How To Add Pro PCTG As A Filament Type To A Prusa 3D Printer Control Screen

So you've just bought a spool of Pro PCTG from 3D-Fuel (that's us!) and you're ready to use the 3D-Fuel Pro PCTG filament profiles that are built right into PrusaSlicer, but you can't figure out which filament type to choose on the screen of your Prusa 3D printers.

Here's how to add a non-stock filament like Pro PCTG to your Prusa 3D printer. It's pretty quick and painless once you know how.

Quick steps

1. On the printer, open Filament > Manage filaments.
2. Choose Edit filaments and set up a custom filament named PCTG. Using the name PCTG lets PrusaSlicer match it to our built-in Pro PCTG profile.
3. Set the nozzle temperature to 260°C and the bed to 80°C, the same as our PrusaSlicer profile. Pro PCTG doesn't need a hardened nozzle; Pro PCTG-CF10 and GF10 do.
4. Make sure the new filament is turned on under Enable filaments, so it shows up when you load filament.

Custom filament types need recent Prusa firmware. If you don't see these options, update your printer's firmware first.

Watch the walkthrough

You can set parameters like the hotend and bed temps, whether it requires a hardened nozzle, whether it needs filtration, etc.

This makes loading the filament and setting the filament type easy! This can be very useful if you're using PrusaSlicer, as it can check the loaded filament type of any connected Prusa 3D printer.

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• Using 3D-Fuel profiles in PrusaSlicer
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