What Type Of Filament You Should Use With A Creality FDM 3D Printer ( For Beginners ) You have probably gotten used to the good old, but useful PLA ( Polylactic Acid for 3D printing, but there are many more filament types to choose from. Overall, there are many types of filament like ABS( Acetonitrile Butadiene Styrene ), TPU ( Thermoplastic Polyurethane ) or PETG ( Glycol-modified Polyethylene Terephthalate ) and if you want to know more, check out All 3D Printing Filament Types Explained: Detailed Guide from 3Dinsider. That said, you should probably check if your printer can print with them before actually using them on your printer, but in general, most printers use PLA even if you don't care about filament types, anyways you can check the type if you look at the spool. Though PLA may not be the ultimate filament, it is very useful, it's inexpensive, reliable, and biodegradable. From an inexpensive point of view, PLA is very cost-efficient, for a spool of PLA, usually, lasts enough for at least 20 prints, assuming you aren't printing very big prints or printing 24/7. Talking about versatility, PLA is somewhat reliable, not exactly your dreams, but enough to satisfy your wishes. PLA is not great for tension applications as it is brittle, PLA will absorb moisture making it not great for humid environments, PLA has low heat resistance, so it is inapplicable in high temperatures. As you can see, PLA is a great filament for beginners in 3D printing, but the pros might opt for a different option. If you're looking for flexibility, you'll find TPU ( Thermoplastic Polyurethane ) It works pretty well, but I'd still be cautious, it jammed up the extruder of my friend's Anycubic Kobra 2, even though Creality printers may have different extruding methods, it can jam. TPU can stretch and compress easily, so that's great for people who want to print phone cases to rubber ducks. Next up, ABS ( Acetonitrile Butadiene Styrene ) is equally good as PLA except it is not biodegradable. ABS is the same stuff that LEGO bricks are made out of, very strong, kind of reliable, and able to accept light tension. ABS is a great material for people who want strong, reliable, or everyday-use objects. Now, 3D printing an everyday mug might sound ridiculous, after all, you have cups in your cupboard, but for the record, if you print a cup with ABS, and… let's just say that it's probably going to end up in the collection of useless stuff. Not that you won't use the cup, but it certainly works. ABS is great for PLA substitution if you're sick and done with PLA or just want to try it. All in All, there are lots of types of filaments to choose from, more than I can name, but if you're a beginner and are new to 3D printing, and are looking to choose a good filament for your printer, and you're not sure on which filament choose, I hope this helped.