Questions tagged [ultimaker-cura]
Questions about the slicing program called Ultimaker Cura.
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How much variation can auto bed leveling compensate for?
I just upgraded an original CR-10 with the CRTouch bed leveling sensor and upgraded the firmware from stock to Marlin. In the CURA slicer, I added a preamble to every print to perform bed leveling. ...
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How to fine-tune Cura profile for Klipper?
I finally finished upgrading my printer to Klipper. After LOTS of hassle, at last I got the resonances tuned. The printer software is as good as it can be, the printer capabilities maximized there.
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Lightweight-PLA (LW-PLA)
I have been trying to print lightweight PLA for a project. I settled on an RC airplane model found online.
My initial prints were very problematic, so, I looked up other people's printing settings and ...
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Prints printing to the right of the bed after the firmware change
I changed to "mriscoc firmware" on my Creality Ender 3 V2 Neo and everything went pretty smooth. The printer itself works good, mesh is working good, I even went the length to measure the ...
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Gaps in print bed
I get these weird gaps inside my model, I know there are some other issues with this print.
I would say this is the one that troubles me the most; I will also say that I have thin walls in this model ...
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Using Blender for design and Cura for slicing; trying to figure out why this is slicing this way
I am trying to create a test model for a project I am working on and am confused about why this is slicing like this. In Blender, I used the difference boolean to cut a hole in the cylinder on the ...
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Loose filament hairs on print
I'm printing a vase using Spiralize Outer Contour.
On each print, I run into the issue you see in the photos. There's random 'hairs' of filament spread across the print.
I think it is because there ...
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How to find the orientation that uses the least amount of support material in CURA?
I want to print a protein model, given any orientation there are a large number of overhangs, making it difficult to judge by eye which orientation uses the least support material.
Is there a tool in ...
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Getting OctoPrint to continue printing when I put my PC to sleep?
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Last night, I sliced a Califlower in Cura, used the "Send to OctoPrint" option to send it to the printer via the OctoPrint Connection plugin (the standard Cura OctoPrint plugin at ...
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Deformed 45 deg angle on outer wall
I have tried a couple different fixes but none worked, when watching the printer it looks like the head accelerates suddenly when printing that wall. However, when looking at the gcode the ...
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Why Cura cannot slice this object?
I drew this object by myself using Blender:
Importing the STL in Cura v5.3.1 under Ubuntu 23.10 I'm able to slice it for a Sovol SV04 printer, but if I select the Dremel 3D45 printer it fails:
I don'...
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How can I reduce stringing on very small parts?
I'm trying to print a 30% version of this High Bypass Engine Nacelle, but I'm having some quality issues with the high pressure turbine compression stages.
I've uploaded several photos to Imgur here, ...
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Does Cura's M0 pause work to pause an Ultimaker 2+ (Extended) print?
I want to make a print where I swap color halfway through. I have tried doing something similar with a 2+ Connect before, and what the internet told me then was to go into Ultimaker Cura and modify ...
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Can Cura apply multiple Z-offsets across the bed to "flatten" the print area?
We have a Tronxy X5SA 400 Pro which uses a TR sensor to "auto-level" the printing bed. It samples 16 positions across the bed (4 x 4) and provides a +/- level from its initial measurement. ...
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Is there a way to get a "vase mode" for multiple wall prints if you just change the order the walls are printed on each layer?
I was pretty fascinated with vase mode print results thinking it would be awesome if this could be done with at least 2 (or more) walls. Initially I was told that its not possible because the printer ...
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