Sleek Design & Enclosure

We gotta say, the Creality Sermoon D1 looks sophisticated for a Creality 3D printer. Its sleek design, which sports an aluminum frame and see-through side panels, gives off a distinct professional printer vibe. Apart from looking slick, the all-metal frame should also enhance the printer’s sturdiness and provide a stable structure.

The transparent casing is great for monitoring your prints while also providing stable operating temperatures. Unfortunately, Creality went only three-quarters of the way (or rather five-sixths), leaving the top of the cube open. While the semi-enclosed print chamber should provide a somewhat toasty interior, a full enclosure might be needed when planning to work a lot with ABS or other high-temperature sensitive materials.

But, the casing doesn’t just ensure a constant temperature. It also protects the surroundings from potentially harmful fumes, keeps out any dust and foreign particles, adds an extra safety precaution, and helps to muffle the operating sound a bit. If it is fully enclosed, that is.

Build Volume

The Sermoon D1 has a 280 x 260 x 310 mm built volume, which is pretty big for an enclosed 3D printer, especially at its price point. While it is just shy of Creality’s other semi-enclosed 3D printer, the Ender 6, in terms of overall build volume, it is considerably larger than Creality’s Ender 5 (no enclosure) or other fully-enclosed budget 3D printers such as the Monorpice Voxel.

If you don’t plan on printing truly big, the Sermoon should house more than enough space for your everyday prints.

Direct Drive

Direct drive extrusion has some much-documented advantages. The extruder on the Sermoon also benefits from an all-metal construction, so with any luck, it should prove to be more solid over time.

Temperature-wise, the hot end will get up to a maximum of 250 ℃, and there’s the usual Creality textured glass plate underneath that heats up to a nice round 100 ℃. PLA, ABS, and PETG should be easy peasy for this printer, then.

Variable Voltage Power Supply

Creality says the power supply in the new Sermoon D1 can adapt to different voltages and is more safe and stable as a result. We’re not sure exactly how you’d really notice the difference here, as power is just sort of power. However, people living in areas with dodgy electrics may find this useful.

Of course, the Creality Sermoon D1 is equipped with a resume power-off function, meaning if something should go wrong, you can pick up the print job again instead of having to start over.

Silent Mainboard

Silent usually isn’t silent in our experience. Still, a quieter operation in a 3D printer is always appreciated, especially by anyone who runs a 3D printer in their own living space and not in a garage or workshop. With Creality’s in-house developed silent 32-bit mainboard, silent stepper drivers, and the fact that it is almost entirely enclosed, the Sermoon D1 should work away in low tones.

Color Touchscreen

The oh-so modern way to control just about anything from phones to cars, a color touchscreen with a size of 4.3-inches can be found on the Sermoon. It should be easy to jab stuff and control the functions of your printer this way.

Self-Assembly

It looks like this is a printer you will have to partially assemble yourself with marketing images showing the Sermoon in many pieces and Creality encouraging you to enjoy the DIY aspect. However, we assume it won’t be a complete kit but rather needs moderate assembling, such as installing the enclosure and doors.

Further Features

Additional features on the Creality Sermoon D1 include:

• Filament runout sensor – always good to have in case you miscalculated
• Dual Z-axis screws – provide a synchronous print plate movement
• Large leveling knobs – Twist and turn your plate into level with ease