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Ultimaker Cura for Mac

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Ultimaker Cura for Mac

  -  238 MB  -  Freeware
  • Latest Version

    Ultimaker Cura 5.7.0 LATEST

  • Review by

    Juan Garcia

  • Operating System

    macOS 10.12 Sierra or later

  • User Rating

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  • Author / Product

    Ultimaker BV / External Link

  • Filename

    UltiMaker-Cura-5.7.0-macos-X64.dmg

Trusted by millions of users, Ultimaker Cura for Mac is the world’s most popular 3D printing software. Prepare prints with a few clicks, integrate with CAD software for an easier workflow, or dive into custom settings for in-depth control.

At the heart of Cura is its powerful, open-source slicing engine, built through years of expert in-house development and user contributions. If you own a 3D printer, software matters. Get the most from your printer with software designed to suit your workflow. Manufacturing doesn’t need to be complicated.



Trusted by millions of users across 14 languages, Cura for macOS slices your model and integrates with any workflow through Marketplace plugins. Then scale production and digital distribution with Ultimaker Cloud.

Ultimaker offers the widest material choice on the market. Through Material Alliance, choose the perfect filament for your application – from advanced polymers to carbon fiber composites.

Features and Highlights
  • Intent profiles print specific applications at the click of a button
  • Recommended profiles tested for thousands of hours ensure reliable results
  • ‘Custom mode’ gives over 400 settings for granular control
  • Regular updates constantly improve features and printing experience​
  • Seamless integration with all Ultimaker products​
  • CAD plugin integration with SolidWorks, Siemens NX, Autodesk Inventor​, and more
  • Compatible file types: STL, OBJ, X3D, 3MF, BMP, GIF, JPG, PNG
  • Prepare your 3D model for print in minutes with recommended settings
  • Simply choose speed and quality settings, and you can start printing
  • Ultimaker Cura is a free and open-source software
  • Download material profiles from leading brands for your application
  • Avoid manual setup when using third-party materials
  • Download useful plugins to customize the print preparation experience, star-rated by community​
Also Available: Download Cura for Windows

  • Ultimaker Cura 5.7.0 Screenshots

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What's new in this version:

New features and improvements:
- Universal Cura Project files
- Open print files directly from Thingiverse

Newly introduced Settings:
- Settings that define the raft offset for top, middle and bottom raft layers
- Brim only on the inside setting
- Introduced a new Prime tower type: Interleaved, next to the current Normal
- Apply Monotonic ordering to the Raft Top Surface
- Raft Wall Line Count for the Bottom, Middle, and Top of the raft
- Allowing to define print sequence manually

MethodX and MethodXL specific improvements:
- Enabled Print over Cloud for UltiMaker MethodX and Method XL printers
- Introduced ASA, SR30, and Nylon12-CF profiles for MethodX and Method XL Printers. The latest firmware version that supports these materials is available here.
- Improved the predicted printing time so it's closer to the actual printing time on the MethodX and MethodXL
- Improved the idle nozzle temperature for dual extrusion printing on MethodX and MethodXL
- Resolved a crash for the Method printer when navigating to the Monitor tab
- Improved the way that the fanspeeds were listed and controlled for MethodX and MethodXL printers
- Updated Raft settings for UltiMaker MethodX and MethodXL
- Enabled Monotonic Raft Surface to improve adhesion
- Increased the Minimum Retract Distance to improve infill pattern wall overlaps

Other improvements:
- Introduced an analyzing tool in the cura engine to better track slicing crashes, and started fixing the biggest reports coming in
- The play speed of the nozzle in the preview is now closer to the movement of the printhead
- Introduced an option to choose Drop Model to Buildplate every time a project file is loaded
- Introduced DisplayInfoOnLCD Post Processing Script which combines DisplayFilenameAndLayerOnLCD with DisplayProgress
- Introduced alternative camera navigation similar to FreeCAD Trackpad

Fixed:
- Resolved significantly slower slicing for models with a lot of holes
- A significant amount of crashes have been resolved that are caused by self intersecting polygons
- Align to Buildplate did not work for grouped meshes
- The models in a 3mf file would not load in their saved position, please note that this also changes the behavior of the "import models" feature of a 3mf file, for this feature the saved model location will be ignored
- Reduced the amount of floating support in areas near the support overhang angle threshold
- Fixed a bug with the Initial Extruder Number in the start gcode
- Fixed a bug where Z could be negative if Remove Empty Layers was enabled
- Pressing the Esc key now doesn't exiting full screen mode
- Improved the OAuth protocol to improve signing in with plug-ins
- Fixed tree support-related crashes if there are no overhangs
- Fixed some slicing crashes with tree support
- Fixed available height when adding modifier mesh in One at a Time printing
- Improved behavior for loading 3mfs by giving the models original names
- Added an error so LimitXYAccelJerk doesn't run unless Accel Control is enabled in Cura
- Some helpful code cleanup

Bugs resolved since the Beta Release:
- Resolved some crashes when opening project files
- Resolved the biggest crashes coming in via the analyzing tool in the cura engine
- Added links to support pages for Method materials to help find the best material compatibility
- Introduced several visual improvements for the loading Universal Cura Projects window
- Universal Cura Projects will now be opened in the center of the buildplate
- The prime tower no longer primes extruders that are not being used
- Fixed file association for stl, obj, 3mf, gcode, and ufp for MacOS
- MacOS users can use the open menu multiple times in a row again
- The support type is now updated in recommended when it’s changed in custom
- The skirt height is now generated on the innermost skirt instead of the outermost skirt again
- Fixed the skirt distance for dual extrusion printers
- The Brim Only Inside setting will not generate a brim on support when it’s not defined
- Fixed a bug where the project name would accidentally revert after saving
- Improved handling of a fractional layer with tree support

Profiles and materials:
- Introduced high-speed profiles for the layer heights <0.15mm for Ultimaker PLA, T-PLA, ABS and PETG
- Updated Initial Layer Speed settings for UltiMaker S3, and UltiMaker S5
- Updated the Shrinkage Factor for PET CF to improve dimensional accuracy
- Improved self-support settings for UltiMaker Materials
- Renamed UltiMaker PP Transparent to UltiMaker PP Natural
- Increased part strengths of high-speed modes by compensating for slip in high flow rates
- Improved adhesion settings for UltiMaker ABS

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- Introduced Elegoo Neptune 4 Plus and Max, and updated Elegoo Neptune 4 and Pro
- Introduced Anycubic Kobra 2 Printer Definition
- Introduced Flying Bear Ghost 6
- Introduced Creality Ender 3 V2 Neo
- Introduced Dagoma Sigma Pro 500z, and Dagoma Sigma Pro 500z Dual
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- Introduced Flashforge Adventurer 3 (AD3 / AD3C / AD3 Lite / AD3 Pro) & Adventurer AD4, and AD4 Lite
- Updated the dimensions for Ender 3 V3 S
- Updated start Gcode for creality_ender3v3se & Anycubic Kobra Go/Kobra 2
- Updated print and retraction settings for Sovol 3D printers
- Updated Creality Ender 5 Plus Bed Leveling Command
- Updated Voron definition to support Voron/Klipper

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