[2] It was created by David Braam who was later employed by Ultimaker, a 3D printer manufacturing company, to maintain the software.

[6][5][7] Ultimaker Cura works by slicing the user’s model file into layers and generating a printer-specific g-code.

[16] Current plugins include: SolidWorks, Siemens NX, HP 3D Scanning, MakePrintable, Autodesk Inventor.

[8] In 2019, Cura was named one of the top free 3D printing tools by the industry blog, G2.

[28] Cura was named Software Tool of the Year at the international 2019 3D Printing Industry Awards ceremony[29] in London.