3dprinter:cura
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Cura
Auto Orientation plugin:
https://marketplace.ultimaker.com/app/cura/plugins/nallath/OrientationPlugin
Various plugins:
https://all3dp.com/2/best-cura-plugins/
Cura installation
Use cura as slicer (win/mac/linux) https://ultimaker.com/software/ultimaker-cura
- Install Cura autorotation and octoprint plugins https://marketplace.ultimaker.com/app/cura/plugins/fieldofview/OctoPrintPlugin
Plugins: CustomSupports, CustomSupportCylinder, OctoPrintPlugin, Auto-Orientation
sudo mkdir /opt/cura sudo chown $USER:users /opt/cura sudo chmod 775 /opt/cura mv ~/Downloads/UltiMaker*.AppImage /opt/cura chmod 775 /opt/cura/UltiMaker*.AppImage #download and copy cura icon to /opt/cura cat >>> .local/share/applications/ultimaker-cura.desktop << EOF [Desktop Entry] Name=Ultimaker Cura Exec=/opt/cura/UltiMaker-Cura-5.3.0-linux-modern.AppImage Comment= Terminal=false Icon=/opt/cura/cura-icon-6.png Type=Application EOF
Cura USB Printing
You can disable the USB Printing part of Cura and it will no longer touch your USB ports, causing issues with Octoprint on the same system.
- Go to “Marketplace”
- Go to the “Installed” tab
- Scroll down to “USB Printing”
- Uncheck the checkbox in front of it
- Restart Cura
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