In this week's episode we're going to
take a look at cura 4.7.
It was just recently released and I
found a feature in it
they didn't even advertise. So let's take
a look at what changed
and that hidden feature on today's
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So here's proof I'm looking at the
latest version version 4.7.0. This isn't
the beta,
this is released. I brought in this iron
man model
that i used before to show manual
supports. But here's the new feature
rotation they've added; these arrows to
the rotation circles.
Now you can change it like you could
before just grab it and drag it
it'll turn like 15 degrees, but the
arrows were added because
now when you click on the arrow it
automatically turns
90 degrees in the direction that you're
clicking on. So here I am clicking on the
green
and it's flipping this guy 90 degrees. I
click on the red,
right on the arrow, you've got to click on
the arrow, and it will turn 90 degrees. So
that's a new feature they've added
to version 4.7. The next change involves
tree supports which has always been
there,
but they've brought in tree supports
into the main menu. It used to be
experimental.
So now when you click on generate
supports you have two choices:
normal supports like you're used to or
click on that
and then you have tree supports
available. So when you click on tree
support
then you have all the settings for tree
support. So it'll come out like this. It
looks like branches of a tree
and you can make it so it doesn't touch
the base so it'll like grow around your
design.
But if you go to normal then it's
straight up supports.
So that's like it always was. The only
difference is they moved it from a
tree from experimental, to now up here to
the main support menu.
So that's handy. There's a few changes in
post processing that they made.
Kind of minor, but i really like them. Let
me show you those.
For reference let's look at version 4.6
of cura.
If I go up here to extensions >
post-processing > modify g-code
I get these scripts that I can add. And
there's all kinds of "Pause At Height".
There's Pause at height, there's Pause at
height for BQ printers,
Pause at height for reprap and one for
repetier as well. In 4.7 they combined all
that.
So now if I go into add a script, there's
only one Pause at Height.
And then when you go into that, there's a
dropdown for the different methods.
M0 delay and M25 delay, M226.
Depending on what your printer needs. I
like that. Let's stay with version 4.6
for a second.
There's a post-processing change at z
5.1.1 experimental
you can change flow rate, you can change
extrusion temp, speed,
at a certain height. With this you can
make a temperature tower let me show you that.
So here's a CHEP cube. I'm going to start
out printing at 205 degrees c.
Then at five millimeters I'm going to
set it to 200 degrees c.
Then at 10 millimeters I'm going to
change it to 195.
And at 15 millimeters, 190 and then
print this. And it'll change. So it's very
very handy.
In 4.7.0 they've updated it a little bit.
It's now version 5.2.1. One of the
changes, they combined two blocks into one,
this if you want it only at the layer or
subsequent layers. They've added output
to display
and they've also added a retraction
option. Pretty nice.
Here's a feature that I didn't see
advertised anywhere. In fact, I found it
by accident.
It's manual supports without using the
plug-in. I've showed the plug-in in a
previous video.
This is manual supports without any
plug-in. It's built right into 4.7.
Let me show you how it works. So let's
use iron man again and come over here to
the support menu.
I've got generate support unchecked,
therefore there are no parameters to set.
Right? So I click on the model and I
click on support blocker and you can put
a block where you don't want supports.
But in my case I want supports
right under his hand. Right here. But what
you can do is select the block, not the
model,
just the block, and then come down to
this menu
and select "print as support". This is
available in previous versions
but notice now all the parameters show
up. So I can adjust that support.
This wasn't available in previous
versions. So now I can adjust everything.
So when I slice this guy
it's going to slice and it's going to
put a support right there where that
block was.
And now I can adjust those parameters
easily. Let's switch to material color so
you can see it. This is the support that's
going to be printed.
I can adjust the spacing, I can adjust,
you know, the gap between the support
and the arm, all right here on the side,
because all those support settings
are easy to see. So that's a new feature
they didn't mention. At least nothing
that I could find.
And there you have it. That's my
introduction to version 4.7 of cura.
I'm going to keep playing with it to see
if I can find any other hidden features
they didn't advertise.
In fact I'm getting some of the best
prints out of 4.7
with my 4.6 profiles. So I didn't even
create new profiles.
And I seem to be getting better prints.
I'll explain more about that in a future
video.
But right now I'm going to go back and
play with it some more. Let's see if I
can find any hidden gems. So that's it
for this week. If you like what I'm doing
here, maybe check out some of the videos that are popping up.
And if nothing else, click on that CHEP
logo and subscribe. I'll see you next
time right here at Filament Friday.
