Is CuraEngine still maintained?

Yes, active. Last change 3 days ago. Latest release 2.7.0, 9.2 years ago.

How widely used is CuraEngine?

Widely used. 1.9k stars, 13 years old, by an organization. As with any download, get it from the official repo.

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How to install CuraEngine on Windows (Ultimaker/CuraEngine) · gitmanual

How to install on Windows

Ultimaker/CuraEngine

Powerful, fast and robust engine for converting 3D models into g-code instructions for 3D printers. It is part of the larger open source project Cura.

C/C++ (CMake)#c-plus-plus#cura#curaengine#gcode

Before you start

Is it free?: YesOpen source (AGPL-3.0).
Still maintained?: Yes, activeLast change 3 days ago. Latest release 2.7.0, 9.2 years ago.
How widely used?: Widely used1.9k stars, 13 years old, by an organization. As with any download, get it from the official repo.

Difficulty: Moderate
Time: about 15 min
Stars: ★ 1,864
Activity: Updated this month

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Will it work on Windows?

Yes, it runs on Windows

You'll build it yourself with C/C++ compiler, CMake.

Your system

macOS Windows Linux

Start here

Website ↗ultimaker.comThe project's own site.

3 steps on Windows

Download setup.ps1

Then run powershell -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File .\setup.ps1. It stops at the first error and is safe to run again. Servers and tests aren't started; it lists them at the end. Read it first.

Clone the repository

Needs Git: winget install Git.Git

git clone https://github.com/Ultimaker/CuraEngine.git
cd CuraEngine

Install the required runtimes

C/C++ compiler, CMake 3.20

winget install Microsoft.VisualStudio.2022.BuildTools  # then add the "Desktop development with C++" workload
winget install Kitware.CMake

Install dependencies

cmake -S . -B build -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release
cmake --build build

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Parts list

1×C/C++ compiler runtime
1×CMake 3.20runtime

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Good to know

Native projects often need extra system libraries. If the build stops with a missing package, check the maintainers' build guide (see Start here).
Has AGENTS.md — instructions for coding agents. You can open Claude Code (or another agent) in the cloned folder and ask it to do the setup for you.
Nested projects: benchmark/CMakeLists.txt, stress_benchmark/CMakeLists.txt, tests/CMakeLists.txt

Details

License: AGPL-3.0
Open issues: 246
Branch: main

Files we read (8)

.github/workflows/benchmark.yml

.github/workflows/lint-formatter.yml

.github/workflows/lint-poster.yml

.github/workflows/lint-tidier.yml

.github/workflows/unit-test-post.yml

.github/workflows/unit-test.yml

CMakeLists.txt

README.md

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