Ultimaker Cura versions

Optimize your STL, OBJ, X3D, and 3MF files for 3D printing
5.6
Nov 21, 2023
5.4
Jul 5, 2023
Review
5.2
Oct 21, 2022
Review
3.3
Apr 24, 2018
Review
3.0
Oct 31, 2017
Review

What's new

v5.4 [Jul 5, 2023]
- Improved slicing time for Tree Support.
- Introduced 10 new settings and updated 2 so anyone can tune the behavior.
- Updated options for Tree Support Rest Preference to be more correct.
- Fixed a bug where Tree Support would generate unsupported islands.
- Fixed a bug where slicing would fail if Preference was set to On Any Flat Surface.
- Fixed a bug where branches were not generated when Support Interface was enabled..
- Fixed a bug where the Support Overhang Angle caused a crash with Tree Support.
- Fixed a bug where the Support Interface was not correctly generated with Tree Support.
New features and improvements:
- Updated the UltiMaker logo to reflect the new company logo.
- Added support for the updated mainboard revisions of UltiMaker S3, S5, and S7.
- Introduced Hole Horizontal Expansion Max Diameter so only the expansion of smaller holes can be tuned while leaving larger holes untouched..
- Introduced Skirt Height setting to make a skirt easier to remove.
- Improved the minimum layer time for printers with multiple extruders..
- Improved accuracy of when the M104 Hotend Temperature command is added.
- Improved printing order of the prime tower to include a dual brim, primed every layer, and primed before and after the extruder switch..
- Improved behavior for opening and closing categories when adding a new printer.
- Removed the settings related to Wire Printing since it was broken and barely used..
- Upgraded PyQt to version 6.4.2 which improves responsiveness in the UI.
Bug Fixes:
- Fixed a bug where the brim line would not be printed in the same orientation.
- Fixed a bug where models dropped to the buildplate when they were supposed to be floating.
- Fixed a bug where models would overlap if multiple models were loaded at the same time.
- Fixed a bug where an error would be shown too often in One At A Time print sequence.
- Fixed a bug where the message for a new Beta version available would show up during the Beta..
- Fixed a bug where ESun PLA would display unsupported..
- Fixed a bug where the printjob name was hard to read in darkmode.
- Fixed a bug where the Minimum Layer Time was incorrectly interpolated.
- Fixed a bug where Cura would crash on star-up for some Linux systems because of missing SimpleButton, contributed by @fieldOfView.
- Fixed a bug where the Post Processing Plugin would create extra folders, contributed by @fieldOfView.
- Fixed AppImage Icon for Linux systems, contributed by @leoheck.
- Fixed a bug where the buildplate temperature in the USB printing monitor was not rounded, contributed by @asteroids1975.
- Fixed a bug where retracting for Filament Change was not performed correctly because of an extra /n in the gcode. Contributed by @JuanManuelCuello.
- Fixed a bug where the material estimation would not show currencies correctly. Contributed by @Diegovd.

v5.2 [Oct 21, 2022]
- Building from source is now more accessible to Mac, Windows, and Linux users. If you want to contribute, it’s easier than ever to get started. Read more about it here.
- Fixed a bug so that the random Z-Seam setting is now more random.
- Fixed a bug where tree support had infill by default where it was supposed to be hollow
- Fixed a bug where Windows users saw pointless notifications when they left Ultimaker Cura running in the background.

v3.3 [Apr 24, 2018]
Bug fixes
- Crash on Windows. Fixed an issue when the software crashes when installing to a drive other than C (Windows).
- Crash with OctoPrint installed. Please go to the Plugin Browser and update to the latest version of the OctoPrint plugin after installing Ultimaker Cura 3.3.1.
- Fixed missing profiles when updating to Ultimaker Cura 3.3.0.

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