- **File formats:**
- (Add) File extension: .gktwo.ctb to `ChituboxFile` to be able to convert files for UniFormation GKtwo under special CTB format
- (Add) UniFormation GKtwo compatibility under CTB format, if exporting JXS rename to CTB before open
- (Fix) CTB, CBDDLP, PHOTON, FDG, PHZ: Read and write files larger then 4GB (#608)
- **PCB Exposure:**
- (Add) Offset X/Y to offset the PCB from it origin
- (Add) Allow to toggle between "Show preview image cropped by it bounds" and "Show full preview image (The final result)"
- (Improvement) Use rectangle instead of line for center line primitive (#607)
- (Fix) Implement rotation to polygon and center line primitives (#607)
- (Fix) Macros in a single line was not being parsed (#607)
- (Fix) Invert color per file was not affecting primitives
- **Network printers:**
- (Add) Socket requests with TCP and UDP
- (Add) AnyCubic printer preset (However it can't upload a file)
- (Add) Scripts in request path to allow a first request to fetch data to the final request:
- A script starts with **<\?** and ends with **?>**
- First parameter is the first request to get response content from
- Second parameter is the regex pattern to match content with
- Third parameter is the final request that supports a parameter from regex matching group, eg: **{#1}** is match Group[1] value
- **Example:** <\? getfiles > {0}\/(\d+\.[\da-zA-Z]+), > printfile,{#1} ?>
- (Change) Allow to print a filename without send it when upload request path is empty
- (Fix) Do not show printers with empty requests
- (Change) Default layer compression to Lz4 instead of Png
- (Improvement) Application is now culture aware but set part of `NumberFormat` to the `InvariantCulture.NumberFormat`
- (Improvement) Material cost now show with the current culture currency symbol due previous change
- (Improvement) Better submit of bug reports using sections and forms
- (Improvement) Linux: AppImage now have a help manual with possible arguments and parameters
- (Improvement) macOS: Codesign app on auto-installer and auto-upgrade to bypass arm64 run restriction (#431)
- (Improvement) macOS: Rebuilt arm64 libcvextern.dylib to run with less dependencies (#431)
- (Improvement) macOS: Try to show missing dependencies from openCV (if any) on the error message
- (Fix) UI: layers sorted lexicographically instead of numerically in the issues list view (#611)
- (Fix) PrusaSlicer printer parameters: UniFormation GKtwo
- **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)
- **Settings:**
- (Add) Remove source file after automatic conversion (#444)
- (Add) Remove source file after manual conversion (#444)
- (Add) **Average resin bottle cost:** The average cost per one resin bottle of 1000ml.
Used to calculate the material cost when the file lacks that information.
Use 0 to disable this feature and only show the cost if file have that information.
If this value is changed, you need to reload the current file to update the cost.
- (Change) Move "Expand and show tool descriptions by default" to From `General` to `Tools` tab (Setting will reset to default)
- **File formats:**
- (Add) Property `StartingMaterialMilliliters`: Gets the starting material milliliters when the file was loaded
- (Add) Property `StartingMaterialCost`: Gets the starting material cost when the file was loaded
- (Add) Property `MaterialMilliliterCost`: Gets the material cost per one milliliter
- (Improvement) Update `MaterialCost` when `MaterialMilliliters` changes (#449)
- **Raft relief:**
- (Add) Linked lines: Remove the raft, keep supports and link them with lines
- (Improvement) Change the supports detection parameters to be more effective and precise on detect the starting layer
- (Fix) Brightness percentage not getting updated
- (Fix) Remove anti-aliased edges from Tabs
- (Improvement) Core: Minor clean-up
- (Fix) Issue repair error when 'Auto repair layers and issues on file load' is enabled (#446)
- (Fix) UI: Selecting a object with ROI when flip is verically, will cause 1px up-shift on the preview
- (Fix) macOS permission error due loss of attributes on the build script, WSL have bug with mv, using ln&rm instead
- (Add) Raft relief: Tabs type - Creates tabs around the raft to easily insert a tool under it and detach the raft from build plate
- (Add) Linux AppImage binaries (You won't get them with auto-update, please download AppImage once before can use auto-update feature in the future)
- (Change) Rename "layer compression method" to "layer compression codec", please redefine the codec setting if you changed before
- (Improvement) Linux and macOS releases are now compiled, published and packed under Linux (WSL). Windows release still and must be published under windows.
- **Benchmark:**
- (Add) PNG, GZip, Deflate and LZ4 compress tests
- (Change) Test against a known image instead of random noise
- (Change) Single-thread tests from 100 to 200 and multi-thread tests from 1000 to 5000
- (Improvement) Same image instance is shared between tests instead of create new per test
- (Fix) Encode typo
- **Core:**
- (Add) Layer compression method: Allow to choose the compression method for layer image
- **PNG:** Compression=High Speed=Slow (Use with low RAM)
- **GZip:** Compression=Medium Speed=Medium (Optimal)
- **Deflate:** Compression=Medium Speed=Medium (Optimal)
- **LZ4:** Compression=Low Speed=Fast (Use with high RAM)
- (Improvement) Better handling on cancel operations and more immediate response
- (Fix) Extract: Zip Slip Vulnerability (CWE-22)
- **File formats:**
- (Improvement) Better handling of encode/decoding layers from zip files
- (Fix) ZCode: Canceling the file load can trigger an error
- (Fix) VDA: Unable to open vda zip files
- **Tools:**
- (Improvement) Allow operations to be aware of ROI and Masks before execution (#436)
- (Improvement) Scripting: Allow save and load profiles (#436)
- (Fix) Adjust layer height: When using the Offset type the last layer in the range was not taken in account (#435)
- **UI:**
- (Improvement) Allow layer zoom levels of 0.1x and 64x but constrain minimum zoom to the level of image fit
- (Improvement) Update change log now shows with markdown style and more readable
- (Fix) Windows MSI upgrade to this version (#432)
- (Fix) Auto-updater for Mac ARM, was downloading x64 instead
- **(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
- (Add) File formats properties:
- `DisplayDiagonal`: Display diagonal size in millimeters
- `DisplayDiagonalInches`: Display diagonal size in inches
- `DisplayAspectRatio`: Display aspect ratio
- (Add) Detect incorrect image ratio upon file load and warn user about it
- (Add) Allow to choose custom locations for "Send to"
- (Improvement) Better random generation for benchmark
- (Fix) Outline - Hollow areas: Not outlining the second closing contour for contours with child
- (Fix) Pixel editor - Eraser: It was selecting the whole blob even if have inner parents
- (Add) Setting - Max degree of parallelism: Sets the maximum number of concurrent tasks/threads/operations enabled to run by parallel method calls.
If your computer lags and freeze during operations you can reduce this number to reduce the workload and keep some cores available to other tasks as well.
<= 0: Will utilize however many threads the underlying scheduler provides, mostly this is the processor count.
1: Single thread. (#279)
Tiago Conceição