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Polycarbonate print settings
Polycarbonate is one of the strongest filaments but needs high temps and an all-metal hotend. A good universal starting point is 275°C hotend, 110°C bed and 35 mm/s, but the exact numbers depend on your printer — pick yours below.
260–300°C
Hotend range
110°C
Bed
Advanced
Difficulty
Polycarbonate settings by printer
| Printer | Hotend | Bed | Speed | Retr. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Creality Ender 3 V3 SE | 240°C | 100°C | 35 mm/s | 1.2 mm |
| Creality Ender 3 V2 | 240°C | 100°C | 35 mm/s | 6 mm |
| Creality Ender 3 S1 Pro | 275°C | 110°C | 35 mm/s | 1.2 mm |
| Bambu Lab A1 | 275°C | 100°C | 49 mm/s | 1.2 mm |
| Bambu Lab A1 mini | 275°C | 80°C | 49 mm/s | 1.2 mm |
| Bambu Lab P1P | 275°C | 100°C | 49 mm/s | 1.2 mm |
| Bambu Lab P1S | 275°C | 100°C | 49 mm/s | 1.2 mm |
| Bambu Lab X1 Carbon | 275°C | 110°C | 49 mm/s | 1.2 mm |
| Prusa MK4 | 275°C | 110°C | 49 mm/s | 1.2 mm |
| Prusa MINI+ | 275°C | 100°C | 35 mm/s | 6 mm |
| Anycubic Kobra 2 | 240°C | 110°C | 49 mm/s | 1.2 mm |
| Sovol SV06 | 275°C | 100°C | 35 mm/s | 1.2 mm |
| Creality K1 | 275°C | 100°C | 49 mm/s | 1.2 mm |
| Creality K1 Max | 275°C | 110°C | 49 mm/s | 1.2 mm |
| Elegoo Neptune 4 | 275°C | 110°C | 49 mm/s | 1.2 mm |
| Voron 2.4 | 275°C | 110°C | 49 mm/s | 1.2 mm |