Klipper & Cura - Cura2MoonrakerPlugin
- Allows you to upload Gcode directly from Cura to your Klipper-based 3D printer (Fluidd, Mainsailos etc.) using the Moonraker API.
- Uploading thumbnails via UFP (Ultimaker Format Package) is supported
- You can also start a print job using the upload process
How to Install
The installation of this plugin is straightforward ... no compiling etc.
- Download this repository as zip file (https://github.com/emtrax-ltd/Cura2MoonrakerPlugin/archive/main.zip) and unzip it
- Find your Cura plugins directory:
- Windows:
- The default installation path is
C:\Program Files\Ultimaker Cura [version number]\plugins
. - The user based installation path is
C:\Users\<Your Username>\AppData\Roaming\cura\[version number]\plugins
(no admin privileges needed)
- The default installation path is
- macOS:
- Right-click on
Ultimaker Cura.app
in yourApplications
folder then click onShow Package Contents
. The default installation path isUltimaker Cura.app -> Contents -> Resources -> Plugins -> Plugins
.
- Right-click on
- Windows:
- Copy the extracted
Cura2MoonrakerPlugin
folder into the Cura plugins folder you located in step 2. Attention: In the user based windows installation you have to copy the unzipped plugin directory into a parent directory with the same name. Looks like...\cura\[version number]\plugins\Cura2MoonrakerPlugin\Cura2MoonrakerPlugin
.
How to Configure
To configure your Moonraker 3D printer...
- Go to Settings -> Printer -> Manage Printers
- Select and click on 'Connect Moonraker'
- Fill in the URL and select your preferred output format
- Click 'Save Config'
How to Upload
- Open your STL model in Cura and click
Slice
. - Click the small up arrow on the right and select
Upload to <Your Printername>
: - Now you can modify the filename, select the option to create a print job and finally... click
Upload
:)