{"id":5977,"date":"2023-05-19T09:19:59","date_gmt":"2023-05-19T09:19:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ultimakerstage.wpengine.com\/learn\/"},"modified":"2025-08-01T09:19:27","modified_gmt":"2025-08-01T09:19:27","slug":"ultimaker-cura-4-2-first-choice-for-3d-printing-professionals-worldwide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ultimaker.com\/nl\/learn\/ultimaker-cura-4-2-first-choice-for-3d-printing-professionals-worldwide\/","title":{"rendered":"Ultimaker Cura 4.2: First choice for 3D printing professionals worldwide"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"hero-user-context-1\"<\/div>\n

Ultimaker Cura 4.2: First choice for 3D printing professionals worldwide<\/h1><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n

Today, the latest version of our powerful, easy-to-use 3D print preparation software is available for download. In this release, we\u2019ve focused on usability improvements that simplify 3D printing workflows, whatever your 3D printing application.<\/p><\/div>\n

Winner: Software Tool of the Year<\/h2>\n

Ultimaker Cura was named Software Tool of the Year at the\u00a03D Printing Industry Awards 2019<\/a>. This is a fantastic recognition of our commitment to delivering the best 3D printing experience available. Download this release and join millions of 3D printing professionals who choose Ultimaker software to innovate every day.<\/p><\/section>\n

Download now<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n

The best user experience yet<\/h2>\n

Orthographic view.<\/b>\u00a0A new orthographic view brings Ultimaker Cura more in-line with many popular CAD design packages, so you can easily compare the dimensions of your model before you invest time into a print. Find the new view in\u00a0View > Camera view > Orthographic<\/i>.<\/p><\/section>\n

\"orthographic\"<\/figure><\/div>\n
View the projections of your model easily in orthographic view mode<\/div><\/div>\n

Object list.<\/b>\u00a0This new popup list helps you to quickly and easily identify corresponding filenames and models. Click a model in the viewport and its filename will highlight, or click a filename in the list and the corresponding model will highlight. For added convenience, the open or hidden state of the list will persist between sessions.<\/p><\/section>\n

\"object-list\"<\/figure><\/div>\n
Easily identify corresponding filenames and models with the object list<\/div><\/div>\n

Layer view line type.<\/b>\u00a0The line type color scheme in the layer view has been tweaked with new colors for infill and support interfaces so that they can be distinguished better. Infill lines now show as orange, and support interfaces are distinguished from regular support with a distinct shade of blue.<\/p><\/section>\n

\"color-scheme\"<\/figure><\/div>\n
Infill lines are now orange<\/div><\/div>\n
\"color-scheme-support-interface\"<\/figure><\/div>\n
Support interface lines are now a distinct blue<\/div><\/div>\n

Slice button delay.<\/b>\u00a0For more clarity, after clicking \u2018Slice\u2019, the slice button text will change to read \u2018Processing\u2019 so you are aware that something is happening during any pre-slicing delay.<\/p><\/section>\n

\"slice-button-delay\"<\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n

A slicing engine that performs<\/h2>\n

Nozzle switch prime distance.<\/b>\u00a0Certain materials \u201cooze\u201d more than others during retraction and long moves.\u00a0vgribinchuk<\/a>\u00a0has contributed a new setting that lets you finetune the restart distance, so that the full extrusion width is achieved when resuming a print.<\/p>\n

Smart Z seam.<\/b>\u00a0A new option to increase the aesthetic quality of your prints has been added to custom mode, under Z seam settings. Smart Z seam works by analyzing your model\u2019s geometry and automatically choosing when to hide or expose the seam, so that visible seams on outer walls are kept to a minimum.<\/p>\n

Flow per feature.<\/b>\u00a0Control line spacing separately from flow settings. You can now adjust material flow for specific features of your print, such as walls, infill, support, prime towers, and adhesion.<\/p>\n

Expanded third-party 3D printer support<\/h2>\n

Creawsome mod.\u00a0<\/b>This version has pulled the Creawsome mod, made by\u00a0trouch<\/a>, which adds a lot of print profiles for Creality printers. It includes definitions for Creality CR10 Mini, CR10s, CR10s Pro, CR20, CR20 Pro, Ender 2, Ender 4 and Ender 5, and updates the definitions for CR10, CR10s4, CR10s5 and Ender3.<\/p>\n

Greater stability than before<\/h2>\n

This release fixes issues with font rendering, per-model settings, unnecessary travel moves, prime tower overlaps, printer hostnames, and more.<\/p>\n

Download for free<\/h2>\n

Keep your 3D printing workflow up-to-date with the industry by downloading Ultimaker Cura 4.2 today. Use it with an\u00a0Ultimaker account<\/a>\u00a0for the best experience, and take full advantage of Ultimaker Cloud and the Ultimaker Community, where you can\u00a0offer valuable user feedback<\/a>.<\/p>\n

We hope you enjoy this release.<\/p><\/section>\n

Download now<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n