- (Change) `Layer.IsBottomLayer` no longer calculate the value using the position of the layer, a new property `IsBottomLayerByHeight` is now used to get that result
- (Improvement) Tool - Double exposure: Increase the bottom layer count per cloned bottom layer
- (Improvement) Calibration - Exposure time finder: Set the absolute bottom layer count accordingly when also testing for bottom time
- (Improvement) Goo: Enforce Wait times or Light-off-delay flag based on property set
- (Fix) AnyCubic and Goo: `PerLayerSetting` flag was set inverted causing printer not to follow layer settings when it should and also the otherwise (#689)
- (Fix) Tool - Scripting: Prevent from reload UI multiple times when using profiles (#694)
- **UI:**
- (Improvement) Layer navigation load time by parallel `Mat` to `Bitmap` conversion
- (Improvement) Allow to show exceptions without the stack trace and detailed trigger action by using the `MessageExceiption` (#644)
- (Improvement) Allow progress to have and display a detailed log (#644)
- (Improvement) Convert format to another with multiple versions will now only show the possible versions for the extension
- **Suggestion - Wait time before cure:**
- (Improvement) Set the first wait time based on first valid layer mass rather than use the fixed limit
- (Improvement) Set zero time to empty and dummy layers
- (Improvement) When creating the dummy layer also increment the bottom layer count as the created layer count as one
- **PCB Exposure:**
- (Add) Excellon Drill Format (drl) to cut off holes (Implementation may lack some advanced features, please confirm the result) (#646)
- (Fix) Arc (G03) with negative offsets (I-/J-) was not drawing the shape correctly
- (Fix) Implement the rotation for the outline primitive (#645)
- **File formats:**
- (Improvement) Formats now sanitize the selected version before encode given the file extension, if version is out of range it will force the last known version
- (Fix) CBDDLP: Remove a table from the file that might cause layer corruption
- (Add) Operations - `AfterCompleteReport` property: Gets or sets an report to show to the user after complete the operation with success
- (Improvement) Suggestion - Wait time after cure: Set zero time to empty and dummy layers
- (Improvement) Slight improvement on the contour intersection check, yields better performance on resin and suction cup detection
- (Improvement) Allow to trigger message boxes from operations and scripts (#644)
- (Upgrade) .NET from 6.0.12 to 6.0.13
- **Dynamic lifts:**
- (Improvement) Remove the 'light-off delay' set logic as it is now better integrated on 'Wait time before cure' suggestion and should run/applied there if intended
- (Fix) Prevent set NaN values to lift height and/or speed
- (Fix) Lift height and speed for the current layer must be calculated from previous layer (#618)
- (Improvement) Windows auto-updater will install the update without dialogs, just displaying installation progress
- **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
- **PCB Exposure:**
- (Add) Able to select multiple files and create a layer per file or merge them into one layer
- (Add) Able to import files from a zip file
- (Improvement) Round pixel coordinates and line thickness
- (Improvement) Better position precision for primitives
- (Improvement) Disable the ok button if no files were selected
- (Change) Do not auto mirror based on printer lcd mirror type
- (Fix) Limit line thickness to 1px minimum
- (Fix) Allow leading zero omit from XY coordinates (#492)
- (Fix) Mirror option was shifting the board position
- (Add) Calibrate - Blooming effect: Generates test models with various strategies and increments to measure the blooming effect
- (Add) Setting: Issues - Default order by, changes the default order on the issues list (#482)
- (Improvement) CTBv4 and encrypted: Fetch `BottomWaitTimes` virtual property from first bottom layer that has at least 2 pixels (#483)
- (Fix) Linux: Enable desktop integration for AppImages (#490)
- (Fix) Extracting zip contents inside folders would cause a error and not extract those contents
- (Upgrade) AvaloniaUI from 0.10.14 to 0.10.15 [Fixes auto-size problems]
- **Core:**
- (Add) Getter `FileFormat.DisplayPixelCount` Gets the display total number of pixels (ResolutionX * ResolutionY)
- (Add) Getter `Layer.NonZeroPixelRatio` Gets the ratio between non zero pixels and display number of pixels
- (Add) Getter `Layer.NonZeroPixelPercentage` Gets the percentage of non zero pixels relative to the display number of pixels
- (Add) Getter `Layer.PreviousHeightLayer()` Gets the previous layer with a different height from the current, returns null if no previous layer
- (Add) Getter `Layer.NextHeightLayer()` Gets the next layer with a different height from the current, returns null if no next layer
- (Add) Method `Layer.GetPreviousLayerWithAtLeastPixelCountOf()` Gets the previous layer matching at least a number of pixels, returns null if no previous layer
- (Add) Method `Layer.GetNextLayerWithAtLeastPixelCountOf()` Gets the next layer matching at least a number of pixels, returns null if no next layer
- (Add) Method `Operation.GetRoiOrVolumeBounds()` returns the selected ROI rectangle or model volume bounds rectangle
- (Add) Documentation around `Operation` methods
- (Fix) Open files in partial mode when the resolution is not defined would cause a `NullPointerException` (#474)
- **Suggestion: Wait time before cure**
- (Add) Proportional maximum time change: Sets the maximum allowed time difference relative to the previous layer (#471)
- (Add) Proportional mass get modes: Previous, Average and Maximum relative to a defined height (#471)
- (Change) Proportional set type sets fallback time to the first layer
- (Fix) Proportional set type was taking current layer mass instead of looking to the previous cured layer (#471)
- **Tools:**
- **Edit print parameters:**
- (Change) Incorporate the unit label into the numeric input box
- (Change) Allow TSMC speeds to be 0 as minimum value (#472)
- (Fix) PCB Exposure: The thumbnail has random noise around the image
- **Settings:**
- (Add) Tools: "Always prompt for confirmation before execute the operation"
- (Fix) Changing layer compression method when no file is loaded would cause a error
- **UI:**
- (Add) Holding Shift key while drag and drop a .uvtop file will try to execute the operation without showing the window or prompt
- (Add) Drag and drop a .cs or .csx file into UVtools will load and show the scripting dialog with the file selected
- (Add) Errors that crash application will now show an report window with the crash information and able to fast report them
- (Add) "Version" key and value on registry to tell the current installed version (Windows MSI only)
- (Upgrade) AvaloniaUI from 0.10.13 to 0.10.14
- (Upgrade) .NET from 6.0.4 to 6.0.5
- **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
- **File formats:**
- (Add) Allow to partial open the files for read and/or change properties, the layer images won't be read nor cached (Fast)
- (Add) More abstraction on partial save
- **Scripting:**
- (Add) ScriptOpenFolderDialogInput - Selects a folder path
- (Add) ScriptOpenFileDialogInput - Selectes a file to open
- (Add) ScriptSaveFileDialogInput - Selects a file to save
- (Add) [UNSAVED] tag to the title bar when there are unsaved changes on the current session
- (Improvement) Better handling of empty images on the UI
- (Add) Tool - Light bleed compensation: Compensate the over-curing and light bleed from clear resins by dimming the sequential pixels
- (Add) Infill: Honeycomb infill type
- (Upgrade) MessageBox from 1.2.0 to 1.3.1 to fix the small size messages
* **Operations:**
* Force validate all operations on execute if they haven't been before, if validation fails it will show the message error
* Add some utility functions to ease layer and mat allocation in the file
* Layer remove: Disallow to select and remove all layers
* Tool - Edit print parameters: Retract speed wasn't propagating the value to normal layers
* File formats: Better control, set and checking for null/empty thumbnails
* Clipboard Manager: As now full backups are made when removing or adding layers, the undo and redo no longer rebuilds layer properties nor Z heights
* Resin traps: Improved the detection to group areas with cross paths and process them as one whole area, this also increase the detection speed and performance (#179, #13 )
* Action - Layer import: Fix a bug preventing to import layers of any kind
* **Scripting:**
* Add scripting capability, this allow to run external scripts inside the GUI and take advantage of visual layout to display user input fields
* Scripts run under the "Roslyn Scripting API" and can make use of the whole C# language, this mean a huge boost compared to PowerShell scripts
* Scripts are written in the same way UVtools is, by learning and programing scripts you are learning the UVtools core
* For more information see the script sample: https://github.com/sn4k3/UVtools/tree/master/UVtools.ScriptSample
* To run scripts go to: Tools - Scripting
* **File formats:**
* Add a check and warning when opening an file that have a diferent layer and file resolution
* **Issues:**
* Add "Print height" as new type of issue detection, all layers that goes beyond maximum printer Z height will be flagged as PrintHeight issue
* Print height issues will not be automatical fixed, however user can fix it by remove some layers to counter the problem, still is recommended to resize object on slicer
* Fix unable to compute issues when only islands or overhangs are selected to be detected alone (#177)
* **Settings:**
* Add default directory for scripts on "General - File dialogs"
* Add checkbox on "Issues - Compute - Print height" to enable or disable this type of detection
* Add numerical on "Issues - Print height - Offset" to define a custom offset from Z top
* Fix default directories input width to not grow with text, it was overflowing on large strings
* **Menu - Help:**
* Add web link to "Wiki & tutorials"
* Add web link to "Facebook group"
* Add web link to "Report a issue"
* Add web link to "Ask a question"
* Add web link to "Suggest an improvement or new features"
Tiago Conceição