world of 3D printing. As a Sim racer and computer nerd...this thing will surely get put to use! Thanks for your help bud!
Enjoy!
Good day, it's about leveling your bed from your Enter 3D S1 PRO. First I had done it according to another video. But my PLA filament didn't stick to my bed. Until I saw you video with right clear equalize the tips for your bed. Especially that machine put in the start G code that you had to place M420 S1 Z10 at G29. Now I can 3D print. Thanks for the video.
Just got my Ender Pro. Thank God your channel came up. Your content was spot on and helped me immensely!!! Followed this and was printing flawlessly after your advice! Bing bottom boom…subscribed and liked!!
Cool, glad you found us! Welcome 👍
This is an amazingly clear and concise instructional vid. Thank you a million times!
i've been having problems for weeks now. This video, was quick, easy and informative. Thank you.
after 3 or 4 leveling videos , this was the only one clear enough for a correct bed leveling for the first print .. thanks a lot !!!!
Thank you Ricky, I followed your instructions and got the first 3D print out successfully. Your explanations are perfect!
Been fighting with this a bit until I found your video. Thanks so much. The Mesh GCODE was the ticket for me I think. Prints are turning out great now!!
Thank you so much ! Been struggling with bed adhesion, and this completely fixed it!
Thank you Ricky for this video, I'm so happy with my Ender 3 S1 Pro printer. When I assembled the printer, I took time to make sure it would be flawless, first I´ve tightened every single screw, adjust all the rollers, leveled the bed, not only folowing your steps, but also making sure it was perfectly even, for that I used a caliper to make sure the base and the bed had the exact same measuring on all 4 corners, then lubricated the 2 gantry shafts with Lithium grease, tighten the 3 belts to perfection and finished doing one last bed leveling. My first print was the rabbit that came on the provided SD card and it printed flawlessly, I was amazed by the quality, no stringing, all the layers came perfect. My second print was the cable holder that you kindly provided on another of your videos, the only change I made to the printer was, changing the angle on the original screen cradle, because my printer is on a dedicated shelv, a little below my eye level (standing up), it was easy to change the inclination (45º up), you just have to grind the little slot and drill a hole next to the lower screw, and you can only use 2 screws in the end. Finaly I'm so happy with this printer, I wouldn't look for any other printer, after my experience with this one. All the videos you have submited helped me a LOT with my beguinning on 3D printing. Thank you once more for that. Cheers
Really glad you are enjoying your printer. Thanks for letting me know you are liking the videos too👍
Finally understood how it all goes together! Thanks for a good explanation. Instant sub! 👍
Thank you so much for this! I've been struggling with my S1 Plus but this was perfect.
Not happy with my printers leveling I finally stumbled upon your video. Following your simple instructions it's like magic and my S1 Pro finally does what he is supposed to do. :)
Thank you so much for your videos!!! I’ve learned so much as a beginner. These are the best videos I’ve watched so far, you explain things very well.
Really glad the videos help👍
Best 3D printing video I've seen. Detailed but succinct. Thanks Ricky and hi from Australia!
Thanks for the comment and welcome 👍
You Sir are a Legend! I bought the S1 Pro for my son as a Xmas present. He's 8 so daddy had to make it work. From about 9AM Xmas day still next day 4PM I struggled to print a rabbit / cat. I was considering returining it. I levelled with paper, tried the G29 line, tried and failed every time.
This video is really a life saver! This is the best I've seen because I can finally trust my good eye. The M420 line is something else.
Later I will realise how silly I sound but I'm so grateful for this video! Folks, a cat is being created right now!
Thanks for this, I just bought an S1 Pro as my first printer and this set it up beautifully.
thank you so much for your easy to follow video, had my machine for about a week, tried leveling from other videos but they got confusing , followed your video step by step now i am printing thank you again .
Clear. Concise. 100% Accurate. Thank you so much. This video resolved my issue and my prints are amazing! Fantastic.
Thanks so much for this clear, concise, and complete explanation. I had no idea about the M420 S1 Z10 command. I added it to my Cura start g-code and my bed adhesion was fixed.
Did the M420 S1 Z10 really work? I saw on Reddit that sometimes it doesn't work correctly. Did it work for you after several months of using the command?
Thanks!!! That G code thing at the end actually made my bed leveling work that I thought it was using. Golden!!!
Thank you very much for this clear and to the point video. I agree with other posters, it seems crazy to have to go through all of this with "auto level" It should set a mesh and be DONE. For anyone interested you want to know a printer that works like this? The CR6 SE. You run auto level and you are off and running. None of this fiddling around. I Was hoping this printer would be similar, but its not even close. With the help of this video its finally doing perfect 1st layers, but what a PITA. Thanks Ricky, this is a great video.
Super helpful to get my printer working correctly.
I was already becoming desperate why my leveling efforts didn't work properly.
Especially the procedure of first setting the value on the screen for position 1 and then adjusting the screws for position 2-5.
As well as using the "M420 S1 Z10 ;" command.
Thank you!!
I spent my whole day hitting my head against the wall trying to level my S1 Pro through the Sonic Pad. And this video solved it all. So far your videos have been the most consistent, thorough and straightforward of any I've watched regarding 3D printing. You should have Creality pay you for this. Thank you!!!
Thanks for this great comment. Glad you like the video style and that you've found them helpful👍
Thanks for this video. Out of all videos I have seen this is by far the best, most concise and extremely useful. Just bought one of these and I have to say, coming from a nightmare with an ender 3 V2, this printer is excellent. I didn't get the issues you had with yours, my bed and axis's were all nice and tight. I followed this guide to accurately manually level the bed prior to auto, and my prints have been flawless. Printing with PLA+, I have only had one failed print (that was due to a tall model that just required adding a brim). The prints by the way are excellent, I highly recommend this printer! That PEI sheet is like having a bed of glue - everything sticks so well, I have a hard time getting the skirts off :)
Brilliant! Really glad you are happy with yours. Thanks for leaving the comment 👍
Thanks Ricky! I was literary planning to pack it and send it back, but you filled in the gaps and I got the result right away. This should be incorporated by Creality into their manual.
Can't thank you enough! I'm new to 3D printing and your video saved me! Keep on! Subscribed...
First time I've ever commented on a CZcams video. Thanks for the concise and to the point video. I'm setting up my first 3D printer and couldn't get anything to stick to the bed which was very frustrating. Your video saved the day!
Awesome, really glad the video helped. Thanks for taking the time to leave a comment👍
Extremely helpful. Thank you for taking the time to explain this.
This is a GREAT video. NO ONE told me about this and i’ve been struggling with my ender 3 s1 pro for months.
Glad it helped 👍
I frikkin love you man. That little section of Gcode saved me from dousing my printer in petrol and throwing it out of a window.
I knew it was ignoring the mesh but I didnt know enough to think it was in the slice!!
Brilliant tutorial, perfect for beginners like me. Thank you so much!
I had heard that the auto level would succeed and then be miles off, so I was prepped. But I had done it manually first and undone the screws too far to get bed higher. Then it wobbles around and I thought it was broken! Your tip re getting the springs pretensioned and only then doing the Z height adjust with the touchpad. I needed 4mm, which the springs were unable to provide before running out of tension leaving the end wobbling.
MANY THANKS you’ve saved the day for a novice printer owner.
Thank you so much. I was having the most frustrating time after setting my printer up according to manufacturer recommendations. Watched this and 20 minutes later I have a rock solid first layer that looks beautiful.
Great to hear!
I know it's been a while since this video was uploaded, but I just want to say THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. The problem I was having was that the nozzle was too high while printing, but perfect when levelling. I have looked at all sorts of solutions, most of which I could not even understand. Your video is so easy to understand and follow, and fixed the problem perfectly. So again thank you. 🙂
Best tutorial for beginners with a brand new printer. Thanks so much!
Thank you - I was trying to figure out why my my 2 hour old printer wasn't printing right - it was the step that you said wait until the end. Yep, my slicer settings was missing that line. Now it works like expected and I can move onto really dialing this machine in. 👍
Thank you for making this video!
Just what I needed, a real time saver.
I’ve been almost nonstop printing on my s1 pro since getting it 2 months ago. Used this video multiple times, it’s brilliant. After about 20-30 hours of printing the bed will unlevel itself. Could be a combination of roller wheel wear (it creates weird gray dust on the wheels), nozzle grinding (this happens unfortunately), spring tension loss, pushing down on the bed for cleaning, etc… i think a good idea for a follow up video to this one is covering maintenance and realistic expectations of occasionally needing to retram the bed, inspection of wheels, firming up mechanical wear, indicators its time to retram, and so on. I started getting a wicked 15 degree slant only 20mm apart on small pieces obviously causing 2 quick failures. Retrammed and back to perfect prints.
Yes, that's a good idea for a video👍
Glad i stumbled upon this, made my first print with the help of this and it was great - no issues at all
Thank you, most straightforward and well explained I have seen. The addition of the G code saved me.
Thank you so much for this video. My son got this printer for Christmas and it has saved me so much headache !!
Most helpful 3d print guy on CZcams. You do such a great job explaining everything in great detail. Thank you for the videos.
Thanks for that great comment Riley. It's easy to get caught up in views, subscribers, etc. But comments like yours remind me why I started making videos. I hope I can keep making content that helps explain things 👍
Thank you! I'd been struggling to level my bed as a new user. You made the process make sense!
You are my hero, i have been having problems since i have the printer but not aymore. I have the ender 3 s1, so steps and screens are a little bit different but i tried to followed up everything and now my printer is finally priting so clean. Thanks a lot!!!
Thank You a lot for your leveling video. I bought the ender 3 s1 plus some days ago and could not level correctly. Especially the note with the M420 was very helpfull.
You helped me assemble the ender 3 v2. You're the best 👏👏👏
This is such a good reference video that I've had to create an "Impey Videos" folder to my bookmarks. Well done!
This was a very informative and incredibly helpful video. Thank you!
Thank you! Your video helped me get my new Ender-3 S1 Plus printing great!
Super easy to follow and to the point. Thanks for the great video!
worked like a charm on both of my pros, thank you
this is how every tutorial should be, thanks man! it was really useful
Thank you so much for this Vid. I Do this every time. Sonic pro didn't work for me so this was a great process to just get the base set to work for prints consistent and quick.
I can not thank you enough! I purchased my first 3d printer about 3wks ago, it was going well enough I purchased a 2nd... I followed this video to level that one and my test print was so perfect my family thought it was a piece of post-it note paper! I just releveled my original printer using the same video and it went from "these prints look good" to "these prints are perfect!"
Awesome! Sounds like you have it nailed!
This Video really helped me trouble shoot the levelling part of owning this printer. Thank you.
I have been struggling with my S1 pro since I got it new like 2 years ago. Always seemed like the ABL wasn't working, I just thought I was bad at leveling. Turns out it wasn't using the ABL this entire time because I didn't know the G-code tipe.
Thank you so much, I will die for you.
This seemed really clear and easy to follow; I'm a tech ed teacher who has been 3d printing for 15 years on 3 different printers, so I know my way around. Yet the manual from the Ender 3 S1 Pro is unusable! I found an unboxing and setup video (55 minutes) that is ok but inadequate on the bed leveling part. Your way is much better!
One thing however: I tried your M420 S1 Z10 machine line and I could not get that to work. When I removed that line, I immediately got good prints. I have 3 of these printers and all 3 are working (knock on wood)
All 3 printers have a significant dip in the center of the platter, I simply leave a 3" square of paper trapped under the center of the removable steel plate, that fixed it perfectly.
You're very welcome!
Finally! Finally I have print out of my Ender S1 Pro , thankyou, I'd done all previous steps but on a different video someone had recommended the G29 - common entry - but this seemed to give a few layers and then somehow just went to spaghetti, like it was knocking the print loose itself - but thanks to your tweek I've saved the bed mesh, saved loads of time with it pratting about doing the level every time it also seemed to heat up then go down again and then back up (not sure I've fully stopped this but your other tip on changing settings as it runs allows me to override this weirdness, at least sometimes) - its a very odd printer compared to my older Ender 3 which I upgraded from (and still prefer as it just banged out prints no issues!) and itss sticking to the bed like crazy now, unlike before, anyway finally got a print! thank you
GREAT video and perfect timing for me LOL. Thank you for the great content. I just picked up my S1 Pro this past Tuesday and started running in to levelling issues after the 6th print. First 6 prints were great! Benchy was excellent! Then it started to act up. levelled and levelled .. again and again. Going to try this out tonight... crossing my fingers!
Really hope this all helps you, thanks for the comment 👍
Same issue here - first half dozen prints were great - then crap after that. Creality support insists all that is wrong is that I need to update my firmware - we'll see.
@@darreneyring9855 Well I did the upgrade and still the same issues. No change so now I am adjusting the Z axis as I do each print.