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Hi, I have the problem that ABS prints shrink a bit on my ultimaker2. Is there a possibility to manipulate the settings in cure (or an other slicer) to take care of this? It is a pain in the a… to change manual the dimensions to take care of this. I need the prints precise as designed.

Thanks for any idea.

Alfred

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Yep, it’s an advanced setting in the new version of Cura (15.0). You can access this setting by activating it in the cura preferences.

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Hi Stef_en_Paul,

I have the newest version of Cura. But I don’t find where I can change something. I am using Cura on a MAC. Can this be different?

Ciao

Alfred

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Maybe it only works with an Ultimaker? Not sure.

This is how I access the setting:

Cura dropdown -> preferences -> machine -> horizontal expansion

Then you can use this setting from the ‘advanced’ settings mode in the righthand tab on the regular Cura screen.

It took me a while to figure out how to use the new Cura as well, take your time - it’s pretty awesome once you get the hang of it!
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This menu does not exist in the version 15.02.1 which I am running

The drop down looks shows me only: hide Cura, hide others, show all and Quit Cura.

The bout Cura is shown under the help button.

I switched to Ultimaker original as machine, and nothing changed.

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Ah, I’m running 15.06, maybe that’s the problem!

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AAAAHHHHHHH, I checked for an update, but Cura did not tell me.

Now I have also the 15.06 and I see the menu.

Thanks for your help. Now I have something to test for this issue.

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Great! Let us know what settings work for you, interested in seeing some results on another printer :slight_smile:

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Try and higher your tempature as you print at

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