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Creality Ender-3 V3

CoreXZ bed-slinger rated 600 mm/s with a quick-swap hardened-steel unicorn nozzle and a 110 C bed.

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Machine & motion

Dimensions, construction and the hardware that moves the print.

Model, variants & pricing3 fields
Creality Ender-3 V3 — Identity & Market
Property and unitPublished value and conditionsSources and dates
Manufacturer & exact marketed model name (verify the exact product identity first)Creality Ender-3 V3, marketed as a CoreXZ machine
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Street price (USD; dated snapshot per entry)$239.00 on store.creality.com, Aug 2026 (listed as "Ender-3 V3 CoreXZ 3D Printer")
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Variants & sibling models — and how to tell them apart (spec-contamination risk)Do not confuse with the Ender-3 V3 SE or KE, which are cheaper and slower and use a conventional bed-slinger gantry - only the V3 and V3 Plus use CoreXZ. The V3 Plus is the same idea scaled to 300 x 300 x 330 mm. Creality's own spec table gives the V3 a 110 C bed, where the SE, KE, V4 and K1 series stop at 100 C
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Size, frame & enclosure4 fields
Creality Ender-3 V3 — Physical & Frame
Property and unitPublished value and conditionsSources and dates
Build volume X×Y×Z (mm) — advertised vs actually usable220 x 220 x 250 mm
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Machine footprint (mm) & clearance needed (cable/spool overhang)358 x 374 x 498 mm
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Net weight (kg)7.83 kg net (Creality); Tom's Hardware rounds it to 7.8 kg
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Enclosure: open / enclosed; panel material; door/lidOpen frame, no enclosure
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Motion system1 field
Creality Ender-3 V3 — Kinematics & Motion Hardware
Property and unitPublished value and conditionsSources and dates
Kinematics (bedslinger i3 / CoreXY / other)CoreXZ kinematics - the X and Z axes are coupled and driven together, with the bed still moving in Y
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Speed & acceleration3 fields
Creality Ender-3 V3 — Speed & Acceleration
Property and unitPublished value and conditionsSources and dates
Max print speed (claimed, mm/s)600 mm/s max printing speed (manufacturer claim; Creality Lab states the typical speed is 300 mm/s)
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Recommended/typical print speed300 mm/s typical printing speed (Creality Lab figure quoted on the sibling V3 Plus page for the same CoreXZ platform)
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Max acceleration (claimed, mm/s²)20000 mm/s2 max acceleration (manufacturer claim)
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Printing system

Extrusion, heating, leveling and material handling.

Extruder1 field
Creality Ender-3 V3 — Extruder
Property and unitPublished value and conditionsSources and dates
Type (direct drive / bowden) & design nameNew high-speed direct-drive extruder
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Hardware & upgrades

FlowTech hotend alternative

The M3106 kit replaces the Ender-3 V3 / V3 Plus hotend with a matched heater/thermistor assembly and the FlowTech nozzle system, which permits cold nozzle changes. Follow the kit installation and recalibrate for the installed nozzle and filament.

Applies to: CoreXZ Ender-3 V3 and V3 Plus, explicitly named by the manufacturer; not the V3 SE or KE hotend.

Manufacturer documentation Sources & dates
Hotend & nozzle2 fields
Creality Ender-3 V3 — Hotend & Nozzle
Property and unitPublished value and conditionsSources and dates
Hotend design (proprietary/standard; quick-swap mechanism?)Quick-swap nozzle with a hardened steel tip integrated with the heatbreak (Creality's "unicorn" nozzle), replaced as a unit
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Max nozzle temp claimed AND firmware max temp limit (both values)300 C claimed max nozzle temperature
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Build plate & heating2 fields
Creality Ender-3 V3 — Heated Bed & Surface
Property and unitPublished value and conditionsSources and dates
Max bed temp claimed AND firmware limit110 C max heatbed temperature - higher than the rest of the Ender-3 V3 family
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Bed surface (material, texture, coating), single/double-sidedPEI flexible build plate, removable spring steel
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Problems & troubleshooting

First-layer adhesion or infill scraping: verify the setup

Creality checks plate contamination, filament/profile mismatch and the print-calibration setting before changing Z offset. For infill scraping, its procedure compares the infill pattern with a supplied pre-sliced file to help separate slicing settings from a machine problem.

Applies to: Ender-3 V3 stock leveling workflow; use this exact-model page and treat a live Z-offset change as applying to the current print.

Official troubleshooting Sources & dates
Leveling & Z-offset1 field
Creality Ender-3 V3 — Leveling & Z-Offset
Property and unitPublished value and conditionsSources and dates
Auto bed leveling: probe technology (inductive / strain gauge / load cell / touch probe)Auto levelling with automatic Z offset (Creality states auto levelling; Tom's Hardware records "Automatic + Z")
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Filament handling1 field
Creality Ender-3 V3 — Filament Handling & Detection
Property and unitPublished value and conditionsSources and dates
Filament runout sensor (type, location)Filament run-out sensor fitted
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Supported materials1 field
Creality Ender-3 V3 — Materials Support
Property and unitPublished value and conditionsSources and dates
Officially supported filament listPLA, TPU, PETG, ABS, PLA-CF, PETG-CF and Creality CR-carbon
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Software & workflow

Firmware, controls, connections and calibration.

Electronics & power2 fields
Creality Ender-3 V3 — Electronics & Power
Property and unitPublished value and conditionsSources and dates
Mainboard model & MCU (exact chip markings if teardowns exist)32-bit mainboard (Creality does not name the board or MCU)
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Total rated power drawRated power 350 W; input 100-120 V / 200-240 V, 50/60 Hz
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Firmware & software

SimpleAF for editable Klipper configuration

SimpleAF supplies editable Kalico configuration for probe changes. Follow its model-specific installation, probe setup and recalibration steps when replacing the stock software environment.

Applies to: Ender-3 V3 is explicitly listed by the project. Match the selected probe and hardware revision.

Maintainer documentation Sources & dates
Firmware & openness1 field
Creality Ender-3 V3 — Firmware & Openness
Property and unitPublished value and conditionsSources and dates
Firmware base & current version (Klipper fork / Marlin fork / proprietary)Creality Print slicing ecosystem; input shaping with an included G-sensor accelerometer. Creality does not name the firmware base on the V3 page (the sibling KE page states Creality OS is Klipper-based)
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Printable modification

Z-axis Nebula camera bracket

This bracket moves the Nebula camera with Z so taller prints remain in view. It attaches at the filament-sensor location and requires the creator’s specified longer or shorter M3 fasteners depending on whether the sensor is retained.

Applies to: Ender-3 V3 CoreXZ only. The creator explicitly excludes V3 Plus because its frame dimensions differ.

Creator listing Sources & dates
Connectivity, display & camera4 fields
Creality Ender-3 V3 — Connectivity, UI & Camera
Property and unitPublished value and conditionsSources and dates
Display: size, type, touch?4.3-inch HD colour touchscreen
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On-device UI capabilities (model preview, per-object controls, etc.)Colour touch UI; power-loss recovery; file transfer from USB drive, WLAN or Creality Cloud
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WiFi (band/standard), Ethernet, USB ports, SD/flash-driveWi-Fi; USB drive, WLAN and Creality Cloud file transfer
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Camera: built-in / optional? Resolution & framerate (verify — marketing often omits real fps)AI camera optional, not fitted as standard
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Safety, support & testing

Published safeguards, support terms and independent evidence.

Support & ecosystem1 field
Creality Ender-3 V3 — Reliability, Support & Ecosystem
Property and unitPublished value and conditionsSources and dates
Warranty length & support reputation (evidence, not vibes)Creality's US store states "Up to 12-Month Warranty", a 14-day return and refund window and "Lifetime Customer Support" on its printer product pages. The "up to" wording means the term is not uniform across parts
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Independent measurements2 fields
Creality Ender-3 V3 — Independently Measured Performance
Property and unitPublished value and conditionsSources and dates
Benchmark print times (source + settings)Benchy in 14 minutes 54 seconds under Speed Boat Rules in ordinary grey PLA - independently measured by Tom's Hardware
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Review scores from major outlets (list outlet + score + date)Tom's Hardware rating 4.5 out of 5 in the page's structured data
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This guide presents the catalog’s sourced record for this exact model. Source dates belong to each reference; a page update does not mean every specification has been rechecked.

Prices are dated listing snapshots, with configuration, regional and sale conditions. They are not current offers. Unknown values remain unfilled.

Firmware, variants and available accessories can change. Read the original reference before making a purchase or planning a process.

Catalog references7 sources
Ownership research & coverage

Firmware, modifications and troubleshooting links are checked against the model and stated hardware or firmware revision. A creator’s compatibility claim is not a fit test by this site. Official troubleshooting describes a diagnostic route; individual reports do not establish a failure rate.

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