Familiarize yourself with the Ultimaker Cura slicer, from installation to its features and tools, as well as more advanced features such as 3D slicing and configuring 3D printer settings and profiles.
You can use Cura slicer inside FreeCAD. Instead of designing your model in FreeCAD, saving it, and importing it to Cura to slice, you can install and use the Cura addon to FreeCAD. It is available in the FreeCAD add-ons repository. Once you download it, you can follow the steps bel...
Hi I often need to print a floating sphere supported by a horizontal stem. As such it needs support. I noticed that Creality's slicer, which I understand is based on Cura, adds a little basket around the sphere (see picture). I cannot get Cura to do the same though; i...
Acceleration and jerk settings in Cura are applied directly to the print file. After the preferred values of these parameters are determined, it is advisable to save them to the printer’s read-only memory. If the machine is equipped with a monochrome screen (basic version of Ender-3...
Follow along to learn how to use this sophisticated piece of software. Download and Install Lychee Slicer ✕Remove Ads To download the slicer, go to theMango3d websiteand choose the version compatible with your computer. Once you've downloaded it, run it as an administrator and then select...
Even better,if you want to let Orca Slicer connect to your printer securely over the internet, set up our open-sourceOctoEverywhere pluginand use aShared Connection URL! Our Shared Connections URLs can replace your printer’s IP or hostname in any software application, allowing it to securely...
Ultimaker Cura is one of the most popular and powerful 3D printing slicer software that you can get right now. Its ease of use, numerous advanced features, and the fact that it's completely free to use makes it an ideal companion for hobbyists and professionals alike. Add to that its ope...
A raft in 3D printing is a flat surface area made up of horizontal latticework, added beneath your part. It helps eliminate the elephant's foot and improves adhesion to the printer bed. Adhesion Raft Support - Adding a raft in Lulzbot's CURA slicer software ...
The Cura slicer makes it quick and easy to upload our firmware of choice to the 3D printer. You don’t even need to have a bootloader to use this method. What you will be needing is a USB, the firmware that you need in HEX format, and, of course, Cura. The rest of the process...
I chose to test theAnkerMake M5($799), one of the newest FDM printers on the market. Its slicer software,AnkerMake Slicer— based on Cura — is in beta and has a number of missing features. At the time, Cura and PrusaSlicer didn’t even offer official AnkerMake M5 drivers and profile...