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The Cura source code is available on github. So it should be possible to add the temperature controls into the front end. I will have a look at it and see if i can crack this nut.
Nice thx Christian for pointing this out. I’ve used “Pause at height” before but never investigated the other plugin.
Yes true, I rarely use the feature though as all my printer are networked with OctoPI and usually save the gcode in a specific location to be loaded onto the printer through the network.
I will not says MatterControl is the way to go instead of cura not at all but found it convenient to be able to switch between slicer engine with the added consistency of the same GUI independently of the slicer engine used. But that doesn’t change the facts that you have to learn what each slicer engine support to set accurately.
thank you 
In a previous post I’ve mentioned a few missing features and been pointed to some actually existing by other members (thx guys) but no tips. Than here they are in no specific order.
- Stringing Increase retraction length. From all the slicer I’ve used Cura out of the box as this settings a bit low and object sliced with Cura suffer more from stringing than with other. I than looked in both slicer for the value on this setting and Cura was much lower increasing the retraction length do reduce stringing. I do have reprap machine but all the Ultimaker 1 & 2 from the makerspace suffer the same nag
- Enable z-hop on retraction in expert setting. When printing the edge of printed surface especially near overhang curl up slightly if cooling is low or if you over extrude enabling hop really, set it 0.5mm at least the 0.075 recommended is way to small.
- Remember to save your profile especially if you add start gcode and gcode or you’ll loose those when you apply update
- Personal Pref: As object slicing occur on each change or automatically when importing a file. I try to remember to preset the value before importing the file avoid waiting on large object. Even if the processing is much faster with Cura than other slicer it can help saving time.
- On reprap machine you’ll often will need to reduce infill overlap to improve print surface quality. e.g jagged edge on cylinder drop overlap to 5%
Correct me if I’m wrong feedback welcome.
13 days later
10 months later
The optimal settings for faster/better prints will depend on what you are printing and the material you use. I recommend playing around with the recommended settings, making sure to change one setting at a time and document this so you can go back to it and see how each adjustment affects your print. An article on the Pinshape Blog 3 also recommends printing 20mm cubes to get the hang of it. It’s boring but it will make sure your printer is well calibrated & gives you a chance to play with settings without wasting a ton of filament.
2 months later
I tought it only happened to me but Cura indeed has it’s weird moments. It is rare but still, when you’re in the middle of a print and suddenly you hear the z-motors accelerating to full speed. The extruder goes up and then it goes down and plunges into the print to go up again and ruin the print. It angers me enough to return to Slic3r a couple of weeks until I have forgotten about the incident. But overall it does happen only rarely and Cura does it job very well.