3D printer motion systems: every type explained and every printer compared
3D printer motion systems explained: bedslinger, CoreXY, delta and gantry layouts, how to spot them on a spec sheet, and the motion system of every shipping printer.
CoreXY
CoreXY printers, where two belts move the toolhead in X and Y and the bed moves only in Z, and the pages that explain the layout.
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Topics
Guides
CoreXY vs H-bot, CrossXY and CoreXZ: How the Gantries Differ
CoreXY vs H-bot explained, plus CrossXY, CoreXZ and hybrid CoreXY: how each belt layout moves the toolhead and where you meet it on a spec sheet.
Which motion system suits tall and heavy prints?
Tall and heavy prints by motion system: why a bedslinger's moving bed shakes tall parts, what CoreXY, gantry and delta printers do instead, and the tallest of each.
What Is CoreXY? How the Two-Belt Motion System Works
What CoreXY means on a 3D printer: two fixed motors, two belts, the A/B motor math, how the belts are routed, whether it counts as Cartesian and who invented it.
Why CoreXY Printers Are Faster: Moving Mass and Acceleration
Why CoreXY 3D printers accelerate harder than bedslingers: moving mass, resonance and makers' acceleration claims, plus the bedslingers that match them.
3D printer dimensions: how much space a printer takes up
3D printer dimensions and weights from maker spec sheets, from a 347 mm compact to a 1.4 m large-format machine, plus the desk space bed travel and add-ons need.
Cartesian vs CoreXY vs Delta Explained: 3D Printer Motion Systems
Cartesian vs CoreXY vs delta explained: how each motion system moves, what a bedslinger is, and the trade-offs in moving mass, footprint and build shape.
IDEX Dual-Extruder Printers Explained: Mirror and Duplicate Modes
What an IDEX dual-extruder 3D printer is, how its mirror and duplicate modes work and shrink the print width, and how IDEX differs from other dual-nozzle designs.
What Size 3D Printer Do I Need? Build Volume by Use Case
What size 3D printer do you need? How build volume works, whether 220 x 220 is enough, usable vs advertised volume, and size classes by use case with examples.
Comparisons
Bambu Lab P1S vs X1-Carbon: spec comparison
Bambu Lab P1S vs X1-Carbon spec comparison: identical build volume and motion claims, different bed temperature, nozzle, sensors, chamber rating and price.
Creality K1 Max vs Bambu Lab X1-Carbon: spec comparison
Creality K1 Max vs Bambu Lab X1-Carbon spec comparison: 300 mm vs 256 mm build volume, speed claims, sensors, chamber rating, firmware source and launch price.
Original Prusa MK4S vs Bambu Lab P1S: specs side by side
Original Prusa MK4S vs Bambu Lab P1S specs side by side: bedslinger vs CoreXY, open frame vs enclosure, build volume, temperatures, firmware and launch price.
Lists
CoreXY 3D printers: every shipping model compared
Every shipping CoreXY 3D printer in the database, newest release first, with launch price, build volume, enclosure, and claimed speed and acceleration.
CoreXY 3D printers under $500 and under $300
Every shipping CoreXY 3D printer that launched at $500 or less, cheapest first, with build volume, enclosure, claimed speed and acceleration, and firmware.
CoreXY enclosed 3D printers: every shipping and announced model
23 enclosed CoreXY 3D printers are shipping and 2 announced, $299.99 to $3,799 at launch. Release, chamber type and rating, build volume, speed and price.
Large CoreXY 3D printers compared by build volume
Large CoreXY 3D printers compared: every shipping CoreXY printer with a bed of 300 mm or more per side, by build volume, with enclosure, claimed speed and launch price.
Upcoming 3D printers: announced models and their specs
Upcoming 3D printers that makers have announced but not yet shipped: announcement date, motion system, build volume, enclosure, toolheads and launch price.
Bambu Lab printers by motion system: CoreXY or bedslinger
Which Bambu Lab printers are bedslingers and which are CoreXY: the A1 mini, A1 and A2L move the bed; the P, X and H series do not. Every model in one table.
Printers
| Printer | Released | Motion system | Build volume | Enclosure | Max hotend temp | Launch price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bambu Lab H2D Pro | — | CoreXY | 325 × 320 × 325 mm | Actively heated chamber | 350 °C | $3,799 |
| Bambu Lab X1E | — | CoreXY | 256 × 256 × 256 mm | Actively heated chamber | 320 °C | $2,499 |
| Creality K3 | — | CoreXY | 260 × 260 × 260 mm | Open frame | 300 °C | $849 |
| Prusa CORE One L+ INDX | — | CoreXY | 298 × 275 × 330 mm | Enclosed (passive) | 300 °C | $2,739 |
| Prusa CORE One+ (Gen 2) INDX | — | CoreXY | 248 × 205 × 270 mm | Enclosed (passive) | 300 °C | $1,999 |
| QIDI Max4 | — | CoreXY | 390 × 390 × 340 mm | Actively heated chamber | 370 °C | $1,149 |
| Prusa CORE One L+ | Aug 2026 | CoreXY | 300 × 300 × 330 mm | Enclosed (passive) | 290 °C | $1,999 |
| Prusa CORE One+ (Gen 2) | Aug 2026 | CoreXY | 250 × 220 × 270 mm | Enclosed (passive) | 290 °C | $1,299 |
| Original Prusa XL+ | Aug 2026 | CoreXY | 360 × 360 × 360 mm | Open frame | 290 °C | $2,299 |
| QIDI Plus5 | Aug 2026 | CoreXY | 320 × 320 × 300 mm | Actively heated chamber | 370 °C | $749 |
| Elegoo Centauri 2 | Jun 2026 | CoreXY | 256 × 256 × 256 mm | Open frame | 350 °C | $299 |
| Anycubic Kobra S1 Max | May 2026 | CoreXY | 350 × 350 × 350 mm | Actively heated chamber | 350 °C | $899 |
| Flashforge Creator 5 | May 2026 | CoreXY | 256 × 256 × 256 mm | Open frame | 320 °C | $799 |
| Flashforge Creator 5 Pro | May 2026 | CoreXY | 256 × 256 × 256 mm | Actively heated chamber | 320 °C | $949 |
| Bambu Lab X2D | Apr 2026 | CoreXY | 256 × 256 × 260 mm | Actively heated chamber | 300 °C | $649 |
| Creality K2 SE | Mar 2026 | CoreXY | 220 × 215 × 245 mm | Open frame | 300 °C | $299 |
| Elegoo Centauri Carbon 2 | Jan 2026 | CoreXY | 256 × 256 × 256 mm | Enclosed (passive) | 350 °C | $399 |
| Bambu Lab H2C | Nov 2025 | CoreXY | 305 × 320 × 325 mm | Actively heated chamber | 350 °C | $2,399 |
| Prusa CORE One L | Nov 2025 | CoreXY | 300 × 300 × 330 mm | Enclosed (passive) | 290 °C | $1,799 |
| Prusa CORE One+ | Nov 2025 | CoreXY | 250 × 220 × 270 mm | Enclosed (passive) | 290 °C | — |
| QIDI Q2C | Nov 2025 | CoreXY | 270 × 270 × 256 mm | Enclosed (passive) | 370 °C | $399 |
| Bambu Lab P2S | Oct 2025 | CoreXY | 256 × 256 × 256 mm | Enclosed (passive) | 300 °C | $549 |
| Snapmaker U1 | Oct 2025 | CoreXY | 270 × 270 × 270 mm | Open frame | 300 °C | $999 |
| Bambu Lab H2S | Aug 2025 | CoreXY | 340 × 320 × 340 mm | Actively heated chamber | 350 °C | $1,249 |
| Creality K2 | Aug 2025 | CoreXY | 260 × 260 × 260 mm | Enclosed (passive) | 300 °C | $549 |
| Creality K2 Pro | Aug 2025 | CoreXY | 300 × 300 × 300 mm | Actively heated chamber | 300 °C | $849 |
| QIDI Q2 | Aug 2025 | CoreXY | 270 × 270 × 256 mm | Actively heated chamber | 370 °C | $499 |
| Elegoo Centauri | Jul 2025 | CoreXY | 256 × 256 × 256 mm | Open frame | 320 °C | $199.99 |
| Sovol SV08 Max | Jun 2025 | CoreXY | 500 × 500 × 500 mm | Open frame | 300 °C | $1,299 |
| Bambu Lab H2D | Mar 2025 | CoreXY | 325 × 320 × 325 mm | Actively heated chamber | 350 °C | $1,899 |
| Sovol Zero | Mar 2025 | CoreXY | 152.4 × 152.4 × 152.5 mm | Enclosed (passive) | 350 °C | $499 |
| Anycubic Kobra S1 | Feb 2025 | CoreXY | 250 × 250 × 250 mm | Enclosed (passive) | 320 °C | $549 |
| Creality Ender-5 Max | Feb 2025 | CoreXY | 400 × 400 × 400 mm | Open frame | 300 °C | $849 |
| Elegoo Centauri Carbon | Feb 2025 | CoreXY | 256 × 256 × 256 mm | Enclosed (passive) | 320 °C | $299.99 |
| Flashforge AD5X | Feb 2025 | CoreXY | 220 × 220 × 220 mm | Open frame | 300 °C | $399 |
| Prusa CORE One | Jan 2025 | CoreXY | 250 × 220 × 270 mm | Enclosed (passive) | 290 °C | $1,199 |
| Creality K2 Plus | Nov 2024 | CoreXY | 350 × 350 × 350 mm | Actively heated chamber | 350 °C | $1,299 |
| QIDI Plus4 | Sep 2024 | CoreXY | 305 × 305 × 280 mm | Actively heated chamber | 370 °C | $799 |
| Sovol SV08 | May 2024 | CoreXY | 350 × 350 × 345 mm | Open frame | 300 °C | $549 |
| QIDI Q1 Pro | Mar 2024 | CoreXY | 245 × 245 × 240 mm | Actively heated chamber | 350 °C | $599 |
| Flashforge Adventurer 5M Pro | Oct 2023 | CoreXY | 220 × 220 × 220 mm | Enclosed (passive) | 280 °C | $599 |
| Flashforge Adventurer 5M | Sep 2023 | CoreXY | 220 × 220 × 220 mm | Open frame | 280 °C | $399 |
| Bambu Lab P1S | Jul 2023 | CoreXY | 256 × 256 × 256 mm | Enclosed (passive) | 300 °C | $699 |
| Creality K1 Max | Jul 2023 | CoreXY | 300 × 300 × 300 mm | Enclosed (passive) | 300 °C | $899 |
| Original Prusa XL | Mar 2023 | CoreXY | 360 × 360 × 360 mm | Open frame | 290 °C | $2,499 |
| QIDI X-Max 3 | Mar 2023 | CoreXY | 325 × 325 × 315 mm | Actively heated chamber | 350 °C | $1,399 |
| Bambu Lab P1P | Dec 2022 | CoreXY | 256 × 256 × 256 mm | Open frame | 300 °C | $699 |
| Bambu Lab X1-Carbon | Aug 2022 | CoreXY | 256 × 256 × 256 mm | Enclosed (passive) | 300 °C | $1,199 |