Cura VS STL-thumbnail

Compare Cura vs STL-thumbnail and see what are their differences.

Cura

3D printer / slicing GUI built on top of the Uranium framework (by Ultimaker)

STL-thumbnail

Shellextension for Windows File Explorer to show STL thumbnails (by cabbagecreek)
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Cura STL-thumbnail
461 3
5,838 182
2.9% -
10.0 0.0
4 days ago about 6 years ago
Python
GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only MIT License
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Cura

Posts with mentions or reviews of Cura. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-12-08.

STL-thumbnail

Posts with mentions or reviews of STL-thumbnail. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2021-04-20.
  • Display thumbnails in Windows?
    1 project | /r/prusa3d | 31 May 2023
  • 4.9 Update and screenshot thumbnail?
    2 projects | /r/Cura | 20 Apr 2021
    A couple of things might help. I use Windows and a small package called Papa's Best STL Thumbnails to show STL previews as the file icons in Windows. I know of another package : cabbagecreek STL Thumbnails which is part of Marlin 3D Printer Tool.
  • Does anybody know how to quickly preview .STL files in windows?
    1 project | /r/3Dprinting | 6 Mar 2021
    I have used two addons to show STL previews as the file icons in Windows: cabbagecreek STL Thumbnails which is part of Marlin 3D Printer Tool, and Papa's Best STL Thumbnails. Either should get you something similar to what you had with the Mac's Finder, ie a preview when you have Windows Eplorer set to display "icons" rather than "list" or "details".

What are some alternatives?

When comparing Cura and STL-thumbnail you can also consider the following projects:

mks-wifi-plugin - MKS wifi plugin for Cura

klipper - Klipper is a 3d-printer firmware

PrusaSlicer - G-code generator for 3D printers (RepRap, Makerbot, Ultimaker etc.)

Ellis-PIF-Profile - This repo has moved to https://github.com/AndrewEllis93/Ellis-SuperSlicer-Profiles

Calibration-Shapes - A Cura plugin that adds simple shapes (cube, cylinder, tube) and also 24 Calibration and test parts + 7 Postprocessing scripts

Marlin - Marlin is an optimized firmware for RepRap 3D printers based on the Arduino platform. Many commercial 3D printers come with Marlin installed. Check with your vendor if you need source code for your specific machine.

klipper - Klipper is a 3d-printer firmware [Moved to: https://github.com/Klipper3d/klipper]

CuraEngine - Powerful, fast and robust engine for converting 3D models into g-code instructions for 3D printers. It is part of the larger open source project Cura.

Slicer4RTN - Conic slicer utilizing planar slicers for 4-axis Rotating Tilted Nozzle (RTN) 3D printers

FlashforgeFinderIntegration - FlashForge Finder tools for Ultimaker Cura Slicer

sapphire-s - This project aims to create a Cura profile for the TwoTrees Sapphire S 3d printer.