<p>According to the <a href="https://support.ultimaker.com/hc/en-us/articles/360012606599-Quality-settings" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Ultimaker Support</a> website, these are called &quot;Quality settings&quot;. You could think of them as &quot;resolution&quot; settings.</p>
<p>There are 3 different adjustments made when changing these settings:</p>
<ul>
<li>Layer height</li>
<li>Initial layer height</li>
<li>Line width</li>
</ul>
<p>A smaller layer height will produce a smoother surface. Initial layer height can create a stronger adhesion to the build plate. Line width will determine how much plastic material will be extruded.</p>

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<p>In the Ultimaker Cura print settings menu, there is a dropdown menu labeled &quot;profiles&quot;, with Super Quality, Dynamic Quality, Standard Quality, and Low Quality. What do these settings do exactly? If I set it to Super Quality for example, it changes things like the layer height settings, but I am able to then change those settings back to whatever I want and profile remains on Super Quality.</p>
<p>What are these quality settings? I know this is probably an obvious question but I am basically a beginner and for some reason can find little info on google.</p>

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What is the quality setting in Ultimaker Cura do? (Super, Dynamic, Standard, Low)
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# What is the quality setting in Ultimaker Cura do? (Super, Dynamic, Standard, Low)

(Asked by: username_0 on 2022-02-03)

In the Ultimaker Cura print settings menu, there is a dropdown menu labeled "profiles", with Super Quality, Dynamic Quality, Standard Quality, and Low Quality. What do these settings do exactly? If I set it to Super Quality for example, it changes things like the layer height settings, but I am able to then change those settings back to whatever I want and profile remains on Super Quality.

What are these quality settings? I know this is probably an obvious question but I am basically a beginner and for some reason can find little info on google.

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2022-02-03. Score: 1 | Accepted answer

According to the [Ultimaker Support](https://support.ultimaker.com/hc/en-us/articles/360012606599-Quality-settings) website, these are called "Quality settings". You could think of them as "resolution" settings.

There are 3 different adjustments made when changing these settings:

* Layer height
* Initial layer height
* Line width

A smaller layer height will produce a smoother surface. Initial layer height can create a stronger adhesion to the build plate. Line width will determine how much plastic material will be extruded.


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