# Cura 2.1 Beta

**URL:** https://forum.lulzbot.com/t/cura-2-1-beta/3337
**Category:** Software
**Created:** [April 22, 2016, 4:18pm UTC](https://forum.lulzbot.com/t/cura-2-1-beta/3337 "2016-04-22T16:18:46Z")
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### Author: ![kmanley57](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/13edae/32.png) [@kmanley57](https://forum.lulzbot.com/u/kmanley57)
#### Post date: [September 7, 2016, 11:34am UTC](https://forum.lulzbot.com/t/cura-2-1-beta/3337/2 "2016-09-07T11:34:56Z")

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> [@movingimage](#):
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> I’d like to test the new Cura 2.1 Beta that Ultimaker has released. It looks like there are many improvements. I believe it requires a .json file with the TAZ5 configuration to work properly though. Has anyone given this a shot?
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> Best,  
> J

Check here:

> [@How to hack Cura 2.1 for LulzBot 3D Printers](https://forum.lulzbot.com/t/how-to-hack-cura-2-1-for-lulzbot-3d-printers/3636/1):
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> For the past 18 months Ultimaker has been hard at work on a new generation of Cura. The user interface has been completely redesigned and a huge amount of work has been put into the slicing engine too. This post provides an overview of what has changed. For more details read the full release notes: [https://ultimaker.com/en/blog/21263-cura-212-has-been-released](https://ultimaker.com/en/blog/21263-cura-212-has-been-released) Also included in this post is instructions on how to adopt this version of Cura so that it can be used with LulzBot 3D printers. This wil…

I can try and package up them if needed.

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