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Printer Monoprice Maker Ultimate 2 3D printer Monoprice Maker Ultimate 2 QIDI X-Smart 3 3D printer QIDI X-Smart 3
Compatible Compatible
Connection methods
  • OctoPrint: Compatible
  • Klipper (Moonraker): Compatible
What you need to connect it
  • OctoPrint: A Raspberry Pi running OctoPrint, plugged into the printer with a USB cable
  • Klipper (Moonraker): Nothing extra: the printer runs Klipper as it ships
In use with SimplyPrint In use with SimplyPrint
Unknown April 2023
Made by a company from USA China
None listed yet
200 x 150 x 150 mm 175 x 180 x 170 mm
Fully enclosed Fully enclosed
Unknown Yes
PLA, PETG, TPU & flexibles, ABS & ASA, Nylon (PA) PLA, PETG, TPU & flexibles, ABS & ASA, Nylon (PA), Polycarbonate (PC)
Unknown 500 mm/s
250 °C 300 °C
Up to 100 °C Up to 120 °C
USB, SD card Wi-Fi, USB
Yes Yes
Yes Yes
200 x 150 mm 175 x 180 mm
Nozzle it ships with 0.4 mm 0.4 mm
Filament diameter 1.75 mm 1.75 mm
Firmware it ships with Marlin Klipper
Yes No
SimplyPrint's rating of the brand, from public sources. How we rate Not rated yet Mostly open 4.2 of 5 for QIDI · Why
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Brand's spool tags (NFC) Whether its multi-material unit can recognise any filament None listed yet Open: tags for any filament SimplyPrint reads QIDI's spool tags and writes them for any filament, so every brand works like QIDI's own. How it works

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