Cura
3D printer / slicing GUI built on top of the Uranium framework (by Ultimaker)
SettingsGuide
More extensive explanations of Cura slicing settings. (by Ghostkeeper)
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| 10.0 | 0.0 | |
| 4 days ago | 3 months ago | |
| Python | Markdown | |
| GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only | GNU Affero General Public License v3.0 |
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Stars - the number of stars that a project has on GitHub. Growth - month over month growth in stars.
Activity is a relative number indicating how actively a project is being developed. Recent commits have higher weight than older ones.
For example, an activity of 9.0 indicates that a project is amongst the top 10% of the most actively developed projects that we are tracking.
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.
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What could be causing these artifacts?
Are you using Cura?
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Confused by Start (and End) G-Code Macros
EDIT2: Turns out one of my problems was dodgy End code in Cura [5.4.0] Questionable end gcode in some default profiles for Anycubic printers · Issue #16621 · Ultimaker/Cura (github.com)
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💫 Cura 5.5 💫 ~ With Gradual Flow settings and Grid Placement ⏹️
Full release notes and new Cura downloads can be found here https://github.com/Ultimaker/Cura/releases/tag/5.5.0
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Creality Print vs Cura: Speed
So I'm using beta version of Cura (5.5.0) with V3 SE profile from https://github.com/Ultimaker/Cura/pull/16796 and I just figured out that Creality print is way faster than Cura. As far as I can see, settings are almost identical; print speed is set to 180mm/s in both programs. I'm using stock PLA profile in Creality print and eSun pla+ profile in Cura - same temperature, infill, walls and fan settings.
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Cura not responding on Windows
github.com/Ultimaker/Cura/issues for a bug report including Windows version.
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New Feature for Cura?
In this case, Cura is an open source project, so the most straightforward way of submitting a feature request would be by creating an Issue in the code repository, where you can explain your idea along with why it’s important to you, who else you think it could be valuable to, and what you want both minimally and ideally.
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Updated to Cura 5.4 and it wiped everything, now I cannot select Ender 3 S1 Pro. Any suggestions?
If you're using the Startup Optimizer plugin, try disabling it temporarily - it can occasionally interfere with the list of available printers. Should that not help you could manually re-insert the profile by copying this JSON into the appropriate directory (eg C:\Program Files\UltiMaker Cura 5.4.0\share\cura\resource\definitions).
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✨ Cura 5.4 ✨ ~ New Tree Supports and Smart Brim 🌳🐉
This reminds me of this known issue we mentioned in the changelog: Support Brim is missing if the Buildplate Adhesion is set to None. We are tracking reports here.
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Straight lines on arcs xy axis
Yes..there's some sort of bug in 5.3..5.2 is ok, the developers are working on a patch for the new version: https://github.com/Ultimaker/Cura/issues/14811
- How do I improve my prints
SettingsGuide
Posts with mentions or reviews of SettingsGuide.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2020-12-26.
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What are causing these bumps in my print? The only thing different about the print is that I had to change the filament half way through.
Pillowing?
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Cura 5.3.1 won't fill the shell on part of the print, instead has exposed infill
Looks like coasting is turned on. You may want to turn it off, but you also may want to understand the setting. Read this article from the Settings Guide plugin: https://github.com/Ghostkeeper/SettingsGuide/blob/master/resources/articles/experimental/coasting_enable.md
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Why does Cura only print this top part of my .obj?
Might be a non-manifold mesh, might be walls that are too thin to print. https://github.com/Ghostkeeper/SettingsGuide/blob/master/resources/articles/troubleshooting/missing_parts.md
- Rugged surface across the whole print
- Help! Cura will not slice my 3d model correctly.
- Gaps between perimeter and the infill
- i am trying to print this model wheel i made, idk why is cura infilling whole wheel even with 0% infill and no supports, why is this happening ? i see that it says some errors in model but what errors?
- why is cura failing to slice a very simple object?
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Line height difference problem
See this article for an explanation: https://github.com/Ghostkeeper/SettingsGuide/blob/master/resources/articles/experimental/adaptive_layer_height_enabled.md
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Problem with slicing. As seen below my geometry looks fine, but when sliced there's a big open gap that gets filled with supports. Anyone know what could be causing this??
In addition to what /u/Asterchades says, here's an explanation of why an "uneven number of walls" is a problem for a slicer: https://github.com/Ghostkeeper/SettingsGuide/blob/master/resources/articles/troubleshooting/missing_parts.md
What are some alternatives?
When comparing Cura and SettingsGuide you can also consider the following projects:
mks-wifi-plugin - MKS wifi plugin for Cura
klipper - Klipper is a 3d-printer firmware
WirelessPrinting - Print wirelessly from Cura, PrusaSlicer or Slic3r to your 3D printer connected to an ESP8266 or ESP32 module
PrusaSlicer - G-code generator for 3D printers (RepRap, Makerbot, Ultimaker etc.)
privacyguides.org - Protect your data against global mass surveillance programs.
Ellis-PIF-Profile - This repo has moved to https://github.com/AndrewEllis93/Ellis-SuperSlicer-Profiles
Cura-SidebarGUIPlugin - Cura plugin that provides a more settings-centric GUI for those who prefer it
Calibration-Shapes - A Cura plugin that adds simple shapes (cube, cylinder, tube) and also 24 Calibration and test parts + 7 Postprocessing scripts
Cura-OctoPrintPlugin - Cura plugin which enables printing directly to OctoPrint and monitoring the process
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.
tldr - 📚 Collaborative cheatsheets for console commands
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