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title: Filament Temperature Guide — Nozzle & Bed Starting Ranges – stage.rb3dlabs.com
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# Filament Temperature Guide

Reference bands 

 

## Starting nozzle & bed ranges

 
 Pick a material for typical TDS / on-spool bands. Optional filters add setup notes only — we do not invent brand-specific lab numbers. Always confirm your spool label. 

 

 
 

 

 Material
 
 PLA / PLA+
 PETG
 ABS
 ASA
 TPU (flexible)
 Nylon (PA)
 
 

 

 Brand (optional)
 
 Generic / check your spool
 Other brand — use spool TDS
 
 

 

 Printer / setup (optional)
 
 Any / not sure
 Open frame
 Enclosed / chamber
 
 

 

 Nozzle size (optional)
 
 0.4 mm
 0.6 mm
 0.8 mm+
 Other
 
 

 

 Application (optional)
 
 General print
 First-layer focus
 Stringing focus
 Warping focus
 
 

 

 Brand presets stay generic until verified — prefer the °C printed on your spool.

 
 

 

 
 Select a material to see typical starting ranges. If your brand is not listed, use the °C on the spool and calibrate from the midpoint. 

 

 

 

 
Nozzle

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Bed

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### Calibration workflow

 

 
- Start at the midpoint of your spool’s nozzle range (or this typical band if the label matches).
 
- Run a temperature tower ±5–10 °C; pick the coolest clean bond that still looks solid.
 
- Fix first-layer Z and bed before chasing nozzle °C for adhesion.
 
- Then tune retraction / cooling for stringing — heat is only one lever.
 

 

 

 
- [Full temperature guide article](https://stage.rb3dlabs.com/blog/3d-printing-filament-temperature-guide/)
 
- [First-layer calibration](https://stage.rb3dlabs.com/blog/3d-printer-first-layer-calibration/)
 
- [Fix stringing](https://stage.rb3dlabs.com/blog/fix-stringing-3d-printing/)
 
- [Stop warping](https://stage.rb3dlabs.com/blog/3d-print-warping/)