TPU Print Settings

TPU is flexible and prints best slow with a direct-drive extruder; Bowden setups must go very slow. A good universal starting point is 225°C hotend, 50°C bed and 25 mm/s — but the exact numbers depend on your printer's hotend and extruder, so pick yours below.

210–235°

Hotend range

50°

Bed

mm/s base

60%

Part fan

TPU at a glance

Strength
Flexibility
Heat resistance
Ease
Durability
Detail

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TPU 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	225°C	50°C	25 mm/s	1 mm
⚠️ Creality Ender 3 V2	225°C	50°C	20 mm/s	3 mm
✅ Creality Ender 3 S1 Pro	225°C	50°C	25 mm/s	1 mm
✅ Bambu Lab A1	225°C	50°C	25 mm/s	1 mm
✅ Bambu Lab A1 mini	225°C	50°C	25 mm/s	1 mm
✅ Bambu Lab P1P	225°C	50°C	25 mm/s	1 mm
✅ Bambu Lab P1S	225°C	50°C	25 mm/s	1 mm
✅ Bambu Lab X1 Carbon	225°C	50°C	25 mm/s	1 mm
✅ Prusa MK4	225°C	50°C	25 mm/s	1 mm
⚠️ Prusa MINI+	225°C	50°C	20 mm/s	3 mm
✅ Anycubic Kobra 2	225°C	50°C	25 mm/s	1 mm
✅ Sovol SV06	225°C	50°C	25 mm/s	1 mm
✅ Creality K1	225°C	50°C	25 mm/s	1 mm
✅ Creality K1 Max	225°C	50°C	25 mm/s	1 mm
✅ Elegoo Neptune 4	225°C	50°C	25 mm/s	1 mm
✅ Voron 2.4	225°C	50°C	25 mm/s	1 mm
✅ Bambu Lab H2D	225°C	50°C	25 mm/s	1 mm
✅ Creality Ender 3 V3	225°C	50°C	25 mm/s	1 mm
✅ Creality Ender 3 V3 KE	225°C	50°C	25 mm/s	1 mm
⚠️ Creality Ender 3 Pro	225°C	50°C	20 mm/s	3 mm
✅ Prusa MK4S	225°C	50°C	25 mm/s	1 mm
✅ Prusa Core One	225°C	50°C	25 mm/s	1 mm
✅ Anycubic Kobra 3	225°C	50°C	25 mm/s	1 mm
✅ Elegoo Neptune 4 Pro	225°C	50°C	25 mm/s	1 mm
✅ Qidi Q1 Pro	225°C	50°C	25 mm/s	1 mm

💡 Best uses: phone cases, gaskets, wheels. Nozzle: brass 0.4 mm is fine. Work out the cost of a spool per gram with the cost calculator.

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TPU by brand

Popular TPU brands and their recommended temperatures:

eSUN TPUChina · brand-specific settings Overture TPUUSA/China · brand-specific settings Polymaker TPUChina · brand-specific settings Hatchbox TPUUSA · brand-specific settings SUNLU TPUChina · brand-specific settings Bambu Lab TPUChina · brand-specific settings

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

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