- **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
- **Windows MSI:**
- (Fix) Use the folder programs x64 instead of x86 for new installation path (#254)
- (Improvement) Mark program and all files as x64
- (Improvement) Add UVtools logo to side panel and top banner
- (Improvement) Add open-source logo to side panel
- (Improvement) License text aligment and bold title
- (Add) File format: OSLA / ODLP / OMSLA - Universal binary file format
- (Add) Calibration - Lift height: Generates test models with various strategies and increments to measure the optimal lift height or peel forces for layers given the printed area
- (Add) Layer Actions - Export layers to images (PNG, JPG/JPEG, JP2, TIF/TIFF, BMP, PBM, PGM, SR/RAS and SVG)
- (Add) About box: License with link
- (Add) Include a copy of the LICENSE on the packages
- (Improvement) File formats: Implement `Wait time before cure` properties on file formats with light-off delay, when used it will calculate the right light-off delay with that extra time and set to `LightOffDelay` property
- (Improvement) Change all date times to Utc instead of local
- (Fix) Tool - Flip: 'Both' were not working correctly
- (Fix) Linux: File 'UVtools.sh' with incorrect line break type, changed to \n (#258)
- (Add) Layer preview - Outline: Skeletonize
- (Add) Actions - Export layers to skeleton: Export a layer range to a skeletonized image that is the sum of each layer skeleton
- (Add) Pixel editor - Text: Allow to rotate text placement by any angle (#206)
- (Add) Calibrate - XYZ Accuracy: Drain hole diameter (#205)
* **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
Tiago Conceição