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Creality CR-5 Pro Review: Specs, Features, Parts, Software and More

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The era of affordable 3D printing has been there for quite some time already. However, most of the affordable 3D printers still offer functionality that is inferior to their professional and industrial-grade counterparts. Besides, affordable pro-level devices are quite a rare find. To address the issue and make semi-professional 3D printers more available to a wider audience, the Shenzhen-based Creality decided to create the CR-5 Pro, a stylish, sturdily built high-quality workhorse of a 3D printer with the enclosed build chamber and quite a decent build volume alongside a plethora of other essential features. 

But is it really that good? In our Creality CR-5 Pro review we will analyze the main specs and features of the printer, highlight its pros and cons, and help you figure out if it is the right semi-industrial printer for you. Let’s get started.

 

Video Review

 

About Creality

Creality is one the most popular and trusted manufacturers of affordable 3D printers and printable materials recognized by 3D printing enthusiasts all around the world. Founded in 2014, this particular company is among the ones that made 3D printers available to a larger audience. The company is well-known for its popular consumer-grade CR-10 and Ender series, and is now trying to enter the semi-professional additive manufacturing market with its brand new priced-to-please series of FDM desktop 3D printers, the CR-5 lineup. After testing the industrial market with their first creation, the Creality CR-5, the company released its upgraded version, the CR-5 Pro to continue promoting the price reduction in the semi-professional segment.

 

Creality CR-5 Pro Smart Features

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The Creality CR-5 Pro is a semi-enclosed FFF/FDM 3D printer with an all-metal frame. The machine is supplied in a fully assembled state, which removes any play that could’ve been caused by improper self-assembly. It offers a large print area of 300 x 225 x 380 mm (11.8 x 8.9 x 15 in.) and lets you print at a minimum layer height of 100 microns to create dimensionally-accurate models with a smooth surface finish. Besides, there are a bunch of essential features for a streamlined, hassle-free 3D printing experience like resume printing function and a filament runout sensor. 

This easy-to-use device is suitable for reverse engineering, rapid prototyping, continuous batch production of a variety of items such as props, uniquely designed household items, cookie cutters, tabletop miniatures, and more. It is a desktop-sized consumer-friendly 3D printer capable of producing industrial-grade prints while remaining accessible to both small businesses and individual makers.

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First off, there is always the matter of appearance. And this particular 3D printer stands out among the majority of Creality’s offers due to its futuristic and stylish design. It is a decently-sized machine with a sleek ivory frame, a perfect fit for any desk. The frame is made of 2 mm thick aluminum sheets paired with blue acrylic see-through panels and a transparent door that will allow you to always stay on top of the printing process. Its all-metal body makes the machine reliable and prevents any unwanted vibrations that could turn your print into a mess. Moreover, its enclosed build chamber is great for keeping the optimal printing temperature. Aside from that, enclosure makes this 3D printer a safe one by restricting the access to all the hot parts, a particularly useful feature when kids and pets are around. 

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However, the top of the CR-5 Pro is not enclosed, and judging by the placement of its hotend wiring, the assumption is that it was designed like this because it gives the machine a more refined outlook. While it is true, such a design, in fact, narrows down the printing materials compatibility, meaning that you won’t be able to reliably print tall models with ABS and other high-temperature filaments. To complete the enclosure and reliably print with high-temperature filaments, you can always order the top cover. 

Nevertheless, the CR-5 Pro is fully compatible with a plethora of other 3D printing materials such as the eco-friendly PLA, TPU, PETG, wood-enriched PLA and many others. 

 

Extrusion system

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The Creality CR-5 Pro is equipped with a single Bowden-type extruder with a PTFE tubing that can be heated up to 250°C. Even though it is equipped with a powerful cooling fan, we kindly advise you not to heat it above the recommended temperature since each and every overheating leads to the PTFE tubing deformation, which can ultimately cause dangerous and toxic fumes to appear. 

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Luckily, you can upgrade the machine with a more powerful extruder anytime. 

 

High-end heat bed

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Additionally, there’s Creality's renowned state-of-the-art Carborundum-coated glass print bed. It is a flexible heating platform made of glass, a place where a printed model is extruded. It can be heated to 60°C in 90 seconds and 100°C in just under 9 minutes.

The detachable textured bed has been specifically designed to achieve better surface adhesion while facilitating print removal once cold. It is guided by a joint effort of two linear rods that provide solid fixation, ensuring stability during printing and facilitating the creation of dimensionally accurate prints. 

 

State-of-the art motherboard

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The Creality CR-5 Pro is equipped with a high-end motherboard with five TMC2208 ultra-quiet drivers to provide a noise-free printing experience. There may be some small clanks here and there caused by the extruder movements, but overall, the device works in an almost inaudible fashion. There’s also a 4020 radial fan that ensures top-notch ventilation.

 

Illumination

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Another great feature of the CR-5 Pro is an illuminated enclosure that can be turned on anytime by using the intuitive touchscreen menu. Paired up with the machine’s noise-free operation, this seemingly insignificant feature makes for unconstrained nighttime printing sessions. The printer is powered by a 350W power supply manufactured by MeanWell, a trusted manufac switching power supply manufacturer for optimal reliability.

 

Filament run-out sensor and resume printing function

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For more quality of life features, the CR-5 Pro offers a filament run-out sensor which automatically stops printing after the printer runs out of filament or a clogging has appeared. Besides, there’s also a resume printing function that lets you continue the printing process precisely from where it left off even if a sudden blackout occurred. Needless to say, it is an indispensable feature for printing big.

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You can easily control the printer using its 4.3-inch touchscreen with a neatly-looking UI and crystal clear logic behind menu options for effortless standalone operation. You can also connect the printer to a PC with a USB cable and control it remotely. 

 

Specs

Creality CR-5 Pro 3D Printer

  • Bed leveling Manual
  • Frame Aluminum
  • Max extruder temperature 250 °C
  • Max heated bed temperature 100 °C
  • Printer dimensions 530 x 487 x 612 mm
  • Build volume 300 x 225 x 380 mm
  • Layer height 100 micron
  • Technology FDM
  • Price $1,099. 00

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What’s in the Box?

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The printer comes already assembled. In addition to the device, the shipping box contains the essential parts to operate the printer and a set of useful tools and accessories:

  • Spare PTFE tube
  • 2x spare nozzles
  • Spare PTFE coupler
  • Grease
  • Scraper
  • Toolkit
  • USB cable
  • 8GB SD Card
  • Pliers
  • Glue stick
  • Cable ties

For some items, package content may change. In case of any questions, please get in touch.

 

Setting Up the Printer

As is the case with many other Creality 3D printers, the first step would be to turn the voltage switch if you live in the USA.  

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After that, you should connect the power cord to the device, turn it on, and use the ‘Auto Home’ feature. It will lift the print bed, providing access to the rest of the package that was placed under the platform.

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After unpacking the tools and parts, the next step would be to level the bed. The device doesn’t offer the functionality of the automatic bed leveling so you will need to disable the stepper motors and then put a piece of paper between the nozzle and the platform.

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Tighten the knobs until all four corners of the platform are leveled. 

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After that, you can heat the nozzle and start feeding the filament. 

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And the last step would be to insert an SD card and try to test print a pre-loaded 3D model. 

 

Software and Firmware

Like all Creality printers, the CR-5 Pro supports the most common commercially available 3D slicing software, including Creality Slicer, Cura, Simplify3D, and Repetier-Host.

The image below shows how Creality Slicer looks. 

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All the Creality printers generally run a modded version of the open-source Marlin firmware. When available, the company gives the possibility to download firmware, drivers, and troubleshooting guides for their printers in a dedicated section of the official Creality website.

 

Use Cases

Below are some of the quality prints made with the help of the Creality CR-5 Pro. You will see how smooth are the surfaces and dimensionally accurate are the 3D printed models.

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Right off the bat, a 3DBenchy, the benchmark of 3D printing precision came out perfectly smooth and accurate.

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The next print was the Technotiti printed at 0.15mm layer height. Notice the remarkable surface finish and check out all the delicate angles.

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Another print is a Starlight Glimmer made using purple PLA. Look at this particularly detailed, neatly-looking creation.

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Here’s how a model printed in blue PETG looks like. 

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And here’s a model of the Mandalorian printed with golden PLA at 0.15mm layer height. 

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Pros and Cons

Pros

  • Pre-assembled 
  • Sturdy all-metal frame
  • Sleek and modern design
  • Noise-free operation
  • An upgraded cooling fan 
  • 4.3-inch touchscreen
  • State-of-the-art carborundum glass print bed 
  • LED lights
  • Filament runout sensor
  • Resume printing after power off

Cons

  • Lack of automatic bed leveling
  • Semi-enclosed body, but you can get the top cover to expand the range of available materials
  • Touchscreen operation can be buggy
  • No WiFi or Ethernet connectivity
  • The price tag may still be unreachable for makers on budget, but make sure to get in touch with our managers to get a personalized discount.

 

Bottom Line

The Creality CR-5 Pro is designed to be a professional-grade, consumer-friendly 3D printer. It comes in a fully assembled state and has to be leveled manually. While its appearance, robust all-metal frame, filament run-out sensor, resume printing function, high-end heated bed and a large build volume of 300 x 225 x 380mm indeed give it the outlooks of an industry-segment device, it lacks a complete enclosure for reliable experience with high-temperature materials, so it can be called a semi-professional 3D printer, not an industry-grade one. The printer would be a fine choice for continuous batch production, reverse engineering, rapid prototyping, production of household items, props, and more.

The quality design alongside the precision mechanics aims at delivering end-use parts fresh off the printer. Suitable for both educational and semi-professional applications, the CR-5 Pro is a good fit for almost any workbench. You can get the printer at Top3DShop.

Creality CR-5 Pro Review: Professional 3D Printer Or Not?

With the CR-5 Pro, Creality enters the professional 3D Printer market with a well-built machine that resembles the Ultimaker S5. When Top3DShop asked me if I want to test the CR-5 Pro, I accepted because I was curious to see if the machine is worthy of its price tag.

Is the Creality CR-5 Pro the professional machine we expect it to be? Let’s see.

Creality CR-5 Pro Shipping and Packaging

The CR-5 Pro comes packed in a huge box weighing a whopping 38KG. It has ample foam padding on all sides and it’s well protected from shipping damage.

The three plexiglass sides come with the protective sticker installed, and to properly remove it you need to take down the panels. This adds a bit of time (around 30 minutes) when installing the printer, which doesn’t need any kind of assembly otherwise.

Included Accessories

With the Creality CR-5 Pro you get a nice toolbox with the following accessories:

  • Spare PTFE tube
  • 2x spare nozzles
  • Spare PTFE coupler
  • Grease
  • Metal Scraper
  • Nozzle wrench
  • USB cable
  • Card reader with 8GB SD Card
  • Pliers
  • Glue stick
  • Cutting pliers
  • Hex wrenches
  • Cable ties
  • Needle for unclogging the nozzle

Besides that, you also get a 1 KG spool of Creality PLA to get you started.

Creality CR-5 Pro Design

The design of the CR-5 Pro is great. It’s really similar to the Ultimaker S5 and I am sure that Creality took a lot of inspiration from it.

The sides of the printer are made of plexiglass with a blue tint. The front of the printer has a door made from the same kind of plexiglass and I think this makes it look awesome.

Unfortunately, the top of the printer is not enclosed which makes takes a bit from the benefit of having an enclosed 3D printer. But considering that the hotend is PTFE lined, it was probably designed like this only for eshetics instead of actually adding high-temperature printing to the list of the CR-5 Pro’s capabilties.

Built like a tank

The whole printer body is made from 2 mm thick metal welded together in a sturdy frame. It’s heavy and stable which is great for any kind of 3D printer. This thing is so well built that in can probably survive a big earthquake so that’s nice to see.

Creality CR-5 Pro Specs

Technology FDM (Fused Deposition Molding)
Assembly Fully assembled
Frame Aluminum with acrylic panels
Mechanical arrangement Cartesian XY-head
Layer height 100 – 400 Microns
Max. print speed 200 mm/s
Print precision +/- 12 microns
Extruder Type Single
Feeder system Bowden
Max extruder temperature 250°C
Nozzle size 0.4 mm
Filament 1.75mm – PLA, ABS, PETG, flexible materials
Print bed Carborundum glass bed
Max hotbed temperature 100°C
Bed level Manual
Print area 300 x 225 x 380mm
Connectivity SD card, USB
Display 4.3-inches touch screen
Additional features print recovery, filament runout sensor
PTFE lined Hotend

The hotend installed on the CR-5 Pro is somewhat similar to the one used by Creality on their CR-6 SE printer. This one is silver instead of red, and it has a small heatsink on the heatbreak.

This small heatsink should provide a bit more cooling to the heatbreak.

Unfortunately, it’s still a PTFE lined hotend instead of an all-metal one and I think this is one of the drawbacks for the CR-5 Pro.

For a machine this well build, with an enclosed printing area, the PTFE lined hotend limits the types of materials you can print on it. I would not recommend going over 240C because the PTFE tube touches the nozzle and it will start to degrade and release harmful fumes during printing.

The good news it you should be able to upgrade the hotend with an aftermarket alternative made for other Creality printers. The NF Smart CR-10, NF Zone or even the Microswiss hotend should be good upgrades to allow for higher temperature printing.

Cantilever heatbed

The Creality CR-5 Pro uses a cantilever heatbed guided by two 10mm linear rods. I’m not a big fan of cantilever beds because most of the time they are not built very well and they move.

Fortunately, the CR-5 Pro’s bed is solid. There is some slight flex if you apply some pressure on the front but nobody does that during printing. And when it’s printing, there’s no issue.

On top of the heated bed you get a 300×235 glass plate with the regular ultrabase style surface found on most of Creality’s printers. The prints adhere well when the heatbed is heated and they release effortlessly when it’s gets cooled.

It’s held in place by four clips and you can remove the glass bed if you need to without much trouble.

There is no automated leveling system like with other machines, so you will have to rely on manually adjusting each corner of the bed with the wheels beneath. Fortunately, there’s an assisted manual bed leveling menu that moves the nozzle close to every corner of the bed, making leveling relatively painless. Not as easy as using an ABL probe but manageable.

The included springs are a bit too soft in my opinion, but after tightening them the bed is rock solid.

Hotend asembly

The hotend assembly is relatively compact. Two bearings move it on a pair of linear rods and there is no wobble present. The white metal cover houses the hotend and on the front, there’s a 4010 radial fan which takes care of cooling.

The included fan does a better than expected job when it comes to cooling the layers. the fan duct is 3D printed and the finish is not that great, but it gets the job done.

Iluminated enclosure

Another nice-to-have feature of the Creality CR-5 Pro is the addition of an LED bar on the front. This iluminates the build plate and makes the printer look nicer.

You can control the LED Light with a button available on the touchscreen.

I noticed that the LED light has a small flicker when the heatbed is heating up but it’s not that noticeable.

8-bit board with silent drivers

Considering that the CR-5 Pro is a pretty expensive machine, I would have expected to get a 32-bit board but instead we get the same old 8-bit chip as we got with other machines.

The board has five silent drivers (TMC2208) making the printer relatively quiet during printing. The only noise you get from the printer is the one produced by the fans and some small noise during movements.

As you can see, the 5th stepper driver is not used and it’s also missing the heatsink. To keep things cool , there’s also a 4020 radial fan which blows air over the board.

Huge space for electronics

At the bottom of the printer there’s a separated area where all the electronics reside.

Besides the printer board, we have the 350W Meanwell power supply to power everything.

Unfortunately, there’s no fan to blow hot air out from the printer. On the bottom there’s a cutout for the PSU intake fan but all that air gets dumped inside without any fan to expel the hot air outside.

This is probably not a huge issue because there are vent holes on the sides but the whole electronics chould benefit from a fan pushing air out.

The wires are nicely managed but with all this remaining empty space, I would have expected to see other hardware like a power relay to turn off the printer when it’s finished. But maybe I am expecting too much from a printer.

All-metal dual-gear extruder

While it’s not a geared extruder (ex: BMG, Titan), the included all-metal dual-gear extruder which is installed on the CR-5 Pro does a good job gripping the filament and pushing it through the long bowden tube. It’s also helped by the beefy stepper motor powering this extruder.

Under the extruder there’s also a filament runout sensor that pauses the print when the filament runs out

I had the same extruder on my Creality CR-10S Pro, which worked just as well. Much better than any single-gear plastic extruder Creality still installs on cheaper printers.

I don’t really understand why Creality missed the opportunity of installing the extruder along with the spool holder inside the printer because there’s ample space for that and it would have made the whole setup look nicer. Besides that, the filament could also benefit from a little heat that builds inside the chamber during printing.

Buggy screen firmware

Unfortunately, the CR-5 Pro is held back by its buggy firmware. The touchscreen firmware is really bad.

The screen is responsive, and all the buttons work well, but after every print, it freezes, and it cannot be used anymore. In order to start a second print, you need to reboot the machine. This is a really bad experience and at the time of writing this review, there’s no update available for the screen.

CR-5 Pro Noise Levels

To better evaluate the noise levels of the Creality CR-5 Pro, I took this video which should help you understand how noisy it is, but it is not an accurate way of measuring noise levels.

Heating time and power consumption

I tested the heating time for both hotend and heat bed and here are the results:

Heatbed
  • 60C in 90 seconds
  • 100C in just under 9 minutes.
Hotend
  • 200C in 90 seconds
  • 250C in 180 seconds.
Power Draw

Idle power draw is around 12W. When the hotend and heatbed are heating up, the Creality CR-5 Pro draws around 300W. After it starts printing, the power draw stabilizes to around 140W.

All these measurements were taken with a Blitzwolf smart power socket which indicates the power draw and it can also be used for remotely powering on and off the printer.

IdeaMaker profiles for Creality CR-5 Pro

During my time with the printer, I also tuned three IdeaMaker profiles for the Creality CR-5 using the tools available in the 3D Printer Calibration Guide using IdeaMaker article. These profiles are tuned for the stock printer and worked well for me.

These profiles can be downloaded from the IdeaMaker profiles for Creality CR-5 Pro article.

Test prints on Creality CR-5 Pro

3D Benchy

The 3D Benchy was my first 3D print on the CR-5 Pro. I usually print the 3D Benchy because it gives me a good idea about how well the printer is calibrated.

As you can see, the printer is decent right out of the box, but further tweaking can be made for improved quality.

  • Material: Sunlu Gray PLA
  • Layer Height: 0.2mm
  • Nozzle Temperature: 215C
  • Bed Temperature: 60C
  • Print Speed: 60 mm/s
Technotiti

The second PLA print on the CR-5 Pro was this Technotiti bust. It was printed in this awesome Gold Silk PLA from DevilDesign and it came out really well.

  • Material: DevilDesign Silk Gold PLA
  • Layer Height: 0.15mm
  • Nozzle Temperature: 215C
  • Bed Temperature: 60C
  • Print Speed: 50 mm/s
Christmas Tree

I also printed a Christmas Tree in Christmas Green PLA from Gembird. It came out well, but it suffered from a bit of stringing. This filament seems to need a bit more retraction compared to others but overall the results are fine.

  • Material: Gembird Christmas Green Translucent PLA
  • Layer Height: 0.2mm
  • Nozzle Temperature: 210C
  • Bed Temperature: 60C
  • Print Speed: 40 mm/s
Starlight Glimmer

The 3rd PLA print was Starlight Glimmer printed in Silk Purple PLA from Devil Design. Can’t really complain about the quality, because it came out really well.

  • Material: DevilDesign Silk Purple PLA
  • Layer Height: 0.15mm
  • Nozzle Temperature: 215C
  • Bed Temperature: 60C
  • Print Speed: 60 mm/s
FillaFella

To test the PETG performance of the CR-5 Pro I printed the FillaFella model in Transparent Blue PETG from DevilDesign. Adhesion was great and the print quality is just as good.

  • Material: DevilDesign Translucent Blue PETG
  • Layer Height: 0.15mm
  • Nozzle Temperature: 235C
  • Bed Temperature: 70C
  • Print Speed: 50 mm/s
Batman Bust

To check if ABS can be printed on the CR-5 Pro, I sliced the Batman Bust an overnight print. Unfortunately, overnight I was visited by the spaggetti monster.

Because the printer is not enclosed completely, the layers started separating and the print failed around 50%. Unfortunately, the bed got damaged even though I used a layer of glue stick for better adhesion with ABS.

This is a bit unfortunate. I wasn’t expecting the ABS to print successfully, but to see a bed damage after the first ABS print is somewhat disappointing.

  • Material: Sunlu Black ABS
  • Layer Height: 0.15mm
  • Nozzle Temperature: 240C
  • Bed Temperature: 100C
  • Print Speed: 60 mm/s
Mandalorian

Finally, I printed this Mandalorian model with no supports. It’s amazing to see how well this model is designed. The CR-5 Pro didn’t have any kind of issues with the overhangs and the model finished successfully.

There was a small amount of stringing present on the model, which was removed in advance (forgot to take a picture). Fixing the stringing issue needs a bit of work with proper retraction calibration on this machine because of the long bowden tube.

  • Material: FilamentOne PLA Glint Gold
  • Layer Height: 0.15mm
  • Nozzle Temperature: 210C
  • Bed Temperature: 60C
  • Print Speed: 60 mm/s

Update Feb 2020

I reported the issues I encountered to Top3DShop and they started an RMA process to replace the damaged bed. Besides that, I also received a replacement board to see if the issue I encountered.

After replacing the board, the printer works as intended and there is no freeze when a print is finished, so that solves the problem.

Besides these replacements, I also received the transparent top cover addition for the CR-5 Pro which looks great when installed on the printer.

When printing ABS, the enclosure temperature is rising to around 55C at the top and ~40C on the bottom of the enclosure. The smell is also contained in the printer, but it’s still noticeable when printing. The good news is that after installing this cover, ABS prints can be completed successfully.

Considering the price of this printer, I would expect Creality to include this cover out of the box. If the cover would be included, then the CR-5 Pro can be a compelling printer for professional environments. But in its current state, the offering is a bit on the expensive side.

Conclusions: Is the Creality CR-5 Pro worth it?

The Creality CR-5 Pro is a really nice machine when it comes to its looks. It looks high-tech and professional but unfortunately, it’s not the professional machine I was expecting.

It can deliver some beautiful prints, but you are limited to only printing materials up to 240C which is a bit of a shame. Besides that, the buggy firmware cuts extra points from the overall well-built machine.

I am also a bit disappointed about the ABS failure and the bed damage. These things should not happen on such an expensive machine.

For the price of around ~1200$, I was expecting a much better printer and I can’t say it is worthy of its price tag. Sure, you could tinker with it and improve it, but this is not something that people who will buy this printer are willing to do.

If firmware updates fix the most annoying issues with the printer, and you are looking for a pretty-looking machine, then feel free to buy it. But you will be paying more just for the looks while still being limited to the regular filaments which can be printed at the same quality by cheaper machines.

Where to buy the Creality CR-5 Pro?

The Creality CR-5 Pro can be purchased from the following websites:

Top3DShop – 999$ with code 3DBEGINNER
Banggood
3D Jake

The Creality CR-5 Pro was provided free of charge by Top3DShop for the purpose of this review. While the article includes affiliate links, all opinions are my own. Nobody reviewed the article before it was posted, following the Review Guidelines.

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Creality CR-5 Pro H 3D Printer Review sizzling professional!

In this article, we will introduce you to a professional FDM 3D printer from Creality!

Today, in our review, Creality with its closed-type 3D printer, in addition to “closedness”, there is something else interesting in this device, but first things first.

And by the way, we are launching a new giveaway on Telegram and resuming the giveaway on YouTube - conditions for participation at the end of the article!

LIDER-3D is with you and this is a review of the Creality CR-5 Pro H 3D printer!

Content:

  • On company
  • Assembly, appearance and equipment
  • Technical characteristics
  • Data transfer and management
  • Software
  • Examples
  • Video
  • Gotted
  • Where to buy?
  • Company business card LIDER-3D

About company

Creality is one of the most popular manufacturers of affordable 3D printers and printing materials, Creality products are known all over the world and have a good reputation in the community.

Creality's most famous product lines are 3D printers subtitled CR-10 and Ender.

The company is trying to enter the semi-professional market of additive technologies with its new range of desktop FDM 3D printers at an affordable price: the CR-5 line. After testing the industrial market with its first Creality CR-5 creation, the company released its updated version of the CR-5 Pro, and today we will review the high-temperature version of the CR-5 Pro 3D printer - Creality CR-5 Pro H.

Appearance and Package Contents

The Creality CR-5 Pro H is a fully enclosed FDM 3D printer with a full metal frame, transparent door and frosted side panels. This design provides high-quality thermal control and at the same time allows you to monitor the printing process. The device is delivered fully assembled.

Externally, the device does not stand out much, especially compared to competitors in this price range. The design of the CR-5 Pro H is minimalistic to say the least, something similar in terms of appearance can be seen at Ultimaker, which, apparently, are friends with Creality, this, by the way, is also indicated by the slicer from Creality, but more on that later.

The CR-5 Pro H comes standard.

Specifications

The frame is all-metal and has the necessary rigidity to prevent vibration and rocking of the structure when the carriage moves.

Printing area - 300×225×380 mm, it is equipped with LED-backlight.

Bawden type extruder is the main feature of this model. The “basic” Pro version of the CR-5 was equipped with an extruder with a maximum temperature of 260 degrees, the CR-5 Pro H has an extruder with a maximum temperature of 300 degrees. The extruder is assembled perfectly, despite the design of the Bawden type - nothing backlash, everything is done and assembled firmly and conscientiously.

The high temperature of the extruder significantly expands the list of materials that the printer can work with. In addition, the extruder is equipped with a powerful fan that provides high-quality blowing of the model and prevents overheating, due to which the extrusion remains as smooth as possible.

In terms of print speed, we overclocked the printer to 45 mm/s on the outer contours, up to 90 mm/s on the inner contours, and 100-110 mm/s for filling. The kinematics proved to be good, although it is absolutely ordinary and does not stand out in any way.

Calibration in the printer is automatic. The BL-Touch auto-calibration sensor is responsible for it. The printer also evaluates the height map of the table and remembers it, and not just like that, but in order to later, during printing, compensate for the unevenness of the table so that the first layer is perfectly even. Nice feature and works as it should.

To improve print quality, Creality developers have applied their favorite technology: carbon glass desktop, because of this, the heating of the working platform is fast, the maximum temperature of the table is 110 degrees.

Products are perfectly attached to the platform, and after printing are easily removed from it.

The Creality CR-5 Pro H 3D Printer is equipped with Creality's proprietary motherboard. This makes the printer extremely quiet, allowing it to be used not only in production areas, but also in the office or at home.

In addition to all this, the printer is equipped with a filament sensor and a resume function.

Communication and control screen

A user-friendly 4.3" touchscreen display is provided for operation.

The printer also supports remote control using Creality Box, the application will allow you to configure print settings and monitor the process directly through your smartphone. In addition, you can use a mobile slicer. Data can also be transferred via USB.

The

Creality CR-5 Pro H software works with Creality's "branded" slicer or Cura slicer, but the most interesting thing is that Creality's slicer itself is based on the old version of Cura. And although Creality's slicer immediately has a profile for a printer, you shouldn't cut it, the print quality will suffer greatly due to the old slicing algorithms in the old Cura engine. The model turns out to be bumpy due to the chaotic arrangement of the seams.

The problem is solved by simply switching to the latest version of Cura's standalone slicer, everything cuts perfectly there.

Print examples

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Bottom line

The Creality CR-5 Pro H is a great desktop 3D printer with professional features on board. It can print complex plastics due to its high temperature nozzle and closed print chamber. The most interesting thing is that the CR-5 Pro H is much more affordable than many of its competitors in terms of price.

This is a good device for those who want to go professionally into FDM 3D printing and do it comfortably.

Thank you all, the material was prepared by a team of LIDER-3D specialists, we will be glad to hear your questions in the comments.

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Creality CR-5 Pro: Creality

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Starting price 119000 ₽ - starting price 119 000 ₽

Starting price

119 000 ₽

119 000 ₽ - 119 000 ₽

Current price 119 000 ₽

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Creality CR-5 Pro is a closed case FDM 3D printer with enhanced temperature control and precise kinematics. The CR-5 Pro delivers outstanding precision and performance. Perfect for home or school, and for solving various business problems.

3D printing properties

Print technology Printing with plastic filament (FDM/FFF)
Application Prototyping, Prototyping, Design, Architecture, Educational, Business, Home, Advertising, Engineering
Maximum print size (LxWxH), mm 300x225x380
Number of printheads 1
Thread diameter 1. 75 mm
Media ABS, PLA
Extruder operating temperature 250°C
Platform operating temperature 100°C
How to download a project USB, SD

Dimensions

Width 530 mm
Height 612 mm
Depth 487 mm
Weight 32.5 kg

Creality CR-5 Pro

The advanced mechanics of the CR-5 PRO provide 0. 012 mm XY-axis accuracy and resolution down to 100 microns. An extruder with a maximum temperature of 250 degrees and powerful blowing allows you to work effectively with a variety of materials. In this he is helped by a printing platform made of carborundum glass. It is heated, with a maximum temperature of 100 degrees, and the coating provides it with unique properties: when heated, the model is securely fixed to the platform, and when cooled, it is easily removed from it. Thanks to all this, plus background temperature control, the Creality CR-5 Pro works confidently with PLA, PETG, TPU and ABS.

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