Silk PLA Print Settings

Silk PLA prints best slow and slightly hot to keep its glossy metallic sheen. A good universal starting point is 215°C hotend, 55°C bed and 40 mm/s — but the exact numbers depend on your printer's hotend and extruder, so pick yours below.

205–230°

Hotend range

55°

Bed

mm/s base

100%

Part fan

Silk PLA at a glance

Strength
Flexibility
Heat resistance
Ease
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Detail

Silk PLA settings by printer

Each printer's profile is capped to its real hardware limits (hotend type, bed max, extruder). Click a printer for the full hardware-aware guide.

Printer	Hotend	Bed	Speed	Retract
✅ Creality Ender 3 V3 SE	215°C	55°C	40 mm/s	0.9 mm
✅ Creality Ender 3 V2	215°C	55°C	40 mm/s	5.5 mm
✅ Creality Ender 3 S1 Pro	215°C	55°C	40 mm/s	0.9 mm
✅ Bambu Lab A1	215°C	55°C	56 mm/s	0.9 mm
✅ Bambu Lab A1 mini	215°C	55°C	56 mm/s	0.9 mm
✅ Bambu Lab P1P	215°C	55°C	56 mm/s	0.9 mm
✅ Bambu Lab P1S	215°C	55°C	56 mm/s	0.9 mm
✅ Bambu Lab X1 Carbon	215°C	55°C	56 mm/s	0.9 mm
✅ Prusa MK4	215°C	55°C	56 mm/s	0.9 mm
✅ Prusa MINI+	215°C	55°C	40 mm/s	5.5 mm
✅ Anycubic Kobra 2	215°C	55°C	56 mm/s	0.9 mm
✅ Sovol SV06	215°C	55°C	40 mm/s	0.9 mm
✅ Creality K1	215°C	55°C	56 mm/s	0.9 mm
✅ Creality K1 Max	215°C	55°C	56 mm/s	0.9 mm
✅ Elegoo Neptune 4	215°C	55°C	56 mm/s	0.9 mm
✅ Voron 2.4	215°C	55°C	56 mm/s	0.9 mm
✅ Bambu Lab H2D	215°C	55°C	56 mm/s	0.9 mm
✅ Creality Ender 3 V3	215°C	55°C	56 mm/s	0.9 mm
✅ Creality Ender 3 V3 KE	215°C	55°C	56 mm/s	0.9 mm
✅ Creality Ender 3 Pro	215°C	55°C	40 mm/s	5.5 mm
✅ Prusa MK4S	215°C	55°C	56 mm/s	0.9 mm
✅ Prusa Core One	215°C	55°C	56 mm/s	0.9 mm
✅ Anycubic Kobra 3	215°C	55°C	56 mm/s	0.9 mm
✅ Elegoo Neptune 4 Pro	215°C	55°C	56 mm/s	0.9 mm
✅ Qidi Q1 Pro	215°C	55°C	56 mm/s	0.9 mm

💡 Best uses: decorative, vases, gifts. Nozzle: brass 0.4 mm is fine. Work out the cost of a spool per gram with the cost calculator.

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Silk PLA by brand

Popular Silk PLA brands and their recommended temperatures:

SUNLU Silk PLAChina · brand-specific settings

Reviewed 2026-08-18. Starting points only — calibrate per brand.

Silk PLA settings by printer

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Silk PLA by brand