Anet ET5

The Anet ET5 is an FDM 3D printer from Anet with a 300 x 300 x 400 mm build volume.

Calibration

Confirm the machine is mechanically square before any software tuning.

Action: Power off the printer, inspect the frame, tighten visible fasteners, and verify that the Z lead screws, gantry, and bed carriage move without binding. On a large-format printer like the ET5, even slight frame skew can show up as first-layer inconsistency across the full 300 × 300 mm bed.

Common defects

Large-bed motion artifacts and motor grinding on big moves.

Symptoms: Audible grinding or roughness during long travel moves, plus visible ringing or surface artifacts on large parts, especially near the edges of the 300 × 300 mm field.

Likely causes: The mass of the moving axis, belt tension imbalance, conservative-to-aggressive speed settings, or resonance in the frame and gantry.

Manufacturer	Anet
Technology	FDM
Class	hobby
Build volume	300 x 300 x 400 mm
Auto levelling	no
Compatible materials	pla, petg, tpu, matte-pla, silk-pla, glow-pla, pva, wood

Specifications

Manufacturer	Anet
Technology	FDM
Class	hobby
Build volume	300 x 300 x 400 mm
Auto levelling	no

Compared with 3 similar

same class and kinematics, close in price within 30 percent

Model	Class	Build volume
Anet ET5 (this)	hobby	300 x 300 x 400 mm
Alfawise U20	hobby	300 x 300 x 400 mm
Anet E10	hobby	300 x 300 x 400 mm
Anet E12	hobby	300 x 300 x 400 mm

Compatible materials and print settings

Material	Nozzle temperature	Bed temperature
PLA	210-230 °C	55-65 °C
PETG	230-265 °C	70-85 °C
TPU	220-240 °C	35-55 °C
PVA	220-240 °C	45-65 °C

Matte PLA Silk PLA Glow PLA Wood Composite