{"id":5085,"date":"2021-11-09T08:18:00","date_gmt":"2021-11-09T08:18:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ultimakerstage.wpengine.com\/learn\/"},"modified":"2023-05-19T09:21:24","modified_gmt":"2023-05-19T09:21:24","slug":"improved-print-quality-and-first-time-right-results-with-ultimaker-cura-4-12","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ultimaker.com\/fr\/learn\/improved-print-quality-and-first-time-right-results-with-ultimaker-cura-4-12\/","title":{"rendered":"Improved print quality and first-time-right results with Ultimaker Cura 4.12"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Improved print quality and first-time-right results with Ultimaker Cura 4.12<\/h1><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n

Ultimaker Cura 4.12 has officially landed \u2013 and is the result of hours of print process testing and optimizations by our talented and passionate materials and software engineers. <\/p><\/div>\n

With this latest release, you\u2019ll enjoy improvements that increase your print quality \u2013 resulting in prints that look better than ever, increasing your first-time right results. Plus (as always), additional security improvements and smaller-scale features further enhance your 3D printing workflow. Want more? Watch the video or read on!<\/p><\/section>\n

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It\u2019s all about quality<\/h2>\n

Whether you\u2019re creating a visual prototype, a part meant for a hardworking industrial environment or architecture design, print quality is essential. For visual models, this means that your model looks fantastic. For functional parts, it means your print has the required properties for the job.<\/p>\n

For all prints, however, one thing is key: getting the quality you expect and need in one go. No failed prints, no iterations, but getting it directly spot-on: getting it first-time-right.<\/p>\n

If your prints are closer to your desired result from the start \u2013 you can accelerate your 3D printing processes, as you will save time iterating for optimizations and other tweaks.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s why print quality for Ultimaker 3D printers is at the core of Ultimaker Cura 4.12. For its release, we\u2019ve taken another comprehensive look at print processes, making changes, tweaks, and adjustments that work together to provide you with high-quality that are closer to your desired result straight out of your Ultimaker 3D printer.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s how we\u2019ve done it:<\/p><\/section>\n

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Ultimaker Cura 4.11<\/div><\/div>\n
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Ultimaker Cura 4.12<\/div><\/div><\/section>\n

Improved top surface quality.<\/b> With Ultimaker Cura 4.12, top surfaces look better than ever! We\u2019ve made adjustments throughout print profiles and tweaked how we use the monotonic ordering setting \u2013 making your top surfaces smoother and removing occasional scarring. All of this is in default profiles \u2013\u202fgetting you closer to your intended result from the start.<\/p>\n

Note: These changes exclude TPU-95A profiles and draft-intent profiles<\/i><\/p>\n

Improved horizontal print quality.<\/b> Not only has top surface quality greatly improved with Ultimaker Cura 4.12, we\u2019ve also worked on the quality of side surfaces. Previously, there were sometimes artefacts (an effect called \u2018ringing\u2019 or \u2018ghosting\u2019) on finished prints. We\u2019ve greatly reduced this by processing several improvements through optimizations in print profiles \u2013 and by implementing a bug fix. This results a reduction of ringing, improving resolution and overall print quality.<\/p><\/section>\n

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Ultimaker Cura 4.11<\/div><\/div>\n
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Ultimaker Cura 4.12<\/div><\/div><\/section>\n

New slicing feature<\/h2><\/section>\n
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Lightning infill gets denser as you get closer to the top of the model<\/div><\/div>\n

Lightning infill.<\/b> We released a new infill type! It is especially useful for use cases for which you need a part quickly \u2013\u202fand you don\u2019t require part strength. The new lightning infill setting enables you to print high-quality top layers but is optimized to use less material and increase your production speed. It\u2019s perfect for visual models, as reduced material usage will result in some loss of strength.<\/p>\n

Note: Special thanks to GitHub users rburema and BagelOrb ! You can find out more about lightning infill <\/i>\nhere<\/a>.<\/i><\/p>\n

Additional improvement<\/h2>\n

The following improvements have also been implemented in Ultimaker Cura 4.12:<\/p>\n