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Hi Guys, we have some news to share with you all. Please continue to read below What is happening From the start Cura has been developed and shared under the AGPL licence (Affero General Public License). This license which was chosen because we wanted to share our software with a copyleft license, and AGPL provides a strong incentive to share back. Now we are changing this license from AGPL to LGPL (Lesser General Public License). Why An LGPL license would allow for more versatile dynamic linking, making it easier for others to implement Cura and contribute in developing third party plugins. With 100.000’s of users worldwide we’re making Cura a platform. AGPL has some restrictions whereas LGPL has less limiting conditions for contributors of all sorts. Looking ahead Cura was originally developed by a user in the Ultimaker community, named Daid. He envisioned a user-friendly alternative to SkeinForge, a popular slicer at the time. Cura has been enthusiastically embraced by users worldwide, and soon found its way in Ultimaker’s ecosystem. Under one premise though, that Cura would remain free and open. By changing the license to LGPL we hope to create a broader adoption of Cura. Fewer restrictions in the license, while keeping it free will make it more appealing for a wider variety of third party plug-ins. Cura is made by and for the 3D print community and will continue to play its role in making your user experience as easy as possible, without compromising on its powerful features.

Hi Jeff, The surface you see is most likely some overhang which sags a little bit. Some lower temperature or more cooling could also help. Better (more) support could also help, as it would allow your sphere to sag in the first place. Do you use horizontal expansion if you print with PVA? Is the PVA similar to what we see on the right 2 models, or is there more PVA supporting the spheres?

Destressing is good. How is it going now? Hopefully you will get back in a happier place where it all makes sense again. Your message seemed a bit cryptic, but that you were struggling was pretty clear. Get well soon Les!

Oef, dat is even geleden. Hoe kan het dat het kabeltje te kort is? Kan het zijn dat dit de reden is dat deze niet goed aangesloten heeft gezeten op de electronica? Wanneer het contact niet goed / los is, kan dit max temp errors ter gevolgen hebben. We hebben het hier over de PT100 neem ik aan trouwens? ik zou even via deze link kijken waar een reseller bij je in de buurt zit.

@Nallath, do you have an opinion? I know we released Cura 2.6.2. recently, have you guys tried that one too?

What good are small nozzles if the print quality is not good? Like other said, more print cores will be released officially. If you are looking for a solution now, there are third party solutions which seem to work for most users.

Well, regarding 'flatter', I think the Ultimaker glass in also pretty flat. There have been a few units which did not meet the spec's sure, but I believe we helped those customers out. But it is a bridge too far to imply Ultimaker glass equals curved glass. (not saying there are no (better) alternatives though).

I was curious about the black glass plate too, I understand it did not really contribute in evening out the temperature or did it?

Maybe I am missing an obvious point, but why couldn't you continue to print your transparent lamps before?

Nice, congratulations!!

Hi @LePaul, we're working on making the site faster. We're planning on doing a server migration this month so hopefully, you will benefit from this rather soon. I think this is also the reason why you get the snap message, perhaps loading the site took too long. Is it equally slow on your cellular data and network? I think 'father time' (is this an international figure?) will contribute most in improving your mobile experience.

Ah ok, got it. Thanks! Didn't know it was called a shoe last. .. and that is how we learn Well, did you check out thingiverse? Seem to be a few designs there.

I happened to have clicked through the photo's and this seems like a real photo to me. If it was not really 3D printed, it would add less and I would lean towards spam or unwanted content more.

Hi @Bernini55, Thank you for your post and welcome to the forums. It is not exactly clear to me what you are looking for. Do you want an STL of a shoe? Any shoe or a specific model? Do you want to make 'real' shoes, or 3D printed shoes eventually? Looking forward hearing from you,

Hi, correct me if I am wrong, but I think I mostly spoke about source files, which are the design files for the hardware. The code should be out of the scope. @Nallath / @Marco_TvM, do you know if the firmware is available and where it can be found?

Hi @Changedsoul, Thank you for your post. Have you checked out this one before? It is about a similar issue. Do you think it is the same? You could try to rotate your model by 45º and see if this changes the stripes, I believe with a certain orientation these stripes were most visible.

No update about smaller print cores just yet. We did just release a 0.8 print core, however that is probably the exact opposite of what you are looking for. (But progress nonetheless).

I guess the 3D print is in a grey area. Lets assume it is true that it is printed (prototyped) on an Ultimaker 3, in that case it is totally allowed and cool that they share it with us. It is not meant and solely available for 'hobby-projects'. The link may make it a bit suspicious, but I personally think it is fine since they do actually add to the gallery. But yea, grey area.

Surface quality looks great! .. so did she already look for a second model to print?

Hi @Ngassend, thank you for your posts. Could you elaborate on where you found that the firmware is not available due to a patent process? It is true that we have filed for some patents as part of our defensive patent strategy, but this has, as far as I know, nothing to do with firmware. We will share our files for the Ultimaker 3 12 months after release, so October 18th. But this concerns hardware. GR5 also had some good ideas. Looking forward hearing from you!

Hi Ronan, im out of the office for a few days. Im sure our moderators and / or Nallath will be able to answer your questions. Ill be happy to answer everything when i get back beginning of next week

We’re always investigating and looking for ways to improve your user experience with Ultimaker products. It is my pleasure to share our latest innovations with you. PP filament. One of the things I am very excited about is a new material called Polypropylene (PP). It is one of the most widely used plastics and favorite of engineers and manufacturers around the globe. PP has some characteristics which make it very interesting for a variety of applications. Due to its toughness and fatigue resistance, it is popular for creating functional prototypes and durable end-use parts. Besides having great temperature (105ºC), electrical and chemical resistance it is also semi-flexible and has a very low friction making it ideal for (living) hinges and electrical components. Our materials team spent quite some time optimizing the print profiles for the Ultimaker 2+ and Ultimaker 3 series. New profiles. And while they were at it, they also created and improved some of the existing profiles. The profiles for CPE+, PC and TPU have been optimized to give you a seamless 3D print experience with your Ultimaker 3. The PVA profile has also been updated to give you an even better result using PVA. Specifically the profiles for PLA/PVA and CPE/PVA. Advanced 3D printing kit. Some of these special materials require a different approach when 3D printing. To ensure consistent quality results with ABS, PP, CPE+ or PC we recommend to use the Ultimaker 3 Advanced 3D printing kit. Check our material pages for the ‘Advanced 3D Printing kit’ symbol to find out when it is recommended. In one kit you will find 25 adhesion sheets, a front closure, a glass plate and 1 adhesive applicator. New firmware and Cura 2.6.1. Where will you find these new print profiles? In Cura 2.6.1 of course! The new firmware allows you to reprint your latest file you have sent over via your network without having to launch Cura and an improved material change procedure which flushes out all residue material ensuring your print core is fully clean when a new material is inserted. Check out our software page to download it immediately. Check out our blog for more information regarding these new products!

Hi @Bwilt, did you contact your local reseller? They should be able to help you out!

Without speaking for ASL_Mill, I can speak with almost 100% certainty that for the Ultimaker 3 the model came loose from the buildplate. For the Ultimaker 2+ I am pretty certain, although there is a very small chance of a leak if the nozzle was not inserted properly but this seems not likely.

With a blowdryer you can get most PLA, but be careful when removing the final bits that you do not bend or break any wires etc. The Ultimaker 2+ is less sensitive in this case, and as your PT100 survives you should probably be good. The Ultimaker 3 is more sensitive. I would recommend to indeed reach out to your salespartner and look for a solution with them. Good luck!