- **UVtoolsCmd:**
- **print-properties:**
- (Change) `-b`, `--base` option to `-a`, `-all` to indicate all properties and sub-properties, now defaults to only show base properties
- (Add) `-r`, `--range` option to prints only the matching layer(s) index(es) in a range
- (Add) `-i`, `--indexes` option to prints only the matching layer(s) index(es)
- (Add) Command: `set-properties <input-file> <property=value> Set properties in a file or to it layers with new values`
- (Add) Command: `print-issues <input-file> Detect and print issues in a file`
- (Add) New option to the `run` command: `-p, --property <property=value> Set a property with a new value (Compatible with operations only)`
- (Remove) Command: `print-layers` as it has been moved to `print-properties`, use `-r :` to obtain same result as default on `print-layers`
- **Issues:**
- (Fix) Issues groups with only one issue was displaying the wrong area value
- (Fix) Volume incorrectly calculated, resulting in a high value for group of issues
- (Fix) Incorrect calculation of the bounding rectangle for a group of issues
- **Repair layers:**
- (Add) Switch to opt between "Re-detect the selected issues before repair" and "Use and repair the previous detected issues" (Default)
- (Improvement) Do not allow to run the tool if there are no detected issues when the option "Use and repair the previous detected issues" is selected
- (Improvement) Linux: Recompile libcvextern.so on a older system to be able to run on both older and newest system (#603)
- (Upgrade) .NET from 6.0.10 to 6.0.11
- **Import thumbnails:**
- (Add) Import from file
- (Add) Import from file (Replace all)
- (Add) Import from current layer
- (Add) Import from current layer (Replace all)
- (Add) Import from random layer
- (Add) Import from random layer (Replace all)
- (Add) Import from heatmap
- (Add) Import from heatmap (Replace all)
- (Fix) Import from file could load in any image color type, resulting in wrong encoding on file save
- **Auto-upgrade script:** (Will only take effect on the next release)
- (Improvement) Add some marker/debug messages
- (Improvement) On generic Linux and macOS try to rename the folder if contain the version on it name to the upgraded version name
- (Improvement) Linux AppImage upgrades now renames to UVtools.AppImage
- (Improvement) Re-open the program with the current loaded file
- (Add) UVtoolsCmd: `set-preview, set-thumbnail <input-file> <file path|layer index|:random-layer|:heatmap> Sets and replace thumbnail(s) in the file [default: :heatmap]`. (#599)
Use `UVtoolsCmd set-preview -?` to view the full documentation
- (Improvement) Export layers to mesh: Write the file to a temporary location and move it to the target location when complete with success
- (Fix) Error when opening a file with light calculated issues that cause a complete issue detection and when there are auto applied suggestions that modify the layer count (#598)
- (Fix) Auto applying suggestions was not triggering a UI properties refresh, causing some values to show outdated
- (Fix) PCB exposure: Bad parsing of macros when the ending `%` is alone in a new line (#600)
- **File formats:**
- (Add) Property: DisplayTotalOnTime
- (Add) Property: DisplayTotalOffTime
- (Add) SL1File Property: high_viscosity_tilt_time
- **Tools**
- **I printed this file**
- (Add) Display on time for the print information
- (Improvement) Labels on numeric box
- (Improvement) Show print time label formatted as hh:mm:ss
- **PCB Exposure:**
- (Improvement) Increase "Exposure time" maximum from 200s to 1000s (#592)
- (Fix) Set `BottomLightHeight` to 0
- (Fix) Set `TransitionLayerCount` to 0
- **Issues:**
- (Improvement) Overhang detection by using a dynamic cross kernel
- (Improvement) Bring back the discard logic of "false-positive" islands based on overhang detection but improve the threshold of the detection to be safer (#591, #591)
- **PrusaSlicer:**
- (Change) Elegoo Mars 2 to use file version 4
- (Change) Elegoo Mars 2 Pro to use file version 4
- (Add) Status bar: On and Off time (hh:mm:ss) as tooltip in the Print time label
- (Improvement) When any of libcvextern dependencies are missing, it try to show the missing libraries in the error message (Linux only)
- (Improvement) Auto-upgrade procedure for non-Windows systems
- (Improvement) macOS arm64 (M1/M2) can now run natively if installed via the auto installer script
- (Fix) Error on Mat cache manager when file have only one layer
- (Fix) Suggestion "Transition layer count" shows as never applied when using with file formats that use in-firmware transition layers
- (Upgrade) openCV from 4.5.4 to 4.6.0
- Custom library is now built to strip unused dependencies and reduce library size
- (Remove) arch and rhel packages in favor of a generic linux
- **File formats:**
- (Add) AnyCubic PM3R (#587)
- (Add) AnyCubic PMX2
- (Fix) LGS: `LightOffDelay` is `WaitTimeBeforeCure` in this format
- **PrusaSlicer printer:**
- (Add) AnyCubic Photon M3 Premium
- (Add) AnyCubic Photon Mono X2
- (Fix) Scripting: Unable to use sub-classes (#583)
- (Fix) Loading an image as file cause application to crash
- (Fix) "File - Send to" doesn't ignore case on file extension names resulting in ignore files in a uppercase even if extension is correct
- (Fix) Do not show layer material milliliters when value is 0 or the percentage is NaN
- (Fix) Auto-upgrade on Linux with AppImage integrated on system causes the file name to grow with hash strings
- **File formats:**
- (Add) `TransitionLayerCount` modifier to: Chitubox Zip, CWS, JXS, OSLA, PW*, UVJ, ZCodex, ZCode
- (Add) Utility methods for transition layers calculation/parse
- (Improvement) Calculate and set `TransitionLayerCount` property in file decode based on layer exposure time configuration
- **GCode:**
- (Improvement) GCode: Able to parse layer image file with appended numbers on the filename (Afecting CWS) (#577)
- (Fix) Bad parsing of the file when it comes from Lychee or NovaMaker slicer (Afecting CWS)
- (Fix) Incorrect parse of "Wait time before cure" from layers when printer require wait sync moves (Afecting CWS)
- **Tools:**
- (Add) External tests: The Complete Resin 3D Printing Settings Guide for Beginners
- (Add) External tests: 9 settings for faster printing
- (Improvement) Fade exposure time: Set `TransitionLayerCount` property with the affected layer count
- **Suggestions:**
- (Add) Transition layers: If you are printing flat on the build plate your model will print better when using a smooth transition exposure time instead of a harsh variation, resulting in reduced layer line effect and avoid possible problems due the large exposure difference.
This is not so important when your model print raised under a raft/supports unaffected by the bottom exposure, in that case, it's fine to ignore this.
- (Add) Model position: Printing on a corner will reduce the FEP stretch forces when detaching from the model during a lift sequence, benefits are: Reduced lift height and faster printing, less stretch, less FEP marks, better FEP lifespan, easier to peel, less prone to failure and use the screen pixels more evenly.
If the model is too large to fit within the margin(s) on the screen, it will attempt to center it on that same axis to avoid touching on screen edge(s) and to give a sane margin from it.
- **Status bar:**
- (Add) Transition layers: 0/-0.00s
- (Improvement) Change "Layer Height: 0.000mm" to "Layers: count @ 0.000mm"
- (Improvement) Change "Bottom layers: 0" to "Bottom layers: 0/0.000mm"
- (Change) Show user informative message about CTB Encrypted file format once per ten file loads
- (Upgrade) .NET from 6.0.9 to 6.0.10
- (Fix) Windows MSI installation not upgrading well when downgrade libraries
- **Layer:**
- (Add) Property: `LayerMatBoundingRectangle`
- (Add) Property: `LayerMatModelBoundingRectangle`
- (Add) Method: `GetLayerMat(roi)`
- **Issues:**
- **Islands:**
- (Improvement) Islands detection performance
- (Improvement) Required area to consider an island is now real area instead of bounding box area
- (Fix) Logic bug when combining with overhangs
- **Overhangs:**
- (Improvement) Overhangs detection performance
- (Improvement) Overhangs are now split and identified as separately in the layer
- (Improvement) Overhangs now shows the correct issue area and able to locate the problem region more precisely
- (Improvement) Compress overhangs into contours instead of using whole pixels, resulting in better render performance and less memory to hold the issue
- (Fix) Bug in overhang logic causing to detect the problem twice when combined with supports
- (Improvement) Touching bounds check logic to spare cycles
- **Tool - Raise platform on print finish:**
- (Add) Preset "Minimum": Sets to the minimum position
- (Add) Preset "Medium": Sets to half-way between minimum and maximum position
- (Add) Preset "Maximum": Sets to the maximum position
- (Add) Wait time: Sets the ensured wait time to stay still on the desired position.
This is useful if the printer firmware always move to top and you want to stay still on the set position for at least the desired time.
Note: The print time calculation will take this wait into consideration and display a longer print time.
- (Add) FileFormat: AnyCubic custom machine (.pwc)
- (Downgrade) OpenCV from 4.5.5 to 4.5.4 due a possible crash while detecting islands (Windows)
- **File formats:**
- (Add) OSF (Vlare Open File Format)
- (Fix) CTB Encrypted: Bottom Retract Height for TSMC was constraining incorrectly with the normal total retract height
- (Fix) CWS: Only issue `;<Slice>` command when the exposure is about to happen (#514)
- **GCode:**
- (Add) Command `CommandWaitSyncDelay` for movement wait sync delay instead of depending on G4 wait command
- (Fix) Wrong parsing and set of wait times when using a wait after lift / wait before retract
- (Improvement) Auto update: Make sure the download url exists before attempt the download, if not, instead it will prompt for manual download and update
- (Improvement) MacOS: Remove `com.apple.quarantine` flag from the auto downloaded files
- (Upgrade) .NET from 6.0.7 to 6.0.8
- (Upgrade) AvaloniaUI from 0.10.17 to 0.10.18
- **PrusaSlicer:**
- (Add) AnyCubic M3
- (Add) AnyCubic M3 Max
- (Add) AnyCubic M3 Plus
- (Change) AnyCubic Photon Mono 4K: Display size and remove offset from bed shape
- (Change) AnyCubic Photon Mono X 6K: Display size and remove offset from bed shape
- (Add) File format: AnyCubic PM3 and PM3M (#454)
- (Fix) Tool - Lithophane: Value unit for "Lithophane height" was in px instead of mm
- **Core:**
- (Add) Machine presets and able to load machine collection from PrusaSlicer
- (Improvement) Core: Reference EmguCV runtimes into core instead of the UI project
- **File formats:**
- **CXDLP:**
- (Add) Detection support for Halot One Pro
- (Add) Detection support for Halot One Plus
- (Add) Detection support for Halot Sky Plus
- (Add) Detection support for Halot Lite
- (Improvement) Better handling and detection of printer model when converting
- (Improvement) Discovered more fields meanings on format
- (Fix) Exposure time in format is `round(time * 10, 1)`
- (Fix) Speeds in format are in mm/s, was using mm/min before
- (Add) JXS format for Uniformation GKone [Zip+GCode]
- (Improvement) Saving and converting files now handle the file backup on Core instead on the UI, which prevents scripts and other projects lose the original file in case of error while saving
- (Fix) After load files they was flagged as requiring a full encode, preventing fast save a fresh file
- **UVtoolsCmd:**
- Bring back the commandline project
- Consult README to see the available commands and syntax
- Old terminal commands on UVtools still works for now, but consider switch to UVtoolsCmd or redirect the command using `UVtools --cmd "commands"`
- **Tools:**
- **Change print resolution:**
- (Add) Allow to change the display size to match the new printer
- (Add) Machine presets to help set both resolution and display size to a correct printer and auto set fix pixel ratio
- (Improvement) Real pixel pitch fixer due new display size information, this allow full transfers between different printers "without" invalidating the model size
- (Improvement) Better arrangement of the layout
- (Add) Infill: Option "Reinforce infill if possible", it was always on before, now default is off and configurable
- (Improvement) Always allow to export settings from tools
- **GCode:**
- (Improvement) After print the last layer, do one lift with the same layer settings before attempt a fast move to top
- (Improvement) Use the highest defined speed to send the build plate to top after finish print
- (Improvement) Append a wait sync command in the end of gcode if needed
- (Fix) When lift without a retract it still output the motor sync delay for the retract time and the wait time after retract
- **PrusaSlicer:**
- (Add) Printer: Creality Halot One Pro CL-70
- (Add) Printer: Creality Halot One Plus CL-79
- (Add) Printer: Creality Halot Sky Plus CL-92
- (Add) Printer: Creality Halot Lite CL-89L
- (Add) Printer: Creality Halot Lite CL-89L
- (Add) Printer: Creality CT133 Pro
- (Add) Printer: Creality CT-005 Pro
- (Add) Printer: Uniformation GKone
- (Add) Printer: FlashForge Foto 8.9S
- (Add) Printer: Elegoo Mars 2
- (Improvement) Rename all Creality printers
- (Fix) Creality model in print notes
- **(Add) Suggestions:**
- A new module that detect bad or parameters out of a defined range and suggest a change on the file, those can be auto applied if configured to do so
- **Avaliable suggestions:**
- **Bottom layer count:** Bottom layers should be kept to a minimum, usually from 2 to 3, it function is to provide a good adhesion to the first layer on the build plate, using a high count have disadvantages.
- **Wait time before cure:** Rest some time before cure the layer is crucial to let the resin settle after the lift sequence and allow some time for the arm settle at the correct Z position as the resin will offer some resistance and push the structure.
This lead to better quality with more successful prints, less lamination problems, better first layers with more success of stick to the build plate and less elephant foot effect.
- **Wait time after cure:** Rest some time after cure the layer and before the lift sequence can be important to allow the layer to cooldown a bit and detach better from the FEP.
- **Layer height:** Using the right layer height is important to get successful prints:
Thin layers may cause problems on adhesion, lamination, will print much slower and have no real visual benefits.
Thick layers may not fully cure no matter the exposure time you use, causing lamination and other hazards. Read your resin dtasheet to know the limits.
Using layer height with too many decimal digits may produce a wrong positioning due stepper step loss and/or Z axis quality.
- **Core:**
- Convert the project to Nullable aware and "null-safe"
- **File Formats:**
- (Add) `Volume` property to get the total model volume
- (Add) `SanitizeLayers` method to reassign indexes and force attribute parent file
- (Improvement) Merge `LayerManager` into `FileFormat` and cleanup: This affects the whole project and external scripts.
If using scripts please update them, search for `.LayerManager.` and replace by `.`
- (Change) Chitubox encrypted format can now be saved as normal
- (Fix) Converted files layers was pointing to the source file and related to it
- **Layers:**
- (Add) Methods: `ResetParameters`, `CopyParametersTo`, `CopyExposureTo`, `CopyWaitTimesTo`
- (Improvement) `IsBottomLayer` property will also return true when the index is inside bottom layer count
- **Scripting:**
- (Add) Configuration variable: `MinimumVersionToRun` - Sets the minimum version able to run the script
- (Improvement) Allow run scripts written in C# 10 with the new namespace; style as well as nullables methods
- (Improvement) Convert scripts to use Nullable code
- **UI:**
- (Add) Fluent Dark theme
- (Add) Default Light theme
- (Add) Default Dark theme
- (Change) Use fontawesome and material design to render the icons instead of static png images
- (Change) Some icons
- (Change) Move log tab to clipboard tab
- (Change) Tooltip overlay default color
- (Improvement) Windows position for tool windows, sometimes framework can return negative values affecting positions, now limits to 0 (#387)
- (Fix) Center image icon for layer action button
- (Fix) Center image icon for save layer image button
- **Tools:**
- (Add) Layer re-height: Offset mode, change layers position by a defined offset (#423)
- (Improvement) Rotate: Unable to use an angle of 0
- (Improvement) Remove layers: Will not recalcualte and reset properties of layers anymore, allowing removing layers on dynamic layer height models and others
- (Improvement) Clone layers: Will not recalcualte and reset properties of layers anymore, allowing cloning layers on dynamic layer height models and others
- (Fix) Exposure time finder: Very small printers may not print the stock object as it is configured, lead to a unknown error while generating the test. It will now show a better error message and advice a solution (#426)
- **Terminal:**
- (Add) More default namespaces
- (Improvement) Set a MinHeight for the rows to prevent spliter from eat the elements
- (Change) Set working space to the MainWindow instead of TerminalWindow
- **(Upgrade) .NET from 5.0.14 to 6.0.3**
- This brings big performance improvements, better JIT, faster I/O operations and others
- Read more: https://devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/performance-improvements-in-net-6
- Due this macOS requirement starts at 10.15 (Catalina)
- Read more: https://github.com/dotnet/core/blob/main/release-notes/6.0/supported-os.md
- (Add) Native support for MacOS ARM64 architecture (Mac M1 and upcomming Mac's) (#187)
- (Exchange) Dependency Newtonsoft Json by System.Text.Json to parse the json documents
- (Remove) "Automations - Light-off delay" in favor of new suggestion "wait time before cure" module
- (Fix) File - Send to: Winrar or 7zip have a wrong extension on the list (uvt) when should be (uvj)
- (Upgrade) AvaloniaUI from 0.10.12 to 0.10.13
- **File formats:**
- (Add) Transition layer count to the supported files and auto compute transition time on corresponding layers in software mode
- (Add) `HaveTransitionLayers`, `TransitionLayersType`, `BottomLayers`, `NormalLayers`, `TransitionLayers`, `TsmcLayers` properties
- (Add) Layer: `IsTransitionLayer` property
- (Add) SL1: Keyword `TransitionLayerCount_xxx` - Sets the number of transition layers
- (Improvement) CTB, PHZ, FDG: Implement the `ModifiedTimestampMinutes` field, it was the MysteriousId before as an unknown field
- (Fix) CWS: Open in partial mode will cause an exception and prevent file from load
- **CCode:**
- (Add) Allow inverse lifts to work as an retract
- (Fix) Parsing of WaitTimeAfterLift was incorrect when lacking a lift sequence
- (Fix) Layers lacking an exposure time was defaulting to global time, now defaults to 0
- (Fix) Layers without a LED ON (M106) was setting `LightPWM` to the max value (255), now defaults to 0
- **Tools:**
- **Timelapse:**
- (Add) Information: Raise Layer count equivalence
- (Add) Information: Additional lifts to be generated
- (Add) Option: Ensure the last layer - If enabled, it will generate an obligatory layer to cover the last layer
- (Improvement) Optimize lift for virtual layer mode, allowing set a slow and fast lift / retract by using another virtual layyer to emulate a lift
- (Improvement) Allow to define slow and fast speed for virtual layer mode even if TSMC isn't supported
- (Add) Fade exposure time: Setting 'Disable firmware transition layers' - Attempt to disable firmware strict transition layers in favor of this tool
- (Add) Calibration tests: Attempt to auto disable the firmware transifiton layers
- (Change) Edit print parameters: Allow set `BottomLiftHeight` and `LiftHeight` to 0mm
- **UI:**
- (Improvement) Disallow drop files into UI when is processing data / disabled and prevent crashing from that action
- (Improvement) Information tab visibility and MinHeight for data grids
- (Improvement) Hide/show GCode tab when necessary (dependent on file format)
- (Improvement) The 'save as' will show the new file into 'Open recent' files
- **PrusaSlicer printers:**
- (Add) Elegoo Jupiter
- (Add) EPAX X1 4KS
- (Add) EPAX DX1 Pro
- (Add) EPAX DX10 Pro 5K
- (Add) EPAX DX10 Pro 8K
- (Add) EPAX E10 8K
- (Add) EPAX X133 6K
- **Core:**
- (Add) Utilities methods (`MinimumSpeed`, `MaximumSpeed`, `CreateMat`, `CreateMatWithDummyPixel`, `FileFormat.CopyParameters`)
- (Improvement) Issues - Print Height: Group all layers outside the valid print height
- **FileFormats:**
- (Add) Generic / Phrozen ZIP format
- (Add) Information/modifier to file formats to tell whatever is possible to use custom PositionZ per layer
- (Add) Safe checks in order to run some tools, related to the previous "PositionZ" point
- (Improvement) if blank, allow the previous layer to have a higher Z position than the successor layer
- (Improvement) SL1: Implement the missing keys from new features of PrusaSlicer 2.4.0
- (Fix) Calling a partial save action without a progress instance would cause a crash
- (Fix) GCode: Unable to parse the "Wait time after lift" when a second lift (TSMC) was present, leading to a sum on "Wait time before cure"
- **Tools:**
- (Add) Timelapse: Raise the build platform to a set position every odd-even height to be able to take a photo and create a time-lapse video of the print
- (Add) Scripting: ScriptToggleSwitchInput
- **Raise on print finish:**
- (Add) Reapply check and prevent run the tool in that case
- (Fix) It was incorrectly marked to be able to run in partial mode
- (Fix) The dummy pixel was beeing set to a wrong location
- **Layers:**:
- (Change) When set Wait times to a negative value, it will set the global wait time value accordingly
- (Change) Allow ExposureTime to be 0
- **Commandline arguments**
- (Add) --run-operation \<input_file\> \<operation_file.uvtop\>
- (Add) --run-script \<input_file\> \<script_file.cs\>
- (Add) --copy-parameters \<from_file\> \<to_file\>
- **UI:**
- (Add) When open a file with missing crucial information, prompt the user to fill in that information (Optional)
- (Add) Warn user about misfunction when open a file with invalid layer height of 0mm
- (Improvement) Layer information: Only show the "Exposure time" when its availiable on the file format
- (Improvement) When a file is about to get auto-converted once loaded and the output file already exists, prompt user for overwrite action
- (Improvement) Set default culture info at top most of the program to avoid strange problems with commandline arguments
- (Upgrade) .NET from 5.0.13 to 5.0.14
- (Downgrade) OpenCV from 4.5.5 to 4.5.4 due the crash while detecting islands (Linux and MacOS) (#411, #415, #416)
- **Pixel Arithmetic:**
- (Add) Corrode: Number of passes
- (Change) Corrode: Noise area default from 3px² to 1px²
- (Change) Fuzzy skin preset: Wall thickness from 6px to 4px
- (Change) Fuzzy skin preset: Max noise offset: 64
- (Add) Core: More helper functions: Area, Volume, LastBottomLayer, BottomLayersHeight, SetNoDelays, SetWaitTimeBeforeCureOrLightOffDelay
- (Change) Display the current layer volume instead of area
- (Fix) Having a first empty layer will miscalculate the model rectangle bounds
- (Fix) Tool - Calculator - Model tilt: Change formula to use arctan instead of tanh
- (Upgrade) OpenCV from 4.5.4 to 4.5.5
- (Upgrade) AvaloniaUI from 0.10.11 to 0.10.12 (#378)
- **PrusaSlicer:**
- (Add) Keyword 'FILEVERSION_n' to allow set the file format version/revision
- (Change) Printer: AnyCubic Photon Mono 4K and Mono X 6K, to use version 516
- **Anycubic file format:**
- (Fix) Encoding or converting a new file with version 516 was setting wrong length for the new tables
- (Fix) Setting bottom lift height or speed was not working and keep the same value
- (Add) FileFormats: Abstract `Version` property to set or get the version on file formats
- (Add) CXDLP: Compability with new file v2 revsion (#376)
- (Upgrade) AvaloniaUI from 0.10.8 to 0.10.11
Tiago Conceição
Christian Muehlhaeuser
Nicolas Carranza