Cura (software)
3D printer software From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
3D printer software From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Cura is an open source slicing application for 3D printers.[3] It was created by David Braam who was later employed by Ultimaker, a 3D printer manufacturing company, to maintain the software. Cura is available under LGPLv3 license.[4] Cura was initially released under the open source Affero General Public License version 3, but on 28 September 2017 the license was changed to LGPLv3.[5] This change allowed for more integration with third-party CAD applications.[6] Development is hosted on GitHub.[4] Ultimaker Cura is used by over one million users worldwide and handles 1.4 million print jobs per week. It is the preferred 3D printing software for Ultimaker 3D printers, but it can be used with other printers as well.[7][6][8]
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| Developer(s) | David Braam, Ultimaker |
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| Stable release | |
| Preview release | |
| Repository | https://github.com/Ultimaker/Cura |
| Written in | C++, Python, QML |
| Operating system | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Available in | 15 languages |
List of languages English, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Dutch, Polish, Finnish, Brazilian Portuguese, Portuguese, Russian, Turkish, Simplified Chinese, Korean, Japanese | |
| Type | 3D printer slicing application |
| License | Free and open-source LGPLv3 |
| Website | ultimaker |
Ultimaker Cura works by slicing the user’s model file into layers and generating a printer-specific g-code. Once finished, the g-code can be sent to the printer for the manufacture of the physical object.[9]
The open source software, compatible with most desktop 3D printers, can work with files in the most common 3D formats such as STL, OBJ, X3D, 3MF as well as image file formats such as BMP, GIF, JPG, and PNG.[9]
Release 3.0 introduced plugin capability. Users can develop their own plugins or use plugins commercially available. Plugins simplify workflow for users by allowing them to quickly perform tasks like opening a file from a menu or exporting a file from an application.[20] Starting with Release 4.0, users can rate plugins using a star system.[17]
Current plugins include: SolidWorks, Siemens NX, HP 3D Scanning, MakePrintable, Autodesk Inventor.[21][22][23][24]
On August 31, 2014, Cura was included in a review of 3D slicing software by Think3DPrint3D.[25]
In the summer of 2015, Ultimaker released Cura 2.0.[26][27][28]
On January 1, 2018, All3DP named Cura one of the best 3D slicer software tools.[9]
In 2019, Cura was named one of the top free 3D printing tools by the industry blog, G2.[29]
Cura was named Software Tool of the Year at the international 2019 3D Printing Industry Awards ceremony[30] in London.
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