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so you don't miss anything! Okay so today we're going to see how to add printer configurations for
pretty much all of Elegoo's Neptune printers to Cura. I'm showing the process on Windows but the
steps work 100% exactly the same on macOS. No, for real! Mac users, you WILL be able to follow along!
Now you might be thinking, "Okay, but why do I need to do this?" Well, for as good as the
Elegoo Neptune printers are, Elegoo insists on shipping them with an Elegoo branded version
of Cura. It has their logo on it, and it leaves out every other manufacturer's printers, and only
has Elegoo's Neptune printer configurations in it. Well, and UltiMaker's printers, but I
don't think they can delete THOSE out of Cura. And, the version of Cura that Elegoo ships is
the older version 4. I think the only time Elegoo updates it is to add printer definitions when they
release a new printer. So from the perspective of a printer owner that wants the latest features
that are in Cura, the best option is to use the current version of UltiMaker's Cura slicer,
downloaded directly from the UltiMaker site. After all, they're the ones who make Cura. And THAT
version gets frequent updates and bug fixes that the Elegoo version doesn't. But there's a problem.
There's always a problem, right? The problem is that the direct-from-UltiMaker version does NOT
have printer definitions for the vast majority of Elegoo's printers. It only has the Neptune 2 and
the Neptune 2D. So if you've got a Neptune 3, or Neptune 3 Pro, or a Neptune 3 Plus, or a Neptune
3 Max, you might think you're stuck using that older version of Cura that Elegoo pasted their
logo on. But that's not the case! NARUTOfzr on GitHub has Elegoo Neptune configuration files that
we can add to Cura on macOS or on Windows. This adds configurations for--I think--ALL of Elegoo's
current and past Neptune printers. Then you can set up your Elegoo Neptune printer in Cura without
having to pick a "close enough" printer and adjust its settings. So that's the WHY, now let's get on
to the HOW-TO. The first thing we need to do is open up a web browser and go to NARUTOfzr's
GitHub for the Cura files. For your convenience, there's a link in the description. This takes you
right to the Cura Neptune Test repository. Click that green CODE button, then click Download Zip.
After the file is downloaded, go to your Downloads folder and open up that zip archive. Inside,
you'll see (among other things) a RESOURCES folder. Open the RESOURCES folder and you'll
see four folders inside: Definitions, Extruders, Meshes, and Quality. Now, in Cura, click the HELP
menu, then click SHOW CONFIGURATION FOLDER. this will open Cura's Config folder, and that's where
we're going to add these files from NARUTOfzr. So, copy the contents of the DEFINITIONS
folder from the Naruto GitHub files that you downloaded, over to Cura's Definitions folder.
Then copy the contents of the EXTRUDERS folder from Naruto over to Cura's Extruders folder.
Copy the contents of the QUALITY folder from Naruto over to Cura's Quality folder.
And last, if there's a MESHES folder in the Cura folder, copy the contents of Naruto's MESHES
to Cura's meshes. But if, like mine, your Cura folder doesn't even HAVE a Meshes folder, just
drag Naruto's MESHES folder into Cura's Config folder. Now, quit Cura, and then open it up again.
From here you can use Cura's ADD PRINTER feature to add your Elegoo Neptune printer. And as you
can see, there are quite a few of them now. So now adding a Neptune 3 Plus or a Neptune 3 Max
is super easy. And in case you're wondering, I'm working on reviews of those two printers,
which is what led me down this path to begin with. So if you're interested in either of
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episode. And now that we're at the end, let's go print something cool!
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