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The 5.x versions are different in regards to the walls and (recently) the support structure.
I liked 4.13.1 a lot and 4.12 was fine. I moved to the 5.x versions full time when they came out. I still do some slicing with 4.13.1 (but no printing) because chasing Cura bugs on Github has become a hobby and your comment actually comes up quite a bit. My printer is an Ender 3 Pro with the stock 8 bit board running Marlin 1.1.8. It isn't new. It does an excellent job with either version of Cura. I'm a retired fireman from Detroit and have nothing to do with UltiMaker other than spending time here and on the Github site. I also occasionally use PrusaSlicer and IdeaMaker just to keep my hand in.
Migrating to the new version takes a bit of effort in that the new settings in "Walls" take some getting used to. There is a bit of a learning curve when moving from the 4.x versions to the 5.x versions.
All that being said, I really haven't noticed any difference in my prints from Cura 4 to Cura 5 except in those cases where I have a thin walled model. Using 5.x, those models are stronger and less features are dropped (do to line width) than in the 4.x versions.
Load a model in 4.12, set Cura up to slice, and use the "File | Save Project" command to create a 3mf project file. Do the same using 5.2.2 with the same model. Post the project files here and I'll take a look.
On something like a calibration cube you shouldn't see any difference at all.. A Benchy is different as it has a lot more detail, overhangs, and whatnot. Either one would be fine.
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The 5.x versions are different in regards to the walls and (recently) the support structure.
I liked 4.13.1 a lot and 4.12 was fine. I moved to the 5.x versions full time when they came out. I still do some slicing with 4.13.1 (but no printing) because chasing Cura bugs on Github has become a hobby and your comment actually comes up quite a bit. My printer is an Ender 3 Pro with the stock 8 bit board running Marlin 1.1.8. It isn't new. It does an excellent job with either version of Cura. I'm a retired fireman from Detroit and have nothing to do with UltiMaker other than spending time here and on the Github site. I also occasionally use PrusaSlicer and IdeaMaker just to keep my hand in.
Migrating to the new version takes a bit of effort in that the new settings in "Walls" take some getting used to. There is a bit of a learning curve when moving from the 4.x versions to the 5.x versions.
All that being said, I really haven't noticed any difference in my prints from Cura 4 to Cura 5 except in those cases where I have a thin walled model. Using 5.x, those models are stronger and less features are dropped (do to line width) than in the 4.x versions.
Load a model in 4.12, set Cura up to slice, and use the "File | Save Project" command to create a 3mf project file. Do the same using 5.2.2 with the same model. Post the project files here and I'll take a look.
On something like a calibration cube you shouldn't see any difference at all.. A Benchy is different as it has a lot more detail, overhangs, and whatnot. Either one would be fine.
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