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Printer Tronxy XY-2 Pro 2E 3D printer Tronxy XY-2 Pro 2E Creality Ender-3 V3 KE 3D printer Creality Ender-3 V3 KE
Expected to work Compatible
Connection methods
  • OctoPrint: Expected to work
    Expected to work like the Tronxy XY-2 Pro
  • 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
Not confirmed yet 250+ printers use SimplyPrint
April 2021 September 15, 2023
Made by a company from China China
None listed yet
255 x 255 x 260 mm 220 x 220 x 240 mm
Unknown Open frame
PLA, PETG, ABS & ASA PLA, PETG, TPU & flexibles, ABS & ASA
100 mm/s 500 mm/s
Motion system Bed slinger Bed slinger
Unknown No
1 1
No No
No No
275 °C 300 °C
Up to 100 °C Up to 100 °C
SD card, USB Wi-Fi, USB
Prints from microSD card, USB stick Unknown
Yes Yes
No Yes
255 x 255 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 Marlin Klipper
Yes No
USB socket for printing over USB USB-B Unknown
SimplyPrint's rating of the brand, from public sources. How we rate Open 4.3 of 5 for Tronxy · 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 None listed yet 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
Buy from Tronxy Best for USA
All its stores
Creality Store
All its stores

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