

Enter all the settings for your specific printer. After establishing your model 3D printer, select Machine Settings. Select “Other” if your model is not listed. At this point, you should add the model of 3D printer that most closely resembles the model you will be using. All settings can be found in Preferences à Configure Cura, shown below.įrom here, select Printers à Add.

If this is your first time using Cura, you will have to configure your 3D printer settings so that the software understands the parameters of your machine. The general layout of the application can be seen below. STL file has been downloaded, open up Cura. Select the download button to begin downloading the object in the form of a. You can also use the preview window to view the different 3D models. Downloading STL Filesįirst navigate to and select the object you would like to download. Note, other versions of Cura or other slicing software packages may not share the exact same user interface, but the general steps for 3D printing a digital file should be applicable. This instructional will be specifically for the free software, Ultimaker Cura, version 3.4.1. The only software needed is a 3D printer slicing application. This document serves as an instructional write-up explaining how to download and 3D print text objects.
