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How I Setup My First 3D Printer — Creality Ender 3 V2

Renee LIN
4 min readJul 27, 2022

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The switch card case on the right is what I just printed, not the Alisaie beside it

About three months ago, I said I wanted to print a miniature from my favorite game: What I need to 3D print my video game character. Last week I noticed that I had already behind my schedule, so I booked this perfect printer for beginners right away. It works smoothly so far. I’d like to share my experience setting things up and printing the first tester — a little benchy.

  1. What you need to start
  2. How long does it take to setup the printer and print the benchy
  3. The process of printing and some key steps
  4. Useful resources

1. What you need to start

(1) Hardware: the printer, filament(but you get sample filament in the package), and an SD card (also included in the package)

When browsing on Amazon and reading related articles about which printer to buy, I was confused with all kinds of printers and wondered what material or tools I needed along with that printer. Now I know Creality Ender 3 V2 is the right choice since it is affordable and the community is supportive. And at the very beginning, you don’t need to buy anything else; the package comes with all the tools and a small pack of FLA that you need to print the tester models. In a nutshell, the printer is all you need. Leave all the…

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Renee LIN
Renee LIN

Written by Renee LIN

Passionate about web dev and data analysis. Huge FFXIV fan. Interested in health data now.

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