This was the first version with plugin support.
7 June 2016: Ultimaker announced the new Cura major release 2.1.2, superseding the previous 15.04.6 version (note the non-sequentiality in the major version numbers).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. Once finished, the g-code can be sent to the printer for the manufacture of the physical object. Ultimaker Cura works by slicing the user’s model file into layers and generating a printer-specific g-code.
It is the preferred 3D printing software for Ultimaker 3D printers, but it can be used with other printers as well. Ultimaker Cura is used by over one million users worldwide and handles 1.4 million print jobs per week.
This change allowed for more integration with third-party CAD applications. 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. It was created by David Braam who was later employed by Ultimaker, a 3D printer manufacturing company, to maintain the software. English, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Dutch, Polish, Finnish, Brazilian Portuguese, Portuguese, Russian, Turkish, Simplified Chinese, Korean, JapaneseĬura is an open source slicing application for 3D printers.