- (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
- **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)
- **(Core) Layer:**
- (Add) Property: IsFirstLayer - Gets if is the first layer
- (Add) Property: IsIntermediateLayer - Gets if layer is between first and last layer, aka, not first nor last layer
- (Add) Property: IsLastLayer - Gets if is the last layer
- (Rename) Property: RelativeLayerHeight to RelativePositionZ
- **VDT:**
- (Add) Keyword 'FILEFORMAT_xxx' to allow set the file format to auto convertion on machine notes
- (Add) Keyword 'FILEVERSION_n' to allow set the file format version/revision on machine notes
- **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
- **File - Send to:**
- (Add) Icons to distinguish each send type
- (Add) Allow to configure processes to open the file with (#352)
- (Improvement) CXDLP: When encoding the file, only attempt to change the machine name if not starts with 'CL-' (#351)
- (Improvement) UI: Remove the "0/?" and just show the title on the progress bar
- (Change) CTBv4: Remove the following validation to be compatible with lychee and CTB SDK: "Malformed file, PrintParametersV4 found invalid validation values, expected (4, 4) got (x, y)" (#354)
Tiago Conceição