Prusa CORE One+ (Gen 2) User Guide
Complete Beginner-to-Advanced Manual for Setup, Printing, Calibration, and Maintenance
Ready to get more from your Prusa CORE One+ (Gen 2)?
Whether you are setting up your printer for the first time, learning how to achieve reliable first layers, experimenting with advanced materials, or building a repeatable 3D-printing workflow, this practical user guide is designed to take you from the fundamentals to more advanced techniques.
The Prusa CORE One+ (Gen 2) User Guide provides a clear, practical approach to understanding the printer, preparing materials, configuring PrusaSlicer, calibrating your machine, improving print quality, troubleshooting common problems, and maintaining the printer for long-term use.
Inside This Guide, You’ll Learn How To:Understand the CORE One+ (Gen 2) architecture, CoreXY motion system, Nextruder, heated bed, enclosure, and major components
Unbox, assemble, configure, and perform essential initial checks
Navigate the printer interface and configure basic settings
Update firmware and connect the printer through available network options
Perform automatic calibration and optimize first-layer performance
Choose and prepare PLA, PETG, ASA, ABS, and other commonly used filaments
Load, unload, and change filament correctly
Set up PrusaSlicer and select appropriate printer and material profiles
Import, position, orient, and prepare 3D models for printing
Understand layer height, infill, supports, brims, speed, temperature, and other important print settings
Slice, preview, and send projects to the printer
Create your first successful print and evaluate the finished result
Improve calibration, layer consistency, adhesion, cooling, and surface quality
Optimize enclosed-chamber printing for temperature-sensitive materials
Improve results with ABS and ASA
Balance printing speed, strength, reliability, and surface quality
Understand advanced multi-material workflows and the INDX system
Manage multiple filaments and material changes
Prevent common multi-material printing problems
Establish practical cleaning and preventive-maintenance routines
Maintain the Nextruder, nozzle, nozzle wiper, belts, fans, and motion components
Diagnose common problems such as poor adhesion, stringing, warping, layer shifting, and extrusion issues
Build reliable personal print profiles for different applications
Organize filaments, projects, and PrusaSlicer profiles
Prepare the CORE One+ (Gen 2) for long prints and consistent production
Develop a repeatable workflow for dependable, professional-looking results
Designed for Practical Learning
This is not intended to be a collection of complicated technical explanations. The information is organized around the actual workflow of using a modern 3D printer—from preparing the machine and filament to slicing a model, starting a print, evaluating the result, and maintaining the equipment afterward.
Beginners can use the early chapters to establish a solid foundation, while experienced makers can use the calibration, advanced-material, multi-material, troubleshooting, and optimization sections as a practical reference.
Whether you are interested in 3D printing, rapid prototyping, functional parts, product development, engineering models, custom designs, or everyday maker projects, this guide can help you build a more organized and reliable printing workflow.
