<p>I am using a Creality Ender 5 with a tempered glass bed. I could say that I am a seasoned 3D printing hobbyist but I am really out of ideas in this case. Currently I am using a grey colored PLA that was working rather fine (not as good as my Hatchbox, but that ran out). I set my bed temperature to 60&nbsp;&deg;C as always, even used a raft to improve adhesion. Since the print I am trying to accomplish is not very tall, and I detest even the slightest warping, I disabled the cooling fan for most of my print, and crank it to half way up in the middle. I am using a custom printed nozzle shroud, but it doesn’t matter in this case because the print warped before halfway to a point that I have never encountered even back in the day when I would use cooling fan on every layer. It is truly terrifying and I need some advice. Thanks!</p>

<p>Some stats:</p>

<ul>
<li>Bed: 60&nbsp;&deg;C</li>
<li>Nozzle: 200&nbsp;&deg;C for 1st layer, 185&nbsp;&deg;C for the rest</li>
<li>Fan: 50&nbsp;% at layer 50, 0&nbsp;% all before</li>
<li>Raft: yes</li>
<li>Resolution: 0.2&nbsp;mm</li>
</ul>

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2020-06-16T06:47:30.450Z
PLA doesn't shrink much, but the difference between first layer and consecutive layers is pretty large, more than I've seen (usually it is about 5 °C), maybe you should bring the first layer temp closer to the normal printing temperature or vice versa and ditch the raft in favor of a brim.
0scar
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2020-06-16T17:27:37.513Z
See my question https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/q/13892/11157 and the linked question - have you tried switching to outer walls first? I don't understand why but it helps a lot with this for me.
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2020-06-17T18:11:09.023Z
@R..GitHubSTOPHELPINGICE It does make some sense, I will try it out.
Runkai Zhang
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PLA Warps despite every effort to prevent it
Runkai Zhang
# PLA Warps despite every effort to prevent it

(Asked by: username_0 on 2020-06-16)

I am using a Creality Ender 5 with a tempered glass bed. I could say that I am a seasoned 3D printing hobbyist but I am really out of ideas in this case. Currently I am using a grey colored PLA that was working rather fine (not as good as my Hatchbox, but that ran out). I set my bed temperature to 60 °C as always, even used a raft to improve adhesion. Since the print I am trying to accomplish is not very tall, and I detest even the slightest warping, I disabled the cooling fan for most of my print, and crank it to half way up in the middle. I am using a custom printed nozzle shroud, but it doesn’t matter in this case because the print warped before halfway to a point that I have never encountered even back in the day when I would use cooling fan on every layer. It is truly terrifying and I need some advice. Thanks!

Some stats:

* Bed: 60 °C
* Nozzle: 200 °C for 1st layer, 185 °C for the rest
* Fan: 50 % at layer 50, 0 % all before
* Raft: yes
* Resolution: 0.2 mm

**Tags:** pla, warping, creality-ender-5

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: PLA doesn't shrink much, but the difference between first layer and consecutive layers is pretty large, more than I've seen (usually it is about 5 °C), maybe you should bring the first layer temp closer to the normal printing temperature or vice versa and ditch the raft in favor of a brim.  
> **username_2**: See my question https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/q/13892/11157 and the linked question - have you tried switching to outer walls first? I don't understand why but it helps a lot with this for me.  
> **username_0**: @username_2 It does make some sense, I will try it out.  

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