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Thanks for the insight Daid! Have I mentioned yet how awesome everyone on these forums seems to be? :mrgreen: I couldn't tell from the "issue" posts if what was being seen was from the shipping or a design standpoint (in hindsight I was being pessimistic and assuming design); it's good to know that it's primarily shipping damage. I love the fact that the new packaging is being quite severely tested, although the image of a shiny packaged UM2 rolling down the stairs makes me cringe a little (even when for the greater good). I would challenge even FedEx (the ultimate test of a package design in my experience) to damage a UM2 in a package that can survive that! In terms of Ulitmaker's response to any "issue" post, I think that Ultimaker has handled everything better than I've ever seen and couldn't agree with you more. Something I've adhered to in my own design work is that errors and mistakes will always happen, it's how you respond when it does that shows your true character and abilities. I had missed the replacement offer, I think I read that and assumed it was just a part of the printer, not the entire printer.

Thanks for the feedback illuminarti! I can definitely say after having spent so much time reading these forums that they're of quality like I haven't seen anywhere else (information, friendliness, depth/breadth, lack of "trolling"), and you're definitely backing this up! One of the reasons I went with Ultimaker and avoided MakerBot/Stratasys was based on my perception the quality of the company, so it's good to hear confirmation of this. I also hadn't thought of the possibility of upgrade kits as was done with the UM1; they're not free, but it's just a drop in the pond in comparison to the printer price so it's still very reasonable. I also hadn't given any thought to the internally developed slicers and firmware; I think that MakerBot does this too (albeit slowly), but I never clicked that other companies rely on external resources exclusively. I think I'm already going back to excited/impatient from nervous; thanks again!

Hi Ultimaker Community, I've been crawling the Ultimaker Forums almost everyday just trying to get a read on what the community is thinking of the UM2s as they make their way into the wild. I have one on order over what I personally considered contenders (MakerGear M2, Replicator 2), and look forward to start working with it in early December. I've seen both the good and the bad, like the beautiful vases printed by http://umforum.ultimaker.com/index.php?/topic/3383-got-it-ultimaker-2/&do=findComment&comment=25612 and http://umforum.ultimaker.com/index.php?/topic/3383-got-it-ultimaker-2/page-2&do=findComment&comment=25631, to the concerns http://umforum.ultimaker.com/index.php?/topic/3393-the-spring-report-the-first-6-hours-with-an-ultimaker-2/&do=findComment&comment=25717 by the fastidious Ian, and other concerns posted here and there. I must admit that after reading others' concerns I may have gotten a small case of cold feet. I'm by no means expecting perfect prints right out of the box, and as an engineer, I'm not even remotely afraid of needing to tinker and tweak to improve function and print quality. I was even quite disappointed that the UM2 was not offered as a kit that I could assemble myself (let's just say I help friends put IKEA furniture together because I enjoy it). I'm also not new to 3D printing; I've dealt extensively with running and maintaining my company's Objet Eden 250, and setting up / running my friend's MakerGear M2. My only real worry is that I've purchased one of the most expensive consumer-grade printers on the market, and that I will still have to spend more time just getting it to work than actually being able to print and design upgrades for it. I do have a feeling that those voicing concerns may be a minority as those without concerns are too excited with their new printer to be posting, but I have no evidence to back it up; hence the cold feet. My question, while not an easy one, is thus: given your first few days/weeks with the UM2, do you still feel that it is a superior printer to what you perceive as its competitors? I'm also curious to ask long-time Ultimaker users; are Ultimaker Company design revisions to fix concerns rolled out to all users, or just those buying new printers? TL:DR; Would you still buy your UM2 knowing what you know now?

I'm still somewhat new to Ultimaker myself, so please forgive if this doesn't work for you. In Cura 13.11, there is a "Fill Density (%)" setting under the basic tab. The higher this number, the more "scaffolding" there is. Setting this to 100 should fill the part in completely. If this doesn't work, I'm afraid I'm unfamiliar with SketchUp (ProE/SolidWorks user), so I wouldn't be sure the next step.

Provided mine arrives with enough time for me to print, I'm planning on getting a bunch of gold PLA and printing out custom baubles, probably containing the year and a slot for a family photo.