Is there an Arm64 version of cura?

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With the challenges with the Mac version of cura, I’ve been looking at options to run a current version inside a Linux vm. The problem is that then I lose intel emulation on the m1 chip. Hence the question: are any of the Linux cura releases built for arm64? And if so, is anyone using one in a Linux vm on an m1 Mac?

I know Mac support is a challenge…have had a couple of very good and open conversations with support, so not trying to bust chops here, just looking ahead to later this fall when I no longer have access to an intel machine. If compiling cura on intel Mac is a nightmare, I don’t ever expect a native macOS arm64 version to see the light of day!

I don’t print live from cura, just use it to slice and build gcode, then upload to octopi to print. Also use it to flash firmware when I swap print heads, so also have to figure out if that’ll work via a vm connection.

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clee@taz6:~ $ apt show cura  
Package: cura
Version: 4.8-4
Priority: optional
Section: misc
Maintainer: Debian 3-D Printing Packages <3dprinter-general@lists.alioth.debian.org>
Installed-Size: 63.2 MB
Depends: cura-engine (>= 1:4.8), cura-engine (<< 1:4.9), fonts-open-sans, python3-certifi, python3-charon, python3-cryptography, python3-pyqt5 (>= 5.10), python3-pyqt5.qtopengl (>= 5.10), python3-requests, python3-savitar (>= 4.8), python3-serial, python3-shapely, python3-pynest2d, python3-uranium (>= 4.8), qml-module-qt-labs-folderlistmodel, qml-module-qt-labs-settings, qml-module-qtqml-models2, qml-module-qtquick-controls, qml-module-qtquick-controls2, qml-module-qtquick-dialogs, uranium-plugins (>= 4.8), fdm-materials, python3:any
Recommends: python3-zeroconf
Homepage: https://github.com/Ultimaker/Cura
Tag: field::arts, implemented-in::python, interface::3d,
 interface::graphical, interface::x11, role::program,
 science::modelling, science::visualisation, use::converting,
 use::learning, use::viewing, works-with-format::TODO,
 works-with::3dmodel, x11::application
Download-Size: 18.8 MB
APT-Sources: http://cdn.debian.net/debian bullseye/main arm64 Packages
Description: GUI G-code generator for 3D printers
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Sorry, I meant the lulzbot edition. I need their firmware and gcode.

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We aren’t planning on updating Cura LE to be ARM compatible, we are working on making it so that you can use LulzBot 3D Printers with Ultimaker Cura in the future ( Adding Official Profiles for LulzBot Machines by rhendersonLulzbot · Pull Request #10232 · Ultimaker/Cura · GitHub ). Currently all of our firmware binaries are being stored here cura/resources/firmware · master · LulzBot 3D / Cura-LE / Cura Binary Data · GitLab , as soon as our pull request for Ultimaker Cura goes through we will work on a more user friendly solution for firmware.

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Thanks much - that’s great news. Will it include filament profiles as well as the printer ones?

And on the firmware, I presume that’ll still cover older heads like the flexystruder?

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We are still wanting to show off our printer’s capability to print a wide variety of filament, it will take some time though. As far as firmware is concerned we are looking into our options and are focusing on providing firmware in a way that makes sense.