How does cura work with non UM printers?

[FraggleRock 4]

I like cura as a slicer, and I only own one 3d printer from UM. I might need to add some cheaper brand 3d printer(s) to speed up the production but I wanted to ask which known brands support cura and if I can submit print jobs to them from the same computer and same cura (no other cura "flavors") wirelesly as I do now with my current UM3.

This would help me narrow down my choices for a new purchase.

Thanks!

 

[ahoeben 1,849]

Most other printers don't support sending printjobs to them wirelessly from Cura natively, but you could use OctoPrint (which could be installed on a Raspberry Pi small computer board) to send print jobs to other printers wirelessly. This works with most printers that can be controlled via a USB port (which does not include the Ultimaker 3 and newer; those printers only have a USB port that supports reading gcode files, not controlling the printer). There's a plugin in the Marketplace to tightly integrate OctoPrint into Cura (full disclosure: I wrote that plugin).

 

See https://octoprint.org/