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How do you get to the Ender 3 House?
Turn the knob and nudge the nozzle along the Y axis until it is just on the plate. Repeat with the X axis if you have to (though on mine the auto home X location was perfect.) When it is in the right position select “Prepare→Set home offsets” Click the knob. The machine will double beep.
How do I get perfect level in Ender 3?
The Ender 3s’ controls make this easy.
- Turn on the machine.
- Press the control knob and scroll to the PREPARE menu.
- Scroll down to AUTO HOME and press the knob.
- Once again go to PREPARE.
- Scroll to DISABLE STEPPERS and press the control.
- Next, rotate each of the four leveling wheels counter-clockwise to lower the bed.
What are home offsets?
2y. It’s to correct any difference in homing that you want to make. In other words, if your homing is not quite right you can use this to nudge the home off a few steps (like making the Z a bit closer/further away after it hits whatever home stops you have).
Where do the homes go on Ender 3?
On my Ender 3, the X axis homes slightly into the bed, but the Y homes such that the nozzle tip is in front of the bed. Note that normally you don’t try to print at X=0 or Y=0 anyway.
Why is my Ender 3 auto home off the plate?
Here’s Why. Auto home on a Creality Ender 3 (and presumably all other 3D printers) moves the bed and the extrusion nozzle into a default “zero” position. In essence the bed and the extrusion nozzle are moved so they hit the end stop microswitches which signal to the controller board where the bed and nozzle are.
Where is the nozzle on an Ender 3?
But if you look at the bed of an Ender 3 after it has been auto homed you will find that the nozzle is actually off the bed by about 5mm. It is not in the bottom left hand corner of the plate as you would expect. The consequence of this is that if you try and use the full surface area of the plate you will be off center.
How do I adjust the height of my Ender 3?
As for the Z homing, you have to adjust the bed height (“bed leveling”) via the 4 wheels under the corners of the bed to bring it to the right height. If you can’t get it below the nozzle with the wheels all the way tightened, your Z endstop switch must be installed incorrectly.