New button in the left toolbar to edit per model settings, giving the user more control over where to place support. This feature must be enabled manually in the preferences ‘general’ tab. Multiple build plates can be sliced and sent to a printer or printer group in Cura Connect. Good for lower spec GPUs as it is less resource-intensive.Įxperimental feature that creates separate build plates with shared settings in a single session, eliminating the need to clear the build plate multiple times. Doubled frame rate by only rendering visible surfaces of the model in the layer view, instead of rendering the entire model. Printer definitions are now loaded when adding a printer, instead of loading all available printers on startup.īackface culling in layer view. This setting can be found under the experimental category. The result is high-quality surface finishes with a marginally increased print time. Prints with a variable layer thickness which adapts to the angle of the model’s surfaces. This results in better surface finishes for organic-shaped prints. Branches ‘grow’ and multiply towards the model, with fewer contact points than alternative support methods. Change LogĮxperimental tree-like support structure that uses ‘branches’ to support prints. It is possible to use tree support in tandem with other support methods.Ī horse statue by ProCoPrint3D. This makes it ideal for organically-formed prints. It uses ‘branches’ that ‘grow’ and multiply towards areas that need support, with fewer points of contact on the model, giving better surface finishes. A new way to handle overhangs similar to what Meshmixer or Autodesk Print Studio have pioneered. Unlike other slicers that offer varying the layer height manually, Cura let’s you set some boundaries, and then figures out all alone what parts of your model need lower layer height for maximum smoothness.
Following the suit of many slicers starting with the powerful but buggy KISS slicer many years ago, and continuting with Slic3r Prusa Edition and the experimental IceSL slicer, Cura has its own Variable Layer Height Slicing, and it is amazing.
And I’m grateful for that.īetter graphics performance on your old and slow computerĮxperimental section. This makes my Cura startup speed hack obsolete. The beta is gone, and the stable release is in!Īnd reap the benefits of the breakneck feature development of this massively popular open source project.