Adding the Ender 3 S1 printer profile in Cura 5/4.13

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<p>Don't forget to hit the like button if this helps you :)</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>The included prints are simple validations to run after applying these instructions and the result should look something like the posted photos. &nbsp;If it does not and it has significant stringing or you can see the build plate through the letters then you will need to tweak your slicer settings for retraction &amp; flow. &nbsp;(my prints are made with Cura 5, using another version may result is small details missed i.e seeing the build plate through the text)</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Cura does not have an Ender 3 S1 profile or for the Ender 3 S1 Pro. &nbsp;So people stick with the Creality slicer (older version of Cura rebranded) or they use Cura's Ender 3 Pro profile and then adjust the machine settings and import profiles or they try out Prusa slicer which has a E3S1 profile.</p><p>This works but wouldn't it be nice to select from the list of printers in Cura and be able to pick the Ender 3 S1 in the list?</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Well you can and its easy - detailed instructions below. &nbsp;Whole process takes 2 minutes or less.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Follow these instructions on what you &nbsp;can do in Cura 5 (also works also for other Cura versions)</p><ol><li>Close Cura if open</li><li>Locate your root Cura folder usually something like C:\Users\&lt;usename&gt;\AppData\Roaming\cura\5.0 (default location for Cura5 data, version 4.13 is in the folder called 4.13)&nbsp;</li><li>Download the pdf file called “Folders” from the file list<ul><li>Right click on it and select “save link as” as to choose the downloads folder on your computer (if you just left click it likely it tries to open as a pdf and will fail)</li><li>Change the extension to .zip&nbsp;</li><li>Unzip it</li><li>Note: You need to change the file extension from .pdf to .zip. &nbsp;Printables wont allow me to upload a zip so hence the pdf extension.</li></ul></li><li>Inside that zip file you will find 3 folders “definitions”, “extruders” and “variants”</li><li>Copy the files inside each of those folders and paste them into the corresponding folder with the same name that is located as sub-folders of the root folder identified at step 1. &nbsp;Overwrite if you need to. (Overwrite files don’t copy the entire folders just the contents of the folders)</li><li>Open Cura<ul><li>Settings→Printers→Add New</li><li>Select “Non Networked Printer”</li><li>Scroll down to Creality and now you will find Ender 3 S1</li><li>Select it and click “Add”</li></ul></li></ol><p>&nbsp;</p><p>All the defaults should match what is needed for the Ender 3 S1 but you can confirm manually by comparing to the Creality slicer machine profile and print profiles.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>For those that have the Ender 3 S1 Pro the settings should be pretty much the same but I haven't got one to confirm. &nbsp;Certainly much better than using the defaults for the Ender 3 Pro.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><strong>Print settings:</strong></p><ul><li>Material: PLA</li><li>Quality: 0.2mm layers</li><li>Profile: Standard Quality (this will be available after setting up the printer as a default)</li><li>Infill: Does not matter</li><li>Enable: Print thin walls</li><li>Initial layer flow 110%</li><li>Arc Welder: Enabled in Cura (not needed but I find it prints the small curves in letters better)</li></ul><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Credits: Somewhere in my journeys I found the initial files and explanation for doing this but I don't recall where so this work is based on someone elses. &nbsp;Anyways now it is memorialized here with some extras for all to easily find.</p>