Material guide

PLA print temperature and settings

The easiest filament to print: low warping, little smell, crisp detail, and the default for most hobby printing.

Across the 54 PLA lines we track, the median recommended range is 210–220 °C at the nozzle and 55–60 °C on the bed. Protopasta starts lowest (185 °C) and Extrudr goes highest (250 °C).

What you need to print PLA

No enclosure neededPrints fine on an open-frame printer.

Brass nozzle is fineNo abrasive fill.

Not very moisture-sensitiveNormal storage is fine for most users.

Any extruderWorks with direct drive and Bowden.

Good for

prototypes and models
decorative prints
first prints on a new printer

Watch out for

Softens in hot cars and direct sun
More brittle than PETG under impact
Not suited to parts that carry load for a long time

PLA temperatures by brand

Brand	Nozzle	Bed	Colors
3DJAKE	215–230 °C	60–60 °C	37
3DXTECH	205–205 °C	41–41 °C	1
Abaflex	200–230 °C	40–60 °C	7
add:north	200–230 °C	60–70 °C	57
AmazonBasics	220–220 °C	55–60 °C	26
Ambrosia	190–220 °C	65–65 °C	69
ANYCUBIC	210–210 °C	55–60 °C	48
AURAPOL	210–240 °C	40–60 °C	12
AzureFilm	215–230 °C	55–80 °C	129
Bambu Lab	210–245 °C	35–60 °C	148
CC3D	210–210 °C	50–50 °C	2
Creality	210–220 °C	55–60 °C	43
Das Filament	220–220 °C	60–60 °C	54
Deeplee	220–220 °C	60–60 °C	13
Devil Design	220–235 °C	60–60 °C	62
ELEGOO	210–220 °C	60–60 °C	47
Eryone	210–220 °C	50–60 °C	8
eSun	210–220 °C	50–60 °C	99
Extrudr	230–250 °C	60–110 °C	30
Fillamentum	200–200 °C	55–55 °C	16
FlashForge	210–210 °C	60–60 °C	41
Formfutura	200–230 °C	50–60 °C	66
Fusion	220–220 °C	50–60 °C	17
GEEETECH	190–230 °C	50–70 °C	22
GST3D	220–220 °C	60–60 °C	11
Hatchbox	210–210 °C	60–60 °C	39
Inland	215–240 °C	60–60 °C	156
JAYO	210–210 °C	60–60 °C	9
NTH Grillon	—	—	24
Numakers	215–215 °C	60–60 °C	7
Overture	210–210 °C	60–60 °C	81
Polar Filament	205–225 °C	55–65 °C	33
Polymaker	190–230 °C	25–60 °C	224
Printed Solid	205–205 °C	60–60 °C	35
Protopasta	185–225 °C	60–60 °C	135
Prusament	205–225 °C	40–60 °C	20
R3D	210–210 °C	50–50 °C	10
REDLINE FILAMENT	195–215 °C	60–60 °C	50
Rosa3D	210–210 °C	55–55 °C	41
SMARTFIL	220–220 °C	60–60 °C	8
Soleyin	210–210 °C	50–50 °C	17
Sunlu	185–225 °C	50–60 °C	31
TECBEARS	190–230 °C	50–70 °C	32
Tectonic 3D	190–230 °C	50–70 °C	3
TEQStone	190–225 °C	60–60 °C	25
Tinmorry	190–230 °C	50–70 °C	39
UniTak3D	190–220 °C	50–65 °C	2
Verbatim	190–230 °C	50–70 °C	7
Voolt3D	215–215 °C	70–70 °C	5
VOXELPLA	215–215 °C	60–60 °C	22
Winkle	190–230 °C	50–70 °C	84
XZN	190–220 °C	20–60 °C	31
ZIRO 3D	190–220 °C	50–60 °C	8
Zyltech	190–230 °C	50–70 °C	86