Cura LulzBot Edition test packages

Revision 1.08, the most recent build, for Debian/Ubuntu and Windows should be syncing to devel.lulzbot shortly. http://devel.lulzbot.com/mini/software/cura/packages/current/. There is also a simple change log there now too. We’re still trying to get reliable packaging for OSX, so no update for the Mac build for now.

Hi,
I started trying out your Cura version.
First thing I don’t understand is the relation of the print speed in Basic settings and Advanced. Which overrides which?
If I want to use Advanced speed settings, should I put 0 to Basic speed ? And vice versa

Thank you for porting Cura, it looks highly promising ,keep up the good work!

If you specify a speed, either in basic or advanced it’ll be used. In general the defaults work well.

I feel your pain - trying to build on OS X from the source is, well, a worthy challenge for a Maker let’s just say.

One question: Is there any way to keep Cura from automatically slicing? On complex models, one small tweak causes the whole app to lock up for 20-30 seconds while it thinks. From the forums it appears that there isn’t, but maybe there’s something hidden somewhere I missed?

A new version has been built and added to our Debian repos. You can add a sources.list like this:

deb http://devel.alephobjects.com/ao/aodeb jessie main

deb http://devel.alephobjects.com/ao/aodeb wheezy main

Latest version is 14.09-1.08-5101.

-Jeff

We have a new build available here: http://devel.lulzbot.com/mini/software/cura/packages/current/

Changes:

Cura 14.09-1.09, 2014-11-17
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-Swapped extrusion +/- in the Pronterface UI graphic
-Mini quick print settings for PLA now cools to 50C after the print finishes
-The view mode graphic is now separated from the Normal button selection as the view mode graphic was being used for both buttons.
-Changed Debian .desktop categories
-Possible fix for some of the xsession errors seen on Debian but needs further testing
-Now building 32 bit packages for Debian

Changelog available here: http://devel.lulzbot.com/mini/software/cura/packages/current/CHANGELOG

seems to be a bug in the software, when i changed to prontface and added 230 for the nozzel and 85 for the bed.
the printer got temperatures of 245 and bed 100 degrees… really wierd ( im using the latest cura posted here in the forum 14.09 -1.09 )

ill let you guy know if i can reproduce it, i think it could be that i did not run the wizard first :smiley:

there are wierd things thoug with the pontface, as before i set the temperature for ABS, pressing print… instead of waiting untill the bed and nozzel reach the optimal temperature, it starts to print. the message in the output “< Error:No Line Number with checksum, Last Line: 29”

What profile are you using? Mind posting the gcode you generated?

The latest version is 14.09-1.10-32c1d. The windows build should be up later today. It is best if you delete your Cura config and start from scratch (in Debian rm -rf ~/.cura).

-Jeff

seems to have dissapared with the lates version, i download a voronicup from thingeverse :slight_smile:

really love Cura, will there be finished profiles I.e T-glase etc, like there are for slicer, mostly so i dont have to experiment :smiley:

keep up the good work

14.09-1.10-32c1d is the latest greatest version. It should have all the default Mini profiles in there now.

-Jeff

So does the one file contain profiles for all you printers? I.e. is there a profile for my AO-101?

We don’t have any profiles for the AO-100/1 or Prusa. It isn’t on the todo list either. But if they get written, we’ll include them. We’re not running any AO-100s in the cluster anymore, so we don’t have a bunch to test with.

-Jeff

I have a TAZ 4 with a .5 Nozzle. Can I use the quick print settings or are those only for the .35 nozzle?

Your question piqued my curiosity, so I did a quick test:
I selected Quick Print, and Normal quality print.
I dragged in an STL file and then saved gcode to disk.
I opened the gcode in a text editor, and saw that it saved the encoded CURA_PROFILE_STRING at the end.
So then I switched Cura back to full settings, and chose File - Load Profile from Gcode, and selected the gcode file that I just created.
Then I checked the Cura Advanced tab, and it shows Nozzle size 0.4 mm.
This leads me to believe that the quickprint settings are not (yet) targeted at the Taz. (Maybe targeted at the Mini? I don’t know what it’s standard nozzle orifice will be.)

Currently there is no way to change the nozzle size with quick print settings. In the future this would be a reason why the quick print settings should transfer over the the advanced settings. Having a way to create new quick print settings would be a great feature to have in the future but is not possible in the current release schedule for the Mini.

Also, I need to confirm that the nozzle size is imported when importing from a Gcode file. It is possible that it is not.

Revision 1.11 for is now available on devel.lulzbot and our debian repos. Mac revision 1.11 should be available shortly.

Jebcom, Rev 1.11 includes the correction to use a 0.35mm nozzle size for the TAZ and a 0.5mm nozzle size for the Mini.

Version 14.09-1.12-b has been released (“1.12”).

Version 14.09-1.13 is now available on devel.lulzbot.com and debian builds from our aodeb repo.