For those of you who celebrate Christmas, I hope you’re ready, because it’s almost here! Whether you’re 3D printing some ornaments and other decorations, or taking advantage of a major one-day sale to buy 3D printers, filament, and other accessories as gifts, 3D printing technologies are definitely here for the holidays. Ultimaker has given the 3D printing world an early Christmas gift this week – an informative preview of the brand new user interface for its popular Cura software. In early 2016, the open beta for Ultimaker’s Cura 2.1 was made available, and the company revealed its new software strategy in 2017, with a plan to release regular upgrades for continuous enhancement of its 3D printers. Ultimaker Cura 3.0 was released last October, and now here we are with the early beta of Ultimaker’s Cura 4.0. Obviously, Ultimaker’s Cura is a pretty powerful software tool, and it has all kinds of handy features that can support user needs. Ultimaker improved the monitor for the user interface, to give users “a more seamless experience” between its Cura Connect and regular Cura. Speaking of 2019, another beta will follow this one in Q1. But until then, download the early beta of Ultimaker Cura 4.0 now to try it out.

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