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CUPS 2.1 Is Adding Basic 3D Printer Support

Written by Michael Larabel in Free Software on 1 August 2015 at 08:16 AM EDT. 7 Comments

CUPS 2.1 Release Candidate 1 was released yesterday as the newest test version of this open-source printing system supported by Apple. With this new release comes basic support for 3D printers.

The CUPS 2.1-rc1 release adds basic support for 3D printers with no built-in filters and based on PWG white paper.

CUPS 2.1-rc1 also fixes bugs relating to its integration with systemd's journald, corrects domain socket support on Linux, and has a variety of other fixes and updates.

More details at CUPS.org.

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