A number of years ago I purchased my Ender 5 Pro and have struggled to learn a serviceable 3D drawing program. This effort is an ongoing one. After an absence from any 3D projects I am back to square one with learning Tinker CAD and the preparation of the Ender printer. Right this minute I am in the process of readying the Ender 5 for printing several parts for a copy of an antique clock I am building for myself. My immediate need is to accomplish the leveling of the bed. As I recall shortly after I purchased my printer they released an updated Model 5. In the passing of time I have forgotten The procedure I previously used to level the bed manually. I have tried several times to duplicate the procedure as it is offered in the Guide Book that came with the printer.
The procedure as printed there is unintelligible and I simply cannot follow it successfully. Can anyone help he? A copy of a tried-and-true procedure would be very helpful or a few words of help in future communications would be great…Thanks, Joe W…
Hi Clockman1,
I hope you have successfully levelled your printer bed now.
I saw you were trying to find a CAD program to make your Ender 5 pro really useful.
I have tried a few and must admit most have a huge learning curve. There are a few Free CAD offerings that might be helpful. One of the best is FreeCAD but it’s not particularly user friendly to a new CAD users.
There are several “free” to use CAD packages that have restricted use as part of the limited version being offered. One I tried would only allow certain file types to be saved which weren’t compatible with Slicing software for 3d printing. Most free are online and connect via the web without software being installed on your computer. Slow connection speeds can make this a real hassle when working from a laptop.
I have had most success with Turbocad. It’s a full parametric CAD that can be bought outright with out a subscription. It has many versions from a basic 2 d sketch version right through to a Pro version in 3D.
One of the “restrictions” I found with most CAD packages was due to my use of an Apple computer.
The vast majority of CAD software is written for Windows users but TC is ok for us Mac users.
I hope that’s of some use.