How to install CR-Touch on Ender 3 v2 and CR-Touch REVIEW
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- How to install CR-Touch on Ender 3 v2 and CR-Touch REVIEW
Here is my video on Cr-Touch! You will learn how to install and assemble CR-touch to creality ender 3 version 2. Also towards the end of my video I do review the results before and after using auto bed leveling. Check out the quick jumps down below to find your needs!
If you have any questions comment down below and don't forget to subscribe to my channel! All the links you need are in this description as well.
Sometimes I called it Bl-touch on the video :D my apologies it is CR-touch just to avoid confusion here :)
▬ Here are the steps in this video for fast jumps ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬
0:00 - Intro
1:02 - STEP 0: Safety
3:56 - STEP 1: Hardware Connection
3:57 - STEP 2: Cable Rerouting
7:17 - STEP 3: Circuit Wiring
14:17 - STEP 4: Firmware Update
21:30 - STEP 5: Z-offset Adjustment
23:38 - STEP 6: Mesh Bed Leveling
24:44 - STEP 7: Adding G29 on CURA
28:13 - STEP 8: Review
32:45 - BL-touch vs CR-touch discussion
Here are warnings in this video to be careful about:
Warning 1: 2:15 Screw sizes
Warning 2: 11:39 Finding board version number
Warning 3: 23:24 Z-offset value
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1) After following the video, when you start the print, your extruder will start leveling with G29 command. After G29 command is completed it should start printing. However, if it is stalling at the rear right corner and not doing anything, it is time to change your SD card. That happened to me after couple months of publishing this video. I just changed my SD card and it started working again.
2) Jiggly sound coming from CR-Touch. Seems like metal leg vibrates inside the CR touch as a result you might hear a jiggly sound during printing. Seems like that is okay, mine has been working like that for months now. No issues, it just jiggles. If you have solution to this let me know in the comments. I will make a video about the sound soon and share the link here.
Let me know your problems and solutions, I will add them here to help others with common problems.
Here is the purchase link for CR touch: bit.ly/3bUbn8E
Creality shop website: bit.ly/35nDnha
Firmware download link (updated: 05/01/22) forums.creality3dofficial.com...
General Creality Firmware downloads link: www.creality.com/download
It works with: ender 3, ender 3s, ender 3 v2, ender 3 max, cr-10, ender3-pro, ender 5, ender 5s ender 5pro...
Here is my amazon store front link: coming soon
Here is capricorn tubing link: amzn.to/3k4JoYr
Don't forget to follow your 3D Printing Doctor on Instagram for my prints and short videos: / 3dprintingdoctor
Stl file for cable organizer to out the side rail of ender 3 v2: www.thingiverse.com/thing:267...
Link for bed leveling test print: www.th3dstudio.com/hc/downloa...
Here is CR-touch unboxing video: • Unboxing CR Touch Auto...
For more of my creality ender 3 v2 videos please follow the links down below
Unboxing ender3 v2: • Unboxing Creality Ende...
Assembling ender 3 v2: • Creality Ender 3 v2 al...
Cura settings ender3 v2: • Cura settings for Crea...
Full review ender3 v2: Coming soon
Are you interested in resin printing?
Here is HALOT-ONE unboxing: • Unboxing Creality HALO...
Here all my important links summarized: linktr.ee/3DPrintingDoctor
Video link for comparing ender 3 v2 motherboards v4.2.2 v 4.2.7: • What are the Creality ...
Reddit topic for board comparison: / mainboard_422_vs_427_d...
CR-Touch vs BL-touch video: • CR Touch vs BL Touch -...
Last but not least, DON'T FORGET TO SUBSCRIBE :D
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If you guys like this video and this video helped you fro your printer, help me grow my channel by subscribing :D :D And please share this video and tell you friends too maybe they also wanna subscribe too! Thank you all!
Here is the new link for firmware download: forums.creality3dofficial.com/download/ender-series/ender-3-v2/
Let me know how can I improve my videos in the future. Feel free to comment down below!
At first I was like "a 30 minute video? seriously?" but I had this going while I installed it and i'm so glad I did. Really excellent video.
Thank you! There are lots of details thats why it is lo ng 😎
Just got my CR Touch installed on my new Ender 3 V2 and couldn’t have done it without your video sir! New to 3D printing and this made it VERY simple!
Yeyyyy happy to help!
Fantastic tutorial! I used this instead of the official directions, which I found a little lacking, especially in properly setting the Z-offset value.
I don't think, though, that you have to modify the pre-G code in the slicer unless your bed is constantly going out of level. That takes additional time for EVERY print.
Instead, I just use the console to do a bed level before each printing session, rather than hard-code it in each print. Saves time. You can always choose Level before doing a sensitive print.
Well you need G29. 1 min should not be a problem 😀
Just what I needed to install the CR-Touch on Ender 3 v2 :). Now finally my printer prints as it should without more jams due to poor leveling.
Congratulations
My CR touch arrived and I installed it following your video 30mins later its all up and running. With such clear and easy to follow instructions it was a breeze. Thankyou
Awesome 👏🏻
Honestly the most thorough install video for the CR Touch. This helped me finish my build tonight. You earned my sub!
Awesome
Thanks for posting this - I got a CR touch for Christmas but have only just installed it as the instructions from Creality are rubbish and I had visions of spending a whole day trying to figure it out. This was really simple to follow for a beginner but thorough enough that everything I needed was covered and I was running some test prints within a couple of hours!
Yeyyy!
Thank you for this! I had a lot of trouble raising the bed and it was good to see that you had to set the z-offset so low. My bed wasn't quite as low but I still had to set the z-offset to negative 1.2!
Hapy to help
This is the best CR Touch set up video. Comprehensive and straight to the point. Well done!
Yeyyy thanks
Best video on installing the CR-Touch on an Ender 3. I'm new to 3D printing, I am now comfortablehis installing. Thank you.
Niceeeee. Welcome to family
This was great. Watched it while waiting for my part to arrive and then used it while installing. No issues and went smoothly.
Happy to hear
This was a very helpful video, very clear and easy to follow. As a 3d printing noob I am very grateful you made this video. Thanks!
Happy to help
This video was VERY helpful!! I just installed a CR Touch to my Ender 3 V2. After I had the printer and cr touch assembled, I turned on the power to see if it works. Everything looked good except the CR Touch, it was blinking red. After installing the firmware mentioned in this video, the light turned purple as it should be and the auto homing worked great!!
Thanks so much for the easy tutorial!!
Nice to hear!
Thank you for this. I just added the CR-Touch to my son's Ender 3v2 with the 4.3.1 board (2022 build, 256k RAM). I was able to use the 4.2.2 firmware without a problem!
Have not even heard of that board only 4.2.2 and 4.2.7
best installation video for CR touch - had to check out a couple but this one has it all
Of course haha 😃 thank you 🙏🏻
What a brilliant video and especially good because your not shouting and being 'cool and awesome' in every other word not forgetting calling us 'guys' all the time ;-) On a serious note though your efforts here and clear explanation is suited for all levels of expertise. My CR Touch is arriving tomorrow so your video will be my 'go to' for the installation, I have not had much luck with manual levelling on the E3 V2 and despite having 5 other printers this machine has not been so easy to set up when in fact I was hoping it would have been the easiest. The web site for the firmware downloads seems to have changed from what I see here in the UK and would have thought it would be the same as that in the US. All aspects of your video were pertinent to the subject explained clearly in a manner we can all understand, what also was good was you did not deviate nor did you introduce any 'fluffiness' just plain facts . Well done and thank you. I have subscribed without hesitation. PS So nice to see clean hands and nails in close ups ;-)
Hahaha 😃 thank you so much for your kind and detailed comments. I am pretty happy after reading this. I hope your experience goes well and things work flawless 😃😇
Świetnie zrobiony poradnik, szczegółowo i przystępnie. Good Job !
Thanks for this video! I've been at this for a bit and every video I've watched kind of skipped over some steps. Wish I had found this video first!
Thank you for your comment!
Amazing tutorial…light years better than the official instructions. First print with the CR Touch and I’m thrilled at how much easier it makes cranking out a print!
Awesome
What he said.
"Put thing on other thing"
Extremely helpful! Thanks for taking the time to make this video.
Thank you too!
Thank you so much for this tutorial, you made installing the CR Touch a breeze to install. Thanks again!
Haha happy to help
Nice job bro, thank you for taking the time to make this to help the 3D printing community. We appreciate you
I happy to hear this. Thank you! I will make more videos
@@3DPDoctor wishing you all the best in health and success friend
Thank you! You too
Thank you! You too
Thank you! You too
man, this tutorial made cr touch installation a piece of cake for me! thank you very much!!!!
Happy to hear
Great tutorial, got mine installed, and it's working wonderfully. Thank you for sharing.
Awesome 👏🏻 happy to help
I am two days trying to install the firmware for my Ender 3 V2. Finally, I can say IT IS INSTALLED. Thanks for your video. I watched it many times. Cheers,
Happy to hear
Excellent video, very easy to follow and got my CR-Touch ready to go. Thank you so much!
Happy to hear!
Thanks for the tutorial, I don't think I could have figured this out without your help.
Thank you for your comment!
Very good instructional video for beginners (like me) The only change i would make on this guide is on Circuit Rerouting at 10:12 i passed the cable with other black sleeved cables from the back 9:23 (and pass it from the hook holding them from underneath the motherboard case) and only remove the screws from front panel to remove the z-stopper and only that cause if you pass the cable from this slot it will left hangin out like you can see on 13:22. Very nice job anyways!
Thank you for your comment!
I did the same, the length on the CR Touch cable seems to align with this method. My only regret is that I didn't geed it through at the print head, I started at the Y
You can change it but may require some more work
I did the same. It wasn't very hard to do and the length is perfect. You can compress the mesh sleeve and the cable feeds through easily. Great video.
Excellent video sir! Just got my auto leveling kit and will be using this to set mine up!
Good luck 👍🏻 happy to help
This video is a nice refresher... I do have one question regarding this upgrade. My e3v2 currently has a BL touch installed on it and im upgrading to the cr touch... Can i reused the same cable the bltouch is connected to on the cr touch or should i use the new one?
thanks for taking the time to make this video!
You are welcome!
Thank you so much for all the detailed instructions !!!
Happy to help
Thx for showing in such detail. Def feel confident now to install mine. Thank you.
Best of luck
Excellent informational and practical video. Thank you for the outstanding instructions and great help. Truly appreciated.
Thank you
Great video, very thorough, an added advantage is it is a fair bit easier to go back and readjust the Z offset to get even closer to the 3mm that you are looking for after measuring the test print.
Thank you
Really nice video, easy to follow and to understand all the steps and precaution to take. Just waiting for my CR-Touch (i just hate bed-leveling :D )
Haha nice! Thanks for the comment
how did this go for you? it seems to have just brought more headache for me with the z-offset stuff
@@RH3D Finally installed it yesterday, seems to work fine an easily, no real issue encounter with the z-offset, juste had to use the firmware Ender-3 V2-HW-V4.2.2-SW-V1.0.5T-SpritExt-20220714 for my ender 3v2
Thank you so much for this. The manual that comes with the CR Touch has incredibly small text and I found part of it a little confusing.
Your video was detailed, clear and incredibly helpful.
I struggled with the correct file on the Creality site for the CR Touch and then getting it to install. I also had glue all over my Z port on the board and where I needed to plug the CR Touch in, which I needed to remove before I could finish up installation. Other than that, this guide was very useful and it's all working now! Thanks 👍
Creality should pay you for this. It was very helpful and much better than the included instructions. Thank you!
Hhaahha you have a point 😍😃
superb how to video. Very detailed. Thank you so much. I am going to install this later today.
Yeyyyyy!
I like your methodology! Thank you for the clear video
Thank you thank you
Great tutorial. I just ordered my CR Touch, I'll be installing it today using your video as a guide. I will reply to my own comment here and let you know how it went!
Great. Good luck
@@3DPDoctor thanks. It went well but I kind of feel like it's hard to tell what the Cr touch is doing? If my bed is not completely level my prints still fail. After a manual relevel it's good again but I thought the crtouch was supposed to account for those imperfections
Did you add G29?
This was an exelent reveiw of the install. Thank you very much, this really helped me! :-)
Great! Happy to help
Awesome tutorial that made this install almost too easy! Thanks :)
Yey
This is amazing !
Thank youuu
This video was a MASSIVE help.
I really appreciate your comment! I am happy now haha. Thank you
Was looking for the easy CR touch leveling instruction. This is the best. works fine now. tnx
Happy to hear
Thank you so much for the detailed video. I appreciate it!!!!
Like #501, thanks for the video, looking through that little booklet included in the CR_touch was not doing it for me lol. I bought the CR-touch while still having an 8-bit chip so I had to upgrade that as well (to 4.2.7), and with both those upgrades my Ender 3-pro feels (and sounds) like new!
Thank youuu
Best Tutorial! Thanks a lot for it!
Thank you!
if i do not remove the old z limit switch wiring will it cause issues? Like if i unplug the switch but leave it connected to the board
I can’t thank you enough. I purchased a new CR touch. I just got my machine. I could not print anything that was not sticking to the bed and it def was related to the bed leveling and height. and the nose crashing into the bed. The instructions included was horrible. I am def going to be looking for the videos in the future.
Thank you for your kind comments!
thanks for your video, you helped me to install my cr touch and its working perfect. Thumbs up
Awesome thank you! Don’t forget to subscribe 😁
Great video my friend, really informative and able to follow easily.
Thank youuu
Hi, thanks for your video, very useful in setting up my CR Touch. 👍🏻
Happy to help
I ordered this and I’m so glad I found this video before it shows up!
Great
@@3DPDoctor hey man! I noticed when you want us to take out the Z axis that my cables are hot glued to the mother board , can I just leave in the Z-axis? Or do I need to take it out
I think it should be okay to leave it on but you need to test it out. You can melt the hot glue with hair dryer
@@3DPDoctor thanks for the advice! I also was curious why my Z-offset will not go down after a few uses, it does get closer and then it doesn’t want to get closer anymore
Thats pretty wide explanation. I am not sure why. Did you re do the adjustments? Did something went wrong?
Excellent video! Here's a piece of advice for anyone struggling to install the firmware like I was
Try a different MicroSD card. The one that came with my printer would not upload the BLTouch Firmware, but it installed the factory firmware. I tried everything, but then I swapped it with the SD card on my roommate's 3D printer, and it worked first try. If you know you have the right firmware and everything is installed properly, you may just have an SD card the printer doesn't like
Yes, that sd card is a hidden problem waiting to be discovered
Great tutorial! I have the same motherboard version and mine came with hot glue fixing the z-x-y connectors. Had remove that glue to be able to disconnect the z connector.
Oo that is upsetting
Super informative video, thanks man
Thank you
This was so helpful thank you so much!!!!
Yeyyyy!
I installed the CR Touch today and updated the firmware. Now, my print head homes to the upper right middle of the board on my Ender 3 V2, any idea why? I noticed that your screen says "Home" in the upper left side, mine says "Main"..
Thank you Sir!!!! So helpful !!!!
Happy to hear
Thank you. Easy to follow
Appreciate it
You only have to remove three screws from the bottom and one screw one the top on the short one on the right to get access to the motherboard. Routing the wires along in the same route and area the hotend wires goes into the motherboard.
Very informative video thanks!
U r welcome
This tutorial was super helpful! Thanks to you, I've got my printer (Ender 3 V2 with CR Touch) up and running at high quality! Thank you, sir!
Nice!
Great tutorial. I'm a little late but followed every step by step and worked out great, couldn't be happier, but I'm now considering the jyers firmware, would be great to see a tutorial on how to install and upgrade from this.
Yeah i am thinking about it
So it's this really a plug and play then?
Alot of bltouch videos I see require firmware compiling for it to work correctly
Thanks for the video
Very helpful. Thanks!
All you need to know. Great video. Many thanks.
Hi,
Awesome video! Just a question, do you have to adjust the z-offset before every print?
Nope no no noooo 😃. After you set G29 in the code, it auto levels the bed before each print.
Fantastic job and the best video on CZcams! ❤️
super easy to understand and replicate! Kudos
Thank you
hi mate, at 24.00 in your film. my touch pen dont go down far enough. to touch the bed ???/ help
Perfect! thank you
very good step by step tutorial, and also the trick to run auto levelling for every print, ill buy it cause manual bed levelling is really a trouble to me
Good luck!
Fantastic! Thank you very much!
Thank you so much! One question...how often should you redo that paper test and reset the Z value?
I am not sure. I have not done it again since I made this video lol 😃still great
Thank you! Excellent video. Does the Z axis cable have to be removed from the motherboard? It looks like the X, Y and Z axis are one plastic unit connecting to motherboard.
No, they should each have different socket connections. I showed it in the video. Are you sure that you are looking into correct location?
Thanx for this good video!!! really helpfull. I am new to 3d printing. got a ender 3 v2 for a month or 2 now. I have 1 question. when I did the z off set with a piece of paper I got to -0.98. When I did a new test the z offset is -1.10. Does that mean I have to do a level test and z-off set every time I want to do a print?
Very informative, this video is long enough to make me understand all steps that need to be taken, not like the others.
Cok sagol, Doktor Bey!
Txn a good video, this video help me a lot :D
Nice
What’s the point of the “Level” icon? After you add G29 it gets new settings for every print anyway. I also am getting a thin area just north of center every time. I’ve adjusted z offset many times but that “bald” area will not go away on the first layer.
you are the most descriptive video available tysvm i was ready to throw my printer
Thanks ahah
Great video for us new to 3D printing! You explain everything with such detail, thanks for posting! Just a newbie question, when you set your new z offset, do you save it?
Yes. It saves when u click the button
Just got my CR Touch today, and I have another question for you. Im currently running Jyers E3V2-ManualMesh-3x3-v4.2.2 Firmware. Can I download and install the CR Touch Firmware from Creality with this current version and them download the E3V2-BLTouch-5x5-v4.2.2-v2.0.1.bin? Sorry for the silly question but I'm pretty new to this. THANKS AGAIN!!!
Haha unfortunately i am not sure. I don’t use jaris at the moment
Jyers
Hi, your video is excellent, I followed it to the letter, but (with ender 3 v2 4.2.2 and sensor just purchased) I can't get mine to work the same way. When turned on, it moves the tip but then remains with the red LED on. When I perform auto levelling it does not move on the z axis and after some movement it moves almost to the center of the plate. I checked the connection to the motherboard well and it's ok. Do you have any other suggestions? Thank you Edoardo
Thanks for the video, since I have watched it twice (once before and once during the install) I have also sub'd and liked.
I wonder why you didn't feed the cable under with the black cables? It is much cleaner I think and where I put my cable. Just a question, not a criticism. Thanks for spending the time to make this video :)
Also, may I ask why you did not set your z-offset while the nozzle and board were hot?
Thanks again
Thank you! Well, when you are recording and doing the job, it is hard to optimize everything haha. I make this video on one go, did not plan all the steps. Haha good for you to find a better location! Regarding z offset, yes heating and doing it is closer to real case scenario however it doesn’t change anything for me. My prints are still great. So I generally do cold leveling unless I start having issues 😂. Hot bed leveling is better, true, since it is closer to print case scenario
@@3DPDoctor the video is great and I still reference it for different things. For instance, 10 minutes ago I used it to remind myself that setting G29; the way I did was correct.. and sure enough, it was!!
Thank you again
Thank you 🙏🏼 you’ve saved me.
Happy to help
Great tutorial. I wish I had known more about G-code going in. Apparently you need to have that semi colon at the end of the G29 addition, or it just stops the print and goes home. Hahaha! Well, now I know that. Other than my missing ; was a great tutorial. Thanks for the help!
You dont need ; unless you are going to make a comment. You can learn gcode very easy :) thank you
@@3DPDoctor I might have had some other issue holding me up. I restarted the printer, sliced the model several times, and each time it would do the 9 point touch, then go straight back home. As soon as I went back in and added the ; then sliced it again, it worked great. I'm fairly new, so it might have been something goofy, but all good now. 3D Benchy came out quite nice, Buddha cat was pretty good too.
Nice!
Very good presentation. Thank you. Question, why not have the g code read the current bed mesh rather than do the test before every print?
You can do that too. I like leveling all the time before each print. Just in case lil
I'm having issues I followed your video and I'm on step 4 I've unplugged to removed the Z limit switch and have gotten the firmware to update but when I autohome it moves X and Y and will stop in the middle but does not autohome the Z axis. I tried moving the Z axis using the positioning on the settings
If you are that close with manual leveling, couldn't you simply adjust the Z-height to compensate? The bigger issue for most IMO is consistency from area of the bed to another if its not perfectly flat.
True true, since I have this cr touch i just wanted to do it properly. Otherwise I didn’t even need it lol
Love the video and I followed it exactly to get my new CR touch all setup and running, worked really great. I am however slightly bothered by my CR touch not auto-homing in the dead center of the buildplate or how it seems to not travel as far in the X as it should. I noticed in the "info" screen after updating the firmware, that the bed size is listed as 220x220x250. Isn't the ender 3 v2 bed size actually 235x235x250? It seems to me that the firmware thinks the bed is a little smaller than it actually is. Have you encountered this problem and do you have a fix for it?
As far as I understand it is because of the clips around the bed. They dropped it so that nozzle dont go over them. But this is a guess.
I did not changed it. If you wana fix it you need to edit the firmware
Thank you for the great video and links.
How often are you fine tuning the leveling now that you have your CR touch installed?
I do have g29 so before every print it auto levels
@@3DPDoctor Sorry, I mean how often do you make adjustments to the bed springs now that CR touch is installed? Do you find the bed ever gets to the point of having to manually adjust it?
Gotcha. No I never touched my springs after cr touch installation to be honest
all of my wires on the mainboard are hot glued in place so i just shoved the z stop wire in the empty space
i also ran the wire through the mesh stuff to make it look nicer
Congratulations
Thank you for such a great and easy to follow installation video. Quick question, if I am running JyersUI 3x3 firmware and have created a mesh, do I need the G29 entry?
I don’t use JyersUI so I am not sure. However G29 is a common command, so it might be active when you are running the mesh. You should google it
@@3DPDoctor thank you for the swift reply. I’ll have a look. You should definitely check out JyersUI for your Ender3V2 :)
Yeah I will !
ive done evrything exactly as it shown but my printers firmware wont go tru and after i restarted is it keeps beeping help plz
Super helpful, thanks
Nice