diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 1090d13aa7..9392a740fc 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -1,6 +1,26 @@ -Cura -==== -Ultimaker Cura is a state-of-the-art slicer application to prepare your 3D models for printing with a 3D printer. With hundreds of settings and hundreds of community-managed print profiles, Ultimaker Cura is sure to lead your next project to a success. +# Cura + +

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+ +Ultimaker Cura is a state-of-the-art slicer application to prepare your 3D models for printing with a 3D printer. With hundreds of settings +and hundreds of community-managed print profiles, Ultimaker Cura is sure to lead your next project to a success. ![Screenshot](cura-logo.PNG) @@ -10,16 +30,18 @@ For crashes and similar issues, please attach the following information: * (On Windows) The log as produced by dxdiag (start -> run -> dxdiag -> save output) * The Cura GUI log file, located at - * `%APPDATA%\cura\\cura.log` (Windows), or usually `C:\Users\\AppData\Roaming\cura\\cura.log` - * `$HOME/Library/Application Support/cura//cura.log` (OSX) - * `$HOME/.local/share/cura//cura.log` (Ubuntu/Linux) + * `%APPDATA%\cura\\cura.log` (Windows), or usually `C:\Users\\AppData\Roaming\cura\\cura.log` + * `$HOME/Library/Application Support/cura//cura.log` (OSX) + * `$HOME/.local/share/cura//cura.log` (Ubuntu/Linux) If the Cura user interface still starts, you can also reach this directory from the application menu in Help -> Show settings folder -For additional support, you could also ask in the [#cura channel](https://web.libera.chat/#cura) on [libera.chat](https://libera.chat/). For help with development, there is also the [#cura-dev channel](https://web.libera.chat/#cura-dev). +For additional support, you could also ask in the [#cura channel](https://web.libera.chat/#cura) on [libera.chat](https://libera.chat/). For +help with development, there is also the [#cura-dev channel](https://web.libera.chat/#cura-dev). Dependencies ------------ + * [Uranium](https://github.com/Ultimaker/Uranium) Cura is built on top of the Uranium framework. * [CuraEngine](https://github.com/Ultimaker/CuraEngine) This will be needed at runtime to perform the actual slicing. * [fdm_materials](https://github.com/Ultimaker/fdm_materials) Required to load a printer that has swappable material profiles. @@ -34,7 +56,9 @@ Build scripts ------------- Please check out [cura-build](https://github.com/Ultimaker/cura-build) for detailed building instructions. -If you want to build the entire environment from scratch before building Cura as well, [cura-build-environment](https://github.com/Ultimaker/cura-build-environment) might be a starting point before cura-build. (Again, see cura-build for more details.) +If you want to build the entire environment from scratch before building Cura as +well, [cura-build-environment](https://github.com/Ultimaker/cura-build-environment) might be a starting point before cura-build. (Again, see +cura-build for more details.) Running from Source ------------- @@ -46,7 +70,8 @@ Please check our [Wiki page](https://github.com/Ultimaker/Cura/wiki/Plugin-Direc Supported printers ------------- -Please check our [Wiki page](https://github.com/Ultimaker/Cura/wiki/Adding-new-machine-profiles-to-Cura) for guidelines about adding support for new machines. +Please check our [Wiki page](https://github.com/Ultimaker/Cura/wiki/Adding-new-machine-profiles-to-Cura) for guidelines about adding support +for new machines. Configuring Cura ----------------