This guy knows his stuff. this is so much easier compared to what I was doing

Almost returned the printer as it was driving me absolutely mad failing near enough every single print! Can't thank you enough!

@Koolkole27

3 жыл бұрын

I have and still have the same problem

@cookiecrumb3456

2 жыл бұрын

Same here, still driving me mad. Just can’t get it right.

@lucasjohnson6

2 жыл бұрын

@@cookiecrumb3456 you gotta use a glue stick.

@zimtheinvaderofficial

2 жыл бұрын

wym

@Jqkzy

2 жыл бұрын

@@lucasjohnson6 I have the same problem glued stick didn’t work for me just made a huge mess and ruined my bed

This saved me from raging at my printer after having a week of bed leveling issues. Leveling doesn't seem like a chore anymore. Thanks!

As someone brand new to 3d printing, this is by far the best video for learning how to manually level your bed. the calibration square and physically interacting with it is very helpful. thanks!

Thank you CHEP. You're videos are incredibly insightful, helpful, and you make it easy for those of us who are new and maybe a bit hesitant to learn more about our machines. In less than 5 minutes, my bed leveling issues have been sorted out. Cheers

I've been 3d printing for around 5-6 years and I still come back to this video all the time, thank you for this.

Hi Chep! Just built my Ender 3 and used your method to level my bed and do my first print. Have to say, so simple and incredibly effective! First prints turned out perfect surprisingly. Cheers!

Chuck, this bed leveling gcode is like magic! I am astounded at how effective it is for being so simple! Now I just WANT a touch probe, and no longer feel like I NEED one!

Absolutely indispensable video, the best explanation for bed leveling that I have seen so far!

I've been printing on and off for years, and leveling has been the single most frustrating aspect of the entire field for me. This procedure is a million times better and more reliable then anything I was doing previously. Thank you so much!

Gave this a shot and wanted to say thank you a ton for all this assistance! I'm new to the Ender 3 Pro and leveling hasn't been easier since I found your video and gcode. Thank you so much, I look forward to more of your helpful videos!

Thank you so much for these videos. Being brand new to 3d printing there's no way I would have figured this out without your help. Watching these I'm up and running and make so much more sense than the manual that comes with the printer.

My favorite part of this video is when Chuck says "See if you can knock it off." like he's telling me to stop doing something.

I spent the afternoon setting up the Ender 3 Pro my lovely wife bought me as an early Xmas present, and thanks to your Bed Level G-Code files, I was able to seemingly properly level my bed and print the test pattern perfectly the first time. I'm now in the middle of printing my first Benchy Boat, so fingers crossed, but thanks so much for the test files and your helpful videos.

Worked like charm. Initially I thought it is not possible to level the bed with perfection manually. It took some time, but worth it. Thanks for the tutorial and files.

Thanks for posting this video!!! I've been trying to get proper prints for weeks. After making needed customizations in Cura and using the codes to properly level the bed, the prints are coming out perfectly. I can't believe how much lower the bed was when using the standard paper method to level the bed. You've just earned yourself another subscriber.

I struggled all day with troubleshooting my first set of problems on my ender 3 v2. I learned about cleaning the nozzle, how an unlevel bed can lead to prints that don't adhere or a nozzle scratching the build plate ... and this video with accompanying files saved the day. Thanks so much!

Just got my Ender 3, I wanted a project to occupy myself during quarantine. Thanks so much for the straight forward advice, Helped me get a handle on the whole Deal

Wow! My bed level was so far out of whack. I performed what you said in the video and WOW! Perfect bed leveling. Man I can't thank you enough. I've tried all kinds of suggestions from other people with crazy results, but you really know what you are talking about. Subscribed, Commented, Liked and Shared! Kudos to you man! Much appreciated!

I cannot express fully how beneficial this has been to my printing success. Thank you.

Sir, you are the best, really. I had seen so many videos about 3D printing, but your's are so expetional ! You make it so naturally, without any usless move or word. Thank you!!!!

@FilamentFriday

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks.

@ozog109

4 жыл бұрын

Completely agree with OP. I dont need to know the DNA makeup of my printer. Just need teh facts! Thank you for your videos!

@TheKoolBean

4 жыл бұрын

Again agree with OP, no use of jargon, straight to the point at the g code worked amazing, thank you!

Ender 5 pro newbie. I was beginning to feel a tad deflated after a number of fails. I followed your step by step guide.....and my 3d printing hobby is back on track. many thanks for posting the tutorial.

Thank you for explaining bed leveling in a way that finally clicked for me. I have been printing projects all weekend.

Ive had the Ender 3 for over a year now, for some reason always thought the square print calibration wasnt needed, but just now I did it on my glass bed and WOW. I dont think i need a BLtouch after all. Thank you so much.

Lifesaver, I was losing my mind and this guide and gcode fixed everything. Thank you.

love your logical approach to problem solving and how you present the solutions, I was getting sick of all those "teens with 3dprinters" tutorials

@seths_ma6766

5 жыл бұрын

EXACTLY! If you just started your journey the teens skip SSSOOOO much..

@gf6368

5 жыл бұрын

@@seths_ma6766 nah, i mean i hate kids and teens even more and they annoy the shit out of me, i hated them since i was 5.

I have to admit this really helped me out a lot! Got the Ender3 Pro up and printing right for the first time since I put it together 3 days ago. Thanks so much for this great file and tutorial!

I'm new to 3D printing and I struggled a lot with leveling my printbed. Your video made my day! With your instructions and the Gcode files for the first time I leveled my printbed perfectly. Even more so, my print results are 200% better the ever before. New subscriber..! Many thanks.

Thank you so much for this video! I had a hard time levelling my bed after multiple attempts but using both the g code and the print g code I was able to print many perfect squares!

I was struggling with my bed level for some time, not able to obtain the repeatable stable results. With your levelling g-code I finally did it! Thanks a lot!

@FilamentFriday

5 жыл бұрын

Glad it help!

Just got my 3D printer this week... was having a hard time leveling the bed. Thank you sir for you video, it has made bed leveling waaaaayyyyyy easier... Thank you so much! More power to you and your channel. Stay safe during these trying times sir... AAGAIN THANK YOU!

Wow!! Thank you, I received a ender 3 pro for Christmas and was having a hard time getting the bed level and adhesion. This simple but very informative video helped a lot!! These files now will stay on the sd card forever.

oh my god. so i was always what i thought was "good" or better then average at leveling. Then i installed a BLtouch and though ive gotten decent prints i always kinda suffered from bed leveing. this has ABSOLUTELY fixed it. thank you so so much! love and admire your videos! always seem to help me out! thank you so so so very much!

your tutorial and print file for this has literally saved my life I thought my bed was warped out of box but it was just horribly leveled

@michaelpxd6325

3 жыл бұрын

he saved my life too😂

Thank you so much for this tutorial. It works perfectly on my Ender 3 with 4.2.7 board. Leveling was a pain in the a** but with your files and instruction it is quite easy now. Thank you!!

Thank you for this! Just got an ender after using a Prusa for a long time. Learning how to go 'manual' after being coddled by Prusa is a challenge. Thanks for making it a bit easier!

You have saved me from more wasted efforts and filled me with more excitement; leveling was such a difficult hurdle to jump over and you provided me a ladder. Thanks, man.

@FilamentFriday

2 жыл бұрын

Glad I could help.

@cyclops8238

Жыл бұрын

​@@FilamentFriday I was getting so frustrated with leveling it and you completely fixed my problem. Thank you👍

Well, you're officially my 3D printing hero. You somehow made the bed leveling experience enjoyable and not pure torture. I was so happy to see you had files set up for an Ender 3 Max as well. Thank you so much!

@FilamentFriday

2 жыл бұрын

Glad to help

@heathdavis8690

Жыл бұрын

How do I get the gcode

@Jakeypoo-di6hy

9 ай бұрын

@@FilamentFriday Can you Put PLA filament in 3D Printing machine

I have to say Chep you got the levelling spot on for my ender 3 pro here. I wa literally tearing my hair out trying to get prints to stick until I did everything that this video suggested. Thank you and well done for a great channel.

CHEP, you've saved 3D-printing-life of another Ender 3 Pro owner. Thank you for the gcodes - worked well.

When I tell you that I was so frustrated with this process that I nearly gave up on 3d printing, I truly mean it. I've spent hours trying to level my bed with no success and kept ending up with prints that didn't stick or big, tangled messes. I watched every How To on KZread before I found this and I am so glad I did. Thank you! My print is looking great, adhered well, and the bed seems level after the first run!

@FilamentFriday

2 жыл бұрын

Glad I could help.

@NimaEUUS

2 жыл бұрын

haha kinda had the same frustrations but this helped. Got my second 3d printer, now onto this bed leveling process again LOL..

I had spend hours trying to get my new Ender 3 to print. I could not get the first layer to stick to the bed. The only 3d item I was capable of printing was 3d printed spaghetti! After numerous KZread videos I found yours. I now have a successful first print! Thank you so much for producing this video.

@KeithBalante

5 жыл бұрын

Spaghetti lol that was my first print too 😂

I just wanted to take the time to thank you so much for this instructional video. My first print ever resulted in a near perfect Benchy! THANK YOU!!

CHEP you are the MAN!! Thank you so much for the updated G code as I was having a terrible time trying to manually level my bed yesterday. I've had successful prints but they were not the best looking. Now my printer works like a charm and I'm gonna keep those codes in my SD forever :)

that levelling print saved my life wow

Oh boy this video and the gcode files are a life saver, I've been trying to get my new Ender 3 printing for days. Until I watched this nothing was working. Thank you

@FilamentFriday

5 жыл бұрын

Glad I could help.

@deanbestall

5 жыл бұрын

@@FilamentFriday I'm wondering though, the very next print failed at the first stage, it's a design I downloaded from Thingiverse. It's a tree ornament, I sliced it with Cura with Ender 3 selected as the printer. I left all settings as default. Could this be the issue? I'm using manufacture settings for the PLA, 215° for the nozzle and 70° for the bed.

@deanbestall

5 жыл бұрын

@@FilamentFriday Furthermore, I'm now trying the test file that comes with the printer, the dog. So far so good with this one. Is this because this has been sliced with optimum settings for the Ender 3 and not necessarily the defaults Cura gives it?

@PlayscBricks

5 жыл бұрын

@@deanbestall I just got an ender 3 for christmas. Leveled the bed without this video and printed the dog. Came out great except was a pain to get off the bed. I went to print a new item that I sliced using cura standard draft profile and it wasn't sticking. I thought I didn't clean the bed well enough. Tried and tried again. Found this g-code and the bed was way out of level. Re-leveled with this g-code and it's perfect now. Every time I remove the bed to remove a print I'm definitely leveling the bed. That is until I get my BL touch installed. (This is my first and only foray into 3D printing. I have been watching youtube videos for a month on this stuff.)

@mabisfab77paintball

5 жыл бұрын

mag bed is nightmare as shows any flaw in ally bed and magnet and ally dont expand and contract at same rates the biro pen springs dont help But video sure does thanks chuck's

been 5 years and in my opinion this is still the best technige for leveling an ender 3. really helped allot thanks!

THANK YOU so much for this! I just picked up my first printer today, the ender 3 pro - and i was having a hell of a time figuring out how to get my prints to stick to the base. This helped me properly calibrate the unit - again, thank you!!

I can't believe I had a brain fart when I couldn't figure out why I was getting failed prints. I hope this helps at my end.

My 6yo son is amazed with my new 3d printer. I`m watching Chep`s video quite a bit and today my son said. "Dad, can we visit this man in his workshop please." :)

@FilamentFriday

3 жыл бұрын

Send a self addressed envelope to me and sill send him some stickers. Details at bottom of description.

@MobileDecay

3 жыл бұрын

Some people on KZread would actually just show up to another KZreadrs house like that. Lol.

This video is a lifesaver, I had spent hours and hours trying to get my bed right on my new printer!

the bed leveling test print is immensely helpful, thank you so much!!! My new glass bed is very inconsistent with sticking, whether it's clean or not. I'm adjusting as it goers and this helping so much.

This was super, duper, extremely helpful! And very simple to follow for a 3D printing newbie like me. Thanks Chuck! I can tell you're going to be a valuable resource for me throughout my printing adventures! +1 Sub.

Thanks @CHEP - great video! Glad it's working for a lot of people, but FYI it doesn't appear to work with all firmwares yet. I have an Ender 3 Pro running Marlin 0.0.6 dated May 30th 2020 - I ran the M25 as prescribed but it just goes to the first point, stops and does nothing. In your video you make it advance to the next corner just by pushing the button, but that just opens the menu like usual for me. I can select Resume Print, but it proceeds to heat the bed up to 80 degrees when I do. Anyway - looking forward to the next version because I've basically been doing this same procedure manually which is getting really old :)

After 3 weeks of faffling about trying to get my bed level and even installing a CR touch and still having issues, I followed this guide and got my first mostly decent print. Thank you, thank you, thank you!

I had levelled the bed on my new Ender 3 Pro pretty well, but it was still not quite sticking. This helped me realise that the nozzle needed to be even closer, and make sure that I was not too close. Simple and reliable. Time to try that Benchy again!

Thanks man. Exactly what I needed with no additional nonsense.

A tip for if you still have trouble, make sure your hand isn't resting on the bed or on the bar holding the extruder. The bed will move down and you will not properly calibrate your bed. So if you push down on the bed restart the process to get a proper level bed

thank you, once again for your wise and all knowing 3d printer knowledge :). My Bed, stringing and pitting are all gone from your information. All your videos for the ender 3 have been freaking amazing!!!

best tutorial ever. I was struggeling with the leveling of my 3d printer (ender 3). But with your help, i managed to improvre my prints by at least 50 percent. The ender 3 even for its age is an amazing 3d printer !

NOTE: If you have an Ender 3 V2 or a new Ender 3 with a V4.2.2 32 bit board then use the bed_level_4.0 file with M25 in the filename.

@davidbutler1857

3 жыл бұрын

Link is broken

@echo5225

3 жыл бұрын

I know this doesn't have as much to do with leveling but my z seems tight and doesn't move as fast as yours. How can I check if something is too tight ?

@aceseights1739

3 жыл бұрын

Sorryy but the link doesnt work

@chrisbaxter5894

3 жыл бұрын

Why does the link not work

One thing to mention that nobody has mentioned in bed leveling videos I've seen. Make sure you don't have a any filament sticking out of the end of the nozzle before you level your bed.... It may seem obvious to most people but you'd be surprised!

@Tennethums1

3 жыл бұрын

Or crap stuck underneath your magnetic bed...

Thank you so much sir!!!! I was bangjng my head against the wall trying to get the bed even on all corners, but after downloading and running both gcodes, my printer is dialed in perfectly. Thanks again!!!

I was helped by this video (and many others from this channel) when I got my very first printer (Ender 3) in 2019. I've added countless upgrades over the years including a BL Touch for automatic bed leveling. It has been so reliable for the last two years that I had completely forgotten the basic process of manual leveling...until I needed to do it today while troubleshooting an issue. I was very happy to see that I had saved this video in my Projects playlist all those years ago. It is just as useful to me today as it was back then. Thank you to CHEP for all the time and effort that goes into making high quality educational content that benefits the entire community/hobby/trade!

I purchased an Ender 3 a few days ago and I must have watched this video at least six times from start to finish. I downloaded the gcode files and ran the bed level program three times to ensure the center was set correctly. After the third test, I used the second file to print the squares and it printed perfectly the first time. No loose filament, print held on the print bed, and it had no additional "strings" or flat/high spots on the squares. Thank you so much for this video and the files! This definitely helped me level the bed and ensure I put my Ender together correctly.

@FilamentFriday

5 жыл бұрын

That is great to hear. Thanks for watching.

@JoshyBoy167

2 ай бұрын

Where are the bed leveling files

@FilamentFriday

2 ай бұрын

Link in video description.

@JoshyBoy167

2 ай бұрын

I leveled it perfectly and my build still came off the build plate and caused spaghetti

@FilamentFriday

2 ай бұрын

@JoshyBoy-gb3pc - Clean the bed with soapy water and let it dry. Add a layer of glue stick and try again.

Something to think about.. I took my Ender 3 bed to an Engineering / Machine Shop and they leveled the bed precisely (as the Ender 3 bed is cheap aluminum and not flat at all) with a mill to a perfect flat surface. They also squared the frame to frame intersections for a true fit. all for about $60.00us

This video knock's it out the park. Got me up in running in no time. Thanks for the instruction and leveling files.

Had my ender 3 for a couple months, I keep coming back to your videos thank you again for all your help!

The gcode is really really helpful. Thank you very much.

-Mine just runs through the entire test without pausing/stopping. I think it might be broken.- NVM im an idiot I needed the M25 file. Thanks man!

This is the first video I have found that actually explains the levelling in terms I can understand. Levelling has driven me mad for years and after moving my printer I needed to level it again, this video helped me get it spot on first time!! Thank you!!

Thank you very much Chep, I always use both gcodes, the one for leveling and the one for testing, everytime I do my level bed job once a weak!! Really easy to do.

I use a piece of paper with the arrows showing which way to rotate the wheel for up and down, that way I only have to look at one thing while rotating the wheel with the other hand. I'm easily confused.

Good thing I found your video, I was about to set my ender 3 on fire lol

I received my Ender 3 for Christmas 2023 and I have struggled with levelling and adhesion. This has solved it; marvellous!

thank you for your videos and gcode. i was losing my mind over bed adhesion on my new e3v2, and you've shown me that i'm just not great at leveling yet. i think i'll get it right now that i've watched a pro do it and have the gcode helping me out. also your videos are just really pleasant and not obnoxious haha

Creality added 32 bit boards to Ender 3, Ender 3 Pro and Ender 3 V2 and the firmware doesn’t recognize the M0 command. So it may not pause at the corners. See link in video description. You also don’t need the sticker. A piece of paper works the same.

@harammedianews8861

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks CHEP!

@stephie3642

3 жыл бұрын

I need help! I feel like this was a bad Xmas gift. Can’t seem to understand this. Have a bunch of files of things I would like to print but can’t. Filament gets balled up not sure if it’s the setting on slicer or actual leveling of printer

@seanblue8064

3 жыл бұрын

Oh man! I was just running around the internet trying to figure out why it wasn't pausing on the V2 and thought I'd revisit the video to see if I could deduce anything. You're the man, Chep! Thanks!!!

@MitchelHumpherys

3 жыл бұрын

When I run the M25 version it heats up the bed and filament after the first "resume"... Is that expected?

@serhatedip

3 жыл бұрын

Appreciated!

Hi there, I just tried to run the g code to level the bed and it just keeps going round without stopping for me to check with a piece of paper. My Ender 3 Pro is running 0.0.6 firmware. Is there a way to upgrade it back to a more recent version? Many thanks.

I was able to buy this printer for $100 at Microcenter after discounts and promotion. All my other printers had either touch leveling or the built in leveling routine. I didn't even know that Gcode will allow you to move the print head and wait for a user input. Thanks for providing the gcode. Your work is greatly appreciated and saved me a lot of time.

CHEP, I have to say that your stuff so far has been a lifesaver for my own sanity. I was trying the traditional bed leveling method but it was a complete PITA cause something was always off somewhere. After I looked at your video about Fix Your Creality Ender 3 and Upgrade the Bed Level sure enough: the Z-Axis was fairly off. After leveling it as much as I could and running your G-Code and two tries of the test print, everything came out perfectly, perfect first layer, ran my finger over them and they were pretty solid!

This worked the fist time really good. Now I tried is 3 times in a row, and the layers stick. But if I try to print something else it completely falls off. I've wasted 1/4 if my pla roll on this... I just can't get it to work.

@FilamentFriday

4 жыл бұрын

You use the live adjust shown in this video to tweak for the print you are making.

@googlegamer4047

4 жыл бұрын

Spray Aquanet on the bed and do the on-the-fly adjustment while it's printing the skirt.

so my level is spot on (I'm inmpressed with myself lol) but my print was not centered. seemed to be just off the left side rather than centered. what would cause that?

@FilamentFriday

3 жыл бұрын

Your bed dimension off in the slicer

I have owned my Ender 3 Pro since February and even with a BLTouch, I've struggled with my first layer. Failed print after failed print, oh so many failed prints. After following your leveling guide, for the first time, I am printing "The Child" from Mandalorian successfully. Thank you Chuck!

This video was extremely helpful for leveling my bed. I've been struggling for almost a month now, but after this video? she's OFFICIALLY level. Thank you!

this video was 2 years ago and we are all commenting today. did yall also buy 3d printers for christmas? lol

@user-ve1cc6qn6t

3 жыл бұрын

yes

@ralphm6901

3 жыл бұрын

I bought a raffle ticket for a good cause, won an Ender 3 Pro. Pretty good return on that investment, I think... :)

@arctic_angel7408

3 жыл бұрын

@@ralphm6901 win win

@emcg7654

3 жыл бұрын

yeah

@JehRoniMo11

3 жыл бұрын

Yes sir, i bought mine for new years eve lol

What do I do or check if my nozzle is to far up even with all of the turning wheels all the way up as far as I can put them? I just put it together yesterday an this is my first time leveling so I'm guessing I did something wrong..

@dmrpro5987

3 жыл бұрын

You need to adjust your z-axis switch. The clicky button on the vertical bar is too high and needs to be lowered

Been Designing for 3D printing since 03, but I've always outsourced the prints to pros with fancy machines. Decided to just get one finally, and man do i feel like a Noob!! Thank you fr this video; helped a bunch

I literally dont have words for this... THANK YOU. This makes leveling my printer so easy!!

Not all heros wear capes.

Hi thank you so much for uploading these wonderful gcodes. However, I did run the leveling gcode but the nozzle doesn't stop.. I mean it stops but once the nozzle touches bed (supposed to stop) it keeps moving to other position... I'm stuck...

@KingLeemur

3 жыл бұрын

same issue here. did you ever figure it out?

@dr0ckstarr

3 жыл бұрын

@@KingLeemur Same issue here, too!

@michiganmike20

3 жыл бұрын

ever get a fix? i have the same issue

@katsumiyamada5992

3 жыл бұрын

@@michiganmike20 CHEP_M25_bed_level.gcode is the solution.

Check out my latest tool for leveling your bed. kzread.info/dash/bejne/aWVputGpZ5y5pdY.html

so ive had my printer for a while, and ive always had issue with leveling, just seemed it was off, lately ive had a bit of a deadzone in my printing bed; which led me to this video and im extremely happy right now, the calibration STL and Gcode helped SO MUCH! thank you for uploading these resources!

When I use the g-code files to attempt to test my level, it doesn't "stop" at each corner, it the extruder just quickly touches the bed, then moves to the next corner? What am I doing wrong?

@dawid3603

3 жыл бұрын

use the CHEP_M25_bed_leveling gcode from winrar youve downloaded, ur welcome

I started trying to do this at 3 o’clock today it is currently 10 o’clock and I have made absolutely no progress

@tgent6133

3 жыл бұрын

Mine also not working, we’re you able to fix it?

Thank you for this! It made my print much better after I realized there was a bump in the center of the bed.

Lucky for me, there are people like you who teach us from your heart and don't charge us for the knowledge sharing from your brain housing to ours.

I tried this on my ender 3v2, one file moves the nozel to one corner and then does nothing, the other file does go to all four 4 corner, but so quicklt you cant adjust anything..... am i doing something wrong?

@NerdyMoMo

3 жыл бұрын

I would say try the one that seems like it's going nowhere and see if you can click resume on the screen

Thank you SO MUCH for this! I tried the "x model" version of this where it prints the x, and it took longer, was less effective, and used far more PLA. This method was far more effective and resource efficient, EXCELLENT video!

You are the man Chuck, the teacher of teachers. Thanks so much on all your videos and great advice 🙏🙏

The thing i can't get a straight answer on is how much resistance the paper should have.

@bentegek

3 жыл бұрын

I adjust it so its its a little hard to push the paper through but not too hard it folds if that makes any sense.. And I don't lower the nozzle on the paper but slide it under after it's lowered. I would also adjust to do the steps twice or until you don't have to adjust the knobs anymore. Because aligning one know might slightly off set another.

@FilamentFriday

3 жыл бұрын

Just get close. The real level happens during live adjust.