PLA on Creality Ender 3 V3 SE

Nozzle Temp

210 °C

Range: 190 – 230 °C

Bed Temp

55 °C

Range: 25 – 60 °C

Print Speed

70

mm/s · max 120

Layer Height

0.20

mm · max 0.32

Fan Speed

100 %

1st layer: 20 %

1st Layer Speed

25

mm/s

Retraction

1.0 mm

@ 40 mm/s

Nozzle Type

Brass

Standard

Retraction Note

• Direct drive on V3 SE—1.0–2.0 mm retraction is typical. Start at 1.5 mm and adjust.

Settings

Recommended

Range

Nozzle Temperature

200 – 215 °C

190 – 230 °C

Bed Temperature

50 – 60 °C

25 – 60 °C

Print Speed

60 – 90 mm/s

up to 120 mm/s on this printer

First Layer Speed

20 – 35 mm/s

slower is better for adhesion

Layer Height

0.16 – 0.24 mm

0.08 – 0.32 mm

Fan Speed (Normal)

100 %

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Fan Speed (1st Layer)

0 – 30 %

–

Retraction Distance

1.0 mm

Direct drive

Retraction Speed

40 mm/s

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Nozzle Type

Brass (standard)

Brass is fine; hardened optional

Dry Filament

40 – 45 °C for 4 – 6 h

print from a dry box in humid weather

Enclosure

Not required

Not required — helps in a cold or draughty room

Support Material

PVA, PETG (interface)

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Printing Notes

PLA Basic shares its print window with OzFDM PLA+ but is a little stiffer and more brittle, so it suits display pieces and prototypes rather than parts that flex.

It is the cheapest way to dial in a new printer — run your first-layer and flow calibration on PLA Basic before moving to anything expensive.

The V3 SE's Sprite-style direct-drive extruder is a large improvement on the Bowden Ender 3s — retraction around 1 mm rather than the 5 – 6 mm those needed.

It has automatic bed levelling but no enclosure, so keep it out of draughts and away from open windows.

Slicer: Creality Print / OrcaSlicer. Dry the filament at 40 – 45 °C / 4 – 6 h before a long print — every figure above assumes dry filament.

Troubleshooting

Brittle parts that snap along layer lines — Raise the nozzle 5 °C and drop cooling to 80 % on tall thin parts. PLA Basic is less forgiving of over-cooling than PLA+.

Stringing — Dry the roll and drop to 200 °C. Stringing in PLA is almost always heat or moisture, not retraction.

Poor first layer — PLA Basic likes a 60 °C bed even though it will stick at 25 °C. Warm the bed properly and slow the first layer.