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Think of printing a cube, "wall" in cura is how thick the wall is before you get to infill.
Now think of printing a vase. "wall" in cura probably does nothing because the actual model thickness is probably less than wall*2.
Cura isn't supposed to alter your model. So the wall thickness in the model should match the final print.
How to measure distances in cura
If you want to use Cura to measure an STL file, that's not what Cura is designed for and you should probably use CAD software however there is a plugin that you can install in about 60 seconds. Go to Marketplace button in top right corner of cura, wait a few seconds for the plugins to load. Look for "Measure Tool". The icon is blue and shaped like a plug (as are most of the plugins written by "field of view"). Click install and then restart cura.
Click on the model. Notice the new tool at the bottom of the tools on the left side. Select that and click twice on your model to get a measurement. rotate the view to make sure you clicked where you think you clicked.
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Cura 5.7 is here and it brings a handy new workflow improvement when using Thingiverse and Cura together, as well as additional capabilities for Method series printers, and a powerful way of sharing print settings using new printer-agnostic project files! Read on to find out about all of these improvements and more.
S-Line Firmware 8.3.0 was released Nov. 20th on the "Latest" firmware branch.
(Sorry, was out of office when this released)
This update is for...
All UltiMaker S series
New features
Temperature status. During print preparation, the temperatures of the print cores and build plate will be shown on the display. This gives a better indication of the progress and remaining wait time. Save log files in paused state. It is now possible to save the printer's log files to USB if the currently active print job is paused. Previously, the Dump logs to USB option was only enabled if the printer was in idle state. Confirm print removal via Digital Factory. If the printer is connected to the Digital Factory, it is now possible to confirm the removal of a previous print job via the Digital Factory interface. This is useful in situations where the build plate is clear, but the operator forgot to select Confirm removal on the printer’s display. Visit this page for more information about this feature.
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Think of printing a cube, "wall" in cura is how thick the wall is before you get to infill.
Now think of printing a vase. "wall" in cura probably does nothing because the actual model thickness is probably less than wall*2.
Cura isn't supposed to alter your model. So the wall thickness in the model should match the final print.
How to measure distances in cura
If you want to use Cura to measure an STL file, that's not what Cura is designed for and you should probably use CAD software however there is a plugin that you can install in about 60 seconds. Go to Marketplace button in top right corner of cura, wait a few seconds for the plugins to load. Look for "Measure Tool". The icon is blue and shaped like a plug (as are most of the plugins written by "field of view"). Click install and then restart cura.
Click on the model. Notice the new tool at the bottom of the tools on the left side. Select that and click twice on your model to get a measurement. rotate the view to make sure you clicked where you think you clicked.
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