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We're not planning on making it, but it should be doable for someone else to make it.

The old cura will still get the occasional bugfix, but no new features. We dont have an official date when the old cura will be discontinued.

I assume it will work for anything.

Also note there is a big difference between the engine and the interface. The interface does nothing with decisions like when to turn off nozzles. Thats the engine (and maybe the firmware)

Also, its not a Cura safety feature. Its a firmware thing. We have no control over the firmware on printrbots.

It's an obsession that helps the state of the art forward, so it's not all bad

Python. You can make plugins that pretty much do anything. A lot of the standard functionality of the new Cura is already done by plugins (layerview, saving to stl, usb printing, etc)

Making a test sequence with the boats each rotated from 0-45 degrees in steps of 5 degrees might provides some valuable insights.

I guess its a hardware issue. If suddenly the printer doesnt work anymore it's usually not a software issue. You could try putting the heater cardrige (and temp sensor) in the slot for the second extruder and check if that works. If it does work, your electronics is broken. If not, its probably the heater cardrige.

Its called Pluggable Unicorn. Pink unicorn is the Cura version before that (which never got released)

Oh, and we have a contest for new plugins. You can find it at: https://cura-ultimaker.com/ With regards to your post process scripts; The current plan is to make a plugin that can handle post processing scripts. You are right about the changing of the markets. However, you can still clearly see (at least, that is what I hope, as that has been a big part of our design rationale) that Cura still gives power to change things to users (despite being easier to use).

Both is possible, but this increases the complexity on the implementation side and on the workflow side for the user (eg; Its easy to explain the difference to medior / senior users, but not so much to the newbie users).

Hmm good point. We could always use the print time of the machine as a fallback.

Print time estimations are hard. Sometimes you get them quite spot on, sometimes they are completely off. A reliable way for us to improve these times would be to add a lot more logging to the machine, but this creates a whole range of new issues (privacy, security, etc)

I'm considering building a workspace saving function. There are some problems with it; Do you make a file that holds all the data, or do you use a workspace file that holds references to other files (eg; a file that simply saves profile / objects / transformations)?

Also note that white (PLA) is not the best material to print with.

Cartesian refers to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cartesian_coordinate_system. So basicly it uses a number of 'straight' and linear dimensions to indicate a position. The Ultimaker design is open source. But designs like this are hard to protect by copyright, so even if we wanted to, it would be almost impossible to do so (let alone enforce it). Personally, I would ask (and its nothing more then asking, your free to not do this) you to open source the designs just like we did, so others can also benefit from it.

Do you have the same problem when using the second extruder (eg; use the second extruder as your 'main' nozzle?) This could help with narrowing down where the problem is.

It's not cura, its sketchup. It might display your item correctly, but it is infamous for its horrible meshes. Especially when trying to 3D print. Try viewing the model with x-ray in Cura. If there are red areas, this means that the model is incorrect.

The Cura profile is not read by the machine. This is only to check with what settings the g-code was generated.

This sounds like under extrusion problem; The teflon part deforms, making it harder to push material through the nozzle. This is why the problem occurs at thicker layers and higher speeds, as it needs to push more mm3 per second. Replacing the teflon inset should help greatly (Recent machines should have a spare one with it).

The building area (according to cura) is the area where your printer can deposit material (hence; building area, as this is the area it can build in) They state it a bit weird. Confuses me somewhat what they mean by it.

The version that is hosted with Ultimaker is a complete re-work of Cura, which is currently in closed beta.

Hmm, could be that one change snuck through. Daid told me the only real change was the firmware.

There is no 15.03. The only difference between 15.02 and 15.04 is changed firmware for the um2go. PU is now in closed beta.