Cura 15.06 Beta =============== This is the *Beta* version of Cura 15.06. Cura 15.06 is a new release built from the ground up on a completely new framework called Uranium. This framework has been designed to make it easier to extend Cura with additional functionality as well as provide a cleaner UI. Changes since 15.05.93 ---------------------- * Fixed: No shortcuts for moving up/down layers in layer view. * Fixed: Last view layers could not be scrolled through in layer view. * Fixed: Files provided on command line would not actually show up on the build platform. * Fixed: Render a ghost of the selection in Layer view to make the actual object position clear. * Fixed: Showing a menu would clear the selection. * Fixed: Size and scaling factor display for scale tool. * Fixed: Missing background for additional tool controls. * Fixed: Loading message times out when loading large files. * Fixed: Show recent files in the file menu. * Fixed: Windows installer will now install MSVC 2010 redistributable, to prevent issues with missing DLL's. * Fixed: Collapsed/expanded state of setting categories not stored. Changes since 15.05.91 ---------------------- * There is now a working MacOSX version. Currently it supports OSX 10.7 and higher. * Fixed: Need to deselect before selecting a different object. * Fixed: Object can be moved on Z axis. * Fixed: Error values should be considered invalid values and will not trigger a slice. * Fixed: Text fields used a locale-aware validator while the underlying code did not. * Fixed: Text fields will trigger a slice on text change, not only after focus change/enter press. * Fixed: Rotate Tool snaps to incorrect value. * Fixed: Object Collision would only moved objects to the right. * Fixed: Object Collision would move the selected object when it should not. * Fixed: Camera panning now works correctly instead of doing nothing. * Fixed: Camera would flip around center point at maximum rotation. * Fixed: Build platform grid blocked view from below objects. * Fixed: Viewport on MacOSX with high-DPI screens was only taking 1/4th of the window Changes since 15.05.90 ---------------------- * Fixed: Additional UI elements for tools and views not loading. * Fixed: Double click needed to change setting dialog page. * Fixed: Context menu entries (reload, center object, etc.) not working. * Fixed: "Open With" or passing files from command line not working. * Fixed: "Reload All" would not reload files. In addition, a lot of work has gone into getting a usable Mac OSX version. New Features ------------ * Plugin based system The Uranium framework provides us with a plugin-based system that provides additional flexibility when extending Cura. Think of new views, tools, file formats, etc. This is probably the biggest new feature. * Improved UI The UI has received a complete overhaul. * Time-Quality Slider The 4 static quick print profiles have been replaced with a slider that should make it easier to find the right spot between print time and print quality. * More Settings The Advanced mode is now configurable and can show many additional settings that were previously not available, while at the same time not overwhelming new users with too many settings. Custom set of visible settings can be created by the user. * Support for high-DPI screens The refreshed UI has been designed with high-DPI screens in mind which should improve the experience of Cura on such devices. * Improved language support (Not yet available for the Beta release.) * Improved support structure generation The new version of the CuraEngine now features improved support generation algorithms and additional options for support structure generation. * Experimental Feature: Wire Printing Wire Printing has been added as an experimental new feature. It will print objects as a structure of lines. It can be enabled by from Advanced Mode -> Fixes -> Wire Printing. * Undo/Redo It is now possible to undo and redo most scene operations, like moving or rotating objects. Features from earlier versions not (yet) in this release -------------------------------------------------------- * The All-at-once/One-at-a-time toggle is not available. We are working on an improved implementation of this mechanism but it will not be available for this release. * No dual extrusion features are available yet. We are working on a completely new workflow for this but this needs additional time. * “Lay Flat” has been removed. The existing implementation was unfortunately not salvageable. We will be looking into an improved implementation for this feature. * "Split Object Into Parts" has been removed. Due to the same reason as Lay Flat. * Support for AMF and DAE file formats has been removed. Both of these will be implemented as plugins in the future. * Support for directly loading a GCode file is not yet available. This will be implemented as a plugin in the future. * Support for PNG, JPG and other image formats has been removed. These can be supported by a plugin with an improved UI. * Support for loading Minecraft levels has been removed. This can be implemented as a plugin. * Windows XP support has been dropped. Microsoft is no longer supporting xp, so they no longer back port certain features that we require. * X-Ray view is missing. Will be implemented as a (you might have guessed it) plugin. * Infill display in the layer view is missing. Like several other features, the existing implementation of this functionality is not salvageable and will need to be reimplemented. Known Issues ------------ For an up to date list of all known issues, please see https://github.com/Ultimaker/Cura/issues and https://github.com/Ultimaker/Uranium/issues . * The application has no application icon yet. * The Windows version starts a console before starting the application. This is intentional for the beta and it will be removed for the final version. * Opening the machine preferences page will switch to the first available machine instead of keeping the current machine selected. * Some OBJ files are rendered as black objects due to missing normals. * The developer documentation for Uranium (available at http://software.ultimaker.com/uranium/index.html) is not yet complete. * Disabling plugins does not work correctly yet. * Unicorn occasionally still requires feeding. Do not feed it after midnight.