UltiMaker Cura Enterprise release notes

Release date: December 2024

The Enterprise 5.9 release combines the 5.7, 5.8, and 5.9 updates. You can find a summary of some of the most prominent features below. The complete list of new features is on GitHub.

• Universal Cura Project Files. This new type of project file contains models and settings and can be shared with people who have different printers.
• Interleaved Prime Tower. allows for more efficient priming of the material, especially if one of the two materials is only used in a couple of layers
• Z Seam On Vertex. This and other new settings for the Z seam significantly improve the placement of the Z seam and make it easier to adjust the position.
• Scarf Seam Settings. These new experimental settings allow you to end up with a seam that is thicker than usual but much less pronounced and hopefully less noticeable overall.
• Any Color Slicing. The 'any color' option for the UltiMaker S series and Factor 4 enables you to print with any UltiMaker color loaded in the Material Station that is compatible with the print job. Note that this feature only works in combination with firmware version 10.1 or higher for Factor 4 or firmware 9.0 or higher for S series. Any color printing is not available for the UltiMaker S3.
• Method Series. Enabled Print over Cloud for UltiMaker Method X and Method XL, and introduced a number of new materials and material improvements.
• Slicing Crashes. Resolved a significant number of slicing crashes that have been determined to be caused by self-intersecting polygons.

This release contains the following new UltiMaker printers:

• UltiMaker Factor 4
• Makerbot Sketch Sprint
• Makerbot Sketch
• Makerbot Sketch Large

Release date: January 2024

The Enterprise 5.6 release combines the updates from versions 5.4, 5.5, and 5.6. You can find a summary of some of the most prominent features below. The complete list of new features is on GitHub.

• Updated Tree Support. It uses significantly less filament, reduces printing time, introduces more settings, and is significantly easier to remove. Contributed by community member @ThomasRahm.
• Smart Brim. The order in which the brim is printed is updated so it is easier to remove.
• UltiMaker PET CF. The UltiMaker composite material PET CF is added, including annealing and engineering intent profiles for the UltiMaker S3, S5, and S7.
• Speed improvements. UltiMaker printers with UltiMaker materials have faster-predicted printing times as a result of several changed printing speeds.
• Profile renaming. The Default profile has been updated to Balanced to reflect the perfect harmony between these visual, engineering, and draft profiles.
• Multiplying objects improvements. Ctrl C + Ctrl V now works for multiplying objects and you can arrange your models in a grid with the same orientation.
• MAC support. Mac OSX builds for ARM64 (M1 support), next to our existing X64 builds.
• Method series printers. The Method X and Method XL printers can now be added to UltiMaker Cura. Settings for their extruders and materials are included and the option to write to .makerbot.
• Prime tower. The prime tower base settings increase the stability of large prime towers.
• Native CAD plugin. This plugin is now included with Enterprise, and now also works on Mac.

Release date: April 2023

Enterprise 5.3.1 is a major update after 4.13 and contains some exciting new features and upgrades. This release combines the updates from versions 5.0, 5.1, 5.2, and 5.3. You can find a summary of some of the most prominent features below. The complete list of new features is on GitHub.

• Slicing engine. Cura 5 introduced the Arachne engine. This new slicing engine uses variable line widths when preparing files for printing, meaning you can now print thin and intricate parts more accurately and with greater strength.
• Marketplace. We have streamlined the workflow for accessing the UltiMaker Marketplace inside of UltiMaker Cura. The UI has been improved and it is now easier and faster to find and install plugins and material profiles.
• Metal Expansion Kit. The settings for metal printing with the Metal Expansion Kit are now included.
• Abstract cloud printer types. Online cloud printers are now grouped by type. You can slice with the ('abstract') printer type, and afterwards choose a specific printer to print with.
• UltiMaker S7. This Enterprise version is now compatible with the new UltiMaker S7, the latest addition to the S series.
• Interlocking structure generation. This new setting enables you to interlock multiple materials together, even if those materials are not compatible, contributed by @BagelOrb. Try it for yourself with this test model.
• Updated Recommended menu. The number of settings available in the Recommended print settings menu has expanded. The redesign will make it easier to use intent profiles or save custom profiles.

Release date: June 2022

Note: This UltiMaker Cura Enterprise version contains the improvements of versions 4.11, 4.12, and 4.13 combined. The most important changes are listed below; for detailed information per version, please visit GitHub.

Cura 4.13

• Sync material profiles. With UltiMaker Cura 4.13, we give you access to a seamless material experience for UltiMaker Material Alliance materials – with the ease of use you have come to expect from UltiMaker materials. You can easily synchronize your Material Alliance profiles with your S series UltiMaker hardware, at the click of a button.
• New print profile. A new print profile with 0.3 mm layer height for PLA, Tough PLA, PVA, and BAM for UltiMaker S series printers.
• 3MF thumbnail. Show the model in the thumbnail of a .3mf file, contributed by @fieldOfView.
• Infill density. When printing with a 100% infill, the infill pattern will change to ZigZag for all UltiMaker print profiles.
• User login authentication. We have streamlined the user login authentication by removing any restrictions, especially for strict enterprise-level IT requirements.

Cura 4.12

• Lightning infill. The new lightning infill setting lets you print high-quality top layers but is optimized to use less material and increase your production speed. Special thanks to @rburema and @BagelOrb!
• Improved top surface quality. We have tweaked the Monotonic setting and made adjustments throughout UltiMaker print profiles. This removes occasional scarring on models and improves top surface quality by default.
• Improved horizontal print quality. Resulting in a reduction of ringing, improving resolution and overall print quality.
• App switcher. The new switcher provides a simpler way to navigate and use other UltiMaker applications, including UltiMaker Digital Factory, UltiMaker Marketplace, and UltiMaker 3D Printing Academy. Reporting bugs to Github is now just one click away, and it is easier to find the application you need.
• Faster start-up. We have shaved 10 seconds from UltiMaker Cura's start-up time by optimizing profile data caching.

Cura 4.11

• Monotonic ordering. The new Monotonic top/bottom order setting enables users to print parts with smoother top surfaces. This is especially useful for parts that need good aesthetics, such as visual prototypes, or for parts that benefit from smooth surfaces, such as those that have contact-sensitive components.
• Complete UI refresh. Look around and you will notice that we have refreshed over 100 icons throughout UltiMaker Cura. The new icons are designed for clarity – resulting in a simpler and more informative slicing experience. Also, when scaling the UltiMaker Cura window, the UI will adapt, resulting in less visual clutter.
• Improved Digital Library integration. Collaborative workflows using the Digital Library are now simpler. Every user with a cloud-connected UltiMaker 3D printer can access stored projects. And we have added a Search function to make finding files easier.
• Save materials profiles to USB. Users can now save all third-party material profiles to USB. This feature is for UltiMaker S series printers only and is especially useful for cloud-connected (or offline) printers.
• Notifications for beta and plugin releases. Users can now set notification preferences to alert them to new UltiMaker Cura beta and plugin releases.
• Improve logging of errors in OAuth flow. When helping a user with log-in problems it is easier to see where the OAuth flow goes wrong.
• Search in the description in the settings visibility menu. When searching in the settings visibility menu you will also search in the description of the settings.

Release date: July 2021

• Native CAD import plugin. UltiMaker Professional and Excellence subscribers can now directly import native CAD files into UltiMaker Cura. Enable this feature by downloading the Native CAD import plugin from the UltiMaker Marketplace.
• Flow visualization. You can now visualize the flow in the Preview mode. Contributed by @khani3s.
• Show loading plugins on startup. When starting Cura, you will now see which plugins Cura is loading.
• Add Z position parameter to FilamentChange. With the FilamentChange script, you can now control all 3 coordinates.
• Allow FilamentChange script to use Marlin M600 configuration. Contributed by @Sekisback.
• Double-click on file in Digital Factory. When double-clicking on a file in the open project dialog in Digital Factory, it will now open in Cura.

Release date: April 2021

• Improved performance and integration with the Digital Library.
• Users can now import and export projects directly to the Digital Library.

Release date: October 2020

• Fixed an issue where plugins did not work due to security restrictions on temporary files.
• Security fix where files are no longer allowed to be outside of the root of the plugin.
• Security fix where Symlink following is now disabled.

Release date: May 2020

UltiMaker Cura Enterprise 4.6 introduces three major changes to the Ultimaker Cura 4.6 release – which was the starting point for UltiMaker Cura Enterprise:

• Marketplace accessible only when logged in. In UltiMaker Cura Enterprise 4.6, the Marketplace can only be used while the user is logged in. This means that it is no longer possible to download and install plugins as an anonymous user.
• Marketplace has verified plugins only. UltiMaker Cura Enterprise users are allowed to download and install only validated plugins from the Marketplace. All verified plugins have been audited by a third-party security company.
• MSI Deployment. UltiMaker Cura Enterprise is available as an MSI and can therefore be easily distributed by a customer IT department using Software Distribution Tooling. Please see UltiMaker Cura Enterprise for more information about distributing an MSI file.