Anet N4 is LCD printer similar to Anycubic Photon (same display parameters).
The printer uses modified B9Creator job file (.b9j) with added preview image
and print parameters.
However, most of options are use integers, so it is impossible to set fractions
of second for exposure.
Format does not support anti-aliasing and curing/light offset delay.
- **CTB:**
- (Improvement) Split `uint PerLayerSettings` into `byte AntiAliasFlag`, `ushort Padding` and `byte PerLayerSettings`
- (Improvement) Change the way and value set to `PerLayerSettings`, this may fix some recent problems where printer doesn't respect per layer settings?
- **Issues:**
- (Fix) Resin traps and suction cups area sum, was losing precision due uint cast (#621)
- (Fix) Overhang area was incorrectly showing bounding rectangle area instead it real area
- (Fix) OSF: Unable to open certain files when using anti-aliasing
- (Upgrade) .NET from 6.0.11 to 6.0.12
- **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
- **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
- **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)
- **Tools:**
- **PCB Exposure:**
- (Add) Allow to scale the drawing sizes per gerber file
- (Add) Allow to invert the drawing polarity per gerber file (#592)
- (Add) Allow to drag and drop files into "Add files" button and grid header
- (Improvement) Do not add empty layers when usable to draw or when draw a all black image
- (Improvement) "Merge all gerbers into one layer" will now draw all gerber into one image instead of perform the Max(of all gerbers pixels), allowing to subtract areas as they are on gerbers
- **Import layers:** Fix error when trying to insert layers
- **Export layers images:** Better compression of contours for SVG export, resulting in smooth curves, better visuals and lower file size
- (Add) Outline: Triangulate
- (Remove) Avalonia.Diagnostics dependency in release mode
- **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)
- **Windows MSI installer:**
- (Add) UVtools folder to start menu with:
- UVtools
- UVtoolsCmd
- Uninstall UVtools
- (Add) Prompt for add open in UVtools when right-click on supported files
- (Add) Prompt for create desktop shortcut
- (Add) Prompt for launch UVtools after the installation
- (Improvement) Cleanup and simplify the install project
- (Add) PrusaSlicer printer: Peopoly Phenom Forge
- (Upgrade) .NET from 6.0.8 to 6.0.9
- (Fix) Corruption in file after attempt to save to a locked file (#551)
Tiago Conceição
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