Ender-3
The Creality3D Ender-3, a fully Open Source 3D printer perfect for new users on a budget. (by Creality3DPrinting)
Cura
3D printer / slicing GUI built on top of the Uranium framework (by Ultimaker)
| Ender-3 | Cura | |
|---|---|---|
| 56 | 461 | |
| 1,737 | 5,838 | |
| - | 2.9% | |
| 0.0 | 10.0 | |
| about 2 years ago | 6 days ago | |
| Roff | Python | |
| GNU General Public License v3.0 only | GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only |
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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.
Ender-3
Posts with mentions or reviews of Ender-3.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2021-01-30.
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Are All Ender 3 Printers Open Source?
If they have been released, they will be on GitHub. You may find that latest revisions are absent.
- Picture of the GD chip on Creality 4.2.2 Mainboards
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What's about to happen with the Creality release
They aren't ripping of without giving back. You can go to GitHub rn and download all files for the Ender 3 and CR-10 etc licensed with GPL3. That is also the reason you find, that pretty much every budget printer looks like a Ender 3 these days. Creality really isn't a company that only takes, they also give back to the community.
- Add macro buttons to your 3D printer!
- Where to download STL files for Ender 3 base model?
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Ender 3 V2 Parts Diagram
There should be everything you need on GitHub. https://github.com/Creality3DPrinting/Ender-3
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Been working on a 3D printing project for the last couple weeks, unfortunately not in time for the nuclear war of 2007. Hopefully Sgt. Colt approves!
As for it not being open source, here’s a GitHub link with everything you need.
- Ended 3 bed guide replacement bolt that has rubber.
- Where can I find Ender 3 CAD files?
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creality 4.2.7 board, reusing z Limit switch port as thermistor input passible ?
Creality also open-sourced the Ender 3. I'm on mobile so can't handle most of the file types but their repo at https://github.com/Creality3DPrinting/Ender-3 may have the info OP needs.
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
What are some alternatives?
When comparing Ender-3 and Cura you can also consider the following projects:
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.
mks-wifi-plugin - MKS wifi plugin for Cura
Ender-5-Pro - The Creality Ender 5 Pro 3D printer is an upgraded version of the popular Ender 5
klipper - Klipper is a 3d-printer firmware
Original-Prusa-i3 - Original Prusa i3 MK2 3D printer printed parts
PrusaSlicer - G-code generator for 3D printers (RepRap, Makerbot, Ultimaker etc.)
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.
Ellis-PIF-Profile - This repo has moved to https://github.com/AndrewEllis93/Ellis-SuperSlicer-Profiles
CR-10_wiring
Calibration-Shapes - A Cura plugin that adds simple shapes (cube, cylinder, tube) and also 24 Calibration and test parts + 7 Postprocessing scripts
STL-thumbnail - Shellextension for Windows File Explorer to show STL thumbnails