Filament data
Reference tables built from manufacturer data sheets. Brand-specific rows first, generic ranges second.
Charts and tools
Filament temperature chart
Nozzle and bed temperatures by material and by brand, from data sheets.
Filament drying chart
How hot and how long to dry each material without fusing the spool.
Empty spool weights
Empty spool weights by brand, with sources and how much they disagree.
Filament left on the spool
Weigh a spool and get grams and metres left. Converts length to weight for any material.
By material
Typical nozzle, bed and drying settings for each plastic.
PLA
Nozzle 190 to 230 °C, bed 25 to 60 °C, dry at 50 to 55 °C
PLA+ / tough PLA
Nozzle 190 to 230 °C, bed 30 to 60 °C, dry at 50 to 55 °C
PETG
Nozzle 230 to 260 °C, bed 65 to 90 °C, dry at 60 to 65 °C
ABS
Nozzle 210 to 270 °C, bed 80 to 100 °C, dry at 75 to 80 °C
ASA
Nozzle 240 to 270 °C, bed 70 to 115 °C, dry at 75 to 80 °C
TPU 95A
Nozzle 210 to 240 °C, bed 30 to 50 °C
PA6 (nylon)
Nozzle 245 to 290 °C, bed 50 to 90 °C, dry at 70 to 95 °C
PA-CF
Nozzle 260 to 300 °C, bed 25 to 100 °C, dry at 80 to 100 °C
PC
Nozzle 250 to 280 °C, bed 90 to 110 °C, dry at 75 to 80 °C
PVA
Nozzle 180 to 250 °C, bed 25 to 60 °C, dry at 45 to 80 °C
HIPS
Nozzle 230 to 270 °C, bed 90 to 115 °C