Immediately, with no other settings changes, the whole bed print adhered perfectly. I didn't even need to re-measure with the BL-touch. The Ender 5 is a larger and better version of the Ender 3 Pro. It is engineered with a magnetic heated bed, an 8-mm-rod for the Z-axis, a dual Y-axis engine, and a dedicated stepper motor for each of the axes. It features an auto-resume function aimed at preventing printing failures due to power loss. This lets you complete your print jobs at any time. The Ender 5 can print as fast as 80mm/s without affecting the quality of the model. It features a build area of 220 x 220 x 300mm.

The Ender 5 Plus is a larger size, all-around more capable machine with a bigger bed, that follows on from the Ender 5 Pro, next in a successful family of printers. This will likely help maintain Creality’s leading position in this sector of the market. If you plan on using ABS or other heat-sensitive materials like ASA, an enclosure counts among some of the must-have Ender 5 Plus upgrades to avoid issues like warping. But an extra 80 mm on X and Y is a big deal, getting you halfway to an Ender 5 Plus table (note: only table, not build height). Creality sells a tempered glass build plate made for the Ender 5 Plus. This build plate is specifically for printing higher temperature materials such as ABS, which also require better adhesion to print well. The glass build plate is easy to install, only needing four clips to hold it in place.We review the dimensional and functional changes between the two and guide the reader to see the machine’s benefits and issues. PEI is also a good option if you prefer the easy removal offered by a flexible plate and want to do away with clips with a magnetic plate. Given its low price, it stands out between the other Ender 5 upgrades and mods as an upgrade that improves your 3D printing experience on a budget. We get hung up on seeing zeros on the level screens but, actually, being at 2 is fine, as long as they’re all close together. Your Z offst isn’t affected because the bed is still probed at the start of each print. More on that later.

This is set for my most common print temperatures so you may want to change the bed_temp and ext_temp variables. I also have the CURA purge line included as a separate macro because I like it for priming the nozzle. You can include anything you want your printer to do on the start of a print and the beauty part is you don’t need to reslice if you make a change here because the actions are controlled by the Klipper config, not the slicer. You could make both these commands one macro or use a different priming method. There are two main benefits to this tempered glass build surface: better adhesion and resistance to warping. Creality has a specific texture and coating on the glass surface, which provides a better grip for print material to grab onto (compared to the smooth PEI sheets). Having a tempered glass build plate ensures that the print surface is flat, thereby reducing the issues you are likely to encounter.What we’re going to do is start heating the bed and do a BED_MESH_CALIBRATE whilst it’s heating so there’s no wasted time. If you prefer using a different slicer, you are free to do it. The open-source system of the Ender 5 makes it compatible with any type of free or paid slicing software currently available, including Simplify3D. Different software might not offer pre-set profiles for the Creality Ender-5. In those cases, you can manually add the data to create a custom profile. Hardware included - We include the required hardware for mounting the bed, build surface stop screws along with the thermal fuse and earth ground mounting screws. Bed Strain Relief: it is a support structure for the heated bed wires. It reduces the risk of damage while increasing printer safety.