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Printer QIDI i-mate 3D printer QIDI i-mate Creality Ender-3 V3 KE 3D printer Creality Ender-3 V3 KE
Compatible Compatible
Connection methods
  • OctoPrint: Compatible
  • SimplyPrint Client: Compatible
  • Klipper (Moonraker): Compatible
What you need to connect it
  • OctoPrint: A Raspberry Pi running OctoPrint, plugged into the printer with a USB cable
  • SimplyPrint Client: A computer or Raspberry Pi on the same network that stays on, running the SimplyPrint Client
  • Klipper (Moonraker): Nothing extra: the printer runs Klipper as it ships
In use with SimplyPrint 250+ printers use SimplyPrint
2022 September 15, 2023
Made by a company from China China
None listed yet
260 x 200 x 200 mm 220 x 220 x 240 mm
Unknown Open frame
PLA, PETG, TPU & flexibles PLA, PETG, TPU & flexibles, ABS & ASA
Unknown 500 mm/s
Motion system Unknown Bed slinger
Unknown No
Unknown 1
Unknown No
Unknown No
250 °C 300 °C
Up to 110 °C Up to 100 °C
Unknown Wi-Fi, USB
No Yes
Yes Yes
260 x 200 mm 220 x 220 mm
Nozzle it ships with 0.4 mm 0.4 mm
Filament diameter 1.75 mm 1.75 mm
Firmware it ships with The maker's own Klipper
Yes No
SimplyPrint's rating of the brand, from public sources. How we rate Mostly open 4.2 of 5 for QIDI · Why Mostly open 3.6 of 5 for Creality · Why
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Brand's spool tags (NFC) Whether its multi-material unit can recognise any filament 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 Open: tags for any filament SimplyPrint reads Creality's spool tags and writes them for any filament, so every brand works like Creality's own. How it works
Where to buy Not sold by our partner stores QIDI sends us some of its new printers free of charge.
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