# More about the Flashforge Creator Pro 2

**URL:** <https://forum.makewithtech.com/t/more-about-the-flashforge-creator-pro-2/3248>\
**Category:** IDEX Multi Material 3d Printers\
**Created:** [June 18, 2021, 4:59pm UTC](https://forum.makewithtech.com/t/more-about-the-flashforge-creator-pro-2/3248 "2021-06-18T16:59:18Z")\
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**Post date:** [June 18, 2021, 4:59pm UTC](https://forum.makewithtech.com/t/more-about-the-flashforge-creator-pro-2/3248/1 "2021-06-18T16:59:18Z")

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I’ve been spending a lot of time with this printer and learned the following.

- I have my doubts about the Z offset setting video on the front panel. I found I have to manually level the bed, and set it quite close to the nozzle, for my prints to stick without a raft.

- I replaced the bed surface with BuildTak and it really made no difference.

- I tried to use various Github-provided solutions to get Cura to work with this printer with no success so far.

- FlashPrint seems to have a bug that if your print has a height of less than 2mm the top surface is not properly finished. It is left very rough.

- Print quality on details greater than about 3 mm is quite good but the print quality on small lettering is terrible. This might be the slicer, time will tell.

- The email support from Frlashforge is quite timely. Basically 24 hours turnaround but they might be using a computer translator since the English exchange is not great.

- Trying a detailed print at a .10 layer height now to see if this helps.

- Tried variable layer heights in FlashPrint and found it tricky to set up.

I will report more info here as I learn it.