Release UltiMaker Cura 5.8.0 · Ultimaker/Cura

New features and improvements

New Z Seam Settings

New settings have been added that let you tweak how and where the Z seam is placed

"Z Seam On Vertex" allows you to choose if the Z seam is placed on the vertices closest to a selected Z seam position or if it instead follows the selected position exactly
"Seam overhang angle" enables you to select the angle at which Z seams will not be printed on overhangs, resolves #9369
"Support Z Seam Away from Model" and "Min Z Seam Distance from Model" define where the Z seam is placed on supports

Newly introduced Settings

“Support Infill Density Multiplier Initial Layer”, “Raft Infill Overlap Percentage”, Raft Surface Z Offset, and Raft Flow settings to improve dual extrusion rafts
“Cooling during extruder switch" to define the cooling fan behavior during an extruder switch by defining Unchanged, Only last extruder, All fans
Updated the "Interleaved Prime Tower" with "Prime Tower Minimum Shell Thickness" so it uses less filament, contributed by @wawanbreton

Other Improvements

A search bar has been added to the “Add an offline printer” list, resolves #16716
Updated the retract behavior for a nozzle switch to reduce the chance of oozing
Updated Insert at Layer Change Post Processing Script so layers can be skipped, contributed by @tastyratz

Fixed a bug that caused spiked objects to have missing layers, thanks to @ThomasRahm
Updated the text in the Open Universal Cura Project (UCP) file to be more correct
Fixed the interpolated values for fan speeds and improved the check for minimum layer time, resolves #5409
Fix a bug where material_print_temp_prepend not being disabled, resolves #19204
Reduced the chance that oozing in the first travel move will cause a scar on the bottom of the model by updating the Layer Start X and Y, resolves #19156
Fixed a bug where a slice would fail if the overhang angle was set to 90 degrees
Fixed a bug where infill lines are going through the model with a certain setting combination, resolves, #18970, contributed by @ThomasRahm
Updated the temperature values in the monitor page to reflect the initial instead of the final bed and print temperatures, contributed by @GregValiant

Bugs resolved during the Beta

Fixed a bug where gaps would appear in generated tree support, resolves #19442
Raft-related values that appeared incorrectly when switching extruders now show the correct values
Seam not on Vertex has been fixed for multiple models on the buildplate
Exported cura:setting keys in material definitions now correctly shows True instead of yes
.makerbot file types are now selected by default when saving those files to the Digital Library
For the UltiMaker Method series machines Support Interface, Tower, and Horizontal Expansion settings have been updated.
For all UltiMaker Machines the Zseam settings have been updated so they are smartly hidden, except for the visual intents.

Introduced the Ultimaker Method with PLA, PVA, and N12CF profiles and intents
Improved dual-support settings for UltiMaker Sline and Method printers
Expanded and updated intents for Factor 4
Updated CPE and PC settings to improve surface quality for Factor 4
Introduced Creality Ender 3 V3 KE, contributed by @vadim-danilchik, @daitj, @VladislavVidenov, @fjventura20
Introduced Voron2 StealthChanger 250, StealthChanger 300, and StealthChanger 350, contributed by @TheSin-
Introduced K1 Max, contributed by @itay-grudev
Introduced Ankermake M5C, contributed by @augustchi
Introduced WEEDO F150S, F152S, F370, ME40, ME40 Lite, and X40 V3+, contributed by @WinstonMao

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