Creality 3D Printer Ender-3 V2 Neo, CR Touch Auto-leveling
Creality 3D Printer Ender-3 V2 Neo, CR Touch Auto-leveling, Full-metal Bowden Extruder, Stable Integrated Design, 3-step Assembly, PC Spring Steel Magnetic Build Plate, Printing Size 220*220*250mm
Knob Tensioner
With the knob tensioner of Ender 3 V2 Neo, it is convenient and quick for you to adjust the belt tension, ensuring a good printing effect.
| Dimensions: | 0.05 x 0.05 x 0.05 cm; 8 Kilograms |
| Dimensions: | 0.05 x 0.05 x 0.05 cm; 8 Kilograms |
| Origin: | China |
| Reference: | 0907Ender3v2 |
Not bad. We had it out and printing within an hour.
Simple construction, followed a Youtube video by the manufacturers. Skips a couple of details, but they’re pretty obvious. Calibration and levelling took 20 minutes, but again it’s not difficult to do.
Tried a couple of prints from Thingiverse, for which you need to use a slicing program to produce the file the printer needs, but there are loads out there, and it’s not complicated.
Print quality is good – as with any 3d printer as of March 2023, it isn’t mirror smooth, but it’s absolutely fine for the hobby kind of prints me and my 12 year old son want to do.
Slightly noisy when running, the fan is noticeable, but not like vacuum cleaner loud. You wouldn’t want it in your bedroom when you’re sleeping, but you can;t ehar it if you leave it in another room.
Have had a couple of prints turn into spaghetti, but I think that’s more to do with our lack of experience than any fault. I’m sure we’ll improve.
Overall, recommended for newbies, it does what it’s supposed to do.
It was simple enough to put together by following a Youtube video. I would say I’m a complete beginner and I was up printing within hours. The only tip I wish I knew before was to let the hotbed cool first, it’s much easier to remove the printed parts. I just wanted to print something else and didn’t know at the time how much easier it would have been if I had let it cool down. The new plate was about 20. Using websites like Thingiverse (look at other people’s 3D prints and download them) and Tinkercad (Edit 3D or create your own 3D projects) should help you get started if you are new to 3D printing. And I use Ultimaker Cura as the slicer.
I don’t really have anything to compare it with but I think it prints quite well and for my first printer, I’m happy with it.
I had next to zero 3d printing knowledge and exactly zero experience. This printer is a miracle – it has not put a foot wrong since I opened the box. Easy to assemble and fairly straightforward to do the initial levelling after watching some YT videos. There has been no days since I set it up 5 weeks ago where it hasn’t been printing something. I’ve learnt Fusion 360 (Free for non-commercial use) – which I never expected to be able to do. Some stuff I download. I’ve done many many dozens of prints and it has never once failed to produce a perfect print. I ma so pleased with this. I do need to source another magnetic plate some how, since I’ve scratched mine quite badly – this was my fault, I was using too much and the wrong kind of force to remove the print. You just need to bend the plate a lot and the print pops off. One of my better choices.
Very happy with this unit. I now have four of them! A bit fiddly to assemble, but absolute work horses really impressed!
After spending an hour or so setting up and making sure everything runs smoothly, another 30 minutes doing the bed levelling paper thing, it was ready to print.
I found if you want good prints then repeat the manual bed levelling every day, repeat the Z-Offset adjustment on every print. If your prints don’t stick lower the z-offset, if they look smeared raise it slightly.
It now happily runs of print after print without issues. Would highly recommend this for anyone getting into 3d printing.
The worst printer ever, its difficult to level the bed. I also bought CR touch and my experience get worse !!
This is the place to start with 3D printing, but beware, the Ender 3 Pro2 is best described as a collection of parts that can be used for 3D printing. Expect to be tinkering with bed alignment, with z-stop consistency, with a wiring noise the hot end fan makes when it’s cold. But there is also a solid following and lots of advice on how to make the most of the Ender 3 and you will be printing great parts with this thing.
Well what can I say LOVE THIS. Brought it for myself & to encourage my daughter into the design world. I just can’t stop printing stuff. Comes has a kit for so After first building it & a couple of prints you soon learn about upgrades. The bed, the bed levelling spring, Boden tube, extruder (needs to be a metal one) but yeah right from the word go great product but made better with the upgrades.
Easy to put together with a good youtube video.
The printer is amazing for the money
Printed great straight away
Printed dragons, lizards etc etc
So easy to upgrade or get extra/new parts since its all inexpensive
V2 is 100% the way to go the heated bet is perfect for keeping builds stuck to the bed.
First things first… well packaged and simple enough to assemble. this isn’t my first 3D printer but I wish it had been as this is a lot more user friendly than several of the others I have had previously. it’s modular design means that this machine functions as a stand alone unit but is also very easy to upgrade with almost no specialist tools or know how. I have added the CR-touch to mine so it’s now self leveling… this isn’t essential at all but like most geeks I’m lazy and like a machine to do the work for me.
This machine has taken the community by storm and because of that its a great first time machine with mountains of videos online exploring its full list of features.
unlike machines 10 years ago this runs almost silently other than the fans running… which is means you can use it without deafening everyone around you.
it’s also worth mentioning that this machine is fully supported by CURA and most other mainstream slicing software so you can expect reasonable results pretty much out of the box.
I’ve added a light on to mine that enables me to see exactly what’s going on while I’m printing the link to it is below.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B07FCKKVW9?psc=1&ref=ppx_pop_mob_b_asin_title
My first 3d printer. Wanted one for years but finally got the chance to use one and was hooked. Opted for Creality Ender 3v2 due to bed size, and someone I know having this model. Disappointed that it came with a lower spec chip (RCT6), but works and prints well. Currently a good way into 3d printing, but in hindsight might have made a different choice and gone for a cheaper clone of this printer.
You can design something in 3d software and have it a few hours later. It’s incredible.
Don’t buy an fdm if you want to make miniatures or objects with high detail. Fdm is better for making useable objects with very little hassle. Resin is what you want for miniatures or sculptures.
Not too easy to put together if youre a beginner, although even my very first printer went together in just over an hour, but I’ve gained experience and found that I could put this together quite easily.
I upgraded the extruder kit and springs from the outset as other purchasers and reviews advise, but so far, I’ve only had 1 failed print and that was one of the samples supplied on the SD card lol
Printed off benchies in different filaments, one of which I got impatient with as I was waiting to start another print and although not perfect, it was adequate printed at 200% speed!.
Even a planter that was anticipated a 3 day print came out great in less than 24 hours.
Adhesion on the removable glass bed has been perfect with no problems so far with sticking to the plate or removing after printing.
The colour screen is best slightly shaded – in bright light it can be difficult to see the settings but it’s very organised and clear.
Highly recommended printer from a great brand name and lots of manufacturer and customer support forums.
managed to assemble it and level the bed in a couple of hours but I recommend looking up video instructions on youtube as there are a few things that are not explained very well in the manual. Very pleased with my first print coming out without failure
Machine de qualit.
Les impressions sont prcises et de grande qualit.
Pas d’cran tactile, pas de menu en franais mais facile utiliser.
J’ai achet celle-ci dbut 2021 parce que la communaut l’aire de pas mal la recommander et qu’elle est trs abordable.
Un vrai plaisir! Ce n’est surement pas la machine la plus performante ou la plus facile d’utilisation que vous pourrez trouver sur le march, mais a va trs vite devenir une passion.
Point forts :
– Prix !!
– Construction / mise en route assez rapide
– Communaut norme
– Elle est de bonne facture, le truc est solide!
– La qualit d’impression a surpass toutes mes attentes
– Elle a plutt une belle tronche
Points faibles :
– En terme “d’options” on voit que c’est une entre de gamme, elle marche sorti de la boite, mais il y a plusieurs petites upgrades utiles faire si on veut augmenter sa fiabilit / qualit d’impression
– Elle est quand mme bruyante (encore une fois, on peut l’upgrade et changer tout les ventilateurs, ce que j’ai fait)
– Les communauts autour de l’impression 3D sont principalement en Anglais
Si c’est votre premire imprimante, je pense que vous ne pourrez pas trouver mieux ce prix! Cependant, faites attention que a deviens vite addictif, et les consommables ne sont pas donn (en terme de marque je recommanderait Sunlu, eSun et Amolen pour un bon rapport qualit prix en terme de filament).
This the second one I purchased.
Building the printer is reasonably easy, but do watch some of the video guides
Worked very well from the very first print.
Highly reliable
The 32 bit control board is excellent and can take Bltouch
Print quality has been great with PLA.
Very good printer for a first time buyer.
It is not touch screen, but the control system works well
Fan noise is present but rest of printer noise is very good.
Highly recommended and one of the best printers at this price range
Product is excellent, with the usual speedy delivery. My only issue is that it takes practice before you can confidently assess the temperature settings for the nozzle and baseplate. Worth it in the end. Future improvements would be allowing the printer to talk directly to my wired or wireless network… it’s a nuisance transferring via USB. Enjoy. S
Originally I was looking at a Prusa but really couldn’t justify the price of it, especially as prices had fallen rapidly on competing products over the years.
When deciding to set my budget, I ended at 400 max – so was originally considering the Ender CR-6 SE.
After watching multiple youtube videos on the subject, the ender 3 v2 was clearly the better choice for quality and flexibility though (which was nice, as it was even cheaper than the 6!)
One of the deciding points for me about the ender 3 v2 was how much it can be modified. I’m sure this is also the case for other printers, but the ender 3 series definitely seemed to have more available models on 3d sites than other printers. There are so many mods and addons for this model that you can print out., it’s almost overwhelming – think I have about 200 models bookmarked so far :/ It does really amuse me that the printer can produce it’s own parts too – it’s almost having like a perpetual engine!
So at this point I’ve added a BLtouch auto-leveller (essential purchase!), changed the hotend for an all-metal microswiss one, made it virtually silent with noctua fan and hotend mods, changed the extruder to a dual-gear, etc. Quality-wise it’s now superb, silent, and all-in still much cheaper than any off the shelf Prusa, etc. Oh, the other essential addon imo is a pi running octoprint – you won’t regret it!
Regardless of any mods though, the printer is really solid and well thought out, and works well out of the box.
I didn’t have any issues assembling the printer at all – the instructions included aren’t amazing perhaps, but there are plenty of great videos on the topic online, from beginner to more complex topics on calibration and tweaking.
I’ve now printed with PLA, PETG, TPU and all have come out just as hoped. PETG is probably my material of choice currently. PLA does have less stringing and comes in more finishes, but PETG is really tough! The all-metal hotend means that I can print in ABS, but the fumes it gives off sound horrific so I won’t be going there…
Negatives? Well perhaps the included instructions could be better, and the default fans they fit can only be described as ‘industrial’ – they work but are really quite loud… Apart from that though, nothing awful to say about the machine at all thus far, regardless of the price.
Good starter printer, not for the feint hearted though as requires assembly and constant tweaking, adjusting and upgrading (optional), lots of advice groups online, YouTube videos and Facebook groups available for pointers and tips
purchased this printer after a friend dropped 2.5k on a printer and i wanted one but couldnt afford to spend loads.
This printer in my opinion prints in very similar quality to a 2.5k printer. Highly recommended. Its a bit tricky to assemble i recommended watching a youtube tutorial as the instruction manual is poor.
Nice printer. I suggest buying firmer springs for the print bed so you don’t have to level it every other print. Make sure the Z stop sensor is firmly in place other wise it’ll get pushed down and down like mine did
For the last few years I have been struggling with a cheap i3 clone printer, I have had no end of problems and finally I decided to bite the bullet and purchase the new Ender 3 V2.
From the moment you open the box this feels like a slick professional product, it is well packed and includes everything you need to get started, even a small amount of filament (PLA I assume). The instructions are readable and simple to follow.
The printer requires some assemble but nothing like by last one, all the cabling is done and just needs to be plugged in the right holes, the most fiddly part is the hot end belt but even that just needs patience, to be fair I have bought children’s toys that were more difficult to assemble so just take your time and make sure everything is lined up and tight, check every screw even the ones fitted in the factory (30minutes to an hour should see you ready to print).
As soon as I had it assembled I levelled the bed with a piece of paper and loaded the supplied SD card, and set it printing the first model, I was amazed to see that it worked immediately, the filament stuck to the bed and the entire model printed without a problem, in fact the print quality was soo much better than I could have imagined, this really shows up the failings of my other cheap printer.
Setting up Octoprint was very easy on my Raspberry Pi, although I did have to purchase a Pi Camera but it only cost about 10 delivered so was well worth it. Octoprint displays an error with the V2 but it is simply fixed by using the recommended plugin to ensure that temperatures are reported correctly.
So my first impression of this printer is that it seems to be a great printer for the price, but would I recommend it to others? The answer is a resounding Yes, if you want to get into 3D printing then this is a great place to start and at under 300 it gives impressive results and won’t break the bank.
If like me you are tempted to spend less and buy a self build cheap clone kit then please learn from my mistakes and don’t waste your money. My old printer will now be stripped for parts to be used in other projects.
Very well built, so silent I actually thought it was not printing but it was and the results are excellent. I tried cheap PLA’s and then SUNLU both printed really well. The cheaper PLA’s are a little more powdery when finished but fine for playing with. An excellent upgrade to an already brilliant machine the Ender 3 V3 is well worth the extra money.
Easy to assemble and use. Took a couple of test prints to make sure everything was aligned after that it’s produced great results (using PLA+).
Good value for money.
Would definitely recommend.
Great introduction into 3D printing. Assembly instructions are not the easiest to understand but there’s a number of YouTube videos which take you step by step into building the frame and levelling the base. I followed these and was set up and printing within a couple of hours. Printing is quiet and the results of my first prints are impressive.
I’m sure there are plenty of tweaks I can make but the the printer is well built and hopefully will carry me through the next couple of years.
Le vendeur ayant ragi favorablement mon premier commentaire, et n’ayant de ce fait plus aucune raison d’tre insatisfait, je dcerne la note maximale pour cette commande.
Parfait conforme mes attentes et besoin trs bien emball,silencieuse je recommande tous. Un petit bmol quand mme,tout est en anglais
I unfortunately had the issue of damage during delivery (gauged rail and broken switch) clearly done by the courier. As I live in a remote location returning to amazon was not cost effective or realistically possible. Amazon was useless however Creality EU were excellent. The correspondence and support they provided was excellent and they have shipped replacement parts. I would fully recommend buying from them.
As a newbie to 3d printing this printer is superb. Asembly is a simple process however time sent now ensuring the gantry and frame is as square as possible is highly recommended. Also check all the bolts for tightness including those installed by the manufacturer, many of mine were loose. My first prints have all been successful and I’m just waiting on delivery of more filament.
Been looking at 3D Printers for a while now. A friend of mine said he had one (Creality Ender 3) but didn’t use it and said I could borrow it. After using it for a few weeks I decided I wanted to buy my own so went for the newer version the Creality Ender 3 v2. Wow what can I say this is an even better machine and prints like a 1000 printer. Putting it together was very very easy and then setting it up with your favourite PC software was straight forward. It’s now printing perfectly and I’ve had no problems what so ever and I’m very happy with it. I can’t believe that i had gone so long without a 3D Printer, there an absolutely awesome bit of kit so if your looking for a 3D Printer then I definitely recommend this one without hesitation whether it’s your very first, beginner or you have been 3D Printing for a while the Creality Ender 3 v2 will do the job and more without fail. Don’t sit there putting it off like I did buy one now you won’t regret it.
I’ve really enjoyed using this excellent 3d printer and I’ve made so many useful things already.
The assembly can be a bit tricky, especially if like me you don’t realise that the included thumbdrive/ sd card has a video that is much more helpful than the written instructions. I should mention some of the parts weren’t quite to the accurate tolerances I expected but it did not stop from getting the thing together and printing.
And wow the prints are really good. I had high expectations because of the good reviews this thing has exceeded them. I’m very happy with my purchase and I can’t wait to print more useful things!
Can’t compare to other 3d printers (can only afford the one)
but great fun from assembling to using. There are a few learning curves but overall fairly straight forward to use.
Also there are loads of youtube vids for advice.
Alors le produit est TRES bien! Les profils en alu inspirent confiance et solidit.
Le montage n’est pas compliqu, faut seulement faire un peu attention.
En cas de difficult pour le montage ou le calibrage vous trouverez sans difficults des tutos en vido sur le net.
Les deux points ngatifs que je vois pour l’instant:
-La lenteur d’une impression (mais a c’est pas la faute de la ENDER 3 V2, c’est le “dfaut ” de l’impression 3D. Et encore, tout est relatif, car pour des pices peu volumineuses a peut aller “vite”. exemple: une pate en forme de S de 25mm de large et de 3 mm d’paisseur, il faut compter 1h40 d’impression. Mais une fois termine, c’est TOP!
-Le bruit du ventilateur. Allez c’est le seul vrai “dfaut” de la machine. Le ventilateur souffle! et donc il fait du bruit (attention, c’est pas le bruit d’un aspirateur non plus) mais c’est un peu ennuyeux. Il ne faut pas mettre l’imprimante dans sa chambre si on veut dormir tranquille. Mais honntement, c’est pour trouver un point ngatif au produit.
Et le rsultat? Punaise, je suis bluff! c’est HYPER propre! pas parfait bien sur, puisqu’il ne s’agit pas de moulage, mais le rsultat est trs fin!
Je ne peux que recommander cette imprimante ceux qui dbutent comme moi!
BRAVO CREALITY vous avez fais du bon boulot!!!!
Out of the box you need to assemble the unit, yes you will read reviews citing how bad the instructions are, but to be fair they’re not that bad. My recommendation would be to fire up YouTube, there’s plenty of great walk throughs on building these, just follow along pausing as you complete each step, and you’ll be setup in no time.
Other reviews you may read concern poor print quality. Ignore them. All of them. If you take the time to set the printer up correctly, you’ll get amazing quality prints repeatedly. The key here is that out of the box you need to tweak and tune it to achieve the best results. “You get out what you put in” may be a cliche, but it applies here. Again, if you’re new, YouTube is your friend here. Lots of great videos on setting up and calibrating Ender 3’s. My overriding advice is to tighten every screw, all of them! There’s some hidden behind plastic covers, take the covers off and tighten them. Also, the belts need to be tensioned correctly, if you’re not sure a little too tight is better than a little too loose. So these, start off printing a calibration cube rather than an enormous intricate model for your first prints, and you’ll get super quality results in no time.
There’s an active community for these too. Don’t like the cable bring cable-tied together? Download and print off cable chains instead! Want somewhere to hold the larger tools? Download and print off a tool holder than clips on the side of the machine! What else have you ever known where you can browse internet, create a “thing”, and use that to upgrade the machine you’ve just used to make it?! Put the time in, and you can upgrade your printer yourself, meaning a budget printer suddenly rivals some much more expensive machines.
In summary, it’s a budget 3D printer, you won’t be running off any commercial grade print runs anytime soon, but for home and hobbiest users, this thing is fantastic. Take the time to get the setup right, learn the ropes of 3D printing, and you’ll be set.
Only 4 stars because they almost have a great printer, it needs a metal extruder also the fans in the case are starting to make a loud noise after two weeks, this was an issue with V1 and thought they would have sorted it. Apart from that as long as you take your time in putting it together it prints beautifully
I was torn between this and a reain printer, and decided to go for this one due to all the faff that comes with resin printing, smell, mess, cleaning, curing. Having run this printer for a while now, I’ll say I’m pleased I did. It does good detail, enough for the sort of thing I am after, its quiet, apart from the hot end fan, and it looks sturdy.
If you want to be printing miniatures then first choice is always resin, but I have recently tested out printing a mini on my Ender 3 and I have to say, I was impressed with the results.
The glass bed heats up quickly and the prints stick to it well without any additional agents like gluestick or tape but they were a pain to get off until I realised I just had to wait until the bed had cooled down to 25 degrees or below, then they came straight off with ease.
If I had any complaints, it would be that I found the assembly instructions s difficult to follow (and this isnt my first printer assembly) and ended up following a youtube video.
Another complaint would be the fan noise. Now, I’m not saying it’s bad, just that it’s the loudest thing about the printer and it couldn’t cost more than a few bucks to add a quiet one in. I’ve looked into doi g it myself but it requires messing with the power board and a few other mods that I’m not prepared to do at the moment.
Imprimante en kit facile monter, aprs quelques rglages elle a imprim avec succs .
Trs satisfait de mon choix.
So far the Ender 3 V2 has produced superb results across the board. I’ve used mostly eSun PLA+ filament at 208 degrees which prints consistently and reliably, along with a few bits in a silk grey and a white. I’ve had no issues with adhesion to the bed.
The printer was fairly easy to put together in the first place (with extra guidance however from a couple of YouTube videos which really helped – especially pointing out which other bits to check, tighten etc).
I’m very pleased that I went for the Ender 3 V2, it has such a huge user-base so there’s plenty of information out there for any problems, upgrades etc. I’ve added a BLTouch for auto-bed-levelling. I’ve also printed out a few upgrades like a filament guide, smaller reel holder, SD card adapter bracket, filament sponge holder – not often you buy an item which then starts improving itself!
One thing to note, I’ve seen this mentioned in a few places as having a filament break sensor – but it doesn’t. I believe it’s relatively easy to add one though, and if you add a BLTouch you no longer need the z stop sensor which apparently can be re-purposed. Not sure about firmware support though yet for the break sensor on the V2.
Brought this after spending 2 months reviewing 3D printers, as a beginner to 3D printing I wanted something easy to use, and that had a decent build area. I am more than satisfied I would highly recommend this as a starter printer or even for someone that has used 3D printers in the past, that are looking to upgrade to a larger build area.
This is not without its negatives but rarely you will find a perfect product.
Positives:
Good size build area
Large updated display
Easy to assemble
Great after sales support from Creality
Quiet
Negatives:
Bed levelling could be easier
No wifi
No touchscreen
Overall its good value for money, and it gives you confidence to buy other Creality products.
The machine is easy to put together and I would recommend watching any of the excellent Youtube tutorials covering these steps. Once constructed the printer is very sturdy and feels strong. All the tools you need are included and with care should take no more than an hour to complete.
The filaments for creating the prints are easily purchased on Amazon and are available in many colours.
Starting out with 3D printing does require patience; bed levelling, slicing, temperatures and settings are all part of the process. Anybody who is entering the fascinating process should be prepared to learn about this but it is not difficult, just part of 3D printing.
The Ender 3 V2 makes all this particularly easy and once setup will quite happily go about its job producing quality prints. The support page by the manufacturer, Creatality, has plenty of information and software updates are produced timely.
So, in summary, a great machine to get into the world of 3D printing; sturdy and well supported in the 3D printing community. The V2 tweaks designed from previous build versions of the machine certainly make it worth buying this version of the previous designs.