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Just installed 3.2.2 on iMac. The fonts appear correctly. Hooray!

3.2.1 still screwed up on Mac 10.13.3

I have seen the same problem.

That won't work. Layer height should be set between .3 and .7 of nozzle size. No way is a .4 nozzle going to print a .4mm layer.

I too have had issues trying to change values. For example, when I enter a leading . to change extrusion width value it gives an error. (On Mac)

Assuming those are separate parts, you might be happier if you use Print One-at-a-Time mode. It prints faster, does not spoil a whole buildplate of parts if one fails, and often reduces surface blivets caused by oozing during moves from one part to another.

Consider using current software versions - you will be amazed at what they can do.

Just for the record, Cura 3 can open and display gcode files in layer view..

The only performance issue I've seen on mac with recent Cura versions was the horribly slow load time due to the plethora of printer configs beling loaded. That one was easy to deal with by removing all the never-gonna-use printer configs from the executable.

Yes, Bossler, I did read what you wrote. You didn't mention memory size, what version of OSX you are using, or a number of other things that could be relevant. The performance issue you seem to have is almost certainly something about your system and its software, and not Cura's fault, as many other Mac users, myself included, don't have any performance issues. If Cura is only using 10% of the processor time, you may be looking at a task that only runs as a single thread (1/8 of total available processor time), or there may be some other bottleneck in your system slowing it down. Again - there are many other Mac users who don't have any performance issues with Cura. Try creating a new partition, install a clean copy of OSX in it, and try Cura running from it - I'll bet you won't see a performance issue.

I run Cura 3.1 on an iMac, and have no such problem. However, I have 24Gb installed. How much memory is in your Mac Book? Oh, and BTW, you can turn off automatic slicing, which will allow your to change the settings without the lag of slicing for each change.

I'm trying out Ironing in 3.1, and have an issue with it. The print is a solid 4"x8"x1/8" piece with a pattern on top. Printing at conservative speeds, it takes just over 3hrs.5min., while Cura 3.1 estimates 2:50. When I make just one change, turning on Ironing with Only Top Layer set, Cura's estimate goes to 4:10, and I'm betting on at least 4:30. The whole print has slowed - everything that was printing at 35mm/sec appears to be running around 20mm/sec. It's all moving veeeerrrry sloooowwwwly through the whole print. I went back and turned Ironing off again, and the estimate is back down to 2:50 again. Whaaaaat?

Or, instead of all this, you could buy a printer from Raise3D, which has the restart function built-in to their SW, and has a filament sensor on the way.

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Short-term, Slic3r will do what you want, with full control over layers. Not a great UI for the feature, but it works nicely.

I don't know if anyone has asked, but if you are using the Layer view, it slows down everything drastically. Do your tweaking while in Solid view, and turn Layer view on after you make multiple changes, then back to Solid again.

I've discovered an error in the printer starting gcode for the Raise3D printers in Cura 3.1, which will result in consistent underextrusion. There is a spurious line of gcode that sets the first extruder to 94% Flow Rate (which will be visible in the Tune page on the printer). To correct this, please go to manage Printers, Activate your Raise3D printer, and delete the following line from the Starting Gcode: M221 T0 S94

You can change the machine description as to the clearance around the print head. This can pack them more tightly, but you are responsible for ensuring no collisions.

It would be good if you would tell us what "Linear Advance" is, and why one might want to use it...

MOI is excellent. I've used it for years. Updates are infrequent, but it has been very solid.

The one feature that keeps me using TinkerCAD occasionally is that it allows editing of STLs from other sources. One can easily modify downloaded stuff from other people, which I find very handy.

I agree - VERY annoying, and completely unnecessary.

I usually recommend http://tinkercad.com for raw beginners. It takes a carpenter's click-and-drag approach: cut and paste predefined geometric objects. It runs in a browser, it's free, and it has a decent brief tutorial. It can also modify .stl files from other sources, which can be very handy.

Do keep in mind that the minimum-sized features in 3D printing are not small - any texture applied would have to be fairly coarse to have details visible.

This was reported as a print-quality bug in Cura at least two years ago. Still not fixed, I see...