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  1. [5.0]
  2. <i><a href="https://youtu.be/kRj7pR4OkQA">Watch the launch event</a> to learn more about Ultimaker Cura 5.0.</i>
  3. * New slicing engine
  4. Following special beta releases to test the Arachne engine, we are pleased to announce our new slicing engine is here in Ultimaker Cura! This all-new engine uses variable line widths when preparing files for printing, meaning you can now print thin and intricate parts more accurately and with greater strength.
  5. * Renewed the Ultimaker Cura Marketplace
  6. We have streamlined the workflow for accessing the Ultimaker Marketplace inside of Ultimaker Cura. The UI has been improved and it’s now easier and faster to find and install plugins and material profiles.
  7. * Improved print profiles for Ultimaker printers
  8. The new slicing engine in Ultimaker Cura 5.0 has helped us to improve our print profiles. This means that users of Ultimaker printers can achieve speed increases of up to 20%.
  9. * Upgrade from Qt5 to Qt6
  10. Ultimaker Cura 5.0 is now compatible with Apple M1.
  11. * Other new features and improvements:
  12. - New Cura icon
  13. - New Cura splash screen
  14. - Updated the digital build plates for Ultimaker printers
  15. - Introduce Minimum Wall Line Width, contributed by BagelOrb
  16. - Settings for metal printing implemented
  17. - Shrinkage compensation is now available for PLA, tPLA and PETG
  18. - Improved default Line Widths for Spiralize
  19. - Decrease resolution to remove some buffer underruns
  20. - Incomplete languages are now shown in the language drop-down menu
  21. - Improved the visibility of the checkboxes
  22. * Bug fixes:
  23. - Added the Scale Fan Speed From 0 to 1 setting for printers that interpreted fan speed as percentages
  24. - Fixed a bug with extra travel moves increased the printing time, contributed by BagelOrb
  25. - Fixed a bug where Monotonic Ironing breaks Ironing, contributed by BagelOrb
  26. - Changed the priority of CuraEngine
  27. - Fixed a bug where increasing Filter distances creates extremely wide lines, contributed by BagelOrb
  28. - Fixed double scroll bar, contributed by fieldOfView
  29. - Fixed a bug where maximum resolution/deviation was not applied to surface mode, contributed by BagelOrb
  30. - Fixed a bug where the seam placement was uneven
  31. - Fixed a bug where Top Surface Skin Layers didn't work
  32. - Fixed a bug where Speed in the flow setting were not respected
  33. - Fixed a bug with unnecessary retracted travel moves
  34. - Fixed a bug where the Ironing Inset didn't work
  35. - Fixed a bug where Support Layers were missing
  36. - Fixed a crash if Randomize Infill Start was used
  37. - Fixed a bug where Combing was in the wrong part with dual extrusion
  38. - Fixed a crash with Bridging and Top Surface Skin Layers
  39. - Fixed a bug where modifier meshes didn't work in one-at-a-time mode
  40. - Fixed a bug where Tree Support Branches where not being generated
  41. - Fixed a bug where less support was generated
  42. - Changed the possibility for 100% Infill Bottom Layer for Spiralize, contributed by BagelOrb
  43. - Fixed disallowed areas for Brim gap, contributed by BagelOrb
  44. * Bug fixes after the 5.0 beta:
  45. - Fixed a bug where Retraction Distance couldn't have small values
  46. - Fixed a bug where there were duplicated themes
  47. - Fixed a bug where there were scrollbars showing on tooltips
  48. - Fixed a bug where drag and drop was not working on the first run of Cura
  49. - Fixed a bug where Infill Percentages are not lined up correctly in Recommended mode
  50. - Fixed a bug where it wasn't clear if the textfield was active
  51. - Fixed a bug where highlighted text in text field is unreadable
  52. - Fixed missing icons, contributed by fieldOfView
  53. - Fixed a bug where scrolling through long material list was not possible
  54. - Fixed a bug where multiply was not possible, contributed by fieldOfView
  55. - Fixed a bug where micro segments are causing blobs
  56. - Fixed a bug where there was over extrusion when printing with gradual infill
  57. - Fixed a bug where error values could slice
  58. - Fixed a bug where the CPU was high when Cura was idle
  59. - Fixed a bug where an existing gcode file was overwritten when you select no to overwrite
  60. - Fixed a crash when selecting extruders
  61. - Fixed a bug where exporting profiles didn't work
  62. - Fixed a slicing error with certain infill patterns
  63. - Fixed a bug where printing via USB stops during the print
  64. - Fixed a bug where the toolgrips where missing, contributed by fieldOfView
  65. - Fixed a bug where the print values didn't save when closing the page, contributed by fieldOfView
  66. - Fixed the width of a Menu to fit the widest MenuItem, contributed by fieldOfView
  67. - Fixed a bug where Use Single Instance of Cura in Preferences crashes upon restart
  68. - Fixed a bug where travels would go through the model with printing PVA
  69. - Fixed a bug where Concentric ironing was affecting the print quality
  70. - Fixed a bug where there were missing infill layers
  71. - Fixed AppRun permissions, contributed by probonopd
  72. * Printer definitions, profiles and materials:
  73. - Added Atom 3 and Atom 3 Lite printer definitions, contributed by Daniel-Kurth
  74. - Added Layer One Black PLA, Dark Grey PLA and White PLA, contributed by Daniel-Kurth
  75. - Added FLSUN Q5 printer definition, contributed by kreuzhofer
  76. - Added Creatlity CR100 printer definition, contributed by bodyboarder2528
  77. - Added Mixware Hyper-S printer definition, contributed by mixware011
  78. - Added Creality Sermoon D1 printer definition, contributed by felixstif
  79. - Added Volumic SH65, Stream30Pro MK3 and Stream30Ultra SC2 printer definitions, contributed by VOLUMIC
  80. - Updated Eryone Thinker and ER20 profiles, contributed by Eryone
  81. - Updated Atom 2 profile, contributed by lin-ycv
  82. - Added Hellbot Hidra and Magna series printer definitions, contributed by DevelopmentHellbot
  83. - Updated Snapmaker 2 End-Gcode, contributed by Rolzad73
  84. - Updated the Tinyboy Fabricator printer definitions, contributed by reibuehl
  85. - Updated the Creality Ender 5 printer profile, contributed by Rakhmanov
  86. * Community translations:
  87. - Updated the Brazilian Portuguese translation, contributed by Patola
  88. - Updated the Czech translation, contributed by sustmi
  89. - Updated some of the Simplified Chinese translation, contributed by iBral
  90. <i>From version 5.0 onwards - Ultimaker Cura is only supported on operating systems actively maintained by their software manufacturer or community. This means Windows 7 and MacOS 10.14 will no longer be supported.
  91. Ubuntu 18.04 is also no longer supported because of the update to Qt6.</i>
  92. [4.13.1]
  93. * Bug fixes
  94. - Fixed a bug where tree support could go through the model
  95. - Fixed a bug where there were incomplete layers in surface mode
  96. [4.13.0]
  97. <i>For an overview of the new features in Cura 4.13, please watch <a href="https://youtu.be/chvAuI6Eqto">our video</a>.</i>
  98. * Sync material profiles
  99. With Ultimaker Cura 4.13, we give you access to a seamless material experience for Ultimaker Material Alliance materials – with the ease of use you’ve come to expect from Ultimaker materials. You can easily synchronize your Material Alliance profiles with your S-line Ultimaker hardware, at the click of a button.
  100. * New print profile
  101. A new print profile with 0.3mm layer height for PLA Tough PLA, PVA and BAM for Ultimaker S-line printers
  102. * 3MF thumbnail
  103. Show the model in the thumbnail of a .3mf file, contributed by fieldOfView
  104. * Infill density
  105. When printing with a 100% infill the infill pattern will change to ZigZag for all Ultimaker print profiles
  106. * User login authentication
  107. We’ve streamlined the user login authentication by removing any restrictions, especially for strict enterprise-level IT requirements.
  108. * Other new features and improvements:
  109. - Improved TPU: top layers have large bridge distance
  110. - Add warning icon to show which extruder is causing the configuration to be 'Not Supported', contributed by fieldOfView
  111. - Show what's new pages with every Cura build
  112. - Speed up loading of settings list
  113. - Re-use vertex buffer objects in rendering
  114. - Add Build Volume Temperature value to ChangeAtZ, contributed by legend069
  115. - Allow plugins to have multiple views, contributed by Tyronnosaurus
  116. - Reduced top/bottom speed for TPU
  117. - Increased lined width for 0.3mm layer height profiles
  118. - Improved logging to allow debugging in early start-up process
  119. * Bug fixes:
  120. - Fixed a bug with surface mode will not print all layers
  121. - Fixed a bug where maximum retraction could cause a crash
  122. - Reduced flow for 100% density parts
  123. - Fixed a bug in Surface Mode where small line-segments were created
  124. - Changed the Russian translation for 'nozzle', contributed by mlapkin
  125. - Fixed a visualization bug where layer lines were rendered in weird directions
  126. - Fixed a crash when receiving incomplete cloud API responses
  127. - Add SET_RPATH option to CMake, contributed by boomanaiden154
  128. - Fixed initial layer bed and print head temperature for Snapmaker profile, contributed by prueker
  129. - Fixed shader compilation on some GPUs, contributed by fieldOfView
  130. - Fixed a bug where Cross 3D infill pattern vertical angles varies wildly
  131. - Bridge Skin Density can be set above 100%
  132. - Fixed tiny travel moves when monotonic ordering was enabled
  133. - Fix crash when using 'Select face to align to the build plate', contributed by eliadevito
  134. - Fixed a bug in fuzzy skin where sometimes it produced weird long overshoots, contributed by BagelOrb
  135. - Fixed undo and redo for support blockers
  136. - Fixed a bug where the Native CAD plugin wouldn't loading
  137. - Fixed a bug where the camera view toggle was not visible
  138. - Fixed some German translations, contributed by Sekisback
  139. - Fixed the link of the beta update message
  140. - Fixed a crash due to extruder being out of range
  141. - Fixed a bug where a disabled extruder was used
  142. - Fixed a bug where the aborted state was not reflected correctly in Monitor view
  143. - Fixed a bug in Pause at Height where it stops extruding
  144. - Fixed a bug where support blockers were included in the bounding box after loading a project file
  145. - Fixed a bug where grouped models become unslicable if the first extruder was disabled
  146. - Fixed a bug in Tree Support where the Z Distance was too big
  147. - Prevented QT plug-ins from being loaded from an insecure directory if an environment variable is set
  148. * Printer definitions, profiles and materials:
  149. - Add Eazao Zero printer definition, contributed by Hogan-Polaris
  150. - Add XYZprinting printer definitions, contributed by heed818
  151. [4.12.1]
  152. * Bug fixes
  153. - Updated Shapely to version 1.8.0 which, among other things, fixes multiplying objects on MacOS Monterey
  154. - Fixed a bug in Lightning infill where the infill was printed multiple times under certain circumstances
  155. [4.12.0]
  156. <i>For an overview of the new features in Cura 4.12, please watch <a href="https://youtu.be/CjFRT6Txn3U">our video</a>.</i>
  157. * Lightning infill
  158. The new lightning infill setting lets you to print high-quality top layers but is optimized to use less material and increase your production speed. Special thanks to rburema and BagelOrb!
  159. * Improved top surface quality
  160. We’ve tweaked the Monotonic setting and made adjustments throughout Ultimaker print profiles. This removes occasional scarring on models and improves top surface quality by default.
  161. * Improved horizontal print quality
  162. Resulting in reduction of ringing, improving resolution and overall print quality.
  163. * App switcher
  164. The new switcher provides a simpler way to navigate and use other Ultimaker applications, including Ultimaker Digital Factory, Ultimaker Marketplace, and Ultimaker 3D Printing Academy. Reporting bugs to Github is now just one click away, and it’s easier to find the application you need.
  165. * Faster start-up
  166. We've shaved 10 seconds from Ultimaker Cura's start-up time by optimizing profile data caching.
  167. * Other new features:
  168. - Moved the skip button to the left bottom on the sign in onboarding page and replaced with the sign in button and Create new account
  169. - Add {material_type} and {material_name} as replacement patterns, contributed by fieldOfView
  170. - Update file name after saving
  171. - Make parking optional in all "methods" of Pause at Height, contributed by fieldOfView
  172. * Bug fixes:
  173. - Fixed a bug when combing goes through skin on Top Surface Skin Layers
  174. - Fixed a bug in one-at-a-time mode to not wait for initial layer bed temperature if the temperature stays the same
  175. - Fixed a bug where there was double infill and gap filling
  176. - Fixed a bug with monotonic ironing that causes fan speed jump to 255 for ironing pass
  177. - Fixed an engine crash when using monotonic ordering with zigzag skin pattern
  178. - Fixed missing commas in disallowed list for code injections, contributed by YuvalZilber
  179. - Fixed various typos, contributed by luzpaz
  180. - Fixed Filament Change Retract method
  181. - Fixed extra microsegments inserted from Wall Overlap Computation
  182. - Fixed inconsistent material name in the header and material selection dropdown
  183. - Fixed scaling model down after scaling it up with tool handles
  184. - Fixed single instance option when opening different files
  185. - Fixed duplicating and multiplying support blockers
  186. - Fixed a bug where a random 0 was added in end g-code
  187. - Fixed a bug in Tree support in the global and per object settings
  188. - Fixed a bug where special characters in configuration files caused a crash
  189. - Fixed a bug where infill goes through skin
  190. - Fixed a bug where ironing doesn't listen to combing mode
  191. - Fixed a bug related to the translations in the monitor tab
  192. * Printer definitions, profiles and materials:
  193. - Added Creasee CS50S pro, Creasee Skywalker and Creasee Phoenix printer definitions, contributed by ivovk9
  194. - Added Joyplace Cremaker M V1, M V2, S V1, contributed by hyu7000
  195. - Added Hellbot printer definitions, contributed by DevelopmentHellbot
  196. - Added Arjun Pro 300 printer definition, contributed by venkatkamesh
  197. - Added AtomStack printer definitions, contributed by zhpt
  198. - Added Weedo X40 printer definition, contributed by x40-Community
  199. - Added 3DI D300 printer definition, contributed by v27jain
  200. - Changed Crealiy Ender 5 Plus end g-code, contributed by mothnox
  201. - Updated definitions and extruders of Hellbot Magna 2 230/300 dual, contributed by DevelopmentHellbot
  202. - Updated Eryone Thinker printer profile, contributed by Eryone
  203. - Updated FLSUN Super Racer profiles, contritubed by Guilouz
  204. - Updated Mega S and X acceleration to firmware default, contributed by NilsRo
  205. * Known bugs with Lighting infill:
  206. - Connect infill polygons doesn't work
  207. - Infill Wipe Distance applies to every polyline
  208. - Infill mesh modifier density
  209. - Infill Overlap doesn't work
  210. - Infill before walls order doesn't respect the order when Lightning is enabled
  211. [4.11.0]
  212. <i>For an overview of the new features in Cura 4.11, please watch <a href="https://youtu.be/OcFkcDyO5DU">our video</a>.</i>
  213. * Monotonic ordering
  214. The new Monotonic top/bottom order setting enables users to print parts with smoother top surfaces. This is especially useful for parts that need good aesthetics, such as visual prototypes. Or for parts that benefit from smooth surfaces, such as those that contact-sensitive components.
  215. * Complete UI refresh
  216. Look around and you will notice that we have refreshed over 100 icons throughout Ultimaker Cura. The new icons are designed for clarity – resulting in a simpler and more informative slicing experience. Also, when scaling the Ultimaker Cura window, the UI will adapt, resulting in less visual clutter.
  217. * Improved digital library integration
  218. Collaborative workflows using the Digital Library are now simpler. Every user with a cloud-connected Ultimaker 3D printer can access stored projects. And we have added a “Search” function to make finding files easier.
  219. * Save materials profiles to USB
  220. Users can now save all third-party material profiles to USB. <i>This feature is for Ultimaker S-line printers only and is especially useful for cloud-connected (or offline) printers.</i>
  221. * Notifications for beta and plugin releases
  222. Users can now set notification preferences to alert them to new Ultimaker Cura beta and plug-in releases.
  223. * Improve logging of errors in OAuth flow
  224. When helping a user with log-in problems it is easier to see where the OAuth flow goes wrong.
  225. * Search in the description in the settings visibility menu
  226. When searching in the settings visibility menu you will also search in the description of the settings.
  227. * Bug fixes:
  228. - Fixed the setting visibility button to make it easier to click
  229. - Inform the user that their webcam does not work because they are cloud connected
  230. - Inform the user that their webcam does not work if the firewall is enabled
  231. - Fixed a crash when pressing the slice button while context menu is opened
  232. - Support non-ASCII character in the Digital Library project name
  233. - Fixed integer underflow if print is less than half the initial layer height
  234. - Fixed a bug where infill mesh sometimes default to having walls or skin
  235. - Fix builds with Python 3.8, contributed by StefanBruens
  236. - Fix CC settings for PLA
  237. - Fixed memory leak in Zeroconf 0.25
  238. - Fixed connecting USB printing with detecting baud-rates, contributed by rrrlasse
  239. - Fixed crash when Cura crashes on exit
  240. - Fixed a bug where the infill goes through walls
  241. - Fixed the version upgrade of preferences file
  242. - Fixed missing icons in deprecated icons list, contributed by fieldOfView
  243. - Fixed a crash in CuraEngine when the prime tower is placed in an invalid position
  244. - Fixed a bug when user is unable to sign in on Linux if a Keyring backend is installed
  245. - Fixed the rotation direction of the 90 degrees rotation arrows, contributed by fieldOfView
  246. * Printer definitions, profiles and materials:
  247. - Added SecKit SK-Tank, SK-Go printer definitions, contributed by SecKit
  248. - Added MP Mini Delta 2 printer definition, contributed by PurpleHullPeas
  249. - Added Kingroon K3P and K3PS printer definitions, contributed by NoTaMu
  250. - Added Eryone PLA, PLA Wood, PLA Matte and PETG 1.75mm profiles, contributed by dapostol73
  251. - Added BIQU BX printer definition, contributed by looxonline
  252. - Added FLSun Super race printer definitions, contributed by thushan
  253. - Added Atom 2.0 and Atom Plus printer definitions, contributed by lin-ycv
  254. - Added PBR 3D Gen-I printer definition, contributed by pbr-research
  255. - Added Creasee 3D printer definitions, contributed by ivovk9
  256. - Updated Strateo3D profiles, contributed by ChronosTech
  257. - Added Voron V0 printer definitions, contributed by jgehrig
  258. - Updated Liquid profiles, contributed by alexgrigoras
  259. - Added Farm 2 and Farm2CE printer definitions, contributed by saliery999
  260. - Added GooFoo and Renkforce print definitions and GooFoo materials, contributed by goofoo3d
  261. *<i>From version 4.11 onwards - Ultimaker Cura is only supported on operating systems actively maintained by their software manufacturer or community. This means Windows 7 and MacOS 10.13 will no longer be supported. Technically this means Ultimaker will stop testing and developing for such operating systems. However, even though it is no longer supported, there is still a high likelihood the application keeps functioning.</i>
  262. [4.10]
  263. The release notes of versions &lt;= 4.10 can be found in our <a href="https://github.com/Ultimaker/Cura/releases?page=2">releases GitHub page</a>.