the link to "cura" in the save to STL dialog window broken after updateing cura to 4.7.1.

[Anonymous]

With the current version of Fusion 360 (2.0.8950)

and Cura 4.7 I  was able to select 'Cura' from the dropdown list for 'print utility' and Cura would launch and run. However, I recently upgraded to Cura 4.7.1, which uninstall the previous version and installed the new version in the same location. Now Cura will not launch. 

There does not appear to be a problem with Fusion accessing the new version via the custom menu, but the old 'Cura' link is broken.

A side note: once I used the 'custom' link in 'print utility' the Cura option disappeared. 

1. how do I restore the 'Cura' link?

2. How do I get the 'Cura' link to work with the current version of Cura?

[JeromeBriot]

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@Anonymous wrote:

A side note: once I used the 'custom' link in 'print utility' the Cura option disappeared. 

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Hello,

You have to select the path to the Cura executable by clicking on the icon below the "Print Utility" entry.

You can also try the free add-in 3D Print Plus. It supports the latests version of Cura.

[Anonymous]

Sorry, I must not have been clear. 

1. Cura used to be an option in the print utilities.

2. I updated Cura to the latest version

3. Cura no longer appears as an option in the print utilities.

4. I am well aware of how to access print utilities that are not listed in the available utilities

So:

Why did installing the update to Cura cause Fusion 360 to forget how to find it?

Why did this not happen when I installed the Cura update on my Mac?

Is it possible that there is a step in updating the executable for a print utility that is only required when executing on Windows machines?

Or did I simply forget what I had done when in updated the Mac? (by the way, I am a new Mac user since Sep of this year)

[JeromeBriot]

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@Anonymous wrote:

Why did this not happen when I installed the Cura update on my Mac?

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Hello,

The path to the Cura executable doesn't change on Mac after an update. It's always /Applications/Ultimaker Cura.app/Contents/MacOS/

The same path changes on Windows because the version of Cura is in the path : C:\Program Files\Ultimaker Cura 4.7

[Anonymous]

I'm not sure that I made myself clear, or I may be misreading the answer.

Let's try again from the beginning.

The shortlist:

• After updating Cura, the link in the print utilities drop-down list element "Cura" no longer works. In fact, selecting the "Cura" element removes it from the list.
• I want the "Cura" element in the drop-down list to work, how do I fix this?

Details:

1. Originally, in Fusion 360 when you select "Save to STL", the Print utility drop-down contains "Cura" in the drop-down list and if selected, Cura launched. 
   
2. After installing the Cura update, Cura still appears but selecting Cura flashes a mesh image of the solid and then returns to Fusion 360.
3. If I select any other option, Cura is removed from the list.
4. I understand that the new version of Cura is under .../Ultimaker Cura 4.7. 
5. I want to know, How do I fix the drop-down element Cura so that it points to the correct version?

I already know how to set up a custom utility, as I have been doing that for quite a while since I used to used simplify3D as well. 

I hope I have made my problem clear this time.

[JeromeBriot]

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@Anonymous wrote:

1. I want to know, How do I fix the drop-down element Cura so that it points to the correct version?

You can't fix this by yourself.

[Anonymous]

Thank you, 

[melinerunen]

I managed to solve the issue. It seems that when you select the cura option on the drop-menu, Fusion tries to execute the first folder of cura found on the program files. If you happen to upgrade Cura, the installer will create a new folder.

Solution? Delete old versions. Just be careful of not deleting old configs you want to save.  As analternative, next time you update, create a new folder with no versions on it and update on the same folder averytime.