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Is Creality a good printer?

Creality 3D printers are the best you make of them; with Creality there is a 3D printer for every budget. Some of their 3D printers are incredibly simple with few features beyond printing reliably, whereas others have a dozen unique and helpful components to make the 3D printing process easy even for beginners. The difference comes down to individual use case and cost. If you want something that is very moddable yet inexpensive? Then check out the Ender 3 or Ender 3 V2 and you could outfit an entire printer farm. Need something that can print big with consistent results? The Ender 5 Plus or CR-10S Pro V2 have the build volume to make that possible. When choosing the right Creality 3D printer, it's all about defining the features that are most important to you and narrowing down which model checks all the boxes. We have a handy Comparison Guide that should make that decision an easy one.

Is the Creality Ender 3 good for beginners?

The Creality Ender 3 is a great introductory printer for anyone interested. Because of its low cost it's easy to test the waters and see how you feel about 3D printing without spending much at all. The Ender 3 is simple and easy to use as it's construction and design are made to be as barebones as possible, which does mean any sort of troubleshooting becomes easier to diagnose. There is a diverse community of Creality and Ender 3 users, which means you are often not the first to need help with an individual problem and someone else has experienced it and already designed a modification to download, 3D print on the Ender 3 itself, and get back to printing.

Is the Ender 5 worth it?

The Ender 5 and very similar Ender 5 Pro or Plus has a different approach to its motion system than other Creality 3D printers which makes it a worthwhile addition to your 3D printing armada. Almost every other Creality 3D printer has a bed that moves along Y, which presents its own set of issues; the print is flung back and forth with every move which puts a lot of torque on the 3D print if you're not careful. The Ender 5 moves the bed along Z, so the 3D print only moves once per layer which not only provides more stability for the 3D print but also has noticeable improvements to the quality of the exterior walls of your 3D prints.

Which Ender 3D printer is best?

There are several different Ender 3 models and Ender 5 models, with many different factors that change what would define them as "the best." For a comparison between each model, check out the Creality Comparison Guide. In summary, if you know you need to print large or tall models, the Ender 5 Plus has the largest build volume in the Ender family, but the original Ender 3 has a price less than one third that of the Ender 5 Plus which makes it a great starter 3D printer or the perfect choice to start your own 3D print farm.

What is the best version of the Creality CR-10

The CR-10S Pro V2 has a lot of features that make it a worthwhile upgrade from the original CR-10. Bed leveling knobs allow you to adjust the build plate as level as manually possible and a genuine BL-Touch picks up the slack and automatically probes the bed to generate a mesh that perfectly matches the minute contours of the aluminum build plate. Quiet drivers means the loudest part of this printer are its fans, a much more enjoyable experience than the constantly changing whine of louder 3D printers. And it uses genuine Bondtech drive gears and Capricorn XS PTFE Tubing for superior bowden extrusion.

Which is better, Ender or CR Series?

The Ender and CR Series each fill separate niches, but in general both are well suited for beginners, but Enders tend to be smaller than CR series printers while also being more affordable than them.

Is the Ender 5 beginner friendly?

Any of Creality's 3D printers are beginner friendly, yes. It's straightforward design and assembly make it a worthwhile investment for a beginner to consider, especially when the bed moves only on Z; this helps alleviate a common concern of 3D prints tipping over.

Is the Ender 3 big enough?

In general, the Ender 3 is big enough for most users. The 220mm x 220mm x 250mm build volume is often plenty of room for the most popular 3D models. Due to the popularity of the Creality brand and Ender 3 model, many designers also tailor their models to be printable in the Ender 3's build volume, or at least split into separate pieces that can fit. Even still, when using Design Tools within MatterControl you can split and key your 3D models to easily separate them into smaller pieces and realign them after printing.

Can you make money with a 3D printer?

Of course! A 3D printer is a tool only limited by your creativity and imagination. You can make money from a pencil to an industrial CNC mill, the real catch is finding the design that makes that possible. Some MatterHackers customers have used their 3D printers to take their digital ideas and make them physical, like for costuming and propmaking (both for personal use and Hollywood) or for rapidly prototyping an idea they want to mass produce. Much like any other tool, a 3D printer isn't a money printing machine, you need an idea and a product that catches appeal to make it a viable business.