Cura 15.06 Q/A
Can someone post a quick guide on adding a custom printer to the new Cura, and for that matter getting some of the other features people may be missing working. ( I’ll do it myself later and post back but if someone has already saving the time would be nice)
OK its easier than I thought.
If you’re familiar with WordPress child themes this will be a similar thing.
There is a fdmprinter.json file with the default settings for everything. the other printer files only reference the parts that are different from that file.
under resources\settings
take one of the ultimaker*.json files and edit it with something like notepad++ rename the bits you want to your own printer name. edit the size heat bed etc remove parts you don’t need. (if its not dual head you don’t need the head offsets)
Your printer will still look like an ultimaker in the display (not a big problem) you can take a 3D drawing .obj file of your printer design and copy it to resources\meshes and it will look like your own printer.
close and open cura and add a printer your printer will now be there.