Merge branch 'master' of https://github.com/Prusa-Development/PrusaSlicerPrivate into et_sequential

deps/wxWidgets/wxWidgets.cmake

@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ if (UNIX AND NOT APPLE) # wxWidgets will not use char as the underlying type for
 endif()
 
 prusaslicer_add_cmake_project(wxWidgets
-    URL https://github.com/prusa3d/wxWidgets/archive/4fd2120c913c20c3bb66ee9d01d8ff5087a8b90a.zip
+    URL https://github.com/prusa3d/wxWidgets/archive/0b49beaacce17d90f0c370ecd73221abd089667a.zip
-    URL_HASH SHA256=5b59e8b4dccf73e109c6588f6a69bcfe4e02e930af53c43d5d1329c1f3d83ec9
+    URL_HASH SHA256=8fa978a76d6bd811b30eecc5124186b9ad54290b820f3a354e85bfa9dae6a5ce
     DEPENDS ${PNG_PKG} ${ZLIB_PKG} ${EXPAT_PKG} dep_TIFF dep_JPEG dep_NanoSVG
     CMAKE_ARGS
         -DwxBUILD_PRECOMP=ON

resources/data/hints.ini

@@ -237,14 +237,14 @@ documentation_link = https://help.prusa3d.com/article/prusaslicer-printables-com
 weight = 3
 
 [hint:Cut tool]
-text = Cut tool\nDid you know that you can cut a model at any angle and even create aligning pins with the updated Cut tool? Learn more in the documentation.
+text = Cut tool\nDid you know that you can cut a model at any angle and even create aligning pins with the updated <a>Cut tool</a>? Learn more in the documentation.
 documentation_link = https://help.prusa3d.com/article/cut-tool_1779
 hypertext_type = gizmo
 hypertext_gizmo_item = cut
 weight = 3
 
 [hint:Measurement tool]
-text = Measurement tool\nDid you know that you can measure the distances between points, edges and planes, the radius of a hole or the angle between edges or planes? Learn more in the documentation.
+text = Measurement tool\nDid you know that you can <a>measure</a> the distances between points, edges and planes, the radius of a hole or the angle between edges or planes? Learn more in the documentation.
 documentation_link = https://help.prusa3d.com/article/measurement-tool_399451
 hypertext_type = gizmo
 hypertext_gizmo_item = measure

resources/profiles/BIBO.idx

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 min_slic3r_version = 2.4.1-beta3
+0.0.7 Correct missing profile improvement from 0.0.6 to set ensure_vertical_shell_thickness = 0 (off).
 0.0.6 Correct start gcode, match profile and firmware settings, and other profile improvements.
 0.0.5 Correct Marlin Error accumulation for Ditto printer profiles.
 0.0.4 Correct Marlin Error accumulation

resources/profiles/BIBO.ini

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 name = BIBO
 # Configuration version of this file. Config file will only be installed, if the config_version differs.
 # This means, the server may force the PrusaSlicer configuration to be downgraded.
-config_version = 0.0.6
+config_version = 0.0.7
 # Where to get the updates from?
 config_update_url = https://files.prusa3d.com/wp-content/uploads/repository/PrusaSlicer-settings-master/live/BIBO/
 
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ compatible_printers =
 complete_objects = 0
 dont_support_bridges = 1
 elefant_foot_compensation = 0.3
-ensure_vertical_shell_thickness = 1
+ensure_vertical_shell_thickness = 0
 external_fill_pattern = rectilinear
 external_perimeters_first = 0
 external_perimeter_extrusion_width = 0.40

resources/profiles/PrusaResearch.idx

@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 min_slic3r_version = 2.6.0-alpha1
+1.7.0-alpha0 Added profiles for Print With Smile filaments.
+1.6.0-alpha2 Added profile for Prusament PETG Carbon Fiber and Fiberthree F3 PA-GF30 Pro. Updated acceleration settings for Prusa MINI.
 1.6.0-alpha1 Updated FW version notification. Decreased min layer time for PLA.
 1.6.0-alpha0 Default top fill set to monotonic lines. Updated infill/perimeter overlap values. Updated output filename format. Enabled dynamic overhang speeds.
 min_slic3r_version = 2.5.0-alpha0
+1.5.7 Added filament profile for Prusament PETG Carbon Fiber and Fiberthree F3 PA-GF30 Pro.
 1.5.6 Updated FW version notification (MK2.5/MK3 family). Added filament profile for Kimya PEBA-S.
 1.5.5 Added new Prusament Resin material profiles. Enabled g-code thumbnails for MK2.5 family printers.
 1.5.4 Added material profiles for Prusament Resin BioBased60.

resources/profiles/PrusaResearch.ini

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 name = Prusa Research
 # Configuration version of this file. Config file will only be installed, if the config_version differs.
 # This means, the server may force the PrusaSlicer configuration to be downgraded.
-config_version = 1.6.0-alpha1
+config_version = 1.7.0-alpha0
 # Where to get the updates from?
 config_update_url = https://files.prusa3d.com/wp-content/uploads/repository/PrusaSlicer-settings-master/live/PrusaResearch/
 changelog_url = https://files.prusa3d.com/?latest=slicer-profiles&lng=%1%
@@ -145,7 +145,6 @@ bridge_flow_ratio = 1
 bridge_speed = 25
 brim_width = 0
 brim_separation = 0.1
-clip_multipart_objects = 1
 compatible_printers = 
 complete_objects = 0
 default_acceleration = 1000
@@ -268,8 +267,10 @@ fill_pattern = grid
 travel_speed = 150
 wipe_tower = 0
 default_acceleration = 1000
-first_layer_acceleration = 800
+first_layer_acceleration = 600
-infill_acceleration = 1000
+infill_acceleration = 1500
+solid_infill_acceleration = 1500
+top_solid_infill_acceleration = 800
 bridge_acceleration = 1000
 support_material_speed = 40
 max_print_speed = 150
@@ -373,7 +374,9 @@ fill_pattern = gyroid
 fill_density = 15%
 travel_speed = 150
 perimeter_acceleration = 800
-infill_acceleration = 1000
+infill_acceleration = 1500
+solid_infill_acceleration = 1500
+top_solid_infill_acceleration = 800
 bridge_acceleration = 1000
 first_layer_acceleration = 800
 default_acceleration = 1250
@@ -1283,6 +1286,10 @@ support_material_extrusion_width = 0.35
 bridge_acceleration = 300
 support_material_contact_distance = 0.1
 raft_contact_distance = 0.1
+infill_acceleration = 1000
+solid_infill_acceleration = 1000
+top_solid_infill_acceleration = 800
+external_perimeter_acceleration = 300
 
 [print:0.07mm ULTRADETAIL @MINI]
 inherits = *0.07mm*; *MINI*
@@ -1298,6 +1305,10 @@ support_material_extrusion_width = 0.35
 bridge_acceleration = 300
 support_material_contact_distance = 0.1
 raft_contact_distance = 0.1
+infill_acceleration = 1000
+solid_infill_acceleration = 1000
+top_solid_infill_acceleration = 800
+external_perimeter_acceleration = 300
 
 [print:0.10mm DETAIL @MINI]
 inherits = *0.10mm*; *MINI*
@@ -1314,6 +1325,11 @@ fill_pattern = gyroid
 fill_density = 15%
 perimeters = 3
 support_material_xy_spacing = 60%
+infill_acceleration = 1200
+solid_infill_acceleration = 1000
+top_solid_infill_acceleration = 800
+perimeter_acceleration = 700
+external_perimeter_acceleration = 600
 
 [print:0.15mm QUALITY @MINI]
 inherits = *0.15mm*; *MINI*
@@ -1326,6 +1342,8 @@ top_solid_infill_speed = 40
 fill_pattern = gyroid
 fill_density = 15%
 support_material_xy_spacing = 60%
+perimeter_acceleration = 900
+external_perimeter_acceleration = 800
 
 [print:0.15mm SPEED @MINI]
 inherits = *0.15mm*; *MINI*
@@ -1336,6 +1354,8 @@ infill_speed = 140
 solid_infill_speed = 140
 top_solid_infill_speed = 40
 support_material_xy_spacing = 60%
+perimeter_acceleration = 1000
+external_perimeter_acceleration = 800
 
 [print:0.20mm QUALITY @MINI]
 inherits = *0.20mm*; *MINI*
@@ -1348,6 +1368,8 @@ top_solid_infill_speed = 40
 fill_pattern = gyroid
 fill_density = 15%
 support_material_xy_spacing = 60%
+perimeter_acceleration = 900
+external_perimeter_acceleration = 800
 
 [print:0.20mm SPEED @MINI]
 inherits = *0.20mm*; *MINI*
@@ -1359,6 +1381,8 @@ max_print_speed = 150
 solid_infill_speed = 140
 top_solid_infill_speed = 40
 support_material_xy_spacing = 60%
+perimeter_acceleration = 1000
+external_perimeter_acceleration = 800
 
 [print:0.25mm DRAFT @MINI]
 inherits = *0.25mm*; *MINI*
@@ -1378,6 +1402,8 @@ top_infill_extrusion_width = 0.4
 support_material_xy_spacing = 60%
 support_material_contact_distance = 0.2
 raft_contact_distance = 0.2
+perimeter_acceleration = 1000
+external_perimeter_acceleration = 800
 
 # MINI - 0.25mm nozzle
 
@@ -1389,6 +1415,10 @@ fill_density = 20%
 support_material_speed = 30
 support_material_contact_distance = 0.07
 raft_contact_distance = 0.07
+infill_acceleration = 1000
+solid_infill_acceleration = 1000
+top_solid_infill_acceleration = 800
+external_perimeter_acceleration = 300
 
 [print:0.07mm ULTRADETAIL @0.25 nozzle MINI]
 inherits = *0.07mm*; *0.25nozzle*; *MINI*
@@ -1401,6 +1431,10 @@ fill_pattern = grid
 fill_density = 20%
 support_material_contact_distance = 0.07
 raft_contact_distance = 0.07
+infill_acceleration = 1000
+solid_infill_acceleration = 1000
+top_solid_infill_acceleration = 800
+external_perimeter_acceleration = 300
 
 [print:0.10mm DETAIL @0.25 nozzle MINI]
 inherits = *0.10mm*; *0.25nozzleMINI*; *MINI*
@@ -1409,6 +1443,10 @@ fill_pattern = grid
 fill_density = 20%
 support_material_contact_distance = 0.07
 raft_contact_distance = 0.07
+infill_acceleration = 1200
+solid_infill_acceleration = 1000
+top_solid_infill_acceleration = 800
+external_perimeter_acceleration = 500
 
 [print:0.15mm QUALITY @0.25 nozzle MINI]
 inherits = *0.15mm*; *0.25nozzleMINI*; *MINI*
@@ -1421,6 +1459,10 @@ perimeter_extrusion_width = 0.27
 external_perimeter_extrusion_width = 0.27
 infill_extrusion_width = 0.27
 solid_infill_extrusion_width = 0.27
+infill_acceleration = 1500
+solid_infill_acceleration = 1000
+top_solid_infill_acceleration = 800
+external_perimeter_acceleration = 500
 
 # MINI - 0.6mm nozzle
 
@@ -1433,11 +1475,17 @@ max_print_speed = 100
 perimeter_speed = 45
 solid_infill_speed = 70
 top_solid_infill_speed = 45
-infill_extrusion_width = 0.65
+perimeter_extrusion_width = 0.6
-solid_infill_extrusion_width = 0.65
+external_perimeter_extrusion_width = 0.6
+infill_extrusion_width = 0.6
+solid_infill_extrusion_width = 0.6
+top_infill_extrusion_width = 0.5
 support_material_contact_distance = 0.22
 raft_contact_distance = 0.22
 bridge_flow_ratio = 1
+top_solid_infill_acceleration = 800
+perimeter_acceleration = 900
+external_perimeter_acceleration = 800
 
 [print:0.20mm DETAIL @0.6 nozzle MINI]
 inherits = *0.20mm*; *0.6nozzleMINI*
@@ -1448,11 +1496,16 @@ max_print_speed = 100
 perimeter_speed = 45
 solid_infill_speed = 70
 top_solid_infill_speed = 45
-infill_extrusion_width = 0.65
+perimeter_extrusion_width = 0.6
-solid_infill_extrusion_width = 0.65
+external_perimeter_extrusion_width = 0.6
+infill_extrusion_width = 0.6
+solid_infill_extrusion_width = 0.6
+top_infill_extrusion_width = 0.5
 support_material_contact_distance = 0.22
 raft_contact_distance = 0.22
 bridge_flow_ratio = 1
+perimeter_acceleration = 900
+external_perimeter_acceleration = 800
 
 [print:0.30mm QUALITY @0.6 nozzle MINI]
 inherits = *0.30mm*; *0.6nozzleMINI*
@@ -1465,9 +1518,12 @@ solid_infill_speed = 65
 top_solid_infill_speed = 45
 external_perimeter_extrusion_width = 0.68
 perimeter_extrusion_width = 0.68
+top_infill_extrusion_width = 0.55
 support_material_contact_distance = 0.25
 raft_contact_distance = 0.25
 bridge_flow_ratio = 1
+perimeter_acceleration = 900
+external_perimeter_acceleration = 800
 
 [print:0.35mm SPEED @0.6 nozzle MINI]
 inherits = *0.35mm*; *0.6nozzleMINI*
@@ -1483,6 +1539,8 @@ perimeter_extrusion_width = 0.68
 support_material_contact_distance = 0.25
 raft_contact_distance = 0.25
 bridge_flow_ratio = 0.95
+perimeter_acceleration = 1000
+external_perimeter_acceleration = 800
 
 [print:0.40mm DRAFT @0.6 nozzle MINI]
 inherits = *0.40mm*; *0.6nozzleMINI*
@@ -1500,6 +1558,8 @@ solid_infill_extrusion_width = 0.68
 support_material_contact_distance = 0.25
 raft_contact_distance = 0.25
 bridge_flow_ratio = 0.95
+perimeter_acceleration = 1000
+external_perimeter_acceleration = 800
 
 # MINI - 0.8mm nozzle
 
@@ -1508,13 +1568,17 @@ inherits = 0.30mm DETAIL @0.8 nozzle
 compatible_printers_condition = printer_model=="MINI" and nozzle_diameter[0]==0.8
 perimeter_speed = 35
 external_perimeter_speed = 25
-infill_acceleration = 1000
 infill_speed = 50
 max_print_speed = 80
 solid_infill_speed = 45
 top_solid_infill_speed = 35
 support_material_speed = 40
 travel_speed = 150
+infill_acceleration = 1500
+solid_infill_acceleration = 1500
+top_solid_infill_acceleration = 800
+perimeter_acceleration = 900
+external_perimeter_acceleration = 800
 
 [print:0.40mm QUALITY @0.8 nozzle MINI]
 inherits = 0.40mm QUALITY @0.8 nozzle
@@ -1525,11 +1589,15 @@ solid_infill_speed = 40
 top_solid_infill_speed = 30
 support_material_speed = 40
 travel_speed = 150
+infill_acceleration = 1500
+solid_infill_acceleration = 1500
+top_solid_infill_acceleration = 800
+perimeter_acceleration = 1000
+external_perimeter_acceleration = 800
 
 [print:0.55mm DRAFT @0.8 nozzle MINI]
 inherits = 0.55mm DRAFT @0.8 nozzle
 compatible_printers_condition = printer_model=="MINI" and nozzle_diameter[0]==0.8
-infill_acceleration = 1000
 infill_speed = 40
 solid_infill_speed = 40
 support_material_speed = 35
@@ -1539,6 +1607,11 @@ top_solid_infill_speed = 28
 external_perimeter_extrusion_width = 1
 perimeter_extrusion_width = 1
 travel_speed = 150
+infill_acceleration = 1500
+solid_infill_acceleration = 1500
+top_solid_infill_acceleration = 800
+perimeter_acceleration = 1000
+external_perimeter_acceleration = 800
 
 # XXXXXXxxXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
 # XXX--- filament ---XXX
@@ -3865,6 +3938,17 @@ filament_spool_weight = 201
 filament_type = PETG
 compatible_printers_condition = nozzle_diameter[0]!=0.8 and nozzle_diameter[0]!=0.6 and printer_model!="MK2SMM" and printer_model!="MINI" and ! (printer_notes=~/.*PRINTER_VENDOR_PRUSA3D.*/ and printer_notes=~/.*PRINTER_MODEL_MK(2.5|3).*/ and single_extruder_multi_material)
 
+[filament:Prusament PETG Carbon Fiber]
+inherits = Prusament PETG
+filament_vendor = Prusa Polymers
+first_layer_temperature = 260
+temperature = 265
+extrusion_multiplier = 1.03
+filament_cost = 54.99
+filament_density = 1.27
+filament_colour = #BBBBBB
+compatible_printers_condition = nozzle_diameter[0]>=0.4 and nozzle_diameter[0]!=0.8 and nozzle_diameter[0]!=0.6 and printer_model!="MK2SMM" and printer_model!="MINI" and ! (printer_notes=~/.*PRINTER_VENDOR_PRUSA3D.*/ and printer_notes=~/.*PRINTER_MODEL_MK(2.5|3).*/ and single_extruder_multi_material)
+
 [filament:Prusa PETG @0.6 nozzle]
 inherits = *PET06*
 renamed_from = "Prusa PET 0.6 nozzle"; "Prusa PETG 0.6 nozzle"
@@ -3883,6 +3967,14 @@ filament_density = 1.27
 filament_spool_weight = 201
 filament_type = PETG
 
+[filament:Prusament PETG Carbon Fiber @0.6 nozzle]
+inherits = Prusament PETG @0.6 nozzle
+first_layer_temperature = 260
+temperature = 265
+extrusion_multiplier = 1.03
+filament_cost = 54.99
+filament_colour = #BBBBBB
+
 [filament:Filament PM PETG @0.6 nozzle]
 inherits = *PET06*
 renamed_from = "Plasty Mladec PETG @0.6 nozzle"
@@ -3976,6 +4068,14 @@ filament_cost = 36.29
 filament_density = 1.27
 filament_spool_weight = 201
 
+[filament:Prusament PETG Carbon Fiber @MMU2]
+inherits = Prusament PETG @MMU2
+first_layer_temperature = 260
+temperature = 260
+extrusion_multiplier = 1.03
+filament_cost = 54.99
+filament_colour = #BBBBBB
+
 [filament:Generic PETG @MMU2 0.6 nozzle]
 inherits = *PET MMU2 06*
 renamed_from = "Generic PET MMU2 0.6 nozzle"; "Generic PETG MMU2 0.6 nozzle"
@@ -3995,6 +4095,14 @@ filament_cost = 36.29
 filament_density = 1.27
 filament_spool_weight = 201
 
+[filament:Prusament PETG Carbon Fiber @MMU2 0.6 nozzle]
+inherits = Prusament PETG @MMU2 0.6 nozzle
+first_layer_temperature = 260
+temperature = 260
+extrusion_multiplier = 1.03
+filament_cost = 54.99
+filament_colour = #BBBBBB
+
 [filament:Filament PM PETG @MMU2 0.6 nozzle]
 inherits = *PET MMU2 06*
 renamed_from = "Plasty Mladec PETG @MMU2 0.6 nozzle"
@@ -4079,6 +4187,93 @@ bed_temperature = 30
 filament_retract_length = 0
 extrusion_multiplier = 1.16
 
+[filament:Print With Smile PLA]
+inherits = *PLA*
+filament_vendor = Print With Smile
+filament_cost = 535
+filament_density = 1.24
+filament_spool_weight = 0
+filament_colour = #FFFF6F
+filament_max_volumetric_speed = 15
+first_layer_temperature = 205
+temperature = 205
+
+[filament:Print With Smile PETG]
+inherits = *PET*
+filament_vendor = Print With Smile
+filament_cost = 590
+filament_density = 1.27
+filament_spool_weight = 0
+filament_colour = #4D9398
+filament_max_volumetric_speed = 8
+temperature = 245
+first_layer_bed_temperature = 85
+first_layer_temperature = 240
+bed_temperature = 90
+
+[filament:Print With Smile PETG @MINI]
+inherits = Print With Smile PETG; *PETMINI*
+
+[filament:Print With Smile ASA]
+inherits = Ultrafuse ASA
+filament_vendor = Print With Smile
+filament_cost = 625
+first_layer_temperature = 250
+temperature = 250
+first_layer_bed_temperature = 105
+bed_temperature = 110
+filament_type = ASA
+max_fan_speed = 40
+bridge_fan_speed = 70
+filament_max_volumetric_speed = 11
+
+[filament:Print With Smile ASA @MINI]
+inherits = Print With Smile ASA; *ABSMINI*
+
+[filament:Print With Smile ABS]
+inherits = *ABSC*
+filament_vendor = Print With Smile
+filament_cost = 535
+filament_density = 1.08
+first_layer_temperature = 240
+temperature = 240
+
+[filament:Print With Smile ABS @MINI]
+inherits = Print With Smile ABS; *ABSMINI*
+
+[filament:Print With Smile PETG CF]
+inherits = Extrudr XPETG CF
+filament_vendor = Print With Smile
+filament_cost = 899
+filament_density = 1.29
+filament_notes = 
+first_layer_temperature = 260
+temperature = 260
+first_layer_bed_temperature = 85
+bed_temperature = 85
+max_fan_speed = 55
+bridge_fan_speed = 60
+filament_max_volumetric_speed = 5
+
+[filament:Print With Smile PETG CF @MINI]
+inherits = Print With Smile PETG CF; *PETMINI*
+
+[filament:Print With Smile TPU96A]
+inherits = *FLEX*
+filament_vendor = Print With Smile
+filament_cost = 1200
+filament_density = 1.31
+extrusion_multiplier = 1.1
+filament_max_volumetric_speed = 1.35
+fan_always_on = 1
+cooling = 0
+max_fan_speed = 60
+min_fan_speed = 60
+disable_fan_first_layers = 4
+full_fan_speed_layer = 6
+filament_retract_length = 1.2
+filament_deretract_speed = 20
+
 [filament:Fiberlogy Easy PLA]
 inherits = *PLA*
 renamed_from = Fiberlogy PLA
@@ -4680,6 +4875,23 @@ fan_always_on = 1
 max_fan_speed = 15
 min_fan_speed = 15
 
+[filament:Fiberthree F3 PA-GF30 Pro]
+inherits = Prusament PC Blend Carbon Fiber
+filament_vendor = Fiberthree
+filament_cost = 208.01 
+filament_density = 1.35
+extrusion_multiplier = 1.03
+first_layer_temperature = 275
+temperature = 285
+first_layer_bed_temperature = 90
+bed_temperature = 90
+fan_below_layer_time = 10
+compatible_printers_condition = printer_model!="MINI" and ! single_extruder_multi_material
+max_fan_speed = 15
+min_fan_speed = 15
+filament_type = PA
+filament_max_volumetric_speed = 6
+
 [filament:Taulman T-Glase]
 inherits = *PET*
 filament_vendor = Taulman
@@ -4889,6 +5101,13 @@ renamed_from = "Prusa PET MMU1"; "Prusa PETG MMU1"
 [filament:Prusament PETG @MMU1]
 inherits = Prusament PETG; *PETMMU1*
 
+[filament:Prusament PETG Carbon Fiber @MMU1]
+inherits = Prusament PETG @MMU1
+first_layer_temperature = 260
+temperature = 265
+filament_cost = 54.99
+filament_colour = #BBBBBB
+
 [filament:Taulman T-Glase @MMU1]
 inherits = Taulman T-Glase; *PETMMU1*
 start_filament_gcode = "M900 K{if printer_notes=~/.*PRINTER_HAS_BOWDEN.*/}200{else}30{endif}; Filament gcode"
@@ -5016,6 +5235,19 @@ fan_always_on = 1
 max_fan_speed = 15
 min_fan_speed = 15
 
+[filament:Fiberthree F3 PA-GF30 Pro @MINI]
+inherits = Fiberthree F3 PA-GF30 Pro
+filament_vendor = Fiberthree
+first_layer_temperature = 275
+temperature = 280
+compatible_printers_condition = nozzle_diameter[0]>=0.4 and printer_model=="MINI"
+filament_retract_length = nil
+filament_retract_speed = nil
+filament_retract_lift = nil
+filament_retract_before_travel = nil
+filament_wipe = nil
+filament_type = PA
+
 [filament:Kimya ABS Carbon @MINI]
 inherits = Kimya ABS Carbon; *ABSMINI*
 filament_max_volumetric_speed = 6
@@ -5043,6 +5275,15 @@ inherits = Verbatim ABS; *ABSMINI*
 inherits = Prusament PETG; *PETMINI*
 compatible_printers_condition = printer_model=="MINI" and nozzle_diameter[0]!=0.8 and nozzle_diameter[0]!=0.6
 
+[filament:Prusament PETG Carbon Fiber @MINI]
+inherits = Prusament PETG @MINI
+first_layer_temperature = 260
+temperature = 265
+extrusion_multiplier = 1.03
+filament_cost = 54.99
+filament_colour = #BBBBBB
+compatible_printers_condition = printer_model=="MINI" and nozzle_diameter[0]>=0.4 and nozzle_diameter[0]!=0.8 and nozzle_diameter[0]!=0.6
+
 [filament:Kimya PETG Carbon @MINI]
 inherits = Kimya PETG Carbon; *PETMINI*
 filament_max_volumetric_speed = 6
@@ -5053,6 +5294,14 @@ compatible_printers_condition = nozzle_diameter[0]>=0.4 and printer_model=="MINI
 [filament:Prusament PETG @0.6 nozzle MINI]
 inherits = Prusament PETG; *PETMINI06*
 
+[filament:Prusament PETG Carbon Fiber @0.6 nozzle MINI]
+inherits = Prusament PETG @0.6 nozzle MINI
+first_layer_temperature = 260
+temperature = 265
+extrusion_multiplier = 1.03
+filament_cost = 54.99
+filament_colour = #BBBBBB
+
 [filament:Generic PETG @0.6 nozzle MINI]
 inherits = Generic PETG; *PETMINI06*
 renamed_from = "Generic PET 0.6 nozzle MINI"; "Generic PETG 0.6 nozzle MINI"
@@ -5358,6 +5607,14 @@ filament_retract_lift = 0.2
 slowdown_below_layer_time = 20
 compatible_printers_condition = nozzle_diameter[0]==0.8 and printer_model!="MK2SMM" and printer_model!="MINI" and ! (printer_notes=~/.*PRINTER_VENDOR_PRUSA3D.*/ and printer_notes=~/.*PRINTER_MODEL_MK(2.5|3).*/ and single_extruder_multi_material)
 
+[filament:Prusament PETG Carbon Fiber @0.8 nozzle]
+inherits = Prusament PETG @0.8 nozzle
+first_layer_temperature = 265
+temperature = 270
+extrusion_multiplier = 1.03
+filament_cost = 54.99
+filament_colour = #BBBBBB
+
 [filament:Prusament ASA @0.8 nozzle]
 inherits = Prusament ASA
 first_layer_temperature = 265
@@ -5437,6 +5694,14 @@ temperature = 240
 slowdown_below_layer_time = 20
 filament_ramming_parameters = "120 140 5.51613 5.6129 5.70968 5.77419 5.77419 5.74194 5.80645 5.93548 6.06452 6.19355 6.3871 6.74194 7.25806 7.87097 8.54839 9.22581 10 10.8387| 0.05 5.5032 0.45 5.63868 0.95 5.8 1.45 5.7839 1.95 6.02257 2.45 6.25811 2.95 7.08395 3.45 8.43875 3.95 9.92258 4.45 11.3419 4.95 7.6"
 
+[filament:Prusament PETG Carbon Fiber @MMU2 0.8 nozzle]
+inherits = Prusament PETG @MMU2 0.8 nozzle
+first_layer_temperature = 265
+temperature = 270
+extrusion_multiplier = 1.03
+filament_cost = 54.99
+filament_colour = #BBBBBB
+
 [filament:Generic PLA @MMU2 0.8 nozzle]
 inherits = Generic PLA @MMU2
 compatible_printers_condition = nozzle_diameter[0]==0.8 and printer_notes=~/.*PRINTER_VENDOR_PRUSA3D.*/ and printer_notes=~/.*PRINTER_MODEL_MK(2.5|3).*/ and single_extruder_multi_material
@@ -5520,6 +5785,14 @@ filament_retract_lift = 0.25
 slowdown_below_layer_time = 20
 compatible_printers_condition = nozzle_diameter[0]==0.8 and printer_model=="MINI"
 
+[filament:Prusament PETG Carbon Fiber @0.8 nozzle MINI]
+inherits = Prusament PETG @0.8 nozzle MINI
+first_layer_temperature = 265
+temperature = 270
+extrusion_multiplier = 1.03
+filament_cost = 54.99
+filament_colour = #BBBBBB
+
 [filament:Prusament ASA @0.8 nozzle MINI]
 inherits = Prusament ASA @MINI
 first_layer_temperature = 265
@@ -10039,7 +10312,7 @@ default_filament_profile = "Prusament PLA"
 default_print_profile = 0.15mm QUALITY @MINI
 gcode_flavor = marlin2
 machine_max_acceleration_e = 5000
-machine_max_acceleration_extruding = 1250
+machine_max_acceleration_extruding = 2000
 machine_max_acceleration_retracting = 1250
 machine_max_acceleration_travel = 2500
 machine_max_acceleration_x = 2500

resources/profiles/Templates.idx

@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 min_slic3r_version = 2.6.0-alpha0
+1.0.1 Added Prusament PETG Carbon Fiber, Fiberthree F3 PA-GF30 Pro. 
 1.0.0 Initial

resources/profiles/Templates.ini

@@ -2,14 +2,12 @@
 
 [vendor]
 name = Templates
-config_version = 1.0.0
+config_version = 1.0.1
 config_update_url = https://files.prusa3d.com/wp-content/uploads/repository/PrusaSlicer-settings-master/live/Templates/
 templates_profile = 1
 
 ## Generic filament profiles
 
-# Print profiles for the Prusa Research printers.
-
 [filament:*common*]
 cooling = 1
 compatible_printers = 
@@ -1547,6 +1545,16 @@ filament_density = 1.27
 filament_spool_weight = 201
 filament_type = PETG
 
+[filament:Prusament PETG Carbon Fiber]
+inherits = Prusament PETG
+filament_vendor = Prusa Polymers
+first_layer_temperature = 260
+temperature = 265
+extrusion_multiplier = 1.03
+filament_cost = 54.99
+filament_density = 1.27
+filament_colour = #BBBBBB
+
 [filament:Prusa PLA]
 inherits = *PLA*
 filament_vendor = Made for Prusa
@@ -2055,6 +2063,21 @@ fan_always_on = 1
 max_fan_speed = 15
 min_fan_speed = 15
 
+[filament:Fiberthree F3 PA-GF30 Pro]
+inherits = Prusament PC Blend Carbon Fiber
+filament_vendor = Fiberthree
+filament_cost = 208.01 
+filament_density = 1.35
+extrusion_multiplier = 1.03
+first_layer_temperature = 275
+temperature = 285
+first_layer_bed_temperature = 90
+bed_temperature = 90
+fan_below_layer_time = 10
+max_fan_speed = 15
+min_fan_speed = 15
+filament_type = PA
+
 [filament:Taulman T-Glase]
 inherits = *PET*
 filament_vendor = Taulman

src/PrusaSlicer.cpp

@@ -382,7 +382,7 @@ int CLI::run(int argc, char **argv)
         } else if (opt_key == "align_xy") {
             const Vec2d &p = m_config.option<ConfigOptionPoint>("align_xy")->value;
             for (auto &model : m_models) {
-                BoundingBoxf3 bb = model.bounding_box();
+                BoundingBoxf3 bb = model.bounding_box_exact();
                 // this affects volumes:
                 model.translate(-(bb.min.x() - p.x()), -(bb.min.y() - p.y()), -bb.min.z());
             }
@@ -423,7 +423,7 @@ int CLI::run(int argc, char **argv)
         } else if (opt_key == "cut" || opt_key == "cut_x" || opt_key == "cut_y") {
             std::vector<Model> new_models;
             for (auto &model : m_models) {
-                model.translate(0, 0, -model.bounding_box().min.z());  // align to z = 0
+                model.translate(0, 0, -model.bounding_box_exact().min.z());  // align to z = 0
                 size_t num_objects = model.objects.size();
                 for (size_t i = 0; i < num_objects; ++ i) {
 

src/clipper/clipper.cpp

@@ -108,6 +108,10 @@ inline cInt Round(double val)
   return static_cast<cInt>((val < 0) ? (val - 0.5) : (val + 0.5));
 }
 
+// Overriding the Eigen operators because we don't want to compare Z coordinate if IntPoint is 3 dimensional.
+inline bool operator==(const IntPoint &l, const IntPoint &r) { return l.x() == r.x() && l.y() == r.y(); }
+inline bool operator!=(const IntPoint &l, const IntPoint &r) { return l.x() != r.x() || l.y() != r.y(); }
+
 //------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // PolyTree methods ...
 //------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -178,19 +182,25 @@ double Area(const Path &poly)
 }
 //------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-double Area(const OutRec &outRec)
+double Area(const OutPt *op)
 {
-  OutPt *op = outRec.Pts;
+  const OutPt *startOp = op;
   if (!op) return 0;
   double a = 0;
   do {
     a +=  (double)(op->Prev->Pt.x() + op->Pt.x()) * (double)(op->Prev->Pt.y() - op->Pt.y());
     op = op->Next;
-  } while (op != outRec.Pts);
+  } while (op != startOp);
   return a * 0.5;
 }
 //------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+double Area(const OutRec &outRec)
+{
+  return Area(outRec.Pts);
+}
+//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
 bool PointIsVertex(const IntPoint &Pt, OutPt *pp)
 {
   OutPt *pp2 = pp;
@@ -524,6 +534,11 @@ bool FirstIsBottomPt(const OutPt* btmPt1, const OutPt* btmPt2)
   p = btmPt2->Next;
   while ((p->Pt == btmPt2->Pt) && (p != btmPt2)) p = p->Next;
   double dx2n = std::fabs(GetDx(btmPt2->Pt, p->Pt));
+
+  if (std::max(dx1p, dx1n) == std::max(dx2p, dx2n) &&
+    std::min(dx1p, dx1n) == std::min(dx2p, dx2n))
+      return Area(btmPt1) > 0; //if otherwise identical use orientation
+  else
     return (dx1p >= dx2p && dx1p >= dx2n) || (dx1n >= dx2p && dx1n >= dx2n);
 }
 //------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -531,20 +546,20 @@ bool FirstIsBottomPt(const OutPt* btmPt1, const OutPt* btmPt2)
 // Called by GetLowermostRec()
 OutPt* GetBottomPt(OutPt *pp)
 {
-  OutPt* dups = 0;
+  OutPt* dups = nullptr;
   OutPt* p = pp->Next;
   while (p != pp)
   {
     if (p->Pt.y() > pp->Pt.y())
     {
       pp = p;
-      dups = 0;
+      dups = nullptr;
     }
     else if (p->Pt.y() == pp->Pt.y() && p->Pt.x() <= pp->Pt.x())
     {
       if (p->Pt.x() < pp->Pt.x())
       {
-        dups = 0;
+        dups = nullptr;
         pp = p;
       } else
       {
@@ -565,6 +580,7 @@ OutPt* GetBottomPt(OutPt *pp)
   }
   return pp;
 }
+
 //------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 bool Pt2IsBetweenPt1AndPt3(const IntPoint &pt1,
@@ -4093,19 +4109,40 @@ void AddPolyNodeToPaths(const PolyNode& polynode, NodeType nodetype, Paths& path
   for (int i = 0; i < polynode.ChildCount(); ++i)
     AddPolyNodeToPaths(*polynode.Childs[i], nodetype, paths);
 }
+
+void AddPolyNodeToPaths(PolyNode&& polynode, NodeType nodetype, Paths& paths)
+{
+  bool match = true;
+  if (nodetype == ntClosed) match = !polynode.IsOpen();
+  else if (nodetype == ntOpen) return;
+
+  if (!polynode.Contour.empty() && match)
+    paths.push_back(std::move(polynode.Contour));
+  for (int i = 0; i < polynode.ChildCount(); ++i)
+    AddPolyNodeToPaths(std::move(*polynode.Childs[i]), nodetype, paths);
+}
+
 //------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 void PolyTreeToPaths(const PolyTree& polytree, Paths& paths)
 {
-  paths.resize(0); 
+  paths.clear();
   paths.reserve(polytree.Total());
   AddPolyNodeToPaths(polytree, ntAny, paths);
 }
+
+void PolyTreeToPaths(PolyTree&& polytree, Paths& paths)
+{
+  paths.clear();
+  paths.reserve(polytree.Total());
+  AddPolyNodeToPaths(std::move(polytree), ntAny, paths);
+}
+
 //------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 void ClosedPathsFromPolyTree(const PolyTree& polytree, Paths& paths)
 {
-  paths.resize(0); 
+  paths.clear();
   paths.reserve(polytree.Total());
   AddPolyNodeToPaths(polytree, ntClosed, paths);
 }
@@ -4113,7 +4150,7 @@ void ClosedPathsFromPolyTree(const PolyTree& polytree, Paths& paths)
 
 void OpenPathsFromPolyTree(PolyTree& polytree, Paths& paths)
 {
-  paths.resize(0); 
+  paths.clear();
   paths.reserve(polytree.Total());
   //Open paths are top level only, so ...
   for (int i = 0; i < polytree.ChildCount(); ++i)

src/clipper/clipper.hpp

@@ -206,6 +206,7 @@ void MinkowskiSum(const Path& pattern, const Paths& paths, Paths& solution, bool
 void MinkowskiDiff(const Path& poly1, const Path& poly2, Paths& solution);
 
 void PolyTreeToPaths(const PolyTree& polytree, Paths& paths);
+void PolyTreeToPaths(PolyTree&& polytree, Paths& paths);
 void ClosedPathsFromPolyTree(const PolyTree& polytree, Paths& paths);
 void OpenPathsFromPolyTree(PolyTree& polytree, Paths& paths);
 

src/libnest2d/include/libnest2d/geometry_traits.hpp

@@ -871,7 +871,7 @@ template<class P> auto rcend(const P& p) -> decltype(_backward(cbegin(p)))
 
 template<class P> TPoint<P> front(const P& p) { return *shapelike::cbegin(p); }
 template<class P> TPoint<P> back (const P& p) {
-    return *backward(shapelike::cend(p));
+    return *std::prev(shapelike::cend(p));
 }
 
 // Optional, does nothing by default

src/libnest2d/include/libnest2d/placers/nfpplacer.hpp

@@ -157,26 +157,34 @@ template<class RawShape> class EdgeCache {
 
     void createCache(const RawShape& sh) {
         {   // For the contour
-            auto first = shapelike::cbegin(sh);
+            auto first = sl::cbegin(sh);
-            auto next = std::next(first);
+            auto endit = sl::cend(sh);
-            auto endit = shapelike::cend(sh);
+            auto next = first == endit ? endit : std::next(first);
 
-            contour_.distances.reserve(shapelike::contourVertexCount(sh));
+            contour_.distances.reserve(sl::contourVertexCount(sh));
 
             while(next != endit) {
                 contour_.emap.emplace_back(*(first++), *(next++));
                 contour_.full_distance += length(contour_.emap.back());
                 contour_.distances.emplace_back(contour_.full_distance);
             }
+
+            if constexpr (ClosureTypeV<RawShape> == Closure::OPEN) {
+                if (sl::contourVertexCount(sh) > 0) {
+                    contour_.emap.emplace_back(sl::back(sh), sl::front(sh));
+                    contour_.full_distance += length(contour_.emap.back());
+                    contour_.distances.emplace_back(contour_.full_distance);
+                }
+            }
         }
 
         for(auto& h : shapelike::holes(sh)) { // For the holes
-            auto first = h.begin();
+            auto first = sl::cbegin(h);
-            auto next = std::next(first);
+            auto endit = sl::cend(h);
-            auto endit = h.end();
+            auto next = first == endit ? endit :std::next(first);
 
             ContourCache hc;
-            hc.distances.reserve(endit - first);
+            hc.distances.reserve(sl::contourVertexCount(h));
 
             while(next != endit) {
                 hc.emap.emplace_back(*(first++), *(next++));
@@ -184,6 +192,14 @@ template<class RawShape> class EdgeCache {
                 hc.distances.emplace_back(hc.full_distance);
             }
 
+            if constexpr (ClosureTypeV<RawShape> == Closure::OPEN) {
+                if (sl::contourVertexCount(h) > 0) {
+                    hc.emap.emplace_back(sl::back(sh), sl::front(sh));
+                    hc.full_distance += length(hc.emap.back());
+                    hc.distances.emplace_back(hc.full_distance);
+                }
+            }
+
             holes_.emplace_back(std::move(hc));
         }
     }
@@ -206,7 +222,6 @@ template<class RawShape> class EdgeCache {
         contour_.corners.reserve(N / S + 1);
         contour_.corners.emplace_back(0.0);
         auto N_1 = N-1;
-        contour_.corners.emplace_back(0.0);
         for(size_t i = 0; i < N_1; i += S) {
             contour_.corners.emplace_back(
                     contour_.distances.at(i) / contour_.full_distance);

src/libslic3r/AABBTreeIndirect.hpp

@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 
 #include <Eigen/Geometry>
 
+#include "BoundingBox.hpp"
 #include "Utils.hpp" // for next_highest_power_of_2()
 
 // Definition of the ray intersection hit structure.
@@ -217,6 +218,23 @@ using Tree3f = Tree<3, float>;
 using Tree2d = Tree<2, double>;
 using Tree3d = Tree<3, double>;
 
+// Wrap a 2D Slic3r own BoundingBox to be passed to Tree::build() and similar
+// to build an AABBTree over coord_t 2D bounding boxes.
+class BoundingBoxWrapper {
+public:
+	using BoundingBox = Eigen::AlignedBox<coord_t, 2>;
+	BoundingBoxWrapper(const size_t idx, const Slic3r::BoundingBox &bbox) :
+        m_idx(idx),
+        // Inflate the bounding box a bit to account for numerical issues.
+        m_bbox(bbox.min - Point(SCALED_EPSILON, SCALED_EPSILON), bbox.max + Point(SCALED_EPSILON, SCALED_EPSILON)) {}
+    size_t             idx() const { return m_idx; }
+    const BoundingBox& bbox() const { return m_bbox; }
+    Point              centroid() const { return ((m_bbox.min().cast<int64_t>() + m_bbox.max().cast<int64_t>()) / 2).cast<int32_t>(); }
+private:
+    size_t             m_idx;
+    BoundingBox		   m_bbox;
+};
+
 namespace detail {
 	template<typename AVertexType, typename AIndexedFaceType, typename ATreeType, typename AVectorType>
 	struct RayIntersector {

src/libslic3r/Algorithm/RegionExpansion.cpp

@@ -0,0 +1,539 @@
+#include "RegionExpansion.hpp"
+
+#include <libslic3r/AABBTreeIndirect.hpp>
+#include <libslic3r/ClipperZUtils.hpp>
+#include <libslic3r/ClipperUtils.hpp>
+#include <libslic3r/Utils.hpp>
+
+#include <numeric>
+
+namespace Slic3r {
+namespace Algorithm {
+
+// Calculating radius discretization according to ClipperLib offsetter code, see void ClipperOffset::DoOffset(double delta)
+inline double clipper_round_offset_error(double offset, double arc_tolerance)
+{
+    static constexpr const double def_arc_tolerance = 0.25;
+    const double y =
+        arc_tolerance <= 0 ?
+            def_arc_tolerance :
+            arc_tolerance > offset * def_arc_tolerance ?
+                offset * def_arc_tolerance :
+                arc_tolerance;
+    double steps = std::min(M_PI / std::acos(1. - y / offset), offset * M_PI);
+    return offset * (1. - cos(M_PI / steps));
+}
+
+RegionExpansionParameters RegionExpansionParameters::build(
+    // Scaled expansion value
+    float                full_expansion,
+    // Expand by waves of expansion_step size (expansion_step is scaled).
+    float                expansion_step,
+    // Don't take more than max_nr_steps for small expansion_step.
+    size_t               max_nr_expansion_steps)
+{
+    assert(full_expansion > 0);
+    assert(expansion_step > 0);
+    assert(max_nr_expansion_steps > 0);
+
+    RegionExpansionParameters out;
+    // Initial expansion of src to make the source regions intersect with boundary regions just a bit.
+    // The expansion should not be too tiny, but also small enough, so the following expansion will
+    // compensate for tiny_expansion and bring the wave back to the boundary without producing
+    // ugly cusps where it touches the boundary.
+    out.tiny_expansion = std::min(0.25f * full_expansion, scaled<float>(0.05f));
+    size_t nsteps = size_t(ceil((full_expansion - out.tiny_expansion) / expansion_step));
+    if (max_nr_expansion_steps > 0)
+        nsteps = std::min(nsteps, max_nr_expansion_steps);
+    assert(nsteps > 0);
+    out.initial_step = (full_expansion - out.tiny_expansion) / nsteps;
+    if (nsteps > 1 && 0.25 * out.initial_step < out.tiny_expansion) {
+        // Decrease the step size by lowering number of steps.
+        nsteps       = std::max<size_t>(1, (floor((full_expansion - out.tiny_expansion) / (4. * out.tiny_expansion))));
+        out.initial_step = (full_expansion - out.tiny_expansion) / nsteps;
+    }
+    if (0.25 * out.initial_step < out.tiny_expansion || nsteps == 1) {
+        out.tiny_expansion = 0.2f * full_expansion;
+        out.initial_step   = 0.8f * full_expansion;
+    }
+    out.other_step           = out.initial_step;
+    out.num_other_steps      = nsteps - 1;
+
+    // Accuracy of the offsetter for wave propagation.
+    out.arc_tolerance        = scaled<double>(0.1);
+    out.shortest_edge_length = out.initial_step * ClipperOffsetShortestEdgeFactor;
+
+    // Maximum inflation of seed contours over the boundary. Used to trim boundary to speed up
+    // clipping during wave propagation. Needs to be in sync with the offsetter accuracy.
+    // Clipper positive round offset should rather offset less than more.
+    // Still a little bit of additional offset was added.
+    out.max_inflation = (out.tiny_expansion + nsteps * out.initial_step) * 1.1;
+//                (clipper_round_offset_error(out.tiny_expansion, co.ArcTolerance) + nsteps * clipper_round_offset_error(out.initial_step, co.ArcTolerance) * 1.5; // Account for uncertainty 
+
+    return out;
+}
+
+// similar to expolygons_to_zpaths(), but each contour is expanded before converted to zpath.
+// The expanded contours are then opened (the first point is repeated at the end).
+static ClipperLib_Z::Paths expolygons_to_zpaths_expanded_opened(
+    const ExPolygons &src, const float expansion, coord_t &base_idx)
+{
+    ClipperLib_Z::Paths out;
+    out.reserve(2 * std::accumulate(src.begin(), src.end(), size_t(0),
+        [](const size_t acc, const ExPolygon &expoly) { return acc + expoly.num_contours(); }));
+    ClipperLib::ClipperOffset offsetter;
+    offsetter.ShortestEdgeLength = expansion * ClipperOffsetShortestEdgeFactor;
+    ClipperLib::Paths expansion_cache;
+    for (const ExPolygon &expoly : src) {
+        for (size_t icontour = 0; icontour < expoly.num_contours(); ++ icontour) {
+            // Execute reorients the contours so that the outer most contour has a positive area. Thus the output
+            // contours will be CCW oriented even though the input paths are CW oriented.
+            // Offset is applied after contour reorientation, thus the signum of the offset value is reversed.
+            offsetter.Clear();
+            offsetter.AddPath(expoly.contour_or_hole(icontour).points, ClipperLib::jtSquare, ClipperLib::etClosedPolygon);
+            expansion_cache.clear();
+            offsetter.Execute(expansion_cache, icontour == 0 ? expansion : -expansion);
+            append(out, ClipperZUtils::to_zpaths<true>(expansion_cache, base_idx));
+        }
+        ++ base_idx;
+    }
+    return out;
+}
+
+// Paths were created by splitting closed polygons into open paths and then by clipping them.
+// Thus some pieces of the clipped polygons may now become split at the ends of the source polygons.
+// Those ends are sorted lexicographically in "splits".
+// Reconnect those split pieces.
+static inline void merge_splits(ClipperLib_Z::Paths &paths, std::vector<std::pair<ClipperLib_Z::IntPoint, int>> &splits)
+{
+    for (auto it_path = paths.begin(); it_path != paths.end(); ) {
+        ClipperLib_Z::Path &path = *it_path;
+        assert(path.size() >= 2);
+        bool merged = false;
+        if (path.size() >= 2) {
+            const ClipperLib_Z::IntPoint &front = path.front();
+            const ClipperLib_Z::IntPoint &back  = path.back();
+            // The path before clipping was supposed to cross the clipping boundary or be fully out of it.
+            // Thus the clipped contour is supposed to become open, with one exception: The anchor expands into a closed hole.
+            if (front.x() != back.x() || front.y() != back.y()) {
+                // Look up the ends in "splits", possibly join the contours.
+                // "splits" maps into the other piece connected to the same end point.
+                auto find_end = [&splits](const ClipperLib_Z::IntPoint &pt) -> std::pair<ClipperLib_Z::IntPoint, int>* {
+                    auto it = std::lower_bound(splits.begin(), splits.end(), pt,
+                        [](const auto &l, const auto &r){ return ClipperZUtils::zpoint_lower(l.first, r); });
+                    return it != splits.end() && it->first == pt ? &(*it) : nullptr;
+                };
+                auto *end = find_end(front);
+                bool  end_front = true;
+                if (! end) {
+                    end_front = false;
+                    end = find_end(back);
+                }
+                if (end) {
+                    // This segment ends at a split point of the source closed contour before clipping.
+                    if (end->second == -1) {
+                        // Open end was found, not matched yet.
+                        end->second = int(it_path - paths.begin());
+                    } else {
+                        // Open end was found and matched with end->second
+                        ClipperLib_Z::Path &other_path = paths[end->second];
+                        polylines_merge(other_path, other_path.front() == end->first, std::move(path), end_front);
+                        if (std::next(it_path) == paths.end()) {
+                            paths.pop_back();
+                            break;
+                        }
+                        path = std::move(paths.back());
+                        paths.pop_back();
+                        merged = true;
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        if (! merged)
+            ++ it_path;
+    }
+}
+
+using AABBTreeBBoxes = AABBTreeIndirect::Tree<2, coord_t>;
+
+static AABBTreeBBoxes build_aabb_tree_over_expolygons(const ExPolygons &expolygons) 
+{
+    // Calculate bounding boxes of internal slices.
+    std::vector<AABBTreeIndirect::BoundingBoxWrapper> bboxes;
+    bboxes.reserve(expolygons.size());
+    for (size_t i = 0; i < expolygons.size(); ++ i)
+        bboxes.emplace_back(i, get_extents(expolygons[i].contour));
+    // Build AABB tree over bounding boxes of boundary expolygons.
+    AABBTreeBBoxes out;
+    out.build_modify_input(bboxes);
+    return out;
+}
+
+static int sample_in_expolygons(
+    // AABB tree over boundary expolygons
+    const AABBTreeBBoxes &aabb_tree, 
+    const ExPolygons     &expolygons,
+    const Point          &sample)
+{
+    int out = -1;
+    AABBTreeIndirect::traverse(aabb_tree,
+        [&sample](const AABBTreeBBoxes::Node &node) {
+            return node.bbox.contains(sample);
+        },
+        [&expolygons, &sample, &out](const AABBTreeBBoxes::Node &node) {
+            assert(node.is_leaf());
+            assert(node.is_valid());
+            if (expolygons[node.idx].contains(sample)) {
+                out = int(node.idx);
+                // Stop traversal.
+                return false;
+            }
+            // Continue traversal.
+            return true;
+        });
+    return out;
+}
+
+std::vector<WaveSeed> wave_seeds(
+    // Source regions that are supposed to touch the boundary.
+    const ExPolygons      &src,
+    // Boundaries of source regions touching the "boundary" regions will be expanded into the "boundary" region.
+    const ExPolygons      &boundary,
+    // Initial expansion of src to make the source regions intersect with boundary regions just a bit.
+    float                  tiny_expansion,
+    // Sort output by boundary ID and source ID.
+    bool                   sorted)
+{
+    assert(tiny_expansion > 0);
+
+    if (src.empty())
+        return {};
+
+    using Intersection  = ClipperZUtils::ClipperZIntersectionVisitor::Intersection;
+    using Intersections = ClipperZUtils::ClipperZIntersectionVisitor::Intersections;
+
+    ClipperLib_Z::Paths segments;
+    Intersections       intersections;
+
+    coord_t             idx_boundary_begin = 1;
+    coord_t             idx_boundary_end   = idx_boundary_begin;
+    coord_t             idx_src_end;
+
+    {
+        ClipperLib_Z::Clipper zclipper;
+        ClipperZUtils::ClipperZIntersectionVisitor visitor(intersections);
+        zclipper.ZFillFunction(visitor.clipper_callback());
+        // as closed contours
+        zclipper.AddPaths(ClipperZUtils::expolygons_to_zpaths(boundary, idx_boundary_end), ClipperLib_Z::ptClip, true);
+        // as open contours
+        std::vector<std::pair<ClipperLib_Z::IntPoint, int>> zsrc_splits;
+        {
+            idx_src_end = idx_boundary_end;
+            ClipperLib_Z::Paths zsrc = expolygons_to_zpaths_expanded_opened(src, tiny_expansion, idx_src_end);
+            zclipper.AddPaths(zsrc, ClipperLib_Z::ptSubject, false);
+            zsrc_splits.reserve(zsrc.size());
+            for (const ClipperLib_Z::Path &path : zsrc) {
+                assert(path.size() >= 2);
+                assert(path.front() == path.back());
+                zsrc_splits.emplace_back(path.front(), -1);
+            }
+            std::sort(zsrc_splits.begin(), zsrc_splits.end(), [](const auto &l, const auto &r){ return ClipperZUtils::zpoint_lower(l.first, r.first); });
+        }
+        ClipperLib_Z::PolyTree polytree;
+        zclipper.Execute(ClipperLib_Z::ctIntersection, polytree, ClipperLib_Z::pftNonZero, ClipperLib_Z::pftNonZero);
+        ClipperLib_Z::PolyTreeToPaths(std::move(polytree), segments);
+        merge_splits(segments, zsrc_splits);
+    }
+
+    // AABBTree over bounding boxes of boundaries.
+    // Only built if necessary, that is if any of the seed contours is closed, thus there is no intersection point
+    // with the boundary and all Z coordinates of the closed contour point to the source contour.
+    AABBTreeBBoxes aabb_tree;
+
+    // Sort paths into their respective islands.
+    // Each src x boundary will be processed (wave expanded) independently.
+    // Multiple pieces of a single src may intersect the same boundary.
+    WaveSeeds out;
+    out.reserve(segments.size());
+    int iseed = 0;
+    for (const ClipperLib_Z::Path &path : segments) {
+        assert(path.size() >= 2);
+        const ClipperLib_Z::IntPoint &front = path.front();
+        const ClipperLib_Z::IntPoint &back  = path.back();
+        // Both ends of a seed segment are supposed to be inside a single boundary expolygon.
+        // Thus as long as the seed contour is not closed, it should be open at a boundary point.
+        assert((front == back && front.z() >= idx_boundary_end && front.z() < idx_src_end) || 
+            //(front.z() < 0 && back.z() < 0));
+            // Hope that at least one end of an open polyline is clipped by the boundary, thus an intersection point is created.
+            (front.z() < 0 || back.z() < 0));
+        const Intersection *intersection = nullptr;
+        auto intersection_point_valid = [idx_boundary_end, idx_src_end](const Intersection &is) {
+            return is.first >= 1 && is.first < idx_boundary_end &&
+                   is.second >= idx_boundary_end && is.second < idx_src_end;
+        };
+        if (front.z() < 0) {
+            const Intersection &is = intersections[- front.z() - 1];
+            assert(intersection_point_valid(is));
+            if (intersection_point_valid(is))
+                intersection = &is;
+        }
+        if (! intersection && back.z() < 0) {
+            const Intersection &is = intersections[- back.z() - 1];
+            assert(intersection_point_valid(is));
+            if (intersection_point_valid(is))
+                intersection = &is;
+        }
+        if (intersection) {
+            // The path intersects the boundary contour at least at one side. 
+            out.push_back({ uint32_t(intersection->second - idx_boundary_end), uint32_t(intersection->first - 1), ClipperZUtils::from_zpath(path) });
+        } else {
+            // This should be a closed contour.
+            assert(front == back && front.z() >= idx_boundary_end && front.z() < idx_src_end);
+            // Find a source boundary expolygon of one sample of this closed path.
+            if (aabb_tree.empty())
+                aabb_tree = build_aabb_tree_over_expolygons(boundary);
+            int boundary_id = sample_in_expolygons(aabb_tree, boundary, Point(front.x(), front.y()));
+            // Boundary that contains the sample point was found.
+            assert(boundary_id >= 0);
+            if (boundary_id >= 0)
+                out.push_back({ uint32_t(front.z() - idx_boundary_end), uint32_t(boundary_id), ClipperZUtils::from_zpath(path) });
+        }
+        ++ iseed;
+    }
+
+    if (sorted)
+        // Sort the seeds by their intersection boundary and source contour.
+        std::sort(out.begin(), out.end(), lower_by_boundary_and_src);
+    return out;
+}
+
+static ClipperLib::Paths wavefront_initial(ClipperLib::ClipperOffset &co, const ClipperLib::Paths &polylines, float offset)
+{
+    ClipperLib::Paths out;
+    out.reserve(polylines.size());
+    ClipperLib::Paths out_this;
+    for (const ClipperLib::Path &path : polylines) {
+        assert(path.size() >= 2);
+        co.Clear();
+        co.AddPath(path, jtRound, path.front() == path.back() ? ClipperLib::etClosedLine : ClipperLib::etOpenRound);
+        co.Execute(out_this, offset);
+        append(out, std::move(out_this));
+    }
+    return out;
+}
+
+// Input polygons may consist of multiple expolygons, even nested expolygons.
+// After inflation some polygons may thus overlap, however the overlap is being resolved during the successive
+// clipping operation, thus it is not being done here.
+static ClipperLib::Paths wavefront_step(ClipperLib::ClipperOffset &co, const ClipperLib::Paths &polygons, float offset)
+{
+    ClipperLib::Paths out;
+    out.reserve(polygons.size());
+    ClipperLib::Paths out_this;
+    for (const ClipperLib::Path &polygon : polygons) {
+        co.Clear();
+        // Execute reorients the contours so that the outer most contour has a positive area. Thus the output
+        // contours will be CCW oriented even though the input paths are CW oriented.
+        // Offset is applied after contour reorientation, thus the signum of the offset value is reversed.
+        co.AddPath(polygon, jtRound, ClipperLib::etClosedPolygon);
+        bool ccw = ClipperLib::Orientation(polygon);
+        co.Execute(out_this, ccw ? offset : - offset);
+        if (! ccw) {
+            // Reverse the resulting contours.
+            for (ClipperLib::Path &path : out_this)
+                std::reverse(path.begin(), path.end());
+        }
+        append(out, std::move(out_this));
+    }
+    return out;
+}
+
+static ClipperLib::Paths wavefront_clip(const ClipperLib::Paths &wavefront, const Polygons &clipping)
+{
+    ClipperLib::Clipper clipper;
+    clipper.AddPaths(wavefront, ClipperLib::ptSubject, true);
+    clipper.AddPaths(ClipperUtils::PolygonsProvider(clipping),  ClipperLib::ptClip, true);
+    ClipperLib::Paths out;
+    clipper.Execute(ClipperLib::ctIntersection, out, ClipperLib::pftPositive, ClipperLib::pftPositive);
+    return out;
+}
+
+static Polygons propagate_wave_from_boundary(
+    ClipperLib::ClipperOffset   &co,
+    // Seed of the wave: Open polylines very close to the boundary.
+    const ClipperLib::Paths     &seed,
+    // Boundary inside which the waveform will propagate.
+    const ExPolygon             &boundary,
+    // How much to inflate the seed lines to produce the first wave area.
+    const float                  initial_step,
+    // How much to inflate the first wave area and the successive wave areas in each step.
+    const float                  other_step,
+    // Number of inflate steps after the initial step.
+    const size_t                 num_other_steps,
+    // Maximum inflation of seed contours over the boundary. Used to trim boundary to speed up
+    // clipping during wave propagation.
+    const float                  max_inflation)
+{
+    assert(! seed.empty() && seed.front().size() >= 2);
+    Polygons clipping = ClipperUtils::clip_clipper_polygons_with_subject_bbox(boundary, get_extents<true>(seed).inflated(max_inflation));
+    ClipperLib::Paths polygons = wavefront_clip(wavefront_initial(co, seed, initial_step), clipping);
+    // Now offset the remaining 
+    for (size_t ioffset = 0; ioffset < num_other_steps; ++ ioffset)
+        polygons = wavefront_clip(wavefront_step(co, polygons, other_step), clipping);
+    return to_polygons(polygons);
+}
+
+// Resulting regions are sorted by boundary id and source id.
+std::vector<RegionExpansion> propagate_waves(const WaveSeeds &seeds, const ExPolygons &boundary, const RegionExpansionParameters &params)
+{
+    std::vector<RegionExpansion> out;
+    ClipperLib::Paths            paths;
+    ClipperLib::ClipperOffset co;
+    co.ArcTolerance       = params.arc_tolerance;
+    co.ShortestEdgeLength = params.shortest_edge_length;
+    for (auto it_seed = seeds.begin(); it_seed != seeds.end();) {
+        auto it = it_seed;
+        paths.clear();
+        for (; it != seeds.end() && it->boundary == it_seed->boundary && it->src == it_seed->src; ++ it)
+            paths.emplace_back(it->path);
+        // Propagate the wavefront while clipping it with the trimmed boundary.
+        // Collect the expanded polygons, merge them with the source polygons.
+        RegionExpansion re;
+        for (Polygon &polygon : propagate_wave_from_boundary(co, paths, boundary[it_seed->boundary], params.initial_step, params.other_step, params.num_other_steps, params.max_inflation))
+            out.push_back({ std::move(polygon), it_seed->src, it_seed->boundary });
+        it_seed = it;
+    }
+
+    return out;
+}
+
+std::vector<RegionExpansion> propagate_waves(const ExPolygons &src, const ExPolygons &boundary, const RegionExpansionParameters &params)
+{
+    return propagate_waves(wave_seeds(src, boundary, params.tiny_expansion, true), boundary, params);
+}
+
+std::vector<RegionExpansion> propagate_waves(const ExPolygons &src, const ExPolygons &boundary,
+    // Scaled expansion value
+    float expansion, 
+    // Expand by waves of expansion_step size (expansion_step is scaled).
+    float expansion_step,
+    // Don't take more than max_nr_steps for small expansion_step.
+    size_t max_nr_steps)
+{
+    return propagate_waves(src, boundary, RegionExpansionParameters::build(expansion, expansion_step, max_nr_steps));
+}
+
+// Returns regions per source ExPolygon expanded into boundary.
+std::vector<RegionExpansionEx> propagate_waves_ex(const WaveSeeds &seeds, const ExPolygons &boundary, const RegionExpansionParameters &params)
+{
+    std::vector<RegionExpansion> expanded = propagate_waves(seeds, boundary, params);
+    assert(std::is_sorted(seeds.begin(), seeds.end(), [](const auto &l, const auto &r){ return l.boundary < r.boundary || (l.boundary == r.boundary && l.src < r.src); }));
+    Polygons acc;
+    std::vector<RegionExpansionEx> out;
+    for (auto it = expanded.begin(); it != expanded.end(); ) {
+        auto it2 = it;
+        acc.clear();
+        for (; it2 != expanded.end() && it2->boundary_id == it->boundary_id && it2->src_id == it->src_id; ++ it2)
+            acc.emplace_back(std::move(it2->polygon));
+        size_t size = it2 - it;
+        if (size == 1)
+            out.push_back({ ExPolygon{std::move(acc.front())}, it->src_id, it->boundary_id });
+        else {
+            ExPolygons expolys = union_ex(acc);
+            reserve_more_power_of_2(out, expolys.size());
+            for (ExPolygon &ex : expolys)
+                out.push_back({ std::move(ex), it->src_id, it->boundary_id });
+        }
+        it = it2;
+    }
+    return out;
+}
+
+// Returns regions per source ExPolygon expanded into boundary.
+std::vector<RegionExpansionEx> propagate_waves_ex(
+    // Source regions that are supposed to touch the boundary.
+    // Boundaries of source regions touching the "boundary" regions will be expanded into the "boundary" region.
+    const ExPolygons    &src,
+    const ExPolygons    &boundary,
+    // Scaled expansion value
+    float                full_expansion,
+    // Expand by waves of expansion_step size (expansion_step is scaled).
+    float                expansion_step,
+    // Don't take more than max_nr_steps for small expansion_step.
+    size_t               max_nr_expansion_steps)
+{
+    auto params = RegionExpansionParameters::build(full_expansion, expansion_step, max_nr_expansion_steps);
+    return propagate_waves_ex(wave_seeds(src, boundary, params.tiny_expansion, true), boundary, params);
+}
+
+std::vector<Polygons> expand_expolygons(const ExPolygons &src, const ExPolygons &boundary,
+    // Scaled expansion value
+    float expansion, 
+    // Expand by waves of expansion_step size (expansion_step is scaled).
+    float expansion_step,
+    // Don't take more than max_nr_steps for small expansion_step.
+    size_t max_nr_steps)
+{
+    std::vector<Polygons> out(src.size(), Polygons{});
+    for (RegionExpansion &r : propagate_waves(src, boundary, expansion, expansion_step, max_nr_steps))
+        out[r.src_id].emplace_back(std::move(r.polygon));
+    return out;
+}
+
+std::vector<ExPolygon> expand_merge_expolygons(ExPolygons &&src, const ExPolygons &boundary, const RegionExpansionParameters &params)
+{
+    // expanded regions are sorted by boundary id and source id
+    std::vector<RegionExpansion> expanded = propagate_waves(src, boundary, params);
+    // expanded regions will be merged into source regions, thus they will be re-sorted by source id.
+    std::sort(expanded.begin(), expanded.end(), [](const auto &l, const auto &r) { return l.src_id < r.src_id; });
+    uint32_t   last = 0;
+    Polygons   acc;
+    ExPolygons out;
+    out.reserve(src.size());
+    for (auto it = expanded.begin(); it != expanded.end();) {
+        for (; last < it->src_id; ++ last)
+            out.emplace_back(std::move(src[last]));
+        acc.clear();
+        assert(it->src_id == last);
+        for (; it != expanded.end() && it->src_id == last; ++ it)
+            acc.emplace_back(std::move(it->polygon));
+        //FIXME offset & merging could be more efficient, for example one does not need to copy the source expolygon
+        ExPolygon &src_ex = src[last ++];
+        assert(! src_ex.contour.empty());
+#if 0
+        {
+            static int iRun = 0;
+            BoundingBox bbox = get_extents(acc);
+            bbox.merge(get_extents(src_ex));
+            SVG svg(debug_out_path("expand_merge_expolygons-failed-union=%d.svg", iRun ++).c_str(), bbox);
+            svg.draw(acc);
+            svg.draw_outline(acc, "black", scale_(0.05));
+            svg.draw(src_ex, "red");
+            svg.Close();
+        }
+#endif
+        Point sample = src_ex.contour.front();
+        append(acc, to_polygons(std::move(src_ex)));
+        ExPolygons merged = union_safety_offset_ex(acc);
+        // Expanding one expolygon by waves should not change connectivity of the source expolygon:
+        // Single expolygon should be produced possibly with increased number of holes.
+        if (merged.size() > 1) {
+            // assert(merged.size() == 1);
+            // There is something wrong with the initial waves. Most likely the bridge was not valid at all
+            // or the boundary region was very close to some bridge edge, but not really touching.
+            // Pick only a single merged expolygon, which contains one sample point of the source expolygon.
+            auto aabb_tree = build_aabb_tree_over_expolygons(merged);
+            int id = sample_in_expolygons(aabb_tree, merged, sample);
+            assert(id != -1);
+            if (id != -1)
+                out.emplace_back(std::move(merged[id]));
+        } else if (merged.size() == 1)
+            out.emplace_back(std::move(merged.front()));
+    }
+    for (; last < uint32_t(src.size()); ++ last)
+        out.emplace_back(std::move(src[last]));
+    return out;
+}
+
+} // Algorithm
+} // Slic3r

src/libslic3r/Algorithm/RegionExpansion.hpp

@@ -0,0 +1,114 @@
+#ifndef SRC_LIBSLIC3R_ALGORITHM_REGION_EXPANSION_HPP_
+#define SRC_LIBSLIC3R_ALGORITHM_REGION_EXPANSION_HPP_
+
+#include <cstdint>
+#include <libslic3r/Point.hpp>
+#include <libslic3r/Polygon.hpp>
+#include <libslic3r/ExPolygon.hpp>
+
+namespace Slic3r {
+namespace Algorithm {
+
+struct RegionExpansionParameters
+{
+    // Initial expansion of src to make the source regions intersect with boundary regions just a bit.
+    float                  tiny_expansion;
+    // How much to inflate the seed lines to produce the first wave area.
+    float                  initial_step;
+    // How much to inflate the first wave area and the successive wave areas in each step.
+    float                  other_step;
+    // Number of inflate steps after the initial step.
+    size_t                 num_other_steps;
+    // Maximum inflation of seed contours over the boundary. Used to trim boundary to speed up
+    // clipping during wave propagation.
+    float                  max_inflation;
+
+    // Accuracy of the offsetter for wave propagation.
+    double                 arc_tolerance;
+    double                 shortest_edge_length;
+
+    static RegionExpansionParameters build(
+        // Scaled expansion value
+        float                full_expansion,
+        // Expand by waves of expansion_step size (expansion_step is scaled).
+        float                expansion_step,
+        // Don't take more than max_nr_steps for small expansion_step.
+        size_t               max_nr_expansion_steps);
+};
+
+struct WaveSeed {
+    uint32_t src;
+    uint32_t boundary;
+    Points   path;
+};
+using WaveSeeds = std::vector<WaveSeed>;
+
+inline bool lower_by_boundary_and_src(const WaveSeed &l, const WaveSeed &r)
+{
+    return l.boundary < r.boundary || (l.boundary == r.boundary && l.src < r.src);
+}
+
+inline bool lower_by_src_and_boundary(const WaveSeed &l, const WaveSeed &r)
+{
+    return l.src < r.src || (l.src == r.src && l.boundary < r.boundary);
+}
+
+// Expand src slightly outwards to intersect boundaries, trim the offsetted src polylines by the boundaries.
+// Return the trimmed paths annotated with their origin (source of the path, index of the boundary region).
+WaveSeeds wave_seeds(
+    // Source regions that are supposed to touch the boundary.
+    const ExPolygons      &src,
+    // Boundaries of source regions touching the "boundary" regions will be expanded into the "boundary" region.
+    const ExPolygons      &boundary,
+    // Initial expansion of src to make the source regions intersect with boundary regions just a bit.
+    float                  tiny_expansion,
+    bool                   sorted);
+
+struct RegionExpansion
+{
+    Polygon     polygon;
+    uint32_t    src_id;
+    uint32_t    boundary_id;
+};
+
+std::vector<RegionExpansion> propagate_waves(const WaveSeeds &seeds, const ExPolygons &boundary, const RegionExpansionParameters &params);
+
+std::vector<RegionExpansion> propagate_waves(const ExPolygons &src, const ExPolygons &boundary,
+    // Scaled expansion value
+    float expansion, 
+    // Expand by waves of expansion_step size (expansion_step is scaled).
+    float expansion_step,
+    // Don't take more than max_nr_steps for small expansion_step.
+    size_t max_nr_steps);
+
+struct RegionExpansionEx
+{
+    ExPolygon   expolygon;
+    uint32_t    src_id;
+    uint32_t    boundary_id;
+};
+
+std::vector<RegionExpansionEx> propagate_waves_ex(const WaveSeeds &seeds, const ExPolygons &boundary, const RegionExpansionParameters &params);
+
+std::vector<RegionExpansionEx> propagate_waves_ex(const ExPolygons &src, const ExPolygons &boundary,
+    // Scaled expansion value
+    float expansion, 
+    // Expand by waves of expansion_step size (expansion_step is scaled).
+    float expansion_step,
+    // Don't take more than max_nr_steps for small expansion_step.
+    size_t max_nr_steps);
+
+std::vector<Polygons> expand_expolygons(const ExPolygons &src, const ExPolygons &boundary,
+    // Scaled expansion value
+    float expansion, 
+    // Expand by waves of expansion_step size (expansion_step is scaled).
+    float expansion_step,
+    // Don't take more than max_nr_steps for small expansion_step.
+    size_t max_nr_steps);
+
+std::vector<ExPolygon> expand_merge_expolygons(ExPolygons &&src, const ExPolygons &boundary, const RegionExpansionParameters &params);
+
+} // Algorithm
+} // Slic3r
+
+#endif /* SRC_LIBSLIC3R_ALGORITHM_REGION_EXPANSION_HPP_ */

src/libslic3r/AnyPtr.hpp

@@ -38,16 +38,16 @@ class AnyPtr {
     }
 
 public:
-    template<class TT = T, class = std::enable_if_t<std::is_convertible_v<TT, T>>>
+    template<class TT = T, class = std::enable_if_t<std::is_convertible_v<TT*, T*>>>
     AnyPtr(TT *p = nullptr) : ptr{p}
     {}
-    template<class TT, class = std::enable_if_t<std::is_convertible_v<TT, T>>>
+    template<class TT, class = std::enable_if_t<std::is_convertible_v<TT*, T*>>>
     AnyPtr(std::unique_ptr<TT> p) : ptr{std::unique_ptr<T>(std::move(p))}
     {}
-    template<class TT, class = std::enable_if_t<std::is_convertible_v<TT, T>>>
+    template<class TT, class = std::enable_if_t<std::is_convertible_v<TT*, T*>>>
     AnyPtr(std::shared_ptr<TT> p) : ptr{std::shared_ptr<T>(std::move(p))}
     {}
-    template<class TT, class = std::enable_if_t<std::is_convertible_v<TT, T>>>
+    template<class TT, class = std::enable_if_t<std::is_convertible_v<TT*, T*>>>
     AnyPtr(std::weak_ptr<TT> p) : ptr{std::weak_ptr<T>(std::move(p))}
     {}
 
@@ -59,16 +59,16 @@ public:
     AnyPtr &operator=(AnyPtr &&other) noexcept { ptr = std::move(other.ptr); return *this; }
     AnyPtr &operator=(const AnyPtr &other) = delete;
 
-    template<class TT, class = std::enable_if_t<std::is_convertible_v<TT, T>>>
+    template<class TT, class = std::enable_if_t<std::is_convertible_v<TT*, T*>>>
     AnyPtr &operator=(TT *p) { ptr = p; return *this; }
 
-    template<class TT, class = std::enable_if_t<std::is_convertible_v<TT, T>>>
+    template<class TT, class = std::enable_if_t<std::is_convertible_v<TT*, T*>>>
     AnyPtr &operator=(std::unique_ptr<TT> p) { ptr = std::move(p); return *this; }
 
-    template<class TT, class = std::enable_if_t<std::is_convertible_v<TT, T>>>
+    template<class TT, class = std::enable_if_t<std::is_convertible_v<TT*, T*>>>
     AnyPtr &operator=(std::shared_ptr<TT> p) { ptr = p; return *this; }
 
-    template<class TT, class = std::enable_if_t<std::is_convertible_v<TT, T>>>
+    template<class TT, class = std::enable_if_t<std::is_convertible_v<TT*, T*>>>
     AnyPtr &operator=(std::weak_ptr<TT> p) { ptr = std::move(p); return *this; }
 
     const T &operator*() const { return *get_ptr(*this); }

src/libslic3r/Arrange.cpp

@@ -85,7 +85,13 @@ template<class PConf>
 void fill_config(PConf& pcfg, const ArrangeParams &params) {
 
     // Align the arranged pile into the center of the bin
-    pcfg.alignment = PConf::Alignment::CENTER;
+    switch (params.alignment) {
+    case Pivots::Center: pcfg.alignment = PConf::Alignment::CENTER; break;
+    case Pivots::BottomLeft: pcfg.alignment = PConf::Alignment::BOTTOM_LEFT; break;
+    case Pivots::BottomRight: pcfg.alignment = PConf::Alignment::BOTTOM_RIGHT; break;
+    case Pivots::TopLeft: pcfg.alignment = PConf::Alignment::TOP_LEFT; break;
+    case Pivots::TopRight: pcfg.alignment = PConf::Alignment::TOP_RIGHT; break;
+    }
 
     // Start placing the items from the center of the print bed
     pcfg.starting_point = PConf::Alignment::CENTER;
@@ -593,23 +599,27 @@ template<class Fn> auto call_with_bed(const Points &bed, Fn &&fn)
         auto      parea = poly_area(bed);
 
         if ((1.0 - parea / area(bb)) < 1e-3)
-            return fn(bb);
+            return fn(RectangleBed{bb});
         else if (!std::isnan(circ.radius()))
             return fn(circ);
         else
-            return fn(Polygon(bed));
+            return fn(IrregularBed{ExPolygon(bed)});
     }
 }
 
+bool is_box(const Points &bed)
+{
+    return !bed.empty() &&
+           ((1.0 - poly_area(bed) / area(BoundingBox(bed))) < 1e-3);
+}
+
 template<>
 void arrange(ArrangePolygons &      items,
              const ArrangePolygons &excludes,
              const Points &         bed,
              const ArrangeParams &  params)
 {
-    call_with_bed(bed, [&](const auto &bin) {
+    arrange(items, excludes, to_arrange_bed(bed), params);
-        arrange(items, excludes, bin, params);
-    });
 }
 
 template<class BedT>
@@ -649,5 +659,97 @@ template void arrange(ArrangePolygons &items, const ArrangePolygons &excludes, c
 template void arrange(ArrangePolygons &items, const ArrangePolygons &excludes, const Polygon &bed, const ArrangeParams &params);
 template void arrange(ArrangePolygons &items, const ArrangePolygons &excludes, const InfiniteBed &bed, const ArrangeParams &params);
 
+ArrangeBed to_arrange_bed(const Points &bedpts)
+{
+    ArrangeBed ret;
+
+    call_with_bed(bedpts, [&](const auto &bed) {
+        ret = bed;
+    });
+
+    return ret;
+}
+
+void arrange(ArrangePolygons &items,
+             const ArrangePolygons &excludes,
+             const SegmentedRectangleBed &bed,
+             const ArrangeParams &params)
+{
+    arrange(items, excludes, bed.bb, params);
+
+    if (! excludes.empty())
+        return;
+
+    auto it = std::max_element(items.begin(), items.end(),
+                               [](auto &i1, auto &i2) {
+                                   return i1.bed_idx < i2.bed_idx;
+                               });
+
+    size_t beds = 0;
+    if (it != items.end())
+        beds = it->bed_idx + 1;
+
+    std::vector<BoundingBox> pilebb(beds);
+
+    for (auto &itm : items) {
+        if (itm.bed_idx >= 0)
+            pilebb[itm.bed_idx].merge(get_extents(itm.transformed_poly()));
+    }
+
+    auto piecesz = unscaled(bed.bb).size();
+    piecesz.x() /= bed.segments.x();
+    piecesz.y() /= bed.segments.y();
+
+    for (size_t bedidx = 0; bedidx < beds; ++bedidx) {
+        BoundingBox bb;
+        auto pilesz = unscaled(pilebb[bedidx]).size();
+        bb.max.x() = scaled(std::ceil(pilesz.x() / piecesz.x()) * piecesz.x());
+        bb.max.y() = scaled(std::ceil(pilesz.y() / piecesz.y()) * piecesz.y());
+        switch (params.alignment) {
+        case Pivots::BottomLeft:
+            bb.translate(bed.bb.min - bb.min);
+            break;
+        case Pivots::TopRight:
+            bb.translate(bed.bb.max - bb.max);
+            break;
+        case Pivots::BottomRight: {
+            Point bedref{bed.bb.max.x(), bed.bb.min.y()};
+            Point bbref {bb.max.x(), bb.min.y()};
+            bb.translate(bedref - bbref);
+            break;
+        }
+        case Pivots::TopLeft: {
+            Point bedref{bed.bb.min.x(), bed.bb.max.y()};
+            Point bbref {bb.min.x(), bb.max.y()};
+            bb.translate(bedref - bbref);
+            break;
+        }
+        case Pivots::Center: {
+            bb.translate(bed.bb.center() - bb.center());
+            break;
+        }
+        }
+
+        Vec2crd d = bb.center() - pilebb[bedidx].center();
+
+        auto bedbb = bed.bb;
+        bedbb.offset(-params.min_bed_distance);
+        auto pilebbx = pilebb[bedidx];
+        pilebbx.translate(d);
+
+        Point corr{0, 0};
+        corr.x() = -std::min(0, pilebbx.min.x() - bedbb.min.x())
+                   -std::max(0, pilebbx.max.x() - bedbb.max.x());
+        corr.y() = -std::min(0, pilebbx.min.y() - bedbb.min.y())
+                   -std::max(0, pilebbx.max.y() - bedbb.max.y());
+
+        d += corr;
+
+        for (auto &itm : items)
+            if (itm.bed_idx == bedidx)
+                itm.translation += d;
+    }
+}
+
 } // namespace arr
 } // namespace Slic3r

src/libslic3r/Arrange.hpp

@@ -3,12 +3,25 @@
 
 #include "ExPolygon.hpp"
 
+#include <boost/variant.hpp>
+#include <libslic3r/BoundingBox.hpp>
+
 namespace Slic3r {
 
 class BoundingBox;
 
 namespace arrangement {
 
+/// Representing an unbounded bed.
+struct InfiniteBed {
+    Point center;
+    explicit InfiniteBed(const Point &p = {0, 0}): center{p} {}
+};
+
+struct RectangleBed {
+    BoundingBox bb;
+};
+
 /// A geometry abstraction for a circular print bed. Similarly to BoundingBox.
 class CircleBed {
     Point center_;
@@ -22,12 +35,28 @@ public:
     inline const Point& center() const { return center_; }
 };
 
-/// Representing an unbounded bed.
+struct SegmentedRectangleBed {
-struct InfiniteBed {
+    Vec<2, size_t> segments;
-    Point center;
+    BoundingBox bb;
-    explicit InfiniteBed(const Point &p = {0, 0}): center{p} {}
+
+    SegmentedRectangleBed (const BoundingBox &bb,
+                           size_t segments_x,
+                           size_t segments_y)
+        : segments{segments_x, segments_y}
+        , bb{bb}
+    {}
 };
 
+struct IrregularBed {
+    ExPolygon poly;
+};
+
+//enum BedType { Infinite, Rectangle, Circle, SegmentedRectangle, Irregular };
+
+using ArrangeBed = boost::variant<InfiniteBed, RectangleBed, CircleBed, SegmentedRectangleBed, IrregularBed>;
+
+ArrangeBed to_arrange_bed(const Points &bedpts);
+
 /// A logical bed representing an object not being arranged. Either the arrange
 /// has not yet successfully run on this ArrangePolygon or it could not fit the
 /// object due to overly large size or invalid geometry.
@@ -75,6 +104,10 @@ struct ArrangePolygon {
 
 using ArrangePolygons = std::vector<ArrangePolygon>;
 
+enum class Pivots {
+    Center, TopLeft, BottomLeft, BottomRight, TopRight
+};
+
 struct ArrangeParams {
 
     /// The minimum distance which is allowed for any 
@@ -93,6 +126,12 @@ struct ArrangeParams {
 
     bool allow_rotations = false;
 
+    /// Final alignment of the merged pile after arrangement
+    Pivots alignment = Pivots::Center;
+
+    /// Starting position hint for the arrangement
+    Pivots starting_point = Pivots::Center;
+
     /// Progress indicator callback called when an object gets packed. 
     /// The unsigned argument is the number of items remaining to pack.
     std::function<void(unsigned)> progressind;
@@ -127,12 +166,32 @@ extern template void arrange(ArrangePolygons &items, const ArrangePolygons &excl
 extern template void arrange(ArrangePolygons &items, const ArrangePolygons &excludes, const Polygon &bed, const ArrangeParams &params);
 extern template void arrange(ArrangePolygons &items, const ArrangePolygons &excludes, const InfiniteBed &bed, const ArrangeParams &params);
 
+inline void arrange(ArrangePolygons &items, const ArrangePolygons &excludes, const RectangleBed &bed, const ArrangeParams &params)
+{
+    arrange(items, excludes, bed.bb, params);
+}
+
+inline void arrange(ArrangePolygons &items, const ArrangePolygons &excludes, const IrregularBed &bed, const ArrangeParams &params)
+{
+    arrange(items, excludes, bed.poly.contour, params);
+}
+
+void arrange(ArrangePolygons &items, const ArrangePolygons &excludes, const SegmentedRectangleBed &bed, const ArrangeParams &params);
+
+inline void arrange(ArrangePolygons &items, const ArrangePolygons &excludes, const ArrangeBed &bed, const ArrangeParams &params)
+{
+    auto call_arrange = [&](const auto &realbed) { arrange(items, excludes, realbed, params); };
+    boost::apply_visitor(call_arrange, bed);
+}
+
 inline void arrange(ArrangePolygons &items, const Points &bed, const ArrangeParams &params = {}) { arrange(items, {}, bed, params); }
 inline void arrange(ArrangePolygons &items, const BoundingBox &bed, const ArrangeParams &params = {}) { arrange(items, {}, bed, params); }
 inline void arrange(ArrangePolygons &items, const CircleBed &bed, const ArrangeParams &params = {}) { arrange(items, {}, bed, params); }
 inline void arrange(ArrangePolygons &items, const Polygon &bed, const ArrangeParams &params = {}) { arrange(items, {}, bed, params); }
 inline void arrange(ArrangePolygons &items, const InfiniteBed &bed, const ArrangeParams &params = {}) { arrange(items, {}, bed, params); }
 
+bool is_box(const Points &bed);
+
 }} // namespace Slic3r::arrangement
 
 #endif // MODELARRANGE_HPP

src/libslic3r/BoundingBox.hpp

@@ -22,24 +22,9 @@ public:
     BoundingBoxBase(const PointClass &p1, const PointClass &p2, const PointClass &p3) :
         min(p1), max(p1), defined(false) { merge(p2); merge(p3); }
 
-    template<class It, class = IteratorOnly<It> >
+    template<class It, class = IteratorOnly<It>>
-    BoundingBoxBase(It from, It to) : min(PointClass::Zero()), max(PointClass::Zero())
+    BoundingBoxBase(It from, It to)
-    {
+        { construct(*this, from, to); }
-        if (from == to) {
-            this->defined = false;
-            // throw Slic3r::InvalidArgument("Empty point set supplied to BoundingBoxBase constructor");
-        } else {
-            auto it = from;
-            this->min = it->template cast<typename PointClass::Scalar>();
-            this->max = this->min;
-            for (++ it; it != to; ++ it) {
-                auto vec = it->template cast<typename PointClass::Scalar>();
-                this->min = this->min.cwiseMin(vec);
-                this->max = this->max.cwiseMax(vec);
-            }
-            this->defined = (this->min.x() < this->max.x()) && (this->min.y() < this->max.y());
-        }
-    }
 
     BoundingBoxBase(const std::vector<PointClass> &points)
         : BoundingBoxBase(points.begin(), points.end())
@@ -70,6 +55,30 @@ public:
     }
     bool operator==(const BoundingBoxBase<PointClass> &rhs) { return this->min == rhs.min && this->max == rhs.max; }
     bool operator!=(const BoundingBoxBase<PointClass> &rhs) { return ! (*this == rhs); }
+
+private:
+    // to access construct()
+    friend BoundingBox get_extents<false>(const Points &pts);
+    friend BoundingBox get_extents<true>(const Points &pts);
+
+    // if IncludeBoundary, then a bounding box is defined even for a single point.
+    // otherwise a bounding box is only defined if it has a positive area.
+    // The output bounding box is expected to be set to "undefined" initially.
+    template<bool IncludeBoundary = false, class BoundingBoxType, class It, class = IteratorOnly<It>>
+    static void construct(BoundingBoxType &out, It from, It to)
+    {
+        if (from != to) {
+            auto it = from;
+            out.min = it->template cast<typename PointClass::Scalar>();
+            out.max = out.min;
+            for (++ it; it != to; ++ it) {
+                auto vec = it->template cast<typename PointClass::Scalar>();
+                out.min = out.min.cwiseMin(vec);
+                out.max = out.max.cwiseMax(vec);
+            }
+            out.defined = IncludeBoundary || (out.min.x() < out.max.x() && out.min.y() < out.max.y());
+        }
+    }
 };
 
 template <class PointClass>
@@ -226,9 +235,18 @@ inline bool empty(const BoundingBox3Base<VT> &bb)
 }
 
 inline BoundingBox scaled(const BoundingBoxf &bb) { return {scaled(bb.min), scaled(bb.max)}; }
-inline BoundingBox3 scaled(const BoundingBoxf3 &bb) { return {scaled(bb.min), scaled(bb.max)}; }
+
-inline BoundingBoxf unscaled(const BoundingBox &bb) { return {unscaled(bb.min), unscaled(bb.max)}; }
+template<class T = coord_t>
-inline BoundingBoxf3 unscaled(const BoundingBox3 &bb) { return {unscaled(bb.min), unscaled(bb.max)}; }
+BoundingBoxBase<Vec<2, T>> scaled(const BoundingBoxf &bb) { return {scaled<T>(bb.min), scaled<T>(bb.max)}; }
+
+template<class T = coord_t>
+BoundingBox3Base<Vec<3, T>> scaled(const BoundingBoxf3 &bb) { return {scaled<T>(bb.min), scaled<T>(bb.max)}; }
+
+template<class T = double>
+BoundingBoxBase<Vec<2, T>> unscaled(const BoundingBox &bb) { return {unscaled<T>(bb.min), unscaled<T>(bb.max)}; }
+
+template<class T = double>
+BoundingBox3Base<Vec<3, T>> unscaled(const BoundingBox3 &bb) { return {unscaled<T>(bb.min), unscaled<T>(bb.max)}; }
 
 template<class Tout, class Tin>
 auto cast(const BoundingBoxBase<Tin> &b)

src/libslic3r/BridgeDetector.hpp

@@ -75,12 +75,9 @@ private:
 
 
 //return ideal bridge direction and unsupported bridge endpoints distance.
-inline std::tuple<Vec2d, double> detect_bridging_direction(const Polygons &to_cover, const Polygons &anchors_area)
+inline std::tuple<Vec2d, double> detect_bridging_direction(const Lines &floating_edges, const Polygons &overhang_area)
 {
-    Polygons  overhang_area      = diff(to_cover, anchors_area);
+    if (floating_edges.empty()) {
-    Polylines floating_polylines = diff_pl(to_polylines(overhang_area), expand(anchors_area, float(SCALED_EPSILON)));
-
-    if (floating_polylines.empty()) {
         // consider this area anchored from all sides, pick bridging direction that will likely yield shortest bridges
         auto [pc1, pc2] = compute_principal_components(overhang_area);
         if (pc2 == Vec2f::Zero()) { // overhang may be smaller than resolution. In this case, any direction is ok
@@ -91,7 +88,6 @@ inline std::tuple<Vec2d, double> detect_bridging_direction(const Polygons &to_co
     }
 
     // Overhang is not fully surrounded by anchors, in that case, find such direction that will minimize the number of bridge ends/180turns in the air
-    Lines     floating_edges     = to_lines(floating_polylines);
     std::unordered_map<double, Vec2d> directions{};
     for (const Line &l : floating_edges) {
         Vec2d normal = l.normal().cast<double>().normalized();
@@ -125,6 +121,13 @@ inline std::tuple<Vec2d, double> detect_bridging_direction(const Polygons &to_co
     return {result_dir, min_cost};
 };
 
+//return ideal bridge direction and unsupported bridge endpoints distance.
+inline std::tuple<Vec2d, double> detect_bridging_direction(const Polygons &to_cover, const Polygons &anchors_area)
+{
+    Polygons  overhang_area      = diff(to_cover, anchors_area);
+    Lines     floating_edges     = to_lines(diff_pl(to_polylines(overhang_area), expand(anchors_area, float(SCALED_EPSILON))));
+    return detect_bridging_direction(floating_edges, overhang_area);
+}
 
 }
 

src/libslic3r/Brim.cpp

@@ -641,7 +641,7 @@ ExtrusionEntityCollection make_brim(const Print &print, PrintTryCancel try_cance
 			// perform operation
 			ClipperLib_Z::PolyTree loops_trimmed_tree;
 			clipper.Execute(ClipperLib_Z::ctDifference, loops_trimmed_tree, ClipperLib_Z::pftNonZero, ClipperLib_Z::pftNonZero);
-			ClipperLib_Z::PolyTreeToPaths(loops_trimmed_tree, loops_trimmed);
+			ClipperLib_Z::PolyTreeToPaths(std::move(loops_trimmed_tree), loops_trimmed);
 		}
 
 		// Third, produce the extrusions, sorted by the source loop indices.

src/libslic3r/CMakeLists.txt

@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ set(SLIC3R_SOURCES
     AABBTreeLines.hpp
     AABBMesh.hpp
     AABBMesh.cpp
+    Algorithm/RegionExpansion.cpp
+    Algorithm/RegionExpansion.hpp
     AnyPtr.hpp
     BoundingBox.cpp
     BoundingBox.hpp
@@ -36,6 +38,7 @@ set(SLIC3R_SOURCES
     clipper.hpp
     ClipperUtils.cpp
     ClipperUtils.hpp
+    ClipperZUtils.hpp
     Color.cpp
     Color.hpp
     Config.cpp
@@ -79,6 +82,8 @@ set(SLIC3R_SOURCES
     Fill/FillBase.hpp
     Fill/FillConcentric.cpp
     Fill/FillConcentric.hpp
+    Fill/FillEnsuring.cpp
+    Fill/FillEnsuring.hpp
     Fill/FillHoneycomb.cpp
     Fill/FillHoneycomb.hpp
     Fill/FillGyroid.cpp

src/libslic3r/CSGMesh/PerformCSGMeshBooleans.hpp

@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ MeshBoolean::cgal::CGALMeshPtr get_cgalmesh(const CSGPartT &csgpart)
     MeshBoolean::cgal::CGALMeshPtr ret;
 
     indexed_triangle_set m = *its;
-    auto tr = get_transform(csgpart);
     its_transform(m, get_transform(csgpart), true);
 
     try {

src/libslic3r/ClipperUtils.cpp

@@ -8,8 +8,6 @@
 #include "SVG.hpp"
 #endif /* CLIPPER_UTILS_DEBUG */
 
-#define CLIPPER_OFFSET_SHORTEST_EDGE_FACTOR (0.005f)
-
 namespace Slic3r {
 
 #ifdef CLIPPER_UTILS_DEBUG
@@ -267,7 +265,7 @@ static ClipperLib::Paths raw_offset(PathsProvider &&paths, float offset, Clipper
         co.ArcTolerance = miterLimit;
     else
         co.MiterLimit = miterLimit;
-    co.ShortestEdgeLength = double(std::abs(offset * CLIPPER_OFFSET_SHORTEST_EDGE_FACTOR));
+    co.ShortestEdgeLength = std::abs(offset * ClipperOffsetShortestEdgeFactor);
     for (const ClipperLib::Path &path : paths) {
         co.Clear();
         // Execute reorients the contours so that the outer most contour has a positive area. Thus the output
@@ -414,7 +412,7 @@ static int offset_expolygon_inner(const Slic3r::ExPolygon &expoly, const float d
             co.ArcTolerance = miterLimit;
         else
             co.MiterLimit = miterLimit;
-        co.ShortestEdgeLength = double(std::abs(delta * CLIPPER_OFFSET_SHORTEST_EDGE_FACTOR));
+        co.ShortestEdgeLength = std::abs(delta * ClipperOffsetShortestEdgeFactor);
         co.AddPath(expoly.contour.points, joinType, ClipperLib::etClosedPolygon);
         co.Execute(contours, delta);
     }
@@ -435,7 +433,7 @@ static int offset_expolygon_inner(const Slic3r::ExPolygon &expoly, const float d
                     co.ArcTolerance = miterLimit;
                 else
                     co.MiterLimit = miterLimit;
-                co.ShortestEdgeLength = double(std::abs(delta * CLIPPER_OFFSET_SHORTEST_EDGE_FACTOR));
+                co.ShortestEdgeLength = std::abs(delta * ClipperOffsetShortestEdgeFactor);
                 co.AddPath(hole.points, joinType, ClipperLib::etClosedPolygon);
                 ClipperLib::Paths out2;
                 // Execute reorients the contours so that the outer most contour has a positive area. Thus the output
@@ -680,6 +678,13 @@ Slic3r::Polygons union_(const Slic3r::ExPolygons &subject)
     { return _clipper(ClipperLib::ctUnion, ClipperUtils::ExPolygonsProvider(subject), ClipperUtils::EmptyPathsProvider(), ApplySafetyOffset::No); }
 Slic3r::Polygons union_(const Slic3r::Polygons &subject, const Slic3r::Polygons &subject2)
     { return _clipper(ClipperLib::ctUnion, ClipperUtils::PolygonsProvider(subject), ClipperUtils::PolygonsProvider(subject2), ApplySafetyOffset::No); }
+Slic3r::Polygons union_(Slic3r::Polygons &&subject, const Slic3r::Polygons &subject2) { 
+    if (subject.empty())
+        return subject2;
+    if (subject2.empty())
+        return std::move(subject);
+    return union_(subject, subject2);
+}
 Slic3r::Polygons union_(const Slic3r::Polygons &subject, const Slic3r::ExPolygon &subject2)
     { return _clipper(ClipperLib::ctUnion, ClipperUtils::PolygonsProvider(subject), ClipperUtils::ExPolygonProvider(subject2), ApplySafetyOffset::No); }
 
@@ -713,6 +718,8 @@ Slic3r::ExPolygons diff_ex(const Slic3r::Surfaces &subject, const Slic3r::Surfac
     { return _clipper_ex(ClipperLib::ctDifference, ClipperUtils::SurfacesProvider(subject), ClipperUtils::SurfacesProvider(clip), do_safety_offset); }
 Slic3r::ExPolygons diff_ex(const Slic3r::SurfacesPtr &subject, const Slic3r::Polygons &clip, ApplySafetyOffset do_safety_offset)
     { return _clipper_ex(ClipperLib::ctDifference, ClipperUtils::SurfacesPtrProvider(subject), ClipperUtils::PolygonsProvider(clip), do_safety_offset); }
+Slic3r::ExPolygons diff_ex(const Slic3r::SurfacesPtr &subject, const Slic3r::ExPolygons &clip, ApplySafetyOffset do_safety_offset)
+    { return _clipper_ex(ClipperLib::ctDifference, ClipperUtils::SurfacesPtrProvider(subject), ClipperUtils::ExPolygonsProvider(clip), do_safety_offset); }
 
 Slic3r::ExPolygons intersection_ex(const Slic3r::Polygons &subject, const Slic3r::Polygons &clip, ApplySafetyOffset do_safety_offset)
     { return _clipper_ex(ClipperLib::ctIntersection, ClipperUtils::PolygonsProvider(subject), ClipperUtils::PolygonsProvider(clip), do_safety_offset); }
@@ -1055,7 +1062,7 @@ ClipperLib::Path mittered_offset_path_scaled(const Points &contour, const std::v
 		};
 
 		// Minimum edge length, squared.
-		double lmin  = *std::max_element(deltas.begin(), deltas.end()) * CLIPPER_OFFSET_SHORTEST_EDGE_FACTOR;
+		double lmin  = *std::max_element(deltas.begin(), deltas.end()) * ClipperOffsetShortestEdgeFactor;
 		double l2min = lmin * lmin;
 		// Minimum angle to consider two edges to be parallel.
 		// Vojtech's estimate.

src/libslic3r/ClipperUtils.hpp

@@ -39,6 +39,9 @@ static constexpr const Slic3r::ClipperLib::JoinType DefaultLineJoinType     = Sl
 // Miter limit is ignored for jtSquare.
 static constexpr const double                       DefaultLineMiterLimit   = 0.;
 
+// Decimation factor applied on input contour when doing offset, multiplied by the offset distance.
+static constexpr const double                       ClipperOffsetShortestEdgeFactor = 0.005;
+
 enum class ApplySafetyOffset {
     No,
     Yes
@@ -370,6 +373,8 @@ inline Slic3r::Polygons   shrink(const Slic3r::Polygons &polygons, const float d
     { assert(delta > 0); return offset(polygons, -delta, joinType, miterLimit); }
 inline Slic3r::ExPolygons shrink_ex(const Slic3r::Polygons &polygons, const float delta, ClipperLib::JoinType joinType = DefaultJoinType, double miterLimit = DefaultMiterLimit) 
     { assert(delta > 0); return offset_ex(polygons, -delta, joinType, miterLimit); }
+inline Slic3r::ExPolygons shrink_ex(const Slic3r::ExPolygons &polygons, const float delta, ClipperLib::JoinType joinType = DefaultJoinType, double miterLimit = DefaultMiterLimit) 
+    { assert(delta > 0); return offset_ex(polygons, -delta, joinType, miterLimit); }
 
 // Wherever applicable, please use the opening() / closing() variants instead, they convey their purpose better.
 // Input polygons for negative offset shall be "normalized": There must be no overlap / intersections between the input polygons.
@@ -430,6 +435,7 @@ Slic3r::ExPolygons diff_ex(const Slic3r::Surfaces &subject, const Slic3r::ExPoly
 Slic3r::ExPolygons diff_ex(const Slic3r::ExPolygons &subject, const Slic3r::Surfaces &clip, ApplySafetyOffset do_safety_offset = ApplySafetyOffset::No);
 Slic3r::ExPolygons diff_ex(const Slic3r::Surfaces &subject, const Slic3r::Surfaces &clip, ApplySafetyOffset do_safety_offset = ApplySafetyOffset::No);
 Slic3r::ExPolygons diff_ex(const Slic3r::SurfacesPtr &subject, const Slic3r::Polygons &clip, ApplySafetyOffset do_safety_offset = ApplySafetyOffset::No);
+Slic3r::ExPolygons diff_ex(const Slic3r::SurfacesPtr &subject, const Slic3r::ExPolygons &clip, ApplySafetyOffset do_safety_offset = ApplySafetyOffset::No);
 Slic3r::Polylines  diff_pl(const Slic3r::Polyline &subject, const Slic3r::Polygons &clip);
 Slic3r::Polylines  diff_pl(const Slic3r::Polylines &subject, const Slic3r::Polygons &clip);
 Slic3r::Polylines  diff_pl(const Slic3r::Polyline &subject, const Slic3r::ExPolygon &clip);
@@ -601,6 +607,6 @@ Polygons  variable_offset_outer(const ExPolygon &expoly, const std::vector<std::
 ExPolygons variable_offset_outer_ex(const ExPolygon &expoly, const std::vector<std::vector<float>> &deltas, double miter_limit = 2.);
 ExPolygons variable_offset_inner_ex(const ExPolygon &expoly, const std::vector<std::vector<float>> &deltas, double miter_limit = 2.);
 
-}
+} // namespace Slic3r
 
-#endif
+#endif // slic3r_ClipperUtils_hpp_

src/libslic3r/ClipperZUtils.hpp

@@ -0,0 +1,143 @@
+#ifndef slic3r_ClipperZUtils_hpp_
+#define slic3r_ClipperZUtils_hpp_
+
+#include <numeric>
+#include <vector>
+
+#include <clipper/clipper_z.hpp>
+#include <libslic3r/Point.hpp>
+
+namespace Slic3r {
+
+namespace ClipperZUtils {
+
+using ZPoint  = ClipperLib_Z::IntPoint;
+using ZPoints = ClipperLib_Z::Path;
+using ZPath   = ClipperLib_Z::Path;
+using ZPaths  = ClipperLib_Z::Paths;
+
+inline bool zpoint_lower(const ZPoint &l, const ZPoint &r)
+{
+    return l.x() < r.x() || (l.x() == r.x() && (l.y() < r.y() || (l.y() == r.y() && l.z() < r.z())));
+}
+
+// Convert a single path to path with a given Z coordinate.
+// If Open, then duplicate the first point at the end.
+template<bool Open = false>
+inline ZPath to_zpath(const Points &path, coord_t z)
+{
+    ZPath out;
+    if (! path.empty()) {
+        out.reserve((path.size() + Open) ? 1 : 0);
+        for (const Point &p : path)
+            out.emplace_back(p.x(), p.y(), z);
+        if (Open)
+            out.emplace_back(out.front());
+    }
+    return out;
+}
+
+// Convert multiple paths to paths with a given Z coordinate.
+// If Open, then duplicate the first point of each path at its end.
+template<bool Open = false>
+inline ZPaths to_zpaths(const std::vector<Points> &paths, coord_t z)
+{
+    ZPaths out;
+    out.reserve(paths.size());
+    for (const Points &path : paths)
+        out.emplace_back(to_zpath<Open>(path, z));
+    return out;
+}
+
+// Convert multiple expolygons into z-paths with Z specified by an index of the source expolygon
+// offsetted by base_index.
+// If Open, then duplicate the first point of each path at its end.
+template<bool Open = false>
+inline ZPaths expolygons_to_zpaths(const ExPolygons &src, coord_t &base_idx)
+{
+    ZPaths out;
+    out.reserve(std::accumulate(src.begin(), src.end(), size_t(0),
+        [](const size_t acc, const ExPolygon &expoly) { return acc + expoly.num_contours(); }));
+    for (const ExPolygon &expoly : src) {
+        out.emplace_back(to_zpath<Open>(expoly.contour.points, base_idx));
+        for (const Polygon &hole : expoly.holes)
+            out.emplace_back(to_zpath<Open>(hole.points, base_idx));
+        ++ base_idx;
+    }
+    return out;
+}
+
+// Convert a single path to path with a given Z coordinate.
+// If Open, then duplicate the first point at the end.
+template<bool Open = false>
+inline Points from_zpath(const ZPoints &path)
+{
+    Points out;
+    if (! path.empty()) {
+        out.reserve((path.size() + Open) ? 1 : 0);
+        for (const ZPoint &p : path)
+            out.emplace_back(p.x(), p.y());
+        if (Open)
+            out.emplace_back(out.front());
+    }
+    return out;
+}
+
+// Convert multiple paths to paths with a given Z coordinate.
+// If Open, then duplicate the first point of each path at its end.
+template<bool Open = false>
+inline void from_zpaths(const ZPaths &paths, std::vector<Points> &out)
+{
+    out.reserve(out.size() + paths.size());
+    for (const ZPoints &path : paths)
+        out.emplace_back(from_zpath<Open>(path));
+}
+template<bool Open = false>
+inline std::vector<Points> from_zpaths(const ZPaths &paths)
+{
+    std::vector<Points> out;
+    from_zpaths(paths, out);
+    return out;
+}
+
+class ClipperZIntersectionVisitor {
+public:
+    using Intersection  = std::pair<coord_t, coord_t>;
+    using Intersections = std::vector<Intersection>;
+    ClipperZIntersectionVisitor(Intersections &intersections) : m_intersections(intersections) {}
+    void reset() { m_intersections.clear(); }
+    void operator()(const ZPoint &e1bot, const ZPoint &e1top, const ZPoint &e2bot, const ZPoint &e2top, ZPoint &pt) {
+        coord_t srcs[4]{ e1bot.z(), e1top.z(), e2bot.z(), e2top.z() };
+        coord_t *begin = srcs;
+        coord_t *end = srcs + 4;
+        //FIXME bubble sort manually?
+        std::sort(begin, end);
+        end = std::unique(begin, end);
+        if (begin + 1 == end) {
+            // Self intersection may happen on source contour. Just copy the Z value.
+            pt.z() = *begin;
+        } else {
+            assert(begin + 2 == end);
+            if (begin + 2 <= end) {
+                // store a -1 based negative index into the "intersections" vector here.
+                m_intersections.emplace_back(srcs[0], srcs[1]);
+                pt.z() = -coord_t(m_intersections.size());
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    ClipperLib_Z::ZFillCallback clipper_callback() {
+        return [this](const ZPoint &e1bot, const ZPoint &e1top, 
+                 const ZPoint &e2bot, const ZPoint &e2top, ZPoint &pt)
+        { return (*this)(e1bot, e1top, e2bot, e2top, pt); };
+    }
+
+    const std::vector<std::pair<coord_t, coord_t>>& intersections() const { return m_intersections; }
+
+private:
+    std::vector<std::pair<coord_t, coord_t>> &m_intersections;
+};
+
+} // namespace ClipperZUtils
+} // namespace Slic3r
+
+#endif // slic3r_ClipperZUtils_hpp_

src/libslic3r/Config.hpp

@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ template <class T>
 class ConfigOptionSingle : public ConfigOption {
 public:
     T value;
-    explicit ConfigOptionSingle(T value) : value(value) {}
+    explicit ConfigOptionSingle(T value) : value(std::move(value)) {}
     operator T() const { return this->value; }
     
     void set(const ConfigOption *rhs) override
@@ -847,8 +847,8 @@ using ConfigOptionIntsNullable = ConfigOptionIntsTempl<true>;
 class ConfigOptionString : public ConfigOptionSingle<std::string>
 {
 public:
-    ConfigOptionString() : ConfigOptionSingle<std::string>("") {}
+    ConfigOptionString() : ConfigOptionSingle<std::string>(std::string{}) {}
-    explicit ConfigOptionString(const std::string &value) : ConfigOptionSingle<std::string>(value) {}
+    explicit ConfigOptionString(std::string value) : ConfigOptionSingle<std::string>(std::move(value)) {}
 
     static ConfigOptionType static_type() { return coString; }
     ConfigOptionType        type()  const override { return static_type(); }
@@ -1736,7 +1736,7 @@ private:
     void set_values(const std::initializer_list<std::string_view> il) {
         m_values.clear();
         m_values.reserve(il.size());
-        for (const std::string_view p : il)
+        for (const std::string_view& p : il)
             m_values.emplace_back(p);
         assert(m_labels.empty() || m_labels.size() == m_values.size());
     }
@@ -1745,7 +1745,7 @@ private:
         m_values.reserve(il.size());
         m_labels.clear();
         m_labels.reserve(il.size());
-        for (const std::pair<std::string_view, std::string_view> p : il) {
+        for (const std::pair<std::string_view, std::string_view>& p : il) {
             m_values.emplace_back(p.first);
             m_labels.emplace_back(p.second);
         }
@@ -1753,7 +1753,7 @@ private:
     void set_labels(const std::initializer_list<std::string_view> il) {
         m_labels.clear();
         m_labels.reserve(il.size());
-        for (const std::string_view p : il)
+        for (const std::string_view& p : il)
             m_labels.emplace_back(p);
         assert(m_values.empty() || m_labels.size() == m_values.size());
     }
@@ -1762,9 +1762,9 @@ private:
         // Check whether def.enum_values contains all the values of def.enum_keys_map and
         // that they are sorted by their ordinary values.
         m_values_ordinary = true;
-        for (const std::pair<std::string, int>& key : *m_enum_keys_map) {
+        for (const auto& [enum_name, enum_int] : *m_enum_keys_map) {
-            assert(key.second >= 0);
+            assert(enum_int >= 0);
-            if (key.second >= this->values().size() || this->value(key.second) != key.first) {
+            if (enum_int >= int(this->values().size()) || this->value(enum_int) != enum_name) {
                 m_values_ordinary = false;
                 break;
             }

src/libslic3r/CutSurface.cpp

@@ -1098,7 +1098,13 @@ namespace priv {
 /// Track source of intersection 
 /// Help for anotate inner and outer faces
 /// </summary>
-struct Visitor {
+struct Visitor : public CGAL::Polygon_mesh_processing::Corefinement::Default_visitor<CutMesh> {
+    Visitor(const CutMesh &object, const CutMesh &shape, EdgeShapeMap edge_shape_map,
+            FaceShapeMap face_shape_map, VertexShapeMap vert_shape_map, bool* is_valid) :
+        object(object), shape(shape), edge_shape_map(edge_shape_map), face_shape_map(face_shape_map),
+        vert_shape_map(vert_shape_map), is_valid(is_valid)
+    {}
+
     const CutMesh &object;
     const CutMesh &shape;
 
@@ -1160,16 +1166,6 @@ struct Visitor {
     /// <param name="v">New added vertex</param>
     /// <param name="tm">Affected mesh</param>
     void new_vertex_added(std::size_t i_id, VI v, const CutMesh &tm);
-
-    // Not used visitor functions
-    void before_subface_creations(FI /* f_old */, CutMesh &/* mesh */){}
-    void after_subface_created(FI /* f_new */, CutMesh &/* mesh */) {}
-    void after_subface_creations(CutMesh&) {}
-    void before_subface_created(CutMesh&) {}
-    void before_edge_split(HI /* h */, CutMesh& /* tm */) {}
-    void edge_split(HI /* hnew */, CutMesh& /* tm */) {}
-    void after_edge_split() {}
-    void add_retriangulation_edge(HI /* h */, CutMesh& /* tm */) {}
 };
 
 /// <summary>

src/libslic3r/Fill/Fill.cpp

@@ -15,10 +15,12 @@
 #include "FillRectilinear.hpp"
 #include "FillLightning.hpp"
 #include "FillConcentric.hpp"
-
+#include "FillEnsuring.hpp"
 
 namespace Slic3r {
 
+static constexpr const float NarrowInfillAreaThresholdMM = 3.f;
+
 struct SurfaceFillParams
 {
 	// Zero based extruder ID.
@@ -159,7 +161,8 @@ std::vector<SurfaceFill> group_fills(const Layer &layer)
 		        // Calculate the actual flow we'll be using for this infill.
 		        params.bridge = is_bridge || Fill::use_bridge_flow(params.pattern);
 				params.flow   = params.bridge ?
-					layerm.bridging_flow(extrusion_role) :
+					// Always enable thick bridges for internal bridges.
+					layerm.bridging_flow(extrusion_role, surface.is_bridge() && ! surface.is_external()) :
 					layerm.flow(extrusion_role, (surface.thickness == -1) ? layer.height : surface.thickness);
 
 				// Calculate flow spacing for infill pattern generation.
@@ -302,6 +305,46 @@ std::vector<SurfaceFill> group_fills(const Layer &layer)
 		}
     }
 
+	// Detect narrow internal solid infill area and use ipEnsuring pattern instead.
+	{
+		std::vector<char> narrow_expolygons;
+		static constexpr const auto narrow_pattern = ipEnsuring;
+		for (size_t surface_fill_id = 0, num_old_fills = surface_fills.size(); surface_fill_id < num_old_fills; ++ surface_fill_id)
+			if (SurfaceFill &fill = surface_fills[surface_fill_id]; fill.surface.surface_type == stInternalSolid) {
+				size_t num_expolygons = fill.expolygons.size();
+				narrow_expolygons.clear();
+				narrow_expolygons.reserve(num_expolygons);
+				// Detect narrow expolygons.
+				int num_narrow = 0;
+				for (const ExPolygon &ex : fill.expolygons) {
+					bool narrow = offset_ex(ex, -scaled<float>(NarrowInfillAreaThresholdMM)).empty();
+					num_narrow += int(narrow);
+					narrow_expolygons.emplace_back(narrow);
+				}
+				if (num_narrow == num_expolygons) {
+					// All expolygons are narrow, change the fill pattern.
+					fill.params.pattern = narrow_pattern;
+				} else if (num_narrow > 0) {
+					// Some expolygons are narrow, split the fills.
+					params = fill.params;
+					params.pattern = narrow_pattern;
+					surface_fills.emplace_back(params);
+					SurfaceFill &old_fill = surface_fills[surface_fill_id];
+					SurfaceFill &new_fill = surface_fills.back();
+					new_fill.region_id 				= old_fill.region_id;
+					new_fill.surface.surface_type 	= stInternalSolid;
+					new_fill.surface.thickness 		= old_fill.surface.thickness;
+					new_fill.expolygons.reserve(num_narrow);
+					for (size_t i = 0; i < narrow_expolygons.size(); ++ i)
+						if (narrow_expolygons[i])
+							new_fill.expolygons.emplace_back(std::move(old_fill.expolygons[i]));
+					old_fill.expolygons.erase(std::remove_if(old_fill.expolygons.begin(), old_fill.expolygons.end(),
+						[&narrow_expolygons, ex_first = old_fill.expolygons.data()](const ExPolygon& ex) { return narrow_expolygons[&ex - ex_first]; }),
+						old_fill.expolygons.end());
+				}
+			}
+	}
+
 	return surface_fills;
 }
 
@@ -441,14 +484,28 @@ void Layer::make_fills(FillAdaptive::Octree* adaptive_fill_octree, FillAdaptive:
 	}
 #endif /* SLIC3R_DEBUG_SLICE_PROCESSING */
 
+	size_t first_object_layer_id = this->object()->get_layer(0)->id();
     for (SurfaceFill &surface_fill : surface_fills) {
+		//skip patterns for which additional input is nullptr
+		switch (surface_fill.params.pattern) {
+			case ipLightning: if (lightning_generator == nullptr) continue; break;
+			case ipAdaptiveCubic: if (adaptive_fill_octree == nullptr) continue; break;
+			case ipSupportCubic: if (support_fill_octree == nullptr) continue; break;
+			default: break;
+		}
+
         // Create the filler object.
         std::unique_ptr<Fill> f = std::unique_ptr<Fill>(Fill::new_from_type(surface_fill.params.pattern));
         f->set_bounding_box(bbox);
-        f->layer_id = this->id();
+		// Layer ID is used for orienting the infill in alternating directions.
+		// Layer::id() returns layer ID including raft layers, subtract them to make the infill direction independent
+		// from raft.
+        f->layer_id = this->id() - first_object_layer_id;
         f->z 		= this->print_z;
         f->angle 	= surface_fill.params.angle;
         f->adapt_fill_octree   = (surface_fill.params.pattern == ipSupportCubic) ? support_fill_octree : adaptive_fill_octree;
+        f->print_config        = &this->object()->print()->config();
+        f->print_object_config = &this->object()->config();
 
 		if (surface_fill.params.pattern == ipLightning) {
 			auto *lf = dynamic_cast<FillLightning::Filler*>(f.get());
@@ -456,11 +513,10 @@ void Layer::make_fills(FillAdaptive::Octree* adaptive_fill_octree, FillAdaptive:
 			lf->num_raft_layers = this->object()->slicing_parameters().raft_layers();
 		}
 
-        if (perimeter_generator.value == PerimeterGeneratorType::Arachne && surface_fill.params.pattern == ipConcentric) {
+        if (surface_fill.params.pattern == ipEnsuring) {
-            FillConcentric *fill_concentric = dynamic_cast<FillConcentric *>(f.get());
+            auto *fill_ensuring = dynamic_cast<FillEnsuring *>(f.get());
-            assert(fill_concentric != nullptr);
+            assert(fill_ensuring != nullptr);
-            fill_concentric->print_config        = &this->object()->print()->config();
+            fill_ensuring->print_region_config = &m_regions[surface_fill.region_id]->region().config();
-            fill_concentric->print_object_config = &this->object()->config();
         }
 
         // calculate flow spacing for infill pattern generation
@@ -490,7 +546,7 @@ void Layer::make_fills(FillAdaptive::Octree* adaptive_fill_octree, FillAdaptive:
         params.anchor_length     = surface_fill.params.anchor_length;
         params.anchor_length_max = surface_fill.params.anchor_length_max;
         params.resolution        = resolution;
-        params.use_arachne       = perimeter_generator == PerimeterGeneratorType::Arachne && surface_fill.params.pattern == ipConcentric;
+        params.use_arachne       = (perimeter_generator == PerimeterGeneratorType::Arachne && surface_fill.params.pattern == ipConcentric) || surface_fill.params.pattern == ipEnsuring;
         params.layer_height      = layerm.layer()->height;
 
         for (ExPolygon &expoly : surface_fill.expolygons) {
@@ -591,6 +647,94 @@ void Layer::make_fills(FillAdaptive::Octree* adaptive_fill_octree, FillAdaptive:
 #endif
 }
 
+Polylines Layer::generate_sparse_infill_polylines_for_anchoring() const
+{
+    std::vector<SurfaceFill>  surface_fills = group_fills(*this);
+    const Slic3r::BoundingBox bbox          = this->object()->bounding_box();
+    const auto                resolution    = this->object()->print()->config().gcode_resolution.value;
+
+    Polylines sparse_infill_polylines{};
+
+    for (SurfaceFill &surface_fill : surface_fills) {
+        // skip patterns for which additional input is nullptr
+        switch (surface_fill.params.pattern) {
+        case ipLightning: continue; break;
+        case ipAdaptiveCubic: continue; break;
+        case ipSupportCubic: continue; break;
+        case ipCount: continue; break;
+        case ipSupportBase: continue; break;
+        case ipEnsuring: continue; break;
+        case ipRectilinear:
+        case ipMonotonic:
+        case ipMonotonicLines:
+        case ipAlignedRectilinear:
+        case ipGrid:
+        case ipTriangles:
+        case ipStars:
+        case ipCubic:
+        case ipLine:
+        case ipConcentric:
+        case ipHoneycomb:
+        case ip3DHoneycomb:
+        case ipGyroid:
+        case ipHilbertCurve:
+        case ipArchimedeanChords:
+        case ipOctagramSpiral: break;
+        }
+
+        // Create the filler object.
+        std::unique_ptr<Fill> f = std::unique_ptr<Fill>(Fill::new_from_type(surface_fill.params.pattern));
+        f->set_bounding_box(bbox);
+        f->layer_id = this->id();
+        f->z        = this->print_z;
+        f->angle    = surface_fill.params.angle;
+        // f->adapt_fill_octree   = (surface_fill.params.pattern == ipSupportCubic) ? support_fill_octree : adaptive_fill_octree;
+        f->print_config        = &this->object()->print()->config();
+        f->print_object_config = &this->object()->config();
+
+        // calculate flow spacing for infill pattern generation
+        double link_max_length = 0.;
+        if (!surface_fill.params.bridge) {
+#if 0
+            link_max_length = layerm.region()->config().get_abs_value(surface.is_external() ? "external_fill_link_max_length" : "fill_link_max_length", flow.spacing());
+//            printf("flow spacing: %f,  is_external: %d, link_max_length: %lf\n", flow.spacing(), int(surface.is_external()), link_max_length);
+#else
+            if (surface_fill.params.density > 80.) // 80%
+                link_max_length = 3. * f->spacing;
+#endif
+        }
+
+        // Maximum length of the perimeter segment linking two infill lines.
+        f->link_max_length = (coord_t) scale_(link_max_length);
+        // Used by the concentric infill pattern to clip the loops to create extrusion paths.
+        f->loop_clipping = coord_t(scale_(surface_fill.params.flow.nozzle_diameter()) * LOOP_CLIPPING_LENGTH_OVER_NOZZLE_DIAMETER);
+
+        LayerRegion &layerm = *m_regions[surface_fill.region_id];
+
+        // apply half spacing using this flow's own spacing and generate infill
+        FillParams params;
+        params.density           = float(0.01 * surface_fill.params.density);
+        params.dont_adjust       = false; //  surface_fill.params.dont_adjust;
+        params.anchor_length     = surface_fill.params.anchor_length;
+        params.anchor_length_max = surface_fill.params.anchor_length_max;
+        params.resolution        = resolution;
+        params.use_arachne       = false;
+        params.layer_height      = layerm.layer()->height;
+
+        for (ExPolygon &expoly : surface_fill.expolygons) {
+            // Spacing is modified by the filler to indicate adjustments. Reset it for each expolygon.
+            f->spacing                     = surface_fill.params.spacing;
+            surface_fill.surface.expolygon = std::move(expoly);
+            try {
+                Polylines polylines = f->fill_surface(&surface_fill.surface, params);
+                sparse_infill_polylines.insert(sparse_infill_polylines.end(), polylines.begin(), polylines.end());
+            } catch (InfillFailedException &) {}
+        }
+    }
+
+    return sparse_infill_polylines;
+}
+
 // Create ironing extrusions over top surfaces.
 void Layer::make_ironing()
 {
@@ -698,7 +842,11 @@ void Layer::make_ironing()
     FillRectilinear 	fill;
     FillParams 			fill_params;
 	fill.set_bounding_box(this->object()->bounding_box());
-	fill.layer_id 			 = this->id();
+	// Layer ID is used for orienting the infill in alternating directions.
+	// Layer::id() returns layer ID including raft layers, subtract them to make the infill direction independent
+	// from raft.
+	//FIXME ironing does not take fill angle into account. Shall it? Does it matter?
+	fill.layer_id 			 = this->id() - this->object()->get_layer(0)->id();
     fill.z 					 = this->print_z;
     fill.overlap 			 = 0;
     fill_params.density 	 = 1.;

src/libslic3r/Fill/FillBase.cpp

@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 #include "FillRectilinear.hpp"
 #include "FillAdaptive.hpp"
 #include "FillLightning.hpp"
+#include "FillEnsuring.hpp"
 
 #include <boost/log/trivial.hpp>
 
@@ -50,6 +51,7 @@ Fill* Fill::new_from_type(const InfillPattern type)
     case ipSupportCubic:        return new FillAdaptive::Filler();
     case ipSupportBase:         return new FillSupportBase();
     case ipLightning:           return new FillLightning::Filler();
+    case ipEnsuring:            return new FillEnsuring();
     default: throw Slic3r::InvalidArgument("unknown type");
     }
 }

src/libslic3r/Fill/FillBase.hpp

@@ -91,6 +91,10 @@ public:
     // Octree builds on mesh for usage in the adaptive cubic infill
     FillAdaptive::Octree* adapt_fill_octree = nullptr;
 
+    // PrintConfig and PrintObjectConfig are used by infills that use Arachne (Concentric and FillEnsuring).
+    const PrintConfig       *print_config        = nullptr;
+    const PrintObjectConfig *print_object_config = nullptr;
+
 public:
     virtual ~Fill() {}
     virtual Fill* clone() const = 0;

src/libslic3r/Fill/FillConcentric.cpp

@@ -97,14 +97,8 @@ void FillConcentric::_fill_surface_single(const FillParams              &params,
                 continue;
 
             ThickPolyline thick_polyline = Arachne::to_thick_polyline(*extrusion);
-            if (extrusion->is_closed && thick_polyline.points.front() == thick_polyline.points.back() && thick_polyline.width.front() == thick_polyline.width.back()) {
+            if (extrusion->is_closed)
-                thick_polyline.points.pop_back();
+                thick_polyline.start_at_index(nearest_point_index(thick_polyline.points, last_pos));
-                assert(thick_polyline.points.size() * 2 == thick_polyline.width.size());
-                int nearest_idx = nearest_point_index(thick_polyline.points, last_pos);
-                std::rotate(thick_polyline.points.begin(), thick_polyline.points.begin() + nearest_idx, thick_polyline.points.end());
-                std::rotate(thick_polyline.width.begin(), thick_polyline.width.begin() + 2 * nearest_idx, thick_polyline.width.end());
-                thick_polyline.points.emplace_back(thick_polyline.points.front());
-            }
             thick_polylines_out.emplace_back(std::move(thick_polyline));
             last_pos = thick_polylines_out.back().last_point();
         }

src/libslic3r/Fill/FillConcentric.hpp

@@ -26,11 +26,6 @@ protected:
                               ThickPolylines                &thick_polylines_out) override;
 
     bool no_sort() const override { return true; }
-
-    const PrintConfig       *print_config        = nullptr;
-    const PrintObjectConfig *print_object_config = nullptr;
-
-    friend class Layer;
 };
 
 } // namespace Slic3r

src/libslic3r/Fill/FillEnsuring.cpp

@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+#include "../ClipperUtils.hpp"
+#include "../ShortestPath.hpp"
+#include "../Arachne/WallToolPaths.hpp"
+
+#include "FillEnsuring.hpp"
+
+#include <boost/log/trivial.hpp>
+
+namespace Slic3r {
+
+ThickPolylines FillEnsuring::fill_surface_arachne(const Surface *surface, const FillParams &params)
+{
+    assert(params.use_arachne);
+    assert(this->print_config != nullptr && this->print_object_config != nullptr && this->print_region_config != nullptr);
+
+    const coord_t               scaled_spacing         = scaled<coord_t>(this->spacing);
+
+    // Perform offset.
+    Slic3r::ExPolygons expp = this->overlap != 0. ? offset_ex(surface->expolygon, scaled<float>(this->overlap)) : ExPolygons{surface->expolygon};
+    // Create the infills for each of the regions.
+    ThickPolylines thick_polylines_out;
+    for (ExPolygon &ex_poly : expp) {
+        Point    bbox_size   = ex_poly.contour.bounding_box().size();
+        coord_t  loops_count = std::max(bbox_size.x(), bbox_size.y()) / scaled_spacing + 1;
+        Polygons polygons    = to_polygons(ex_poly);
+        Arachne::WallToolPaths wall_tool_paths(polygons, scaled_spacing, scaled_spacing, loops_count, 0, params.layer_height, *this->print_object_config, *this->print_config);
+        if (std::vector<Arachne::VariableWidthLines> loops = wall_tool_paths.getToolPaths(); !loops.empty()) {
+            std::vector<const Arachne::ExtrusionLine *> all_extrusions;
+            for (Arachne::VariableWidthLines &loop : loops) {
+                if (loop.empty())
+                    continue;
+                for (const Arachne::ExtrusionLine &wall : loop)
+                    all_extrusions.emplace_back(&wall);
+            }
+
+            // Split paths using a nearest neighbor search.
+            size_t firts_poly_idx = thick_polylines_out.size();
+            Point  last_pos(0, 0);
+            for (const Arachne::ExtrusionLine *extrusion : all_extrusions) {
+                if (extrusion->empty())
+                    continue;
+
+                ThickPolyline thick_polyline = Arachne::to_thick_polyline(*extrusion);
+                if (thick_polyline.length() == 0.)
+                    //FIXME this should not happen.
+                    continue;
+                assert(thick_polyline.size() > 1);
+                assert(thick_polyline.length() > 0.);
+                //assert(thick_polyline.points.size() == thick_polyline.width.size());
+                if (extrusion->is_closed)
+                    thick_polyline.start_at_index(nearest_point_index(thick_polyline.points, last_pos));
+
+                assert(thick_polyline.size() > 1);
+                //assert(thick_polyline.points.size() == thick_polyline.width.size());
+                thick_polylines_out.emplace_back(std::move(thick_polyline));
+                last_pos = thick_polylines_out.back().last_point();
+            }
+
+            // clip the paths to prevent the extruder from getting exactly on the first point of the loop
+            // Keep valid paths only.
+            size_t j = firts_poly_idx;
+            for (size_t i = firts_poly_idx; i < thick_polylines_out.size(); ++i) {
+                assert(thick_polylines_out[i].size() > 1);
+                assert(thick_polylines_out[i].length() > 0.);
+                //assert(thick_polylines_out[i].points.size() == thick_polylines_out[i].width.size());
+                thick_polylines_out[i].clip_end(this->loop_clipping);
+                assert(thick_polylines_out[i].size() > 1);
+                if (thick_polylines_out[i].is_valid()) {
+                    if (j < i)
+                        thick_polylines_out[j] = std::move(thick_polylines_out[i]);
+                    ++j;
+                }
+            }
+            if (j < thick_polylines_out.size())
+                thick_polylines_out.erase(thick_polylines_out.begin() + int(j), thick_polylines_out.end());
+        }
+    }
+
+    return thick_polylines_out;
+}
+
+} // namespace Slic3r

src/libslic3r/Fill/FillEnsuring.hpp

@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+#ifndef slic3r_FillEnsuring_hpp_
+#define slic3r_FillEnsuring_hpp_
+
+#include "FillBase.hpp"
+#include "FillRectilinear.hpp"
+
+namespace Slic3r {
+
+class FillEnsuring : public FillRectilinear
+{
+public:
+    Fill *clone() const override { return new FillEnsuring(*this); }
+    ~FillEnsuring() override = default;
+    Polylines      fill_surface(const Surface *surface, const FillParams &params) override { return {}; };
+    ThickPolylines fill_surface_arachne(const Surface *surface, const FillParams &params) override;
+
+protected:
+    void fill_surface_single_arachne(const Surface &surface, const FillParams &params, ThickPolylines &thick_polylines_out);
+
+    bool no_sort() const override { return true; }
+
+    // PrintRegionConfig is used for computing overlap between boundary contour and inner Rectilinear infill.
+    const PrintRegionConfig *print_region_config = nullptr;
+
+    friend class Layer;
+};
+
+} // namespace Slic3r
+
+#endif // slic3r_FillEnsuring_hpp_

src/libslic3r/Fill/FillRectilinear.hpp

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 
 namespace Slic3r {
 
+class PrintRegionConfig;
 class Surface;
 
 class FillRectilinear : public Fill

src/libslic3r/Format/3mf.cpp

@@ -137,9 +137,7 @@ static constexpr const char* SOURCE_OFFSET_Y_KEY          = "source_offset_y";
 static constexpr const char* SOURCE_OFFSET_Z_KEY          = "source_offset_z";
 static constexpr const char* SOURCE_IN_INCHES_KEY         = "source_in_inches";
 static constexpr const char* SOURCE_IN_METERS_KEY         = "source_in_meters";
-#if ENABLE_RELOAD_FROM_DISK_REWORK
 static constexpr const char* SOURCE_IS_BUILTIN_VOLUME_KEY = "source_is_builtin_volume";
-#endif // ENABLE_RELOAD_FROM_DISK_REWORK
 
 static constexpr const char* MESH_STAT_EDGES_FIXED          = "edges_fixed";
 static constexpr const char* MESH_STAT_DEGENERATED_FACETS   = "degenerate_facets";
@@ -906,36 +904,18 @@ namespace Slic3r {
             }
         }
 
-#if ENABLE_RELOAD_FROM_DISK_REWORK
         for (int obj_id = 0; obj_id < int(model.objects.size()); ++obj_id) {
             ModelObject* o = model.objects[obj_id];
             for (int vol_id = 0; vol_id < int(o->volumes.size()); ++vol_id) {
                 ModelVolume* v = o->volumes[vol_id];
                 if (v->source.input_file.empty())
-                    v->source.input_file = v->name.empty() ? filename : v->name;
+                    v->source.input_file = filename;
                 if (v->source.volume_idx == -1)
                     v->source.volume_idx = vol_id;
                 if (v->source.object_idx == -1)
                     v->source.object_idx = obj_id;
             }
         }
-#else
-        int object_idx = 0;
-        for (ModelObject* o : model.objects) {
-            int volume_idx = 0;
-            for (ModelVolume* v : o->volumes) {
-                if (v->source.input_file.empty() && v->type() == ModelVolumeType::MODEL_PART) {
-                    v->source.input_file = filename;
-                    if (v->source.volume_idx == -1)
-                        v->source.volume_idx = volume_idx;
-                    if (v->source.object_idx == -1)
-                        v->source.object_idx = object_idx;
-                }
-                ++volume_idx;
-            }
-            ++object_idx;
-        }
-#endif // ENABLE_RELOAD_FROM_DISK_REWORK
 
 //        // fixes the min z of the model if negative
 //        model.adjust_min_z();
@@ -2287,10 +2267,8 @@ namespace Slic3r {
                     volume->source.is_converted_from_inches = metadata.value == "1";
                 else if (metadata.key == SOURCE_IN_METERS_KEY)
                     volume->source.is_converted_from_meters = metadata.value == "1";
-#if ENABLE_RELOAD_FROM_DISK_REWORK
                 else if (metadata.key == SOURCE_IS_BUILTIN_VOLUME_KEY)
                     volume->source.is_from_builtin_objects = metadata.value == "1";
-#endif // ENABLE_RELOAD_FROM_DISK_REWORK
                 else
                     volume->config.set_deserialize(metadata.key, metadata.value, config_substitutions);
             }
@@ -3328,10 +3306,8 @@ namespace Slic3r {
                             stream << prefix << SOURCE_IN_INCHES_KEY << "\" " << VALUE_ATTR << "=\"1\"/>\n";
                         else if (volume->source.is_converted_from_meters)
                             stream << prefix << SOURCE_IN_METERS_KEY << "\" " << VALUE_ATTR << "=\"1\"/>\n";
-#if ENABLE_RELOAD_FROM_DISK_REWORK
                         if (volume->source.is_from_builtin_objects)
                             stream << prefix << SOURCE_IS_BUILTIN_VOLUME_KEY << "\" " << VALUE_ATTR << "=\"1\"/>\n";
-#endif // ENABLE_RELOAD_FROM_DISK_REWORK
                     }
 
                     // stores volume's config data

src/libslic3r/Format/AMF.cpp

@@ -657,11 +657,7 @@ void AMFParserContext::endElement(const char * /* name */)
         if (bool has_transform = !m_volume_transform.isApprox(Transform3d::Identity(), 1e-10); has_transform)
             m_volume->source.transform = Slic3r::Geometry::Transformation(m_volume_transform);
 
-#if ENABLE_RELOAD_FROM_DISK_REWORK
         if (m_volume->source.input_file.empty()) {
-#else
-        if (m_volume->source.input_file.empty() && m_volume->type() == ModelVolumeType::MODEL_PART) {
-#endif // ENABLE_RELOAD_FROM_DISK_REWORK
             m_volume->source.object_idx = (int)m_model.objects.size() - 1;
             m_volume->source.volume_idx = (int)m_model.objects.back()->volumes.size() - 1;
             m_volume->center_geometry_after_creation();
@@ -818,10 +814,8 @@ void AMFParserContext::endElement(const char * /* name */)
                     m_volume->source.is_converted_from_inches = m_value[1] == "1";
                 else if (strcmp(opt_key, "source_in_meters") == 0)
                     m_volume->source.is_converted_from_meters = m_value[1] == "1";
-#if ENABLE_RELOAD_FROM_DISK_REWORK
                 else if (strcmp(opt_key, "source_is_builtin_volume") == 0)
                     m_volume->source.is_from_builtin_objects = m_value[1] == "1";
-#endif // ENABLE_RELOAD_FROM_DISK_REWORK
             }
         }
         else if (m_path.size() == 3) {
@@ -922,11 +916,7 @@ bool load_amf_file(const char *path, DynamicPrintConfig *config, ConfigSubstitut
         unsigned int counter = 0;
         for (ModelVolume* v : o->volumes) {
             ++counter;
-#if ENABLE_RELOAD_FROM_DISK_REWORK
             if (v->source.input_file.empty())
-#else
-            if (v->source.input_file.empty() && v->type() == ModelVolumeType::MODEL_PART)
-#endif // ENABLE_RELOAD_FROM_DISK_REWORK
                 v->source.input_file = path;
             if (v->name.empty()) {
                 v->name = o->name;
@@ -1075,11 +1065,7 @@ bool load_amf_archive(const char* path, DynamicPrintConfig* config, ConfigSubsti
 
     for (ModelObject *o : model->objects)
         for (ModelVolume *v : o->volumes)
-#if ENABLE_RELOAD_FROM_DISK_REWORK
             if (v->source.input_file.empty())
-#else
-            if (v->source.input_file.empty() && v->type() == ModelVolumeType::MODEL_PART)
-#endif // ENABLE_RELOAD_FROM_DISK_REWORK
                 v->source.input_file = path;
 
     return true;
@@ -1270,10 +1256,8 @@ bool store_amf(const char* path, Model* model, const DynamicPrintConfig* config,
                 stream << "        <metadata type=\"slic3r.source_in_inches\">1</metadata>\n";
             else if (volume->source.is_converted_from_meters)
                 stream << "        <metadata type=\"slic3r.source_in_meters\">1</metadata>\n";
-#if ENABLE_RELOAD_FROM_DISK_REWORK
             if (volume->source.is_from_builtin_objects)
                 stream << "        <metadata type=\"slic3r.source_is_builtin_volume\">1</metadata>\n";
-#endif // ENABLE_RELOAD_FROM_DISK_REWORK
             stream << std::setprecision(std::numeric_limits<float>::max_digits10);
             const indexed_triangle_set &its = volume->mesh().its;
             for (size_t i = 0; i < its.indices.size(); ++i) {

src/libslic3r/GCode.cpp

@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+#include "Config.hpp"
 #include "libslic3r.h"
 #include "GCode/ExtrusionProcessor.hpp"
 #include "I18N.hpp"
@@ -24,6 +25,7 @@
 #include <cstdlib>
 #include <chrono>
 #include <math.h>
+#include <string>
 #include <string_view>
 
 #include <boost/algorithm/string.hpp>
@@ -1003,18 +1005,6 @@ void GCode::_do_export(Print& print, GCodeOutputStream &file, ThumbnailsGenerato
             std::sort(zs.begin(), zs.end());
             m_layer_count += (unsigned int)(object->instances().size() * (std::unique(zs.begin(), zs.end()) - zs.begin()));
         }
-    } else {
-        // Print all objects with the same print_z together.
-        std::vector<coordf_t> zs;
-        for (auto object : print.objects()) {
-            zs.reserve(zs.size() + object->layers().size() + object->support_layers().size());
-            for (auto layer : object->layers())
-                zs.push_back(layer->print_z);
-            for (auto layer : object->support_layers())
-                zs.push_back(layer->print_z);
-        }
-        std::sort(zs.begin(), zs.end());
-        m_layer_count = (unsigned int)(std::unique(zs.begin(), zs.end()) - zs.begin());
     }
     print.throw_if_canceled();
 
@@ -1032,6 +1022,10 @@ void GCode::_do_export(Print& print, GCodeOutputStream &file, ThumbnailsGenerato
         m_pressure_equalizer = make_unique<PressureEqualizer>(print.config());
     m_enable_extrusion_role_markers = (bool)m_pressure_equalizer;
 
+    if (print.config().avoid_crossing_curled_overhangs){
+        this->m_avoid_crossing_curled_overhangs.init_bed_shape(get_bed_shape(print.config()));
+    }
+
     // Write information on the generator.
     file.write_format("; %s\n\n", Slic3r::header_slic3r_generated().c_str());
 
@@ -1138,6 +1132,7 @@ void GCode::_do_export(Print& print, GCodeOutputStream &file, ThumbnailsGenerato
         this->set_extruders(tool_ordering.all_extruders());
         // Order object instances using a nearest neighbor search.
         print_object_instances_ordering = chain_print_object_instances(print);
+        m_layer_count = tool_ordering.layer_tools().size();
     }
     if (initial_extruder_id == (unsigned int)-1) {
         // Nothing to print!
@@ -2107,8 +2102,12 @@ LayerResult GCode::process_layer(
     if (this->config().avoid_crossing_curled_overhangs) {
         m_avoid_crossing_curled_overhangs.clear();
         for (const ObjectLayerToPrint &layer_to_print : layers) {
-            m_avoid_crossing_curled_overhangs.add_obstacles(layer_to_print.object_layer, Point(scaled(this->origin())));
+            if (layer_to_print.object() == nullptr)
-            m_avoid_crossing_curled_overhangs.add_obstacles(layer_to_print.support_layer, Point(scaled(this->origin())));
+                continue;
+            for (const auto &instance : layer_to_print.object()->instances()) {
+                m_avoid_crossing_curled_overhangs.add_obstacles(layer_to_print.object_layer, instance.shift);
+                m_avoid_crossing_curled_overhangs.add_obstacles(layer_to_print.support_layer, instance.shift);
+            }
         }
     }
 
@@ -2859,16 +2858,36 @@ std::string GCode::_extrude(const ExtrusionPath &path, const std::string_view de
         );
     }
 
-    bool                        variable_speed = false;
+    bool                        variable_speed_or_fan_speed = false;
     std::vector<ProcessedPoint> new_points{};
-    if (this->m_config.enable_dynamic_overhang_speeds && !this->on_first_layer() && path.role().is_perimeter()) {
+    if ((this->m_config.enable_dynamic_overhang_speeds || this->config().enable_dynamic_fan_speeds.get_at(m_writer.extruder()->id())) &&
+        !this->on_first_layer() && path.role().is_perimeter()) {
+        std::vector<std::pair<int, ConfigOptionFloatOrPercent>> overhangs_with_speeds = {{100, ConfigOptionFloatOrPercent{speed, false}}};
+        if (this->m_config.enable_dynamic_overhang_speeds) {
+            overhangs_with_speeds = {{0, m_config.overhang_speed_0},
+                                     {25, m_config.overhang_speed_1},
+                                     {50, m_config.overhang_speed_2},
+                                     {75, m_config.overhang_speed_3},
+                                     {100, ConfigOptionFloatOrPercent{speed, false}}};
+        }
+
+        std::vector<std::pair<int, ConfigOptionInts>> overhang_w_fan_speeds = {{100, ConfigOptionInts{0}}};
+        if (this->m_config.enable_dynamic_fan_speeds.get_at(m_writer.extruder()->id())) {
+            overhang_w_fan_speeds = {{0, m_config.overhang_fan_speed_0},
+                                     {25, m_config.overhang_fan_speed_1},
+                                     {50, m_config.overhang_fan_speed_2},
+                                     {75, m_config.overhang_fan_speed_3},
+                                     {100, ConfigOptionInts{0}}};
+        }
+
         double external_perim_reference_speed = std::min(m_config.get_abs_value("external_perimeter_speed"),
                                                          std::min(EXTRUDER_CONFIG(filament_max_volumetric_speed) / path.mm3_per_mm,
                                                                   m_config.max_volumetric_speed.value / path.mm3_per_mm));
-        new_points     = m_extrusion_quality_estimator.estimate_extrusion_quality(path, m_config.overhang_overlap_levels,
+        new_points = m_extrusion_quality_estimator.estimate_extrusion_quality(path, overhangs_with_speeds, overhang_w_fan_speeds,
-                                                                                  m_config.dynamic_overhang_speeds,
+                                                                              m_writer.extruder()->id(), external_perim_reference_speed,
-                                                                                  external_perim_reference_speed, speed);
+                                                                              speed);
-        variable_speed = std::any_of(new_points.begin(), new_points.end(), [speed](const ProcessedPoint &p) { return p.speed != speed; });
+        variable_speed_or_fan_speed = std::any_of(new_points.begin(), new_points.end(),
+                                                  [speed](const ProcessedPoint &p) { return p.speed != speed || p.fan_speed != 0; });
     }
 
     double F = speed * 60;  // convert mm/sec to mm/min
@@ -2922,19 +2941,20 @@ std::string GCode::_extrude(const ExtrusionPath &path, const std::string_view de
             + float_to_string_decimal_point(m_last_height) + "\n";
     }
 
-    std::string comment;
+    std::string cooling_marker_setspeed_comments;
     if (m_enable_cooling_markers) {
-        if (path.role().is_bridge())
+        if (path.role().is_bridge() &&
+            (!path.role().is_perimeter() || !this->config().enable_dynamic_fan_speeds.get_at(m_writer.extruder()->id())))
             gcode += ";_BRIDGE_FAN_START\n";
         else
-            comment = ";_EXTRUDE_SET_SPEED";
+            cooling_marker_setspeed_comments = ";_EXTRUDE_SET_SPEED";
         if (path.role() == ExtrusionRole::ExternalPerimeter)
-            comment += ";_EXTERNAL_PERIMETER";
+            cooling_marker_setspeed_comments += ";_EXTERNAL_PERIMETER";
     }
 
-    if (!variable_speed) {
+    if (!variable_speed_or_fan_speed) {
         // F is mm per minute.
-        gcode += m_writer.set_speed(F, "", comment);
+        gcode += m_writer.set_speed(F, "", cooling_marker_setspeed_comments);
         double path_length = 0.;
         std::string comment;
         if (m_config.gcode_comments) {
@@ -2958,21 +2978,28 @@ std::string GCode::_extrude(const ExtrusionPath &path, const std::string_view de
             marked_comment += description_bridge;
         }
         double last_set_speed     = new_points[0].speed * 60.0;
-        gcode += m_writer.set_speed(last_set_speed, "", comment);
+        double last_set_fan_speed = new_points[0].fan_speed;
+        gcode += m_writer.set_speed(last_set_speed, "", cooling_marker_setspeed_comments);
+        gcode += ";_SET_FAN_SPEED" + std::to_string(int(last_set_fan_speed)) + "\n";
         Vec2d prev = this->point_to_gcode_quantized(new_points[0].p);
         for (size_t i = 1; i < new_points.size(); i++) {
-            const ProcessedPoint& processed_point = new_points[i];
+            const ProcessedPoint &processed_point = new_points[i];
             Vec2d                 p               = this->point_to_gcode_quantized(processed_point.p);
             const double          line_length     = (p - prev).norm();
             gcode += m_writer.extrude_to_xy(p, e_per_mm * line_length, marked_comment);
             prev             = p;
             double new_speed = processed_point.speed * 60.0;
             if (last_set_speed != new_speed) {
-                gcode += m_writer.set_speed(new_speed, "", comment);
+                gcode += m_writer.set_speed(new_speed, "", cooling_marker_setspeed_comments);
                 last_set_speed = new_speed;
             }
+            if (last_set_fan_speed != processed_point.fan_speed) {
+                last_set_fan_speed = processed_point.fan_speed;
+                gcode += ";_SET_FAN_SPEED" + std::to_string(int(last_set_fan_speed)) + "\n";
             }
         }
+        gcode += ";_RESET_FAN_SPEED\n";
+    }
 
     if (m_enable_cooling_markers)
         gcode += path.role().is_bridge() ? ";_BRIDGE_FAN_END\n" : ";_EXTRUDE_END\n";

src/libslic3r/GCode/CoolingBuffer.cpp

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #include "../GCode.hpp"
 #include "CoolingBuffer.hpp"
+#include <algorithm>
 #include <boost/algorithm/string/predicate.hpp>
 #include <boost/algorithm/string/replace.hpp>
 #include <boost/log/trivial.hpp>
@@ -59,6 +60,9 @@ struct CoolingLine
         // Would be TYPE_ADJUSTABLE, but the block of G-code lines has zero extrusion length, thus the block
         // cannot have its speed adjusted. This should not happen (sic!).
         TYPE_ADJUSTABLE_EMPTY   = 1 << 12,
+        // Custom fan speed (introduced for overhang fan speed)
+        TYPE_SET_FAN_SPEED      = 1 << 13,
+        TYPE_RESET_FAN_SPEED    = 1 << 14,
     };
 
     CoolingLine(unsigned int type, size_t  line_start, size_t  line_end) :
@@ -88,6 +92,8 @@ struct CoolingLine
     float   time;
     // Maximum duration of this segment.
     float   time_max;
+    // Requested fan speed
+    int     fan_speed;
     // If marked with the "slowdown" flag, the line has been slowed down.
     bool    slowdown;
 };
@@ -372,7 +378,8 @@ std::vector<PerExtruderAdjustments> CoolingBuffer::parse_layer_gcode(const std::
                 size_t axis = (*c >= 'X' && *c <= 'Z') ? (*c - 'X') :
                               (*c == extrusion_axis) ? 3 : (*c == 'F') ? 4 : size_t(-1);
                 if (axis != size_t(-1)) {
-                    auto [pend, ec] = fast_float::from_chars(&*(++ c), sline.data() + sline.size(), new_pos[axis]);
+                    //auto [pend, ec] = 
+                        fast_float::from_chars(&*(++ c), sline.data() + sline.size(), new_pos[axis]);
                     if (axis == 4) {
                         // Convert mm/min to mm/sec.
                         new_pos[4] /= 60.f;
@@ -491,13 +498,25 @@ std::vector<PerExtruderAdjustments> CoolingBuffer::parse_layer_gcode(const std::
             bool   has_S = pos_S > 0;
             bool   has_P = pos_P > 0;
             if (has_S || has_P) {
-                auto [pend, ec] = fast_float::from_chars(sline.data() + (has_S ? pos_S : pos_P) + 1, sline.data() + sline.size(), line.time);
+                //auto [pend, ec] = 
+                    fast_float::from_chars(sline.data() + (has_S ? pos_S : pos_P) + 1, sline.data() + sline.size(), line.time);
                 if (has_P)
                     line.time *= 0.001f;
             } else
                 line.time = 0;
             line.time_max = line.time;
+        } else if (boost::contains(sline, ";_SET_FAN_SPEED")) {
+            auto speed_start = sline.find_last_of('D');
+            int  speed       = 0;
+            for (char num : sline.substr(speed_start + 1)) {
+                speed = speed * 10 + (num - '0');
             }
+            line.type = CoolingLine::TYPE_SET_FAN_SPEED;
+            line.fan_speed = speed;
+        } else if (boost::contains(sline, ";_RESET_FAN_SPEED")) {
+            line.type = CoolingLine::TYPE_RESET_FAN_SPEED;
+        }
+
         if (line.type != 0)
             adjustment->lines.emplace_back(std::move(line));
     }
@@ -730,10 +749,11 @@ std::string CoolingBuffer::apply_layer_cooldown(
     new_gcode.reserve(gcode.size() * 2);
     bool bridge_fan_control = false;
     int  bridge_fan_speed   = 0;
-    auto change_extruder_set_fan = [ this, layer_id, layer_time, &new_gcode, &bridge_fan_control, &bridge_fan_speed ]() {
+    auto change_extruder_set_fan = [this, layer_id, layer_time, &new_gcode, &bridge_fan_control, &bridge_fan_speed]() {
 #define EXTRUDER_CONFIG(OPT) m_config.OPT.get_at(m_current_extruder)
         int min_fan_speed = EXTRUDER_CONFIG(min_fan_speed);
         int fan_speed_new = EXTRUDER_CONFIG(fan_always_on) ? min_fan_speed : 0;
+        std::pair<int, int> custom_fan_speed_limits{fan_speed_new, 100 };
         int disable_fan_first_layers = EXTRUDER_CONFIG(disable_fan_first_layers);
         // Is the fan speed ramp enabled?
         int full_fan_speed_layer = EXTRUDER_CONFIG(full_fan_speed_layer);
@@ -750,11 +770,13 @@ std::string CoolingBuffer::apply_layer_cooldown(
                 if (layer_time < slowdown_below_layer_time) {
                     // Layer time very short. Enable the fan to a full throttle.
                     fan_speed_new = max_fan_speed;
+                    custom_fan_speed_limits.first = fan_speed_new;
                 } else if (layer_time < fan_below_layer_time) {
                     // Layer time quite short. Enable the fan proportionally according to the current layer time.
                     assert(layer_time >= slowdown_below_layer_time);
                     double t = (layer_time - slowdown_below_layer_time) / (fan_below_layer_time - slowdown_below_layer_time);
                     fan_speed_new = int(floor(t * min_fan_speed + (1. - t) * max_fan_speed) + 0.5);
+                    custom_fan_speed_limits.first = fan_speed_new;
                 }
             }
             bridge_fan_speed   = EXTRUDER_CONFIG(bridge_fan_speed);
@@ -763,6 +785,7 @@ std::string CoolingBuffer::apply_layer_cooldown(
                 float factor = float(int(layer_id + 1) - disable_fan_first_layers) / float(full_fan_speed_layer - disable_fan_first_layers);
                 fan_speed_new    = std::clamp(int(float(fan_speed_new) * factor + 0.5f), 0, 255);
                 bridge_fan_speed = std::clamp(int(float(bridge_fan_speed) * factor + 0.5f), 0, 255);
+                custom_fan_speed_limits.second = fan_speed_new;
             }
 #undef EXTRUDER_CONFIG
             bridge_fan_control = bridge_fan_speed > fan_speed_new;
@@ -775,11 +798,13 @@ std::string CoolingBuffer::apply_layer_cooldown(
             m_fan_speed = fan_speed_new;
             new_gcode  += GCodeWriter::set_fan(m_config.gcode_flavor, m_config.gcode_comments, m_fan_speed);
         }
+        custom_fan_speed_limits.first = std::min(custom_fan_speed_limits.first, custom_fan_speed_limits.second);
+        return custom_fan_speed_limits;
     };
 
     const char         *pos               = gcode.c_str();
     int                 current_feedrate  = 0;
-    change_extruder_set_fan();
+    std::pair<int,int> fan_speed_limits = change_extruder_set_fan();
     for (const CoolingLine *line : lines) {
         const char *line_start  = gcode.c_str() + line->line_start;
         const char *line_end    = gcode.c_str() + line->line_end;
@@ -790,9 +815,17 @@ std::string CoolingBuffer::apply_layer_cooldown(
             auto res = std::from_chars(line_start + m_toolchange_prefix.size(), line_end, new_extruder);
             if (res.ec != std::errc::invalid_argument && new_extruder != m_current_extruder) {
                 m_current_extruder = new_extruder;
-                change_extruder_set_fan();
+                fan_speed_limits = change_extruder_set_fan();
             }
             new_gcode.append(line_start, line_end - line_start);
+        } else if (line->type & CoolingLine::TYPE_SET_FAN_SPEED) {
+            int new_speed = std::clamp(line->fan_speed, fan_speed_limits.first, fan_speed_limits.second);
+            if (m_fan_speed != new_speed) {
+                new_gcode += GCodeWriter::set_fan(m_config.gcode_flavor, m_config.gcode_comments, new_speed);
+                m_fan_speed = new_speed;
+            }
+        } else if (line->type & CoolingLine::TYPE_RESET_FAN_SPEED){
+            fan_speed_limits = change_extruder_set_fan();
         } else if (line->type & CoolingLine::TYPE_BRIDGE_FAN_START) {
             if (bridge_fan_control)
                 new_gcode += GCodeWriter::set_fan(m_config.gcode_flavor, m_config.gcode_comments, bridge_fan_speed);
@@ -816,7 +849,8 @@ std::string CoolingBuffer::apply_layer_cooldown(
             if (line->slowdown)
                 new_feedrate = int(floor(60. * line->feedrate + 0.5));
             else
-                auto res = std::from_chars(fpos, line_end, new_feedrate);
+                //auto res = 
+                    std::from_chars(fpos, line_end, new_feedrate);
             if (new_feedrate == current_feedrate) {
                 // No need to change the F value.
                 if ((line->type & (CoolingLine::TYPE_ADJUSTABLE | CoolingLine::TYPE_ADJUSTABLE_EMPTY | CoolingLine::TYPE_EXTERNAL_PERIMETER | CoolingLine::TYPE_WIPE)) || line->length == 0.)

src/libslic3r/GCode/ExtrusionProcessor.hpp

@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 #include <algorithm>
 #include <cmath>
 #include <cstddef>
+#include <iterator>
 #include <limits>
 #include <numeric>
 #include <unordered_map>
@@ -238,6 +239,7 @@ struct ProcessedPoint
 {
     Point p;
     float speed = 1.0f;
+    int fan_speed = 0;
 };
 
 class ExtrusionQualityEstimator
@@ -258,33 +260,26 @@ public:
     }
 
     std::vector<ProcessedPoint> estimate_extrusion_quality(const ExtrusionPath                                          &path,
-                                                           const ConfigOptionPercents         &overlaps,
+                                                           const std::vector<std::pair<int, ConfigOptionFloatOrPercent>> overhangs_w_speeds,
-                                                           const ConfigOptionFloatsOrPercents &speeds,
+                                                           const std::vector<std::pair<int, ConfigOptionInts>> overhangs_w_fan_speeds,
+                                                           size_t                                              extruder_id,
                                                            float                                               ext_perimeter_speed,
                                                            float                                               original_speed)
     {
-        size_t                               speed_sections_count = std::min(overlaps.values.size(), speeds.values.size());
         float                  speed_base = ext_perimeter_speed > 0 ? ext_perimeter_speed : original_speed;
-        std::vector<std::pair<float, float>> speed_sections;
+        std::map<float, float> speed_sections;
-        for (size_t i = 0; i < speed_sections_count; i++) {
+        for (size_t i = 0; i < overhangs_w_speeds.size(); i++) {
-            float distance = path.width * (1.0 - (overlaps.get_at(i) / 100.0));
+            float distance           = path.width * (1.0 - (overhangs_w_speeds[i].first / 100.0));
-            float speed    = speeds.get_at(i).percent ? (speed_base * speeds.get_at(i).value / 100.0) : speeds.get_at(i).value;
+            float speed              = overhangs_w_speeds[i].second.percent ? (speed_base * overhangs_w_speeds[i].second.value / 100.0) :
-            speed_sections.push_back({distance, speed});
+                                                                              overhangs_w_speeds[i].second.value;
+            speed_sections[distance] = speed;
         }
-        std::sort(speed_sections.begin(), speed_sections.end(),
-                  [](const std::pair<float, float> &a, const std::pair<float, float> &b) { 
-                    if (a.first == b.first) {
-                        return a.second > b.second;
-                    }
-                    return a.first < b.first; });
 
-        std::pair<float, float> last_section{INFINITY, 0};
+        std::map<float, float> fan_speed_sections;
-        for (auto &section : speed_sections) {
+        for (size_t i = 0; i < overhangs_w_fan_speeds.size(); i++) {
-            if (section.first == last_section.first) {
+            float distance           = path.width * (1.0 - (overhangs_w_fan_speeds[i].first / 100.0));
-                section.second = last_section.second;
+            float fan_speed            = overhangs_w_fan_speeds[i].second.get_at(extruder_id);
-            } else {
+            fan_speed_sections[distance] = fan_speed;
-                last_section = section;
-            }
         }
 
         std::vector<ExtendedPoint> extended_points =
@@ -296,28 +291,26 @@ public:
             const ExtendedPoint &curr = extended_points[i];
             const ExtendedPoint &next = extended_points[i + 1 < extended_points.size() ? i + 1 : i];
 
-            auto calculate_speed = [&speed_sections, &original_speed](float distance) {
+            auto interpolate_speed = [](const std::map<float, float> &values, float distance) {
-                float final_speed;
+                auto upper_dist = values.lower_bound(distance);
-                if (distance <= speed_sections.front().first) {
+                if (upper_dist == values.end()) {
-                    final_speed = original_speed;
+                    return values.rbegin()->second;
-                } else if (distance >= speed_sections.back().first) {
-                    final_speed = speed_sections.back().second;
-                } else {
-                    size_t section_idx = 0;
-                    while (distance > speed_sections[section_idx + 1].first) {
-                        section_idx++;
                 }
-                    float t = (distance - speed_sections[section_idx].first) /
+                if (upper_dist == values.begin()) {
-                              (speed_sections[section_idx + 1].first - speed_sections[section_idx].first);
+                    return upper_dist->second;
-                    t           = std::clamp(t, 0.0f, 1.0f);
-                    final_speed = (1.0f - t) * speed_sections[section_idx].second + t * speed_sections[section_idx + 1].second;
                 }
-                return final_speed;
+
+                auto  lower_dist = std::prev(upper_dist);
+                float t          = (distance - lower_dist->first) / (upper_dist->first - lower_dist->first);
+                return (1.0f - t) * lower_dist->second + t * upper_dist->second;
             };
 
-            float extrusion_speed = std::min(calculate_speed(curr.distance), calculate_speed(next.distance));
+            float extrusion_speed = std::min(interpolate_speed(speed_sections, curr.distance),
+                                             interpolate_speed(speed_sections, next.distance));
+            float fan_speed       = std::min(interpolate_speed(fan_speed_sections, curr.distance),
+                                             interpolate_speed(fan_speed_sections, next.distance));
 
-            processed_points.push_back({scaled(curr.position), extrusion_speed});
+            processed_points.push_back({scaled(curr.position), extrusion_speed, int(fan_speed)});
         }
         return processed_points;
     }

src/libslic3r/GCode/GCodeProcessor.cpp

@@ -472,7 +472,7 @@ const std::vector<std::pair<GCodeProcessor::EProducer, std::string>> GCodeProces
     { EProducer::Slic3r,      "generated by Slic3r" },
     { EProducer::SuperSlicer, "generated by SuperSlicer" },
     { EProducer::Cura,        "Cura_SteamEngine" },
-    { EProducer::Simplify3D,  "G-Code generated by Simplify3D(R)" },
+    { EProducer::Simplify3D,  "generated by Simplify3D(R)" },
     { EProducer::CraftWare,   "CraftWare" },
     { EProducer::ideaMaker,   "ideaMaker" },
     { EProducer::KissSlicer,  "KISSlicer" },
@@ -2025,10 +2025,10 @@ bool GCodeProcessor::process_simplify3d_tags(const std::string_view comment)
         return true;
     }
 
-    // ; layer
+    // ; layer | ;layer
-    tag = " layer";
+    tag = "layer";
     pos = cmt.find(tag);
-    if (pos == 0) {
+    if (pos == 0 || pos == 1) {
         // skip lines "; layer end"
         const std::string_view data = cmt.substr(pos + tag.length());
         size_t end_start = data.find("end");
@@ -2402,7 +2402,7 @@ void GCodeProcessor::process_G1(const GCodeReader::GCodeLine& line)
         if (m_forced_height > 0.0f)
             m_height = m_forced_height;
         else if (m_layer_id == 0)
-            m_height = (m_end_position[Z] <= double(m_first_layer_height)) ? m_end_position[Z] : m_first_layer_height;
+            m_height = m_first_layer_height + m_z_offset;
         else if (line.comment() != INTERNAL_G2G3_TAG){
             if (m_end_position[Z] > m_extruded_last_z + EPSILON && delta_pos[Z] == 0.0)
                 m_height = m_end_position[Z] - m_extruded_last_z;
@@ -3378,9 +3378,9 @@ void GCodeProcessor::process_T(const std::string_view command)
                         extra_time += m_kissslicer_toolchange_time_correction;
                     simulate_st_synchronize(extra_time);
 
-                    // specific to single extruder multi material, set the extruder temperature
+                    // specific to single extruder multi material, set the new extruder temperature
-                    // if not done yet
+                    // to match the old one
-                    if (m_single_extruder_multi_material && m_extruder_temps[m_extruder_id] == 0.0f)
+                    if (m_single_extruder_multi_material)
                         m_extruder_temps[m_extruder_id] = m_extruder_temps[old_extruder_id];
 
                     m_result.extruders_count = std::max<size_t>(m_result.extruders_count, m_extruder_id + 1);

src/libslic3r/GCode/RetractWhenCrossingPerimeters.cpp

@@ -19,20 +19,7 @@ bool RetractWhenCrossingPerimeters::travel_inside_internal_regions(const Layer &
                 if (surface.is_internal())
                     m_internal_islands.emplace_back(&surface.expolygon);
         // Calculate bounding boxes of internal slices.
-        class BBoxWrapper {
+        std::vector<AABBTreeIndirect::BoundingBoxWrapper> bboxes;
-        public:
-            BBoxWrapper(const size_t idx, const BoundingBox &bbox) : 
-                m_idx(idx),
-                // Inflate the bounding box a bit to account for numerical issues.
-                m_bbox(bbox.min - Point(SCALED_EPSILON, SCALED_EPSILON), bbox.max + Point(SCALED_EPSILON, SCALED_EPSILON)) {}
-            size_t                       idx() const { return m_idx; }
-            const AABBTree::BoundingBox& bbox() const { return m_bbox; }
-            Point                        centroid() const { return ((m_bbox.min().cast<int64_t>() + m_bbox.max().cast<int64_t>()) / 2).cast<int32_t>(); }
-        private:
-            size_t                m_idx;
-            AABBTree::BoundingBox m_bbox;
-        };
-        std::vector<BBoxWrapper> bboxes;
         bboxes.reserve(m_internal_islands.size());
         for (size_t i = 0; i < m_internal_islands.size(); ++ i)
             bboxes.emplace_back(i, get_extents(*m_internal_islands[i]));

src/libslic3r/Geometry.cpp

@@ -720,28 +720,26 @@ void Transformation::reset()
 }
 
 #if ENABLE_WORLD_COORDINATE
+void Transformation::reset_rotation()
+{
+    const Geometry::TransformationSVD svd(*this);
+    m_matrix = get_offset_matrix() * Transform3d(svd.v * svd.s * svd.v.transpose()) * svd.mirror_matrix();
+}
+
+void Transformation::reset_scaling_factor()
+{
+    const Geometry::TransformationSVD svd(*this);
+    m_matrix = get_offset_matrix() * Transform3d(svd.u) * Transform3d(svd.v.transpose()) * svd.mirror_matrix();
+}
+
 void Transformation::reset_skew()
 {
-    Matrix3d rotation;
+    auto new_scale_factor = [](const Matrix3d& s) {
-    Matrix3d scale;
+        return pow(s(0, 0) * s(1, 1) * s(2, 2), 1. / 3.); // scale average
-    m_matrix.computeRotationScaling(&rotation, &scale);
+    };
 
-    const double average_scale = std::cbrt(scale(0, 0) * scale(1, 1) * scale(2, 2));
+    const Geometry::TransformationSVD svd(*this);
-
+    m_matrix = get_offset_matrix() * Transform3d(svd.u) * scale_transform(new_scale_factor(svd.s)) * Transform3d(svd.v.transpose()) * svd.mirror_matrix();
-    scale(0, 0) = is_left_handed() ? -average_scale : average_scale;
-    scale(1, 1) = average_scale;
-    scale(2, 2) = average_scale;
-
-    scale(0, 1) = 0.0;
-    scale(0, 2) = 0.0;
-    scale(1, 0) = 0.0;
-    scale(1, 2) = 0.0;
-    scale(2, 0) = 0.0;
-    scale(2, 1) = 0.0;
-
-    const Vec3d offset = get_offset();
-    m_matrix = rotation * scale;
-    m_matrix.translation() = offset;
 }
 
 Transform3d Transformation::get_matrix_no_offset() const
@@ -838,6 +836,55 @@ Transformation Transformation::volume_to_bed_transformation(const Transformation
 }
 #endif // !ENABLE_WORLD_COORDINATE
 
+#if ENABLE_WORLD_COORDINATE
+TransformationSVD::TransformationSVD(const Transform3d& trafo)
+{
+    const auto &m0 = trafo.matrix().block<3, 3>(0, 0);
+    mirror = m0.determinant() < 0.0;
+
+    Matrix3d m;
+    if (mirror)
+        m = m0 * Eigen::DiagonalMatrix<double, 3, 3>(-1.0, 1.0, 1.0);
+    else
+        m = m0;
+    const Eigen::JacobiSVD<Matrix3d> svd(m, Eigen::ComputeFullU | Eigen::ComputeFullV);
+    u = svd.matrixU();
+    v = svd.matrixV();
+    s = svd.singularValues().asDiagonal();
+
+    scale = !s.isApprox(Matrix3d::Identity());
+    anisotropic_scale = ! is_approx(s(0, 0), s(1, 1)) || ! is_approx(s(1, 1), s(2, 2));
+    rotation = !v.isApprox(u);
+
+    if (anisotropic_scale) {
+        rotation_90_degrees = true;
+        for (int i = 0; i < 3; ++i) {
+            const Vec3d row = v.row(i).cwiseAbs();
+            const size_t num_zeros = is_approx(row[0], 0.) + is_approx(row[1], 0.) + is_approx(row[2], 0.);
+            const size_t num_ones  = is_approx(row[0], 1.) + is_approx(row[1], 1.) + is_approx(row[2], 1.);
+            if (num_zeros != 2 || num_ones != 1) {
+                rotation_90_degrees = false;
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+        // Detect skew by brute force: check if the axes are still orthogonal after transformation
+        const Matrix3d trafo_linear = trafo.linear();
+        const std::array<Vec3d, 3> axes = { Vec3d::UnitX(), Vec3d::UnitY(), Vec3d::UnitZ() };
+        std::array<Vec3d, 3> transformed_axes;
+        for (int i = 0; i < 3; ++i) {
+            transformed_axes[i] = trafo_linear * axes[i];
+        }
+        skew = std::abs(transformed_axes[0].dot(transformed_axes[1])) > EPSILON ||
+               std::abs(transformed_axes[1].dot(transformed_axes[2])) > EPSILON ||
+               std::abs(transformed_axes[2].dot(transformed_axes[0])) > EPSILON;
+
+        // This following old code does not work under all conditions. The v matrix can become non diagonal (see SPE-1492) 
+//        skew = ! rotation_90_degrees;
+    } else
+        skew = false;
+}
+#endif // ENABLE_WORLD_COORDINATE
+
 // For parsing a transformation matrix from 3MF / AMF.
 Transform3d transform3d_from_string(const std::string& transform_str)
 {
@@ -883,4 +930,30 @@ double rotation_diff_z(const Transform3d &trafo_from, const Transform3d &trafo_t
     return atan2(vx.y(), vx.x());
 }
 
+bool trafos_differ_in_rotation_by_z_and_mirroring_by_xy_only(const Transform3d &t1, const Transform3d &t2)
+{
+    if (std::abs(t1.translation().z() - t2.translation().z()) > EPSILON)
+        // One of the object is higher than the other above the build plate (or below the build plate).
+        return false;
+    Matrix3d m1 = t1.matrix().block<3, 3>(0, 0);
+    Matrix3d m2 = t2.matrix().block<3, 3>(0, 0);
+    Matrix3d m = m2.inverse() * m1;
+    Vec3d    z = m.block<3, 1>(0, 2);
+    if (std::abs(z.x()) > EPSILON || std::abs(z.y()) > EPSILON || std::abs(z.z() - 1.) > EPSILON)
+        // Z direction or length changed.
+        return false;
+    // Z still points in the same direction and it has the same length.
+    Vec3d    x = m.block<3, 1>(0, 0);
+    Vec3d    y = m.block<3, 1>(0, 1);
+    if (std::abs(x.z()) > EPSILON || std::abs(y.z()) > EPSILON)
+        return false;
+    double   lx2 = x.squaredNorm();
+    double   ly2 = y.squaredNorm();
+    if (lx2 - 1. > EPSILON * EPSILON || ly2 - 1. > EPSILON * EPSILON)
+        return false;
+    // Verify whether the vectors x, y are still perpendicular.
+    double   d   = x.dot(y);
+    return std::abs(d * d) < EPSILON * lx2 * ly2;
+}
+
 }} // namespace Slic3r::Geometry

src/libslic3r/Geometry.hpp

@@ -492,8 +492,8 @@ public:
     void reset();
 #if ENABLE_WORLD_COORDINATE
     void reset_offset() { set_offset(Vec3d::Zero()); }
-    void reset_rotation() { set_rotation(Vec3d::Zero()); }
+    void reset_rotation();
-    void reset_scaling_factor() { set_scaling_factor(Vec3d::Ones()); }
+    void reset_scaling_factor();
     void reset_mirror() { set_mirror(Vec3d::Ones()); }
     void reset_skew();
 
@@ -538,6 +538,27 @@ private:
 #endif // ENABLE_WORLD_COORDINATE
 };
 
+#if ENABLE_WORLD_COORDINATE
+struct TransformationSVD
+{
+    Matrix3d u = Matrix3d::Identity();
+    Matrix3d s = Matrix3d::Identity();
+    Matrix3d v = Matrix3d::Identity();
+
+    bool mirror{ false };
+    bool scale{ false };
+    bool anisotropic_scale{ false };
+    bool rotation{ false };
+    bool rotation_90_degrees{ false };
+    bool skew{ false };
+
+    explicit TransformationSVD(const Transformation& trafo) : TransformationSVD(trafo.get_matrix()) {}
+    explicit TransformationSVD(const Transform3d& trafo);
+
+    Eigen::DiagonalMatrix<double, 3, 3> mirror_matrix() const { return Eigen::DiagonalMatrix<double, 3, 3>(this->mirror ? -1. : 1., 1., 1.); }
+};
+#endif // ENABLE_WORLD_COORDINATE
+
 // For parsing a transformation matrix from 3MF / AMF.
 extern Transform3d transform3d_from_string(const std::string& transform_str);
 
@@ -563,6 +584,13 @@ inline bool is_rotation_ninety_degrees(const Vec3d &rotation)
     return is_rotation_ninety_degrees(rotation.x()) && is_rotation_ninety_degrees(rotation.y()) && is_rotation_ninety_degrees(rotation.z());
 }
 
+// Returns true if one transformation may be converted into another transformation by
+// rotation around Z and by mirroring in X / Y only. Two objects sharing such transformation
+// may share support structures and they share Z height.
+bool trafos_differ_in_rotation_by_z_and_mirroring_by_xy_only(const Transform3d &t1, const Transform3d &t2);
+inline bool trafos_differ_in_rotation_by_z_and_mirroring_by_xy_only(const Transformation &t1, const Transformation &t2)
+    { return trafos_differ_in_rotation_by_z_and_mirroring_by_xy_only(t1.get_matrix(), t2.get_matrix()); }
+
 template <class Tout = double, class Tin>
 std::pair<Tout, Tout> dir_to_spheric(const Vec<3, Tin> &n, Tout norm = 1.)
 {

src/libslic3r/Geometry/MedialAxis.cpp

@@ -444,7 +444,9 @@ private:
 
 MedialAxis::MedialAxis(double min_width, double max_width, const ExPolygon &expolygon) :
     m_expolygon(expolygon), m_lines(expolygon.lines()), m_min_width(min_width), m_max_width(max_width)
-{}
+{
+    (void)m_expolygon; // supress unused variable warning
+}
 
 void MedialAxis::build(ThickPolylines* polylines)
 {
@@ -468,9 +470,6 @@ void MedialAxis::build(ThickPolylines* polylines)
     }
     */
     
-    //typedef const VD::vertex_type vert_t;
-    using edge_t = const VD::edge_type;
-    
     // collect valid edges (i.e. prune those not belonging to MAT)
     // note: this keeps twins, so it inserts twice the number of the valid edges
     m_edge_data.assign(m_vd.edges().size() / 2, EdgeData{});

src/libslic3r/JumpPointSearch.cpp

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #include "JumpPointSearch.hpp"
 #include "BoundingBox.hpp"
+#include "ExPolygon.hpp"
 #include "Point.hpp"
 #include "libslic3r/AStar.hpp"
 #include "libslic3r/KDTreeIndirect.hpp"
@@ -181,17 +182,18 @@ public:
 void JPSPathFinder::clear()
 {
     inpassable.clear();
-    obstacle_max = Pixel(std::numeric_limits<coord_t>::min(), std::numeric_limits<coord_t>::min());
+    max_search_box.max = Pixel(std::numeric_limits<coord_t>::min(), std::numeric_limits<coord_t>::min());
-    obstacle_min = Pixel(std::numeric_limits<coord_t>::max(), std::numeric_limits<coord_t>::max());
+    max_search_box.min = Pixel(std::numeric_limits<coord_t>::max(), std::numeric_limits<coord_t>::max());
+    add_obstacles(bed_shape);
 }
 
 void JPSPathFinder::add_obstacles(const Lines &obstacles)
 {
     auto store_obstacle = [&](coord_t x, coord_t y) {
-        obstacle_max.x() = std::max(obstacle_max.x(), x);
+        max_search_box.max.x() = std::max(max_search_box.max.x(), x);
-        obstacle_max.y() = std::max(obstacle_max.y(), y);
+        max_search_box.max.y() = std::max(max_search_box.max.y(), y);
-        obstacle_min.x() = std::min(obstacle_min.x(), x);
+        max_search_box.min.x() = std::min(max_search_box.min.x(), x);
-        obstacle_min.y() = std::min(obstacle_min.y(), y);
+        max_search_box.min.y() = std::min(max_search_box.min.y(), y);
         inpassable.insert(Pixel{x, y});
         return true;
     };
@@ -240,9 +242,9 @@ Polyline JPSPathFinder::find_path(const Point &p0, const Point &p1)
         });
     }
 
-    BoundingBox search_box({start, end, obstacle_max, obstacle_min});
+    BoundingBox search_box = max_search_box;
-    search_box.max += Pixel(1, 1);
+    search_box.max -= Pixel(1, 1);
-    search_box.min -= Pixel(1, 1);
+    search_box.min += Pixel(1, 1);
 
     BoundingBox bounding_square(Points{start, end});
     bounding_square.max += Pixel(5, 5);

src/libslic3r/JumpPointSearch.hpp

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #define SRC_LIBSLIC3R_JUMPPOINTSEARCH_HPP_
 
 #include "BoundingBox.hpp"
+#include "Polygon.hpp"
 #include "libslic3r/Layer.hpp"
 #include "libslic3r/Point.hpp"
 #include "libslic3r/Polyline.hpp"
@@ -16,18 +17,19 @@ class JPSPathFinder
     using Pixel = Point;
     std::unordered_set<Pixel, PointHash> inpassable;
     coordf_t print_z;
-    Pixel obstacle_min;
+    BoundingBox max_search_box;
-    Pixel obstacle_max;
+    Lines bed_shape;
 
     const coord_t resolution = scaled(1.5);
     Pixel         pixelize(const Point &p) { return p / resolution; }
     Point         unpixelize(const Pixel &p) { return p * resolution; }
 
 public:
-    JPSPathFinder() { clear(); };
+    JPSPathFinder() = default;
+    void     init_bed_shape(const Points &bed_shape) { this->bed_shape = (to_lines(Polygon{bed_shape})); };
     void     clear();
     void     add_obstacles(const Lines &obstacles);
-    void add_obstacles(const Layer* layer, const Point& global_origin);
+    void     add_obstacles(const Layer *layer, const Point &global_origin);
     Polyline find_path(const Point &start, const Point &end);
 };
 

src/libslic3r/Layer.cpp

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #include "Layer.hpp"
-#include <clipper/clipper_z.hpp>
+#include "ClipperZUtils.hpp"
 #include "ClipperUtils.hpp"
 #include "Print.hpp"
 #include "Fill/Fill.hpp"
@@ -53,22 +53,7 @@ void Layer::make_slices()
         this->lslices = slices;
     }
 
-    // prepare lslices ordered by print order
+    this->lslice_indices_sorted_by_print_order = chain_expolygons(this->lslices);
-    this->lslice_indices_sorted_by_print_order.clear();
-    this->lslice_indices_sorted_by_print_order.reserve(lslices.size());
-    // prepare ordering points
-    Points ordering_points;
-    ordering_points.reserve( this->lslices.size());
-    for (const ExPolygon &ex :  this->lslices)
-        ordering_points.push_back(ex.contour.first_point());
-    
-    // sort slices
-    std::vector<Points::size_type> order = chain_points(ordering_points);
-
-    // populate slices vector
-    for (size_t i : order) {
-        this->lslice_indices_sorted_by_print_order.emplace_back(i);
-    }
 }
 
 // used by Layer::build_up_down_graph()
@@ -127,9 +112,7 @@ static void connect_layer_slices(
         {
 #ifndef NDEBUG
             auto assert_intersection_valid = [this](int i, int j) {
-                assert(i != j);
+                assert(i < j);
-                if (i > j)
-                    std::swap(i, j);
                 assert(i >= m_offset_below);
                 assert(i < m_offset_above);
                 assert(j >= m_offset_above);
@@ -140,35 +123,47 @@ static void connect_layer_slices(
             if (polynode.Contour.size() >= 3) {
                 // If there is an intersection point, it should indicate which contours (one from layer below, the other from layer above) intersect.
                 // Otherwise the contour is fully inside another contour.
-                int32_t i = 0, j = 0;
+                int32_t i = -1, j = -1;
                 for (int icontour = 0; icontour <= polynode.ChildCount(); ++ icontour) {
-                    const bool                first   = icontour == 0;
+                    const ClipperLib_Z::Path &contour = icontour == 0 ? polynode.Contour : polynode.Childs[icontour - 1]->Contour;
-                    const ClipperLib_Z::Path &contour = first ? polynode.Contour : polynode.Childs[icontour - 1]->Contour;
                     if (contour.size() >= 3) {
-                        if (first) {
+                        for (const ClipperLib_Z::IntPoint &pt : contour) {
-                            i = contour.front().z();
-                            j = i;
-                            if (i < 0) {
-                                std::tie(i, j) = m_intersections[-i - 1];
-                                assert(assert_intersection_valid(i, j));
-                                goto end;
-                            }
-                        }
-                        for (const ClipperLib_Z::IntPoint& pt : contour) {
                             j = pt.z();
                             if (j < 0) {
+                                const auto &intersection = m_intersections[-j - 1];
+                                assert(intersection.first <= intersection.second);
+                                if (intersection.second < m_offset_above) {
+                                    // Ignore intersection of polygons on the 1st layer.
+                                    assert(intersection.first >= m_offset_below);
+                                    j = i;
+                                } else if (intersection.first >= m_offset_above) {
+                                    // Ignore intersection of polygons on the 2nd layer
+                                    assert(intersection.second < m_offset_end);
+                                    j = i;
+                                } else {
                                     std::tie(i, j) = m_intersections[-j - 1];
                                     assert(assert_intersection_valid(i, j));
                                     goto end;
                                 }
-                            else if (i != j)
+                            } else if (i == -1) {
+                                // First source contour of this expolygon was found.
+                                i = j;
+                            } else if (i != j) {
+                                // Second source contour of this expolygon was found.
+                                if (i > j)
+                                    std::swap(i, j);
+                                assert(assert_intersection_valid(i, j));
                                 goto end;
                             }
                         }
                     }
+                }
             end:
                 bool found = false;
-                if (i == j) {
+                if (i == -1) {
+                    // This should not happen. It may only happen if the source contours had just self intersections or intersections with contours at the same layer.
+                    assert(false);
+                } else if (i == j) {
                     // The contour is completely inside another contour.
                     Point pt(polynode.Contour.front().x(), polynode.Contour.front().y());
                     if (i < m_offset_above) {
@@ -202,8 +197,6 @@ static void connect_layer_slices(
                     }
                 } else {
                     assert(assert_intersection_valid(i, j));
-                    if (i > j)
-                        std::swap(i, j);
                     i -= m_offset_below;
                     j -= m_offset_above;
                     assert(i >= 0 && i < m_below.lslices_ex.size());
@@ -309,48 +302,16 @@ void Layer::build_up_down_graph(Layer& below, Layer& above)
     coord_t             paths_end = paths_above_offset + coord_t(above.lslices.size());
 #endif // NDEBUG
 
-    class ZFill {
-    public:
-        ZFill() = default;
-        void reset() { m_intersections.clear(); }
-        void operator()(
-            const ClipperLib_Z::IntPoint& e1bot, const ClipperLib_Z::IntPoint& e1top,
-            const ClipperLib_Z::IntPoint& e2bot, const ClipperLib_Z::IntPoint& e2top,
-            ClipperLib_Z::IntPoint& pt) {
-            coord_t srcs[4]{ e1bot.z(), e1top.z(), e2bot.z(), e2top.z() };
-            coord_t* begin = srcs;
-            coord_t* end = srcs + 4;
-            std::sort(begin, end);
-            end = std::unique(begin, end);
-            if (begin + 1 == end) {
-                // Self intersection may happen on source contour. Just copy the Z value.
-                pt.z() = *begin;
-            } else {
-                assert(begin + 2 == end);
-                if (begin + 2 <= end) {
-                    // store a -1 based negative index into the "intersections" vector here.
-                    m_intersections.emplace_back(srcs[0], srcs[1]);
-                    pt.z() = -coord_t(m_intersections.size());
-                }
-            }
-        }
-        const std::vector<std::pair<coord_t, coord_t>>& intersections() const { return m_intersections; }
-
-    private:
-        std::vector<std::pair<coord_t, coord_t>> m_intersections;
-    } zfill;
-
     ClipperLib_Z::Clipper  clipper;
     ClipperLib_Z::PolyTree result;
-    clipper.ZFillFunction(
+    ClipperZUtils::ClipperZIntersectionVisitor::Intersections intersections;
-        [&zfill](const ClipperLib_Z::IntPoint &e1bot, const ClipperLib_Z::IntPoint &e1top, 
+    ClipperZUtils::ClipperZIntersectionVisitor visitor(intersections);
-                 const ClipperLib_Z::IntPoint &e2bot, const ClipperLib_Z::IntPoint &e2top, ClipperLib_Z::IntPoint &pt)
+    clipper.ZFillFunction(visitor.clipper_callback());
-        { return zfill(e1bot, e1top, e2bot, e2top, pt); });
     clipper.AddPaths(paths_below, ClipperLib_Z::ptSubject, true);
     clipper.AddPaths(paths_above, ClipperLib_Z::ptClip, true);
     clipper.Execute(ClipperLib_Z::ctIntersection, result, ClipperLib_Z::pftNonZero, ClipperLib_Z::pftNonZero);
 
-    connect_layer_slices(below, above, result, zfill.intersections(), paths_below_offset, paths_above_offset
+    connect_layer_slices(below, above, result, intersections, paths_below_offset, paths_above_offset
 #ifndef NDEBUG
         , paths_end
 #endif // NDEBUG

src/libslic3r/Layer.hpp

@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ public:
     
     Flow    flow(FlowRole role) const;
     Flow    flow(FlowRole role, double layer_height) const;
-    Flow    bridging_flow(FlowRole role) const;
+    Flow    bridging_flow(FlowRole role, bool force_thick_bridges = false) const;
 
     void    slices_to_fill_surfaces_clipped();
     void    prepare_fill_surfaces();
@@ -318,7 +318,7 @@ public:
 
     Layer              *upper_layer;
     Layer              *lower_layer;
-    bool                slicing_errors;
+//    bool                slicing_errors;
     coordf_t            slice_z;       // Z used for slicing in unscaled coordinates
     coordf_t            print_z;       // Z used for printing in unscaled coordinates
     coordf_t            height;        // layer height in unscaled coordinates
@@ -369,6 +369,7 @@ public:
     // Phony version of make_fills() without parameters for Perl integration only.
     void                    make_fills() { this->make_fills(nullptr, nullptr, nullptr); }
     void                    make_fills(FillAdaptive::Octree* adaptive_fill_octree, FillAdaptive::Octree* support_fill_octree, FillLightning::Generator* lightning_generator);
+    Polylines               generate_sparse_infill_polylines_for_anchoring() const;
     void 					make_ironing();
 
     void                    export_region_slices_to_svg(const char *path) const;
@@ -387,7 +388,8 @@ protected:
     friend std::string fix_slicing_errors(LayerPtrs&, const std::function<void()>&);
 
     Layer(size_t id, PrintObject *object, coordf_t height, coordf_t print_z, coordf_t slice_z) :
-        upper_layer(nullptr), lower_layer(nullptr), slicing_errors(false),
+        upper_layer(nullptr), lower_layer(nullptr), 
+        //slicing_errors(false),
         slice_z(slice_z), print_z(print_z), height(height),
         m_id(id), m_object(object) {}
     virtual ~Layer();

src/libslic3r/LayerRegion.cpp

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 #include "Surface.hpp"
 #include "BoundingBox.hpp"
 #include "SVG.hpp"
+#include "Algorithm/RegionExpansion.hpp"
 
 #include <string>
 #include <map>
@@ -26,12 +27,12 @@ Flow LayerRegion::flow(FlowRole role, double layer_height) const
     return m_region->flow(*m_layer->object(), role, layer_height, m_layer->id() == 0);
 }
 
-Flow LayerRegion::bridging_flow(FlowRole role) const
+Flow LayerRegion::bridging_flow(FlowRole role, bool force_thick_bridges) const
 {
     const PrintRegion       &region         = this->region();
     const PrintRegionConfig &region_config  = region.config();
     const PrintObject       &print_object   = *this->layer()->object();
-    if (print_object.config().thick_bridges) {
+    if (print_object.config().thick_bridges || force_thick_bridges) {
         // The old Slic3r way (different from all other slicers): Use rounded extrusions.
         // Get the configured nozzle_diameter for the extruder associated to the flow role requested.
         // Here this->extruder(role) - 1 may underflow to MAX_INT, but then the get_at() will follback to zero'th element, so everything is all right.
@@ -139,6 +140,275 @@ void LayerRegion::make_perimeters(
     }
 }
 
+#if 1
+
+// Extract surfaces of given type from surfaces, extract fill (layer) thickness of one of the surfaces.
+static ExPolygons fill_surfaces_extract_expolygons(Surfaces &surfaces, SurfaceType surface_type, double &thickness)
+{
+    size_t cnt = 0;
+    for (const Surface &surface : surfaces)
+        if (surface.surface_type == surface_type) {
+            ++ cnt;
+            thickness = surface.thickness;
+        }
+    if (cnt == 0)
+        return {};
+
+    ExPolygons out;
+    out.reserve(cnt);
+    for (Surface &surface : surfaces)
+        if (surface.surface_type == surface_type)
+            out.emplace_back(std::move(surface.expolygon));
+    return out;
+}
+
+// Extract bridging surfaces from "surfaces", expand them into "shells" using expansion_params,
+// detect bridges.
+// Trim "shells" by the expanded bridges.
+Surfaces expand_bridges_detect_orientations(
+    Surfaces                                    &surfaces,
+    ExPolygons                                  &shells,
+    const Algorithm::RegionExpansionParameters  &expansion_params)
+{
+    using namespace Slic3r::Algorithm;
+
+    double thickness;
+    ExPolygons bridges_ex = fill_surfaces_extract_expolygons(surfaces, stBottomBridge, thickness);
+    if (bridges_ex.empty())
+        return {};
+
+    // Calculate bridge anchors and their expansions in their respective shell region.
+    WaveSeeds                       bridge_anchors    = wave_seeds(bridges_ex, shells, expansion_params.tiny_expansion, true);
+    std::vector<RegionExpansionEx>  bridge_expansions = propagate_waves_ex(bridge_anchors, shells, expansion_params);
+
+    // Cache for detecting bridge orientation and merging regions with overlapping expansions.
+    struct Bridge {
+        ExPolygon                                       expolygon;
+        uint32_t                                        group_id;
+        std::vector<RegionExpansionEx>::const_iterator  bridge_expansion_begin;
+        double                                          angle = -1;
+    };
+    std::vector<Bridge> bridges;
+    {
+        bridges.reserve(bridges_ex.size());
+        uint32_t group_id = 0;
+        for (ExPolygon &ex : bridges_ex)
+            bridges.push_back({ std::move(ex), group_id ++, bridge_expansions.end() });
+        bridges_ex.clear();
+    }
+
+    // Group the bridge surfaces by overlaps.
+    auto group_id = [&bridges](uint32_t src_id) {
+        uint32_t group_id = bridges[src_id].group_id;
+        while (group_id != src_id) {
+            src_id = group_id;
+            group_id = bridges[src_id].group_id;
+        }
+        bridges[src_id].group_id = group_id;
+        return group_id;
+    };
+
+    {
+        // Cache of bboxes per expansion boundary.
+        std::vector<BoundingBox> bboxes;
+        // Detect overlaps of bridge anchors inside their respective shell regions.
+        // bridge_expansions are sorted by boundary id and source id.
+        for (auto it = bridge_expansions.begin(); it != bridge_expansions.end();) {
+            // For each boundary region:
+            auto it_begin = it;
+            auto it_end   = std::next(it_begin);
+            for (; it_end != bridge_expansions.end() && it_end->boundary_id == it_begin->boundary_id; ++ it_end) ;
+            bboxes.clear();
+            bboxes.reserve(it_end - it_begin);
+            for (auto it2 = it_begin; it2 != it_end; ++ it2)
+                bboxes.emplace_back(get_extents(it2->expolygon.contour));
+            // For each bridge anchor of the current source:
+            for (; it != it_end; ++ it) {
+                // A grup id for this bridge.
+                for (auto it2 = std::next(it); it2 != it_end; ++ it2)
+                    if (it->src_id != it2->src_id &&
+                        bboxes[it - it_begin].overlap(bboxes[it2 - it_begin]) &&
+                        // One may ignore holes, they are irrelevant for intersection test.
+                        ! intersection(it->expolygon.contour, it2->expolygon.contour).empty()) {
+                        // The two bridge regions intersect. Give them the same group id.
+                        uint32_t id  = group_id(it->src_id);
+                        uint32_t id2 = group_id(it2->src_id);
+                        bridges[it->src_id].group_id = bridges[it2->src_id].group_id = std::min(id, id2);
+                    }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    // Detect bridge directions.
+    {
+        std::sort(bridge_anchors.begin(), bridge_anchors.end(), Algorithm::lower_by_src_and_boundary);
+        auto it_bridge_anchor = bridge_anchors.begin();
+        Lines lines;
+        Polygons anchor_areas;
+        for (uint32_t bridge_id = 0; bridge_id < uint32_t(bridges.size()); ++ bridge_id) {
+            Bridge &bridge = bridges[bridge_id];
+//            lines.clear();
+            anchor_areas.clear();
+            int32_t last_anchor_id = -1;
+            for (; it_bridge_anchor != bridge_anchors.end() && it_bridge_anchor->src == bridge_id; ++ it_bridge_anchor) {
+                if (last_anchor_id != int(it_bridge_anchor->boundary)) {
+                    last_anchor_id = int(it_bridge_anchor->boundary);
+                    append(anchor_areas, to_polygons(shells[last_anchor_id]));
+                }
+//                if (Points &polyline = it_bridge_anchor->path; polyline.size() >= 2) {
+//                    reserve_more_power_of_2(lines, polyline.size() - 1);
+//                    for (size_t i = 1; i < polyline.size(); ++ i)
+//                        lines.push_back({ polyline[i - 1], polyline[1] });
+//                }
+            }
+            lines = to_lines(diff_pl(to_polylines(bridge.expolygon), expand(anchor_areas, float(SCALED_EPSILON))));
+            auto [bridging_dir, unsupported_dist] = detect_bridging_direction(lines, to_polygons(bridge.expolygon));
+            bridge.angle = M_PI + std::atan2(bridging_dir.y(), bridging_dir.x());
+            // #if 1
+            //     coordf_t    stroke_width = scale_(0.06);
+            //     BoundingBox bbox         = get_extents(initial);
+            //     bbox.offset(scale_(1.));
+            //     ::Slic3r::SVG
+            //     svg(debug_out_path(("bridge"+std::to_string(bridges[idx_last].bridge_angle)+"_"+std::to_string(this->layer()->bottom_z())).c_str()),
+            //     bbox);
+
+            //     svg.draw(initial, "cyan");
+            //     svg.draw(to_lines(lower_layer->lslices), "green", stroke_width);
+            // #endif
+        }
+    }
+
+    // Merge the groups with the same group id, produce surfaces by merging source overhangs with their newly expanded anchors.
+    Surfaces out;
+    {
+        Polygons acc;
+        Surface templ{ stBottomBridge, {} };
+        std::sort(bridge_expansions.begin(), bridge_expansions.end(), [](auto &l, auto &r) {
+            return l.src_id < r.src_id || (l.src_id == r.src_id && l.boundary_id < r.boundary_id);
+        });
+        for (auto it = bridge_expansions.begin(); it != bridge_expansions.end(); ) {
+            bridges[it->src_id].bridge_expansion_begin = it;
+            uint32_t src_id = it->src_id;
+            for (++ it; it != bridge_expansions.end() && it->src_id == src_id; ++ it) ;
+        }
+        for (uint32_t bridge_id = 0; bridge_id < uint32_t(bridges.size()); ++ bridge_id) {
+            acc.clear();
+            for (uint32_t bridge_id2 = bridge_id; bridge_id2 < uint32_t(bridges.size()); ++ bridge_id2)
+                if (group_id(bridge_id) == bridge_id) {
+                    append(acc, to_polygons(std::move(bridges[bridge_id2].expolygon)));
+                    auto it_bridge_expansion = bridges[bridge_id2].bridge_expansion_begin;
+                    assert(it_bridge_expansion == bridge_expansions.end() || it_bridge_expansion->src_id == bridge_id2);
+                    for (; it_bridge_expansion != bridge_expansions.end() && it_bridge_expansion->src_id == bridge_id2; ++ it_bridge_expansion)
+                        append(acc, to_polygons(std::move(it_bridge_expansion->expolygon)));
+                }
+            //FIXME try to be smart and pick the best bridging angle for all?
+            templ.bridge_angle = bridges[bridge_id].angle;
+            // without safety offset, artifacts are generated (GH #2494)
+            for (ExPolygon &ex : union_safety_offset_ex(acc))
+                out.emplace_back(templ, std::move(ex));
+        }
+    }
+
+    // Clip the shells by the expanded bridges.
+    shells = diff_ex(shells, out);
+    return out;
+}
+
+// Extract bridging surfaces from "surfaces", expand them into "shells" using expansion_params.
+// Trim "shells" by the expanded bridges.
+static Surfaces expand_merge_surfaces(
+    Surfaces                                   &surfaces,
+    SurfaceType                                 surface_type,
+    ExPolygons                                 &shells,
+    const Algorithm::RegionExpansionParameters &params,
+    const double                                bridge_angle = -1.)
+{
+    double thickness;
+    ExPolygons src = fill_surfaces_extract_expolygons(surfaces, surface_type, thickness);
+    if (src.empty())
+        return {};
+
+    std::vector<ExPolygon> expanded = expand_merge_expolygons(std::move(src), shells, params);
+    // Trim the shells by the expanded expolygons.
+    shells = diff_ex(shells, expanded);
+
+    Surface templ{ surface_type, {} };
+    templ.bridge_angle = bridge_angle;
+    Surfaces out;
+    out.reserve(expanded.size());
+    for (auto &expoly : expanded)
+        out.emplace_back(templ, std::move(expoly));
+    return out;
+}
+
+void LayerRegion::process_external_surfaces(const Layer *lower_layer, const Polygons *lower_layer_covered)
+{
+#ifdef SLIC3R_DEBUG_SLICE_PROCESSING
+    export_region_fill_surfaces_to_svg_debug("4_process_external_surfaces-initial");
+#endif /* SLIC3R_DEBUG_SLICE_PROCESSING */
+
+    // Width of the perimeters.
+    float shell_width = 0;
+    if (int num_perimeters = this->region().config().perimeters; num_perimeters > 0) {
+        Flow external_perimeter_flow = this->flow(frExternalPerimeter);
+        Flow perimeter_flow          = this->flow(frPerimeter);
+        shell_width += 0.5f * external_perimeter_flow.scaled_width() + external_perimeter_flow.scaled_spacing();
+        shell_width += perimeter_flow.scaled_spacing() * (num_perimeters - 1);
+    } else {
+        // TODO: Maybe there is better solution when printing with zero perimeters, but this works reasonably well, given the situation
+        shell_width = float(SCALED_EPSILON);
+    }
+
+    // Scaled expansions of the respective external surfaces.
+    float                           expansion_top           = shell_width * sqrt(2.);
+    float                           expansion_bottom        = expansion_top;
+    float                           expansion_bottom_bridge = expansion_top;
+    // Expand by waves of expansion_step size (expansion_step is scaled), but with no more steps than max_nr_expansion_steps.
+    static constexpr const float    expansion_step          = scaled<float>(0.1);
+    // Don't take more than max_nr_steps for small expansion_step.
+    static constexpr const size_t   max_nr_expansion_steps  = 5;
+
+    // Expand the top / bottom / bridge surfaces into the shell thickness solid infills.
+    double     layer_thickness;
+    ExPolygons shells = union_ex(fill_surfaces_extract_expolygons(m_fill_surfaces.surfaces, stInternalSolid, layer_thickness));
+
+    SurfaceCollection bridges;
+    {
+        BOOST_LOG_TRIVIAL(trace) << "Processing external surface, detecting bridges. layer" << this->layer()->print_z;
+        const double custom_angle = this->region().config().bridge_angle.value;
+        const auto   params = Algorithm::RegionExpansionParameters::build(expansion_bottom_bridge, expansion_step, max_nr_expansion_steps);
+        bridges.surfaces = custom_angle > 0 ?
+            expand_merge_surfaces(m_fill_surfaces.surfaces, stBottomBridge, shells, params, custom_angle) :
+            expand_bridges_detect_orientations(m_fill_surfaces.surfaces, shells, params);
+        BOOST_LOG_TRIVIAL(trace) << "Processing external surface, detecting bridges - done";
+#if 0
+        {
+            static int iRun = 0;
+            bridges.export_to_svg(debug_out_path("bridges-after-grouping-%d.svg", iRun++), true);
+        }
+#endif
+    }
+
+    Surfaces    bottoms = expand_merge_surfaces(m_fill_surfaces.surfaces, stBottom, shells,
+        Algorithm::RegionExpansionParameters::build(expansion_bottom, expansion_step, max_nr_expansion_steps));
+    Surfaces    tops    = expand_merge_surfaces(m_fill_surfaces.surfaces, stTop, shells,
+        Algorithm::RegionExpansionParameters::build(expansion_top, expansion_step, max_nr_expansion_steps));
+
+    m_fill_surfaces.remove_types({ stBottomBridge, stBottom, stTop, stInternalSolid });
+    reserve_more(m_fill_surfaces.surfaces, shells.size() + bridges.size() + bottoms.size() + tops.size());
+    Surface solid_templ(stInternalSolid, {});
+    solid_templ.thickness = layer_thickness;
+    m_fill_surfaces.append(std::move(shells), solid_templ);
+    m_fill_surfaces.append(std::move(bridges.surfaces));
+    m_fill_surfaces.append(std::move(bottoms));
+    m_fill_surfaces.append(std::move(tops));
+
+#ifdef SLIC3R_DEBUG_SLICE_PROCESSING
+    export_region_fill_surfaces_to_svg_debug("4_process_external_surfaces-final");
+#endif /* SLIC3R_DEBUG_SLICE_PROCESSING */
+}
+#else
+
 //#define EXTERNAL_SURFACES_OFFSET_PARAMETERS ClipperLib::jtMiter, 3.
 //#define EXTERNAL_SURFACES_OFFSET_PARAMETERS ClipperLib::jtMiter, 1.5
 #define EXTERNAL_SURFACES_OFFSET_PARAMETERS ClipperLib::jtSquare, 0.
@@ -146,10 +416,11 @@ void LayerRegion::make_perimeters(
 void LayerRegion::process_external_surfaces(const Layer *lower_layer, const Polygons *lower_layer_covered)
 {
     const bool      has_infill = this->region().config().fill_density.value > 0.;
+//    const float		margin     = scaled<float>(0.1); // float(scale_(EXTERNAL_INFILL_MARGIN));
     const float     margin     = float(scale_(EXTERNAL_INFILL_MARGIN));
 
 #ifdef SLIC3R_DEBUG_SLICE_PROCESSING
-    export_region_fill_surfaces_to_svg_debug("3_process_external_surfaces-initial");
+    export_region_fill_surfaces_to_svg_debug("4_process_external_surfaces-initial");
 #endif /* SLIC3R_DEBUG_SLICE_PROCESSING */
 
     // 1) Collect bottom and bridge surfaces, each of them grown by a fixed 3mm offset
@@ -164,7 +435,6 @@ void LayerRegion::process_external_surfaces(const Layer *lower_layer, const Poly
     Surfaces                    internal;
     // Areas, where an infill of various types (top, bottom, bottom bride, sparse, void) could be placed.
     Polygons                    fill_boundaries = to_polygons(this->fill_expolygons());
-    Polygons  					lower_layer_covered_tmp;
 
     // Collect top surfaces and internal surfaces.
     // Collect fill_boundaries: If we're slicing with no infill, we can't extend external surfaces over non-existent infill.
@@ -174,6 +444,8 @@ void LayerRegion::process_external_surfaces(const Layer *lower_layer, const Poly
         // Voids are sparse infills if infill rate is zero.
         Polygons voids;
         for (const Surface &surface : this->fill_surfaces()) {
+            assert(! surface.empty());
+            if (! surface.empty()) {
                 if (surface.is_top()) {
                     // Collect the top surfaces, inflate them and trim them by the bottom surfaces.
                     // This gives the priority to bottom surfaces.
@@ -182,24 +454,31 @@ void LayerRegion::process_external_surfaces(const Layer *lower_layer, const Poly
                     // Grown by 3mm.
                     surfaces_append(bottom, offset_ex(surface.expolygon, margin, EXTERNAL_SURFACES_OFFSET_PARAMETERS), surface);
                 } else if (surface.surface_type == stBottomBridge) {
-                if (! surface.empty())
                     bridges.emplace_back(surface);
-            }
+                } else {
-            if (surface.is_internal()) {
+                    assert(surface.is_internal());
                 	assert(surface.surface_type == stInternal || surface.surface_type == stInternalSolid);
                 	if (! has_infill && lower_layer != nullptr)
                 		polygons_append(voids, surface.expolygon);
                 	internal.emplace_back(std::move(surface));
                 }
             }
-        if (! has_infill && lower_layer != nullptr && ! voids.empty()) {
+        }
+        if (! voids.empty()) {
+            // There are some voids (empty infill regions) on this layer. Usually one does not want to expand
+            // any infill into these voids, with the exception the expanded infills are supported by layers below
+            // with nonzero inill.
+            assert(! has_infill && lower_layer != nullptr);
         	// Remove voids from fill_boundaries, that are not supported by the layer below.
+            Polygons lower_layer_covered_tmp;
             if (lower_layer_covered == nullptr) {
             	lower_layer_covered = &lower_layer_covered_tmp;
             	lower_layer_covered_tmp = to_polygons(lower_layer->lslices);
             }
             if (! lower_layer_covered->empty())
+                // Allow the top / bottom surfaces to expand into the voids of this layer if supported by the layer below.
             	voids = diff(voids, *lower_layer_covered);
+            if (! voids.empty())
                 fill_boundaries = diff(fill_boundaries, voids);
         }
     }
@@ -224,13 +503,12 @@ void LayerRegion::process_external_surfaces(const Layer *lower_layer, const Poly
 #ifdef SLIC3R_DEBUG_SLICE_PROCESSING
         {
             static int iRun = 0;
-            SVG svg(debug_out_path("3_process_external_surfaces-fill_regions-%d.svg", iRun ++).c_str(), get_extents(fill_boundaries_ex));
+            SVG svg(debug_out_path("4_process_external_surfaces-fill_regions-%d.svg", iRun ++).c_str(), get_extents(fill_boundaries_ex));
             svg.draw(fill_boundaries_ex);
             svg.draw_outline(fill_boundaries_ex, "black", "blue", scale_(0.05)); 
             svg.Close();
         }
-
+//        export_region_fill_surfaces_to_svg_debug("4_process_external_surfaces-initial");
-//        export_region_fill_surfaces_to_svg_debug("3_process_external_surfaces-initial");
 #endif /* SLIC3R_DEBUG_SLICE_PROCESSING */
  
         {
@@ -253,7 +531,8 @@ void LayerRegion::process_external_surfaces(const Layer *lower_layer, const Poly
                 if (idx_island == -1) {
 				    BOOST_LOG_TRIVIAL(trace) << "Bridge did not fall into the source region!";
                 } else {
-                    // Found an island, to which this bridge region belongs. Trim it,
+                    // Found an island, to which this bridge region belongs. Trim the expanded bridging region
+                    // with its source region, so it does not overflow into a neighbor region.
                     polys = intersection(polys, fill_boundaries_ex[idx_island]);
                 }
                 bridge_bboxes.push_back(get_extents(polys));
@@ -371,10 +650,10 @@ void LayerRegion::process_external_surfaces(const Layer *lower_layer, const Poly
 
     Surfaces new_surfaces;
     {
-        // Merge top and bottom in a single collection.
-        surfaces_append(top, std::move(bottom));
         // Intersect the grown surfaces with the actual fill boundaries.
         Polygons bottom_polygons = to_polygons(bottom);
+        // Merge top and bottom in a single collection.
+        surfaces_append(top, std::move(bottom));
         for (size_t i = 0; i < top.size(); ++ i) {
             Surface &s1 = top[i];
             if (s1.empty())
@@ -422,9 +701,10 @@ void LayerRegion::process_external_surfaces(const Layer *lower_layer, const Poly
     m_fill_surfaces.surfaces = std::move(new_surfaces);
 
 #ifdef SLIC3R_DEBUG_SLICE_PROCESSING
-    export_region_fill_surfaces_to_svg_debug("3_process_external_surfaces-final");
+    export_region_fill_surfaces_to_svg_debug("4_process_external_surfaces-final");
 #endif /* SLIC3R_DEBUG_SLICE_PROCESSING */
 }
+#endif
 
 void LayerRegion::prepare_fill_surfaces()
 {

src/libslic3r/Model.cpp

@@ -323,14 +323,30 @@ bool Model::add_default_instances()
 }
 
 // this returns the bounding box of the *transformed* instances
-BoundingBoxf3 Model::bounding_box() const
+BoundingBoxf3 Model::bounding_box_approx() const
 {
     BoundingBoxf3 bb;
     for (ModelObject *o : this->objects)
-        bb.merge(o->bounding_box());
+        bb.merge(o->bounding_box_approx());
     return bb;
 }
 
+BoundingBoxf3 Model::bounding_box_exact() const
+{
+    BoundingBoxf3 bb;
+    for (ModelObject *o : this->objects)
+        bb.merge(o->bounding_box_exact());
+    return bb;
+}
+
+double Model::max_z() const
+{
+    double z = 0;
+    for (ModelObject *o : this->objects)
+        z = std::max(z, o->max_z());
+    return z;
+}
+
 unsigned int Model::update_print_volume_state(const BuildVolume &build_volume)
 {
     unsigned int num_printable = 0;
@@ -377,7 +393,7 @@ void Model::duplicate_objects_grid(size_t x, size_t y, coordf_t dist)
     ModelObject* object = this->objects.front();
     object->clear_instances();
 
-    Vec3d ext_size = object->bounding_box().size() + dist * Vec3d::Ones();
+    Vec3d ext_size = object->bounding_box_exact().size() + dist * Vec3d::Ones();
 
     for (size_t x_copy = 1; x_copy <= x; ++x_copy) {
         for (size_t y_copy = 1; y_copy <= y; ++y_copy) {
@@ -548,13 +564,13 @@ void Model::adjust_min_z()
     if (objects.empty())
         return;
 
-    if (bounding_box().min(2) < 0.0)
+    if (this->bounding_box_exact().min.z() < 0.0)
     {
         for (ModelObject* obj : objects)
         {
             if (obj != nullptr)
             {
-                coordf_t obj_min_z = obj->bounding_box().min(2);
+                coordf_t obj_min_z = obj->min_z();
                 if (obj_min_z < 0.0)
                     obj->translate_instances(Vec3d(0.0, 0.0, -obj_min_z));
             }
@@ -627,12 +643,7 @@ ModelObject& ModelObject::assign_copy(const ModelObject &rhs)
     this->printable                   = rhs.printable;
     this->origin_translation          = rhs.origin_translation;
     this->cut_id.copy(rhs.cut_id);
-    m_bounding_box                    = rhs.m_bounding_box;
+    this->copy_transformation_caches(rhs);
-    m_bounding_box_valid              = rhs.m_bounding_box_valid;
-    m_raw_bounding_box                = rhs.m_raw_bounding_box;
-    m_raw_bounding_box_valid          = rhs.m_raw_bounding_box_valid;
-    m_raw_mesh_bounding_box           = rhs.m_raw_mesh_bounding_box;
-    m_raw_mesh_bounding_box_valid     = rhs.m_raw_mesh_bounding_box_valid;
 
     this->clear_volumes();
     this->volumes.reserve(rhs.volumes.size());
@@ -668,12 +679,7 @@ ModelObject& ModelObject::assign_copy(ModelObject &&rhs)
     this->layer_height_profile        = std::move(rhs.layer_height_profile);
     this->printable                   = std::move(rhs.printable);
     this->origin_translation          = std::move(rhs.origin_translation);
-    m_bounding_box                    = std::move(rhs.m_bounding_box);
+    this->copy_transformation_caches(rhs);
-    m_bounding_box_valid              = std::move(rhs.m_bounding_box_valid);
-    m_raw_bounding_box                = rhs.m_raw_bounding_box;
-    m_raw_bounding_box_valid          = rhs.m_raw_bounding_box_valid;
-    m_raw_mesh_bounding_box           = rhs.m_raw_mesh_bounding_box;
-    m_raw_mesh_bounding_box_valid     = rhs.m_raw_mesh_bounding_box_valid;
 
     this->clear_volumes();
 	this->volumes = std::move(rhs.volumes);
@@ -864,16 +870,72 @@ void ModelObject::clear_instances()
 
 // Returns the bounding box of the transformed instances.
 // This bounding box is approximate and not snug.
-const BoundingBoxf3& ModelObject::bounding_box() const
+const BoundingBoxf3& ModelObject::bounding_box_approx() const
 {
-    if (! m_bounding_box_valid) {
+    if (! m_bounding_box_approx_valid) {
-        m_bounding_box_valid = true;
+        m_bounding_box_approx_valid = true;
         BoundingBoxf3 raw_bbox = this->raw_mesh_bounding_box();
-        m_bounding_box.reset();
+        m_bounding_box_approx.reset();
         for (const ModelInstance *i : this->instances)
-            m_bounding_box.merge(i->transform_bounding_box(raw_bbox));
+            m_bounding_box_approx.merge(i->transform_bounding_box(raw_bbox));
+    }
+    return m_bounding_box_approx;
+}
+
+// Returns the bounding box of the transformed instances.
+// This bounding box is approximate and not snug.
+const BoundingBoxf3& ModelObject::bounding_box_exact() const
+{
+    if (! m_bounding_box_exact_valid) {
+        m_bounding_box_exact_valid = true;
+        m_min_max_z_valid = true;
+        m_bounding_box_exact.reset();
+        for (size_t i = 0; i < this->instances.size(); ++ i)
+            m_bounding_box_exact.merge(this->instance_bounding_box(i));
+    }
+    return m_bounding_box_exact;
+}
+
+double ModelObject::min_z() const
+{
+    const_cast<ModelObject*>(this)->update_min_max_z();
+    return m_bounding_box_exact.min.z();
+}
+
+double ModelObject::max_z() const
+{
+    const_cast<ModelObject*>(this)->update_min_max_z();
+    return m_bounding_box_exact.max.z();
+}
+
+void ModelObject::update_min_max_z()
+{
+    assert(! this->instances.empty());
+    if (! m_min_max_z_valid && ! this->instances.empty()) {
+        m_min_max_z_valid = true;
+        const Transform3d mat_instance = this->instances.front()->get_transformation().get_matrix();
+        double global_min_z = std::numeric_limits<double>::max();
+        double global_max_z = - std::numeric_limits<double>::max();
+        for (const ModelVolume *v : this->volumes)
+            if (v->is_model_part()) {
+                const Transform3d m = mat_instance * v->get_matrix();
+                const Vec3d  row_z   = m.linear().row(2).cast<double>();
+                const double shift_z = m.translation().z();
+                double this_min_z = std::numeric_limits<double>::max();
+                double this_max_z = - std::numeric_limits<double>::max();
+                for (const Vec3f &p : v->mesh().its.vertices) {
+                    double z = row_z.dot(p.cast<double>());
+                    this_min_z = std::min(this_min_z, z);
+                    this_max_z = std::max(this_max_z, z);
+                }
+                this_min_z += shift_z;
+                this_max_z += shift_z;
+                global_min_z = std::min(global_min_z, this_min_z);
+                global_max_z = std::max(global_max_z, this_max_z);
+            }
+        m_bounding_box_exact.min.z() = global_min_z;
+        m_bounding_box_exact.max.z() = global_max_z;
     }
-    return m_bounding_box;
 }
 
 // A mesh containing all transformed instances of this object.
@@ -1031,19 +1093,19 @@ void ModelObject::ensure_on_bed(bool allow_negative_z)
 
     if (allow_negative_z) {
         if (parts_count() == 1) {
-            const double min_z = get_min_z();
+            const double min_z = this->min_z();
-            const double max_z = get_max_z();
+            const double max_z = this->max_z();
             if (min_z >= SINKING_Z_THRESHOLD || max_z < 0.0)
                 z_offset = -min_z;
         }
         else {
-            const double max_z = get_max_z();
+            const double max_z = this->max_z();
             if (max_z < SINKING_MIN_Z_THRESHOLD)
                 z_offset = SINKING_MIN_Z_THRESHOLD - max_z;
         }
     }
     else
-        z_offset = -get_min_z();
+        z_offset = -this->min_z();
 
     if (z_offset != 0.0)
         translate_instances(z_offset * Vec3d::UnitZ());
@@ -1070,8 +1132,10 @@ void ModelObject::translate(double x, double y, double z)
         v->translate(x, y, z);
     }
 
-    if (m_bounding_box_valid)
+    if (m_bounding_box_approx_valid)
-        m_bounding_box.translate(x, y, z);
+        m_bounding_box_approx.translate(x, y, z);
+    if (m_bounding_box_exact_valid)
+        m_bounding_box_exact.translate(x, y, z);
 }
 
 void ModelObject::scale(const Vec3d &versor)
@@ -1241,10 +1305,10 @@ indexed_triangle_set ModelObject::get_connector_mesh(CutConnectorAttributes conn
         break;
     }
 
-    if (connector_attributes.style == CutConnectorStyle::Prizm)
+    if (connector_attributes.style == CutConnectorStyle::Prism)
         connector_mesh = its_make_cylinder(1.0, 1.0, (2 * PI / sectorCount));
     else if (connector_attributes.type == CutConnectorType::Plug)
-        connector_mesh = its_make_cone(1.0, 1.0, (2 * PI / sectorCount));
+        connector_mesh = its_make_frustum(1.0, 1.0, (2 * PI / sectorCount));
     else
         connector_mesh = its_make_frustum_dowel(1.0, 1.0, sectorCount);
 
@@ -1347,12 +1411,7 @@ void ModelVolume::apply_tolerance()
         return;
 
     Vec3d sf = get_scaling_factor();
-/*
+
-    // correct Z offset in respect to the new size
-    Vec3d pos = vol->get_offset();
-    pos[Z] += sf[Z] * 0.5 * vol->cut_info.height_tolerance;
-    vol->set_offset(pos);
-*/
     // make a "hole" wider
     sf[X] += double(cut_info.radius_tolerance);
     sf[Y] += double(cut_info.radius_tolerance);
@@ -1361,9 +1420,39 @@ void ModelVolume::apply_tolerance()
     sf[Z] += double(cut_info.height_tolerance);
 
     set_scaling_factor(sf);
+
+    // correct offset in respect to the new depth
+    Vec3d rot_norm = Geometry::rotation_transform(get_rotation()) * Vec3d::UnitZ();
+    if (rot_norm.norm() != 0.0)
+        rot_norm.normalize();
+
+    double z_offset = 0.5 * static_cast<double>(cut_info.height_tolerance);
+    if (cut_info.connector_type == CutConnectorType::Plug)
+        z_offset -= 0.05; // add small Z offset to better preview
+
+    set_offset(get_offset() + rot_norm * z_offset);
 }
 
-void ModelObject::process_connector_cut(ModelVolume* volume, ModelObjectCutAttributes attributes, ModelObject* upper, ModelObject* lower, 
+static void add_cut_volume(TriangleMesh& mesh, ModelObject* object, const ModelVolume* src_volume, const Transform3d& cut_matrix, const std::string& suffix = {}, ModelVolumeType type = ModelVolumeType::MODEL_PART)
+{
+    if (mesh.empty())
+        return;
+
+    mesh.transform(cut_matrix);
+    ModelVolume* vol = object->add_volume(mesh);
+    vol->set_type(type);
+
+    vol->name = src_volume->name + suffix;
+    // Don't copy the config's ID.
+    vol->config.assign_config(src_volume->config);
+    assert(vol->config.id().valid());
+    assert(vol->config.id() != src_volume->config.id());
+    vol->set_material(src_volume->material_id(), *src_volume->material());
+    vol->cut_info = src_volume->cut_info;
+}
+
+void ModelObject::process_connector_cut(ModelVolume* volume, const Transform3d& instance_matrix, const Transform3d& cut_matrix, 
+                                        ModelObjectCutAttributes attributes, ModelObject* upper, ModelObject* lower,
                                         std::vector<ModelObject*>& dowels, Vec3d& local_dowels_displace)
 {
     assert(volume->cut_info.is_connector);
@@ -1373,6 +1462,7 @@ void ModelObject::process_connector_cut(ModelVolume* volume, ModelObjectCutAttri
 
     // ! Don't apply instance transformation for the conntectors.
     // This transformation is already there
+    if (volume->cut_info.connector_type != CutConnectorType::Dowel) {
         if (attributes.has(ModelObjectCutAttribute::KeepUpper)) {
             ModelVolume* vol = upper->add_volume(*volume);
             vol->set_transformation(volume_matrix);
@@ -1381,15 +1471,12 @@ void ModelObject::process_connector_cut(ModelVolume* volume, ModelObjectCutAttri
         if (attributes.has(ModelObjectCutAttribute::KeepLower)) {
             ModelVolume* vol = lower->add_volume(*volume);
             vol->set_transformation(volume_matrix);
-
-        if (volume->cut_info.connector_type == CutConnectorType::Dowel)
-            vol->apply_tolerance();
-        else
             // for lower part change type of connector from NEGATIVE_VOLUME to MODEL_PART if this connector is a plug
             vol->set_type(ModelVolumeType::MODEL_PART);
         }
-    if (volume->cut_info.connector_type == CutConnectorType::Dowel &&
+    }
-        attributes.has(ModelObjectCutAttribute::CreateDowels)) {
+    else {
+        if (attributes.has(ModelObjectCutAttribute::CreateDowels)) {
             ModelObject* dowel{ nullptr };
             // Clone the object to duplicate instances, materials etc.
             clone_for_cut(&dowel);
@@ -1407,6 +1494,22 @@ void ModelObject::process_connector_cut(ModelVolume* volume, ModelObjectCutAttri
 
             dowels.push_back(dowel);
         }
+
+        // Cut the dowel
+        volume->apply_tolerance();
+
+        // Perform cut
+        TriangleMesh upper_mesh, lower_mesh;
+        process_volume_cut(volume, Transform3d::Identity(), cut_matrix, attributes, upper_mesh, lower_mesh);
+
+        // add small Z offset to better preview
+        upper_mesh.translate((-0.05 * Vec3d::UnitZ()).cast<float>());
+        lower_mesh.translate((0.05 * Vec3d::UnitZ()).cast<float>());
+
+        // Add cut parts to the related objects
+        add_cut_volume(upper_mesh, upper, volume, cut_matrix, "_A", volume->type());
+        add_cut_volume(lower_mesh, lower, volume, cut_matrix, "_B", volume->type());
+    }
 }
 
 void ModelObject::process_modifier_cut(ModelVolume* volume, const Transform3d& instance_matrix, const Transform3d& inverse_cut_matrix,
@@ -1418,6 +1521,11 @@ void ModelObject::process_modifier_cut(ModelVolume* volume, const Transform3d& i
     // to the modifier volume transformation to preserve their shape properly.
     volume->set_transformation(Geometry::Transformation(volume_matrix));
 
+    if (attributes.has(ModelObjectCutAttribute::KeepAsParts)) {
+        upper->add_volume(*volume);
+        return;
+    }
+
     // Some logic for the negative volumes/connectors. Add only needed modifiers
     auto bb = volume->mesh().transformed_bounding_box(inverse_cut_matrix * volume_matrix);
     bool is_crossed_by_cut = bb.min[Z] <= 0 && bb.max[Z] >= 0;
@@ -1427,25 +1535,8 @@ void ModelObject::process_modifier_cut(ModelVolume* volume, const Transform3d& i
         lower->add_volume(*volume);
 }
 
-static void add_cut_volume(TriangleMesh& mesh, ModelObject* object, const ModelVolume* src_volume, const Transform3d& cut_matrix, const std::string& suffix = {})
+void ModelObject::process_volume_cut(ModelVolume* volume, const Transform3d& instance_matrix, const Transform3d& cut_matrix,
-{
+                                     ModelObjectCutAttributes attributes, TriangleMesh& upper_mesh, TriangleMesh& lower_mesh)
-    if (mesh.empty())
-        return;
-
-    mesh.transform(cut_matrix);
-    ModelVolume* vol = object->add_volume(mesh);
-
-    vol->name = src_volume->name + suffix;
-    // Don't copy the config's ID.
-    vol->config.assign_config(src_volume->config);
-    assert(vol->config.id().valid());
-    assert(vol->config.id() != src_volume->config.id());
-    vol->set_material(src_volume->material_id(), *src_volume->material());
-    vol->cut_info = src_volume->cut_info;
-}
-
-void ModelObject::process_solid_part_cut(ModelVolume* volume, const Transform3d& instance_matrix, const Transform3d& cut_matrix,
-                                       ModelObjectCutAttributes attributes, ModelObject* upper, ModelObject* lower, Vec3d& local_displace)
 {
     const auto volume_matrix = volume->get_matrix();
 
@@ -1459,23 +1550,20 @@ void ModelObject::process_solid_part_cut(ModelVolume* volume, const Transform3d&
     TriangleMesh mesh(volume->mesh());
     mesh.transform(invert_cut_matrix * instance_matrix * volume_matrix, true);
 
-    volume->reset_mesh();
-    // Reset volume transformation except for offset
-    const Vec3d offset = volume->get_offset();
-    volume->set_transformation(Geometry::Transformation());
-    volume->set_offset(offset);
-
-    // Perform cut
-
-    TriangleMesh upper_mesh, lower_mesh;
-    {
     indexed_triangle_set upper_its, lower_its;
     cut_mesh(mesh.its, 0.0f, &upper_its, &lower_its);
     if (attributes.has(ModelObjectCutAttribute::KeepUpper))
         upper_mesh = TriangleMesh(upper_its);
     if (attributes.has(ModelObjectCutAttribute::KeepLower))
         lower_mesh = TriangleMesh(lower_its);
-    }
+}
+
+void ModelObject::process_solid_part_cut(ModelVolume* volume, const Transform3d& instance_matrix, const Transform3d& cut_matrix,
+                                       ModelObjectCutAttributes attributes, ModelObject* upper, ModelObject* lower, Vec3d& local_displace)
+{
+    // Perform cut
+    TriangleMesh upper_mesh, lower_mesh;
+    process_volume_cut(volume, instance_matrix, cut_matrix, attributes, upper_mesh, lower_mesh);
 
     // Add required cut parts to the objects
 
@@ -1606,7 +1694,7 @@ ModelObjectPtrs ModelObject::cut(size_t instance, const Transform3d& cut_matrix,
             if (volume->cut_info.is_processed)
                 process_modifier_cut(volume, instance_matrix, inverse_cut_matrix, attributes, upper, lower);
             else
-                process_connector_cut(volume, attributes, upper, lower, dowels, local_dowels_displace);
+                process_connector_cut(volume, instance_matrix, cut_matrix, attributes, upper, lower, dowels, local_dowels_displace);
         }
         else if (!volume->mesh().empty())
             process_solid_part_cut(volume, instance_matrix, cut_matrix, attributes, upper, lower, local_displace);
@@ -1847,32 +1935,6 @@ void ModelObject::bake_xy_rotation_into_meshes(size_t instance_idx)
     this->invalidate_bounding_box();
 }
 
-double ModelObject::get_min_z() const
-{
-    if (instances.empty())
-        return 0.0;
-    else {
-        double min_z = DBL_MAX;
-        for (size_t i = 0; i < instances.size(); ++i) {
-            min_z = std::min(min_z, get_instance_min_z(i));
-        }
-        return min_z;
-    }
-}
-
-double ModelObject::get_max_z() const
-{
-    if (instances.empty())
-        return 0.0;
-    else {
-        double max_z = -DBL_MAX;
-        for (size_t i = 0; i < instances.size(); ++i) {
-            max_z = std::max(max_z, get_instance_max_z(i));
-        }
-        return max_z;
-    }
-}
-
 double ModelObject::get_instance_min_z(size_t instance_idx) const
 {
     double min_z = DBL_MAX;
@@ -2249,7 +2311,7 @@ void ModelVolume::scale(const Vec3d& scaling_factors)
 
 void ModelObject::scale_to_fit(const Vec3d &size)
 {
-    Vec3d orig_size = this->bounding_box().size();
+    Vec3d orig_size = this->bounding_box_exact().size();
     double factor = std::min(
         size.x() / orig_size.x(),
         std::min(
@@ -2354,37 +2416,6 @@ void ModelInstance::transform_mesh(TriangleMesh* mesh, bool dont_translate) cons
 #endif // ENABLE_WORLD_COORDINATE
 }
 
-BoundingBoxf3 ModelInstance::transform_mesh_bounding_box(const TriangleMesh& mesh, bool dont_translate) const
-{
-    // Rotate around mesh origin.
-    TriangleMesh copy(mesh);
-#if ENABLE_WORLD_COORDINATE
-    copy.transform(get_transformation().get_rotation_matrix());
-#else
-    copy.transform(get_matrix(true, false, true, true));
-#endif // ENABLE_WORLD_COORDINATE
-    BoundingBoxf3 bbox = copy.bounding_box();
-
-    if (!empty(bbox)) {
-        // Scale the bounding box along the three axes.
-        for (unsigned int i = 0; i < 3; ++i)
-        {
-            if (std::abs(get_scaling_factor((Axis)i)-1.0) > EPSILON)
-            {
-                bbox.min(i) *= get_scaling_factor((Axis)i);
-                bbox.max(i) *= get_scaling_factor((Axis)i);
-            }
-        }
-
-        // Translate the bounding box.
-        if (! dont_translate) {
-            bbox.min += get_offset();
-            bbox.max += get_offset();
-        }
-    }
-    return bbox;
-}
-
 BoundingBoxf3 ModelInstance::transform_bounding_box(const BoundingBoxf3 &bbox, bool dont_translate) const
 {
 #if ENABLE_WORLD_COORDINATE

src/libslic3r/Model.hpp

@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ private:
 	friend class cereal::access;
 	friend class UndoRedo::StackImpl;
 	// Create an object for deserialization, don't allocate IDs for ModelMaterial and its config.
-	ModelMaterial() : ObjectBase(-1), config(-1), m_model(nullptr) { assert(this->id().invalid()); assert(this->config.id().invalid()); }
+	ModelMaterial() : ObjectBase(-1), config(-1) { assert(this->id().invalid()); assert(this->config.id().invalid()); }
 	template<class Archive> void serialize(Archive &ar) { 
 		assert(this->id().invalid()); assert(this->config.id().invalid());
 		Internal::StaticSerializationWrapper<ModelConfigObject> config_wrapper(config);
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ enum class CutConnectorType : int {
 };
 
 enum class CutConnectorStyle : int {
-    Prizm
+    Prism
     , Frustum
     , Undef
     //,Claw
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ enum class CutConnectorShape : int {
 struct CutConnectorAttributes
 {
     CutConnectorType    type{ CutConnectorType::Plug };
-    CutConnectorStyle   style{ CutConnectorStyle::Prizm };
+    CutConnectorStyle   style{ CutConnectorStyle::Prism };
     CutConnectorShape   shape{ CutConnectorShape::Circle };
 
     CutConnectorAttributes() {}
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ public:
     // The pairs of <z, layer_height> are packed into a 1D array.
     LayerHeightProfile      layer_height_profile;
     // Whether or not this object is printable
-    bool                    printable;
+    bool                    printable { true };
 
     // This vector holds position of selected support points for SLA. The data are
     // saved in mesh coordinates to allow using them for several instances.
@@ -397,11 +397,22 @@ public:
     void                    delete_last_instance();
     void                    clear_instances();
 
-    // Returns the bounding box of the transformed instances.
+    // Returns the bounding box of the transformed instances. This bounding box is approximate and not snug, it is being cached.
-    // This bounding box is approximate and not snug.
+    const BoundingBoxf3&    bounding_box_approx() const;
-    // This bounding box is being cached.
+    // Returns an exact bounding box of the transformed instances. The result it is being cached.
-    const BoundingBoxf3& bounding_box() const;
+    const BoundingBoxf3&    bounding_box_exact() const;
-    void invalidate_bounding_box() { m_bounding_box_valid = false; m_raw_bounding_box_valid = false; m_raw_mesh_bounding_box_valid = false; }
+    // Return minimum / maximum of a printable object transformed into the world coordinate system.
+    // All instances share the same min / max Z.
+    double                  min_z() const;
+    double                  max_z() const;
+
+    void invalidate_bounding_box() { 
+        m_bounding_box_approx_valid     = false;
+        m_bounding_box_exact_valid      = false;
+        m_min_max_z_valid               = false;
+        m_raw_bounding_box_valid        = false;
+        m_raw_mesh_bounding_box_valid   = false;
+    }
 
     // A mesh containing all transformed instances of this object.
     TriangleMesh mesh() const;
@@ -459,10 +470,13 @@ public:
     void synchronize_model_after_cut();
     void apply_cut_attributes(ModelObjectCutAttributes attributes);
     void clone_for_cut(ModelObject **obj);
-    void process_connector_cut(ModelVolume* volume, ModelObjectCutAttributes attributes, ModelObject* upper, ModelObject* lower,
+    void process_connector_cut(ModelVolume* volume, const Transform3d& instance_matrix, const Transform3d& cut_matrix,
+                               ModelObjectCutAttributes attributes, ModelObject* upper, ModelObject* lower,
                                std::vector<ModelObject*>& dowels, Vec3d& local_dowels_displace);
     void process_modifier_cut(ModelVolume* volume, const Transform3d& instance_matrix, const Transform3d& inverse_cut_matrix,
                               ModelObjectCutAttributes attributes, ModelObject* upper, ModelObject* lower);
+    void process_volume_cut(ModelVolume* volume, const Transform3d& instance_matrix, const Transform3d& cut_matrix,
+                            ModelObjectCutAttributes attributes, TriangleMesh& upper_mesh, TriangleMesh& lower_mesh);
     void process_solid_part_cut(ModelVolume* volume, const Transform3d& instance_matrix, const Transform3d& cut_matrix,
                                 ModelObjectCutAttributes attributes, ModelObject* upper, ModelObject* lower, Vec3d& local_displace);
     ModelObjectPtrs cut(size_t instance, const Transform3d&cut_matrix, ModelObjectCutAttributes attributes);
@@ -474,8 +488,6 @@ public:
     // Rotation and mirroring is being baked in. In case the instance scaling was non-uniform, it is baked in as well.
     void bake_xy_rotation_into_meshes(size_t instance_idx);
 
-    double get_min_z() const;
-    double get_max_z() const;
     double get_instance_min_z(size_t instance_idx) const;
     double get_instance_max_z(size_t instance_idx) const;
 
@@ -497,14 +509,13 @@ public:
 private:
     friend class Model;
     // This constructor assigns new ID to this ModelObject and its config.
-    explicit ModelObject(Model* model) : m_model(model), printable(true), origin_translation(Vec3d::Zero()),
+    explicit ModelObject(Model* model) : m_model(model), origin_translation(Vec3d::Zero())
-        m_bounding_box_valid(false), m_raw_bounding_box_valid(false), m_raw_mesh_bounding_box_valid(false)
     { 
         assert(this->id().valid());
         assert(this->config.id().valid());
         assert(this->layer_height_profile.id().valid());
     }
-    explicit ModelObject(int) : ObjectBase(-1), config(-1), layer_height_profile(-1), m_model(nullptr), printable(true), origin_translation(Vec3d::Zero()), m_bounding_box_valid(false), m_raw_bounding_box_valid(false), m_raw_mesh_bounding_box_valid(false)
+    explicit ModelObject(int) : ObjectBase(-1), config(-1), layer_height_profile(-1), origin_translation(Vec3d::Zero())
     { 
         assert(this->id().invalid()); 
         assert(this->config.id().invalid());
@@ -582,15 +593,31 @@ private:
     OBJECTBASE_DERIVED_COPY_MOVE_CLONE(ModelObject)
 
     // Parent object, owning this ModelObject. Set to nullptr here, so the macros above will have it initialized.
-    Model                *m_model = nullptr;
+    Model                *m_model { nullptr };
 
     // Bounding box, cached.
-    mutable BoundingBoxf3 m_bounding_box;
+    mutable BoundingBoxf3 m_bounding_box_approx;
-    mutable bool          m_bounding_box_valid;
+    mutable bool          m_bounding_box_approx_valid { false };
+    mutable BoundingBoxf3 m_bounding_box_exact;
+    mutable bool          m_bounding_box_exact_valid { false };
+    mutable bool          m_min_max_z_valid { false };
     mutable BoundingBoxf3 m_raw_bounding_box;
-    mutable bool          m_raw_bounding_box_valid;
+    mutable bool          m_raw_bounding_box_valid { false };
     mutable BoundingBoxf3 m_raw_mesh_bounding_box;
-    mutable bool          m_raw_mesh_bounding_box_valid;
+    mutable bool          m_raw_mesh_bounding_box_valid { false };
+
+    // Only use this method if now the source and dest ModelObjects are equal, for example they were synchronized by Print::apply().
+    void copy_transformation_caches(const ModelObject &src) {
+        m_bounding_box_approx             = src.m_bounding_box_approx;
+        m_bounding_box_approx_valid       = src.m_bounding_box_approx_valid;
+        m_bounding_box_exact              = src.m_bounding_box_exact;
+        m_bounding_box_exact_valid        = src.m_bounding_box_exact_valid;
+        m_min_max_z_valid                 = src.m_min_max_z_valid;
+        m_raw_bounding_box                = src.m_raw_bounding_box;
+        m_raw_bounding_box_valid          = src.m_raw_bounding_box_valid;
+        m_raw_mesh_bounding_box           = src.m_raw_mesh_bounding_box;
+        m_raw_mesh_bounding_box_valid     = src.m_raw_mesh_bounding_box_valid;
+    }
 
     // Called by Print::apply() to set the model pointer after making a copy.
     friend class Print;
@@ -602,8 +629,7 @@ private:
 	friend class UndoRedo::StackImpl;
 	// Used for deserialization -> Don't allocate any IDs for the ModelObject or its config.
 	ModelObject() : 
-        ObjectBase(-1), config(-1), layer_height_profile(-1),
+        ObjectBase(-1), config(-1), layer_height_profile(-1) {
-        m_model(nullptr), m_bounding_box_valid(false), m_raw_bounding_box_valid(false), m_raw_mesh_bounding_box_valid(false) {
 		assert(this->id().invalid()); 
         assert(this->config.id().invalid());
         assert(this->layer_height_profile.id().invalid());
@@ -614,12 +640,17 @@ private:
         Internal::StaticSerializationWrapper<LayerHeightProfile> layer_heigth_profile_wrapper(layer_height_profile);
         ar(name, input_file, instances, volumes, config_wrapper, layer_config_ranges, layer_heigth_profile_wrapper, 
             sla_support_points, sla_points_status, sla_drain_holes, printable, origin_translation,
-            m_bounding_box, m_bounding_box_valid, m_raw_bounding_box, m_raw_bounding_box_valid, m_raw_mesh_bounding_box, m_raw_mesh_bounding_box_valid,
+            m_bounding_box_approx, m_bounding_box_approx_valid, 
+            m_bounding_box_exact, m_bounding_box_exact_valid, m_min_max_z_valid,
+            m_raw_bounding_box, m_raw_bounding_box_valid, m_raw_mesh_bounding_box, m_raw_mesh_bounding_box_valid,
             cut_connectors, cut_id);
 	}
 
     // Called by Print::validate() from the UI thread.
     unsigned int update_instances_print_volume_state(const BuildVolume &build_volume);
+
+    // Called by min_z(), max_z()
+    void update_min_max_z();
 };
 
 enum class EnforcerBlockerType : int8_t {
@@ -1103,7 +1134,7 @@ public:
     // flag showing the position of this instance with respect to the print volume (set by Print::validate() using ModelObject::check_instances_print_volume_state())
     ModelInstanceEPrintVolumeState print_volume_state;
     // Whether or not this instance is printable
-    bool printable;
+    bool printable { true };
 
     ModelObject* get_object() const { return this->object; }
 
@@ -1153,9 +1184,7 @@ public:
 
     // To be called on an external mesh
     void transform_mesh(TriangleMesh* mesh, bool dont_translate = false) const;
-    // Calculate a bounding box of a transformed mesh. To be called on an external mesh.
+    // Transform an external bounding box, thus the resulting bounding box is no more snug.
-    BoundingBoxf3 transform_mesh_bounding_box(const TriangleMesh& mesh, bool dont_translate = false) const;
-    // Transform an external bounding box.
     BoundingBoxf3 transform_bounding_box(const BoundingBoxf3 &bbox, bool dont_translate = false) const;
     // Transform an external vector.
     Vec3d transform_vector(const Vec3d& v, bool dont_translate = false) const;
@@ -1198,7 +1227,7 @@ private:
     ModelObject* object;
 
     // Constructor, which assigns a new unique ID.
-    explicit ModelInstance(ModelObject* object) : print_volume_state(ModelInstancePVS_Inside), printable(true), object(object) { assert(this->id().valid()); }
+    explicit ModelInstance(ModelObject* object) : print_volume_state(ModelInstancePVS_Inside), object(object) { assert(this->id().valid()); }
     // Constructor, which assigns a new unique ID.
     explicit ModelInstance(ModelObject *object, const ModelInstance &other) :
         m_transformation(other.m_transformation), print_volume_state(ModelInstancePVS_Inside), printable(other.printable), object(object) { assert(this->id().valid() && this->id() != other.id()); }
@@ -1313,8 +1342,12 @@ public:
     void          delete_material(t_model_material_id material_id);
     void          clear_materials();
     bool          add_default_instances();
-    // Returns approximate axis aligned bounding box of this model
+    // Returns approximate axis aligned bounding box of this model.
-    BoundingBoxf3 bounding_box() const;
+    BoundingBoxf3 bounding_box_approx() const;
+    // Returns exact axis aligned bounding box of this model.
+    BoundingBoxf3 bounding_box_exact() const;
+    // Return maximum height of all printable objects.
+    double        max_z() const;
     // Set the print_volume_state of PrintObject::instances, 
     // return total number of printable objects.
     unsigned int  update_print_volume_state(const BuildVolume &build_volume);

src/libslic3r/PerimeterGenerator.cpp

@@ -29,10 +29,12 @@
 #include <algorithm>
 #include <cmath>
 #include <cassert>
+#include <cstddef>
 #include <cstdlib>
 #include <functional>
 #include <iterator>
 #include <limits>
+#include <list>
 #include <math.h>
 #include <ostream>
 #include <stack>
@@ -433,10 +435,12 @@ static ClipperLib_Z::Paths clip_extrusion(const ClipperLib_Z::Path &subject, con
     clipper.AddPath(subject, ClipperLib_Z::ptSubject, false);
     clipper.AddPaths(clip, ClipperLib_Z::ptClip, true);
 
-    ClipperLib_Z::PolyTree clipped_polytree;
     ClipperLib_Z::Paths    clipped_paths;
+    {
+        ClipperLib_Z::PolyTree clipped_polytree;
         clipper.Execute(clipType, clipped_polytree, ClipperLib_Z::pftNonZero, ClipperLib_Z::pftNonZero);
-    ClipperLib_Z::PolyTreeToPaths(clipped_polytree, clipped_paths);
+        ClipperLib_Z::PolyTreeToPaths(std::move(clipped_polytree), clipped_paths);
+    }
 
     // Clipped path could contain vertices from the clip with a Z coordinate equal to zero.
     // For those vertices, we must assign value based on the subject.
@@ -661,187 +665,176 @@ static void export_perimeters_to_svg(const std::string &path, const Polygons &co
 // find out if paths touch - at least one point of one path is within limit distance of second path
 bool paths_touch(const ExtrusionPath &path_one, const ExtrusionPath &path_two, double limit_distance)
 {
-    AABBTreeLines::LinesDistancer<Line> lines_one{path_one.as_polyline().lines()};
     AABBTreeLines::LinesDistancer<Line> lines_two{path_two.as_polyline().lines()};
-
     for (size_t pt_idx = 0; pt_idx < path_one.polyline.size(); pt_idx++) {
         if (lines_two.distance_from_lines<false>(path_one.polyline.points[pt_idx]) < limit_distance) { return true; }
     }
-
+    AABBTreeLines::LinesDistancer<Line> lines_one{path_one.as_polyline().lines()};
     for (size_t pt_idx = 0; pt_idx < path_two.polyline.size(); pt_idx++) {
         if (lines_one.distance_from_lines<false>(path_two.polyline.points[pt_idx]) < limit_distance) { return true; }
     }
     return false;
 }
 
-ExtrusionPaths reconnect_extrusion_paths(const ExtrusionPaths& paths, double limit_distance) {
+Polylines reconnect_polylines(const Polylines &polylines, double limit_distance)
-    if (paths.empty()) return paths;
+{
+    if (polylines.empty())
+        return polylines;
 
-    std::unordered_map<size_t, ExtrusionPath> connected;
+    std::unordered_map<size_t, Polyline> connected;
-    connected.reserve(paths.size());
+    connected.reserve(polylines.size());
-    for (size_t i = 0; i < paths.size(); i++) {
+    for (size_t i = 0; i < polylines.size(); i++) {
-        if (!paths[i].empty()) {
+        if (!polylines[i].empty()) {
-            connected.emplace(i, paths[i]);
+            connected.emplace(i, polylines[i]);
         }
     }
 
-    for (size_t a = 0; a < paths.size(); a++) {
+    for (size_t a = 0; a < polylines.size(); a++) {
         if (connected.find(a) == connected.end()) {
             continue;
         }
-        ExtrusionPath &base = connected.at(a);
+        Polyline &base = connected.at(a);
-        for (size_t b = a + 1; b < paths.size(); b++) {
+        for (size_t b = a + 1; b < polylines.size(); b++) {
             if (connected.find(b) == connected.end()) {
                 continue;
             }
-            ExtrusionPath &next = connected.at(b);
+            Polyline &next = connected.at(b);
             if ((base.last_point() - next.first_point()).cast<double>().squaredNorm() < limit_distance * limit_distance) {
-                base.polyline.append(std::move(next.polyline));
+                base.append(std::move(next));
                 connected.erase(b);
             } else if ((base.last_point() - next.last_point()).cast<double>().squaredNorm() < limit_distance * limit_distance) {
-                base.polyline.points.insert(base.polyline.points.end(), next.polyline.points.rbegin(), next.polyline.points.rend());
+                base.points.insert(base.points.end(), next.points.rbegin(), next.points.rend());
                 connected.erase(b);
             } else if ((base.first_point() - next.last_point()).cast<double>().squaredNorm() < limit_distance * limit_distance) {
-                next.polyline.append(std::move(base.polyline));
+                next.append(std::move(base));
                 base = std::move(next);
                 base.reverse();
                 connected.erase(b);
             } else if ((base.first_point() - next.first_point()).cast<double>().squaredNorm() < limit_distance * limit_distance) {
                 base.reverse();
-                base.polyline.append(std::move(next.polyline));
+                base.append(std::move(next));
                 base.reverse();
                 connected.erase(b);
             }
         }
     }
 
-    ExtrusionPaths result;
+    Polylines result;
-    for (auto& ext : connected) {
+    for (auto &ext : connected) {
         result.push_back(std::move(ext.second));
     }
 
     return result;
 }
 
-ExtrusionPaths sort_and_connect_extra_perimeters(const std::vector<ExtrusionPaths> &extra_perims, double extrusion_spacing)
+ExtrusionPaths sort_extra_perimeters(ExtrusionPaths extra_perims, int index_of_first_unanchored, double extrusion_spacing)
 {
-    std::vector<ExtrusionPaths> connected_shells;
+    if (extra_perims.empty()) return {};
-    connected_shells.reserve(extra_perims.size());
-    for (const ExtrusionPaths &ps : extra_perims) {
-        // this will also filter away empty paths
-        connected_shells.push_back(reconnect_extrusion_paths(ps, 1.0 * extrusion_spacing));
-    }
 
-    struct Pidx
+    std::vector<std::unordered_set<size_t>> dependencies(extra_perims.size());
-    {
+    for (size_t path_idx = 0; path_idx < extra_perims.size(); path_idx++) {
-        size_t shell;
+        for (size_t prev_path_idx = 0; prev_path_idx < path_idx; prev_path_idx++) {
-        size_t path;
+            if (paths_touch(extra_perims[path_idx], extra_perims[prev_path_idx], extrusion_spacing * 1.5f)) {
-        bool   operator==(const Pidx &rhs) const { return shell == rhs.shell && path == rhs.path; }
+                       dependencies[path_idx].insert(prev_path_idx);        
-    };
-    struct PidxHash
-    {
-        size_t operator()(const Pidx &i) const { return std::hash<size_t>{}(i.shell) ^ std::hash<size_t>{}(i.path); }
-    };
-
-    auto get_path = [&](Pidx i) { return connected_shells[i.shell][i.path]; };
-
-    std::vector<std::unordered_map<Pidx, std::unordered_set<Pidx, PidxHash>, PidxHash>> dependencies;
-    for (size_t shell = 0; shell < connected_shells.size(); shell++) {
-        dependencies.push_back({});
-        auto &current_shell = dependencies[shell];
-        for (size_t path = 0; path < connected_shells[shell].size(); path++) {
-            Pidx                               current_path{shell, path};
-            std::unordered_set<Pidx, PidxHash> current_dependencies{};
-            if (shell > 0) {
-                for (const auto &prev_path : dependencies[shell - 1]) {
-                    if (paths_touch(get_path(current_path), get_path(prev_path.first), extrusion_spacing * 1.5f)) {
-                        current_dependencies.insert(prev_path.first);
-                    };
             }
         }
-            current_shell[current_path] = current_dependencies;
-        }
     }
 
-    Point current_point{};
+    std::vector<bool> processed(extra_perims.size(), false);
-    for (const ExtrusionPaths &ps : connected_shells) {
+    for (size_t path_idx = 0; path_idx < index_of_first_unanchored; path_idx++) {
-        for (const ExtrusionPath &p : ps) {
+        processed[path_idx] = true;
-            if (!p.empty()) {
+    }
-                current_point = p.first_point();
+
-                goto first_point_found;
+    for (size_t i = index_of_first_unanchored; i < extra_perims.size(); i++) {
+        bool change = false;
+        for (size_t path_idx = index_of_first_unanchored; path_idx < extra_perims.size(); path_idx++) {
+            if (processed[path_idx])
+                       continue;
+            auto processed_dep = std::find_if(dependencies[path_idx].begin(), dependencies[path_idx].end(),
+                                              [&](size_t dep) { return processed[dep]; });
+            if (processed_dep != dependencies[path_idx].end()) {
+                for (auto it = dependencies[path_idx].begin(); it != dependencies[path_idx].end();) {
+                    if (!processed[*it]) {
+                        dependencies[*it].insert(path_idx);
+                        dependencies[path_idx].erase(it++);
+                    } else {
+                        ++it;
                     }
                 }
+                processed[path_idx] = true;
+                change              = true;
             }
-first_point_found:
+        }
+        if (!change) {
+            break;
+        }
+    }
+
+    Point current_point = extra_perims.begin()->first_point();
 
     ExtrusionPaths sorted_paths{};
-    Pidx           npidx     = Pidx{size_t(-1), 0};
+    size_t         null_idx = size_t(-1);
-    Pidx           next_pidx = npidx;
+    size_t         next_idx = null_idx;
     bool           reverse  = false;
     while (true) {
-        if (next_pidx == npidx) { // find next pidx to print
+        if (next_idx == null_idx) { // find next pidx to print
             double dist = std::numeric_limits<double>::max();
-            for (size_t shell = 0; shell < dependencies.size(); shell++) {
+            for (size_t path_idx = 0; path_idx < extra_perims.size(); path_idx++) {
-                for (const auto &p : dependencies[shell]) {
+                if (!dependencies[path_idx].empty())
-                    if (!p.second.empty())
                     continue;
-                    const auto &path   = get_path(p.first);
+                const auto &path   = extra_perims[path_idx];
                 double      dist_a = (path.first_point() - current_point).cast<double>().squaredNorm();
                 if (dist_a < dist) {
                     dist     = dist_a;
-                        next_pidx = p.first;
+                    next_idx = path_idx;
                     reverse  = false;
                 }
                 double dist_b = (path.last_point() - current_point).cast<double>().squaredNorm();
                 if (dist_b < dist) {
                     dist     = dist_b;
-                        next_pidx = p.first;
+                    next_idx = path_idx;
                     reverse  = true;
                 }
             }
-            }
+            if (next_idx == null_idx) {
-            if (next_pidx == npidx) {
                        break;
             }
         } else {
-            // we have valid next_pidx, add it to the sorted paths, update dependencies, update current point and potentialy set new next_pidx
+            // we have valid next_idx, add it to the sorted paths, update dependencies, update current point and potentialy set new next_idx
-            ExtrusionPath path = get_path(next_pidx);
+            ExtrusionPath path = extra_perims[next_idx];
             if (reverse) {
                 path.reverse();
             }
             sorted_paths.push_back(path);
+            assert(dependencies[next_idx].empty());
+            dependencies[next_idx].insert(null_idx);
             current_point = sorted_paths.back().last_point();
-            if (next_pidx.shell < dependencies.size() - 1) {
+            for (size_t path_idx = 0; path_idx < extra_perims.size(); path_idx++) {
-                for (auto &p : dependencies[next_pidx.shell + 1]) {
+                dependencies[path_idx].erase(next_idx);
-                    p.second.erase(next_pidx);
             }
-            }
-            dependencies[next_pidx.shell].erase(next_pidx);
-            // check current and next shell for next pidx
             double dist = std::numeric_limits<double>::max();
-            size_t current_shell = next_pidx.shell;
+            next_idx    = null_idx;
-            next_pidx            = npidx;
+
-            for (size_t shell = current_shell; shell < std::min(current_shell + 2, dependencies.size()); shell++) {
+            for (size_t path_idx = next_idx + 1; path_idx < extra_perims.size(); path_idx++) {
-                for (const auto &p : dependencies[shell]) {
+                if (!dependencies[path_idx].empty()) {
-                    if (!p.second.empty())
                     continue;
-                    const ExtrusionPath &next_path = get_path(p.first);
+                }
+                const ExtrusionPath &next_path = extra_perims[path_idx];
                 double               dist_a    = (next_path.first_point() - current_point).cast<double>().squaredNorm();
                 if (dist_a < dist) {
                     dist     = dist_a;
-                        next_pidx = p.first;
+                    next_idx = path_idx;
                     reverse  = false;
                 }
                 double dist_b = (next_path.last_point() - current_point).cast<double>().squaredNorm();
                 if (dist_b < dist) {
                     dist     = dist_b;
-                        next_pidx = p.first;
+                    next_idx = path_idx;
                     reverse  = true;
                 }
             }
-            }
             if (dist > scaled(5.0)) {
-                next_pidx = npidx;
+                next_idx = null_idx;
             }
         }
     }
@@ -875,58 +868,24 @@ first_point_found:
 // Polygons filled by those clipped perimeters
 std::tuple<std::vector<ExtrusionPaths>, Polygons> generate_extra_perimeters_over_overhangs(ExPolygons               infill_area,
                                                                                            const Polygons          &lower_slices_polygons,
+                                                                                           int                      perimeter_count,
                                                                                            const Flow              &overhang_flow,
                                                                                            double                   scaled_resolution,
                                                                                            const PrintObjectConfig &object_config,
                                                                                            const PrintConfig       &print_config)
 {
-    coord_t anchors_size = scale_(EXTERNAL_INFILL_MARGIN);
+    coord_t anchors_size = std::min(coord_t(scale_(EXTERNAL_INFILL_MARGIN)), overhang_flow.scaled_spacing() * (perimeter_count + 1));
 
     BoundingBox infill_area_bb = get_extents(infill_area).inflated(SCALED_EPSILON);
     Polygons optimized_lower_slices = ClipperUtils::clip_clipper_polygons_with_subject_bbox(lower_slices_polygons, infill_area_bb);
     Polygons overhangs  = diff(infill_area, optimized_lower_slices);
 
     if (overhangs.empty()) { return {}; }
+
+    AABBTreeLines::LinesDistancer<Line> lower_layer_aabb_tree{to_lines(optimized_lower_slices)};
     Polygons                            anchors             = intersection(infill_area, optimized_lower_slices);
-    Polygons inset_anchors; // anchored area inset by the anchor length
+    Polygons                            inset_anchors       = diff(anchors,
-    {
+                                                                   expand(overhangs, anchors_size + 0.1 * overhang_flow.scaled_width(), EXTRA_PERIMETER_OFFSET_PARAMETERS));
-        std::vector<double> deltas{anchors_size * 0.15 + 0.5 * overhang_flow.scaled_spacing(),
-                                   anchors_size * 0.33 + 0.5 * overhang_flow.scaled_spacing(),
-                                   anchors_size * 0.66 + 0.5 * overhang_flow.scaled_spacing(), anchors_size * 1.00};
-
-        std::vector<Polygons> anchor_areas_w_delta_anchor_size{};
-        for (double delta : deltas) {
-            // for each delta, store anchors without the delta region around overhangs
-            anchor_areas_w_delta_anchor_size.push_back(diff(anchors, expand(overhangs, delta, EXTRA_PERIMETER_OFFSET_PARAMETERS)));
-        }
-
-        for (size_t i = 0; i < anchor_areas_w_delta_anchor_size.size() - 1; i++) {
-            // Then, clip off each anchor area by the next area expanded back to original size, so that this smaller anchor region is only where larger wouldnt fit
-           anchor_areas_w_delta_anchor_size[i] = diff(anchor_areas_w_delta_anchor_size[i], expand(anchor_areas_w_delta_anchor_size[i + 1],
-                                                                                        deltas[i + 1], EXTRA_PERIMETER_OFFSET_PARAMETERS));
-        }
-
-        for (size_t i = 0; i < anchor_areas_w_delta_anchor_size.size(); i++) {
-            inset_anchors = union_(inset_anchors,  anchor_areas_w_delta_anchor_size[i]);
-        }
-
-        inset_anchors = expand(inset_anchors, 0.1*overhang_flow.scaled_width());
-
-#ifdef EXTRA_PERIM_DEBUG_FILES
-        {
-            std::vector<std::string> colors = {"blue", "purple", "orange", "red"};
-            BoundingBox              bbox   = get_extents(anchors);
-            bbox.offset(scale_(1.));
-            ::Slic3r::SVG svg(debug_out_path("anchored").c_str(), bbox);
-            for (const Line &line : to_lines(inset_anchors)) svg.draw(line, "green", scale_(0.2));
-            for (size_t i = 0; i < anchor_areas_w_delta_anchor_size.size(); i++) {
-                for (const Line &line : to_lines(anchor_areas_w_delta_anchor_size[i])) svg.draw(line, colors[i], scale_(0.1));
-            }
-            svg.Close();
-        }
-#endif
-    }
-
     Polygons                            inset_overhang_area = diff(infill_area, inset_anchors);
 
 #ifdef EXTRA_PERIM_DEBUG_FILES
@@ -942,7 +901,7 @@ std::tuple<std::vector<ExtrusionPaths>, Polygons> generate_extra_perimeters_over
 
     Polygons inset_overhang_area_left_unfilled;
 
-    std::vector<std::vector<ExtrusionPaths>> extra_perims; // overhang region -> shell -> shell parts
+    std::vector<ExtrusionPaths> extra_perims; // overhang region -> extrusion paths
     for (const ExPolygon &overhang : union_ex(to_expolygons(inset_overhang_area))) {
         Polygons overhang_to_cover = to_polygons(overhang);
         Polygons expanded_overhang_to_cover = expand(overhang_to_cover, 1.1 * overhang_flow.scaled_spacing());
@@ -954,9 +913,7 @@ std::tuple<std::vector<ExtrusionPaths>, Polygons> generate_extra_perimeters_over
                                                      overhang_to_cover.end());
             continue;
         }
-
+        ExtrusionPaths &overhang_region = extra_perims.emplace_back();
-        extra_perims.emplace_back();
-        std::vector<ExtrusionPaths> &overhang_region = extra_perims.back();
 
         Polygons anchoring         = intersection(expanded_overhang_to_cover, inset_anchors);
         Polygons perimeter_polygon = offset(union_(expand(overhang_to_cover, 0.1 * overhang_flow.scaled_spacing()), anchoring),
@@ -1002,9 +959,9 @@ std::tuple<std::vector<ExtrusionPaths>, Polygons> generate_extra_perimeters_over
                 if (perimeter_polygon.empty()) { // fill possible gaps of single extrusion width
                     Polygons shrinked = intersection(offset(prev, -0.3 * overhang_flow.scaled_spacing()), expanded_overhang_to_cover);
                     if (!shrinked.empty()) {
-                        overhang_region.emplace_back();
+                        extrusion_paths_append(overhang_region, reconnect_polylines(perimeter, overhang_flow.scaled_spacing()),
-                        extrusion_paths_append(overhang_region.back(), perimeter, ExtrusionRole::OverhangPerimeter, overhang_flow.mm3_per_mm(),
+                                               ExtrusionRole::OverhangPerimeter, overhang_flow.mm3_per_mm(), overhang_flow.width(),
-                                               overhang_flow.width(), overhang_flow.height());
+                                               overhang_flow.height());
                     }
 
                     Polylines  fills;
@@ -1015,15 +972,15 @@ std::tuple<std::vector<ExtrusionPaths>, Polygons> generate_extra_perimeters_over
                     }
                     if (!fills.empty()) {
                         fills = intersection_pl(fills, shrinked_overhang_to_cover);
-                        overhang_region.emplace_back();
+                        extrusion_paths_append(overhang_region, reconnect_polylines(fills, overhang_flow.scaled_spacing()),
-                        extrusion_paths_append(overhang_region.back(), fills, ExtrusionRole::OverhangPerimeter, overhang_flow.mm3_per_mm(),
+                                               ExtrusionRole::OverhangPerimeter, overhang_flow.mm3_per_mm(), overhang_flow.width(),
-                                               overhang_flow.width(), overhang_flow.height());
+                                               overhang_flow.height());
                     }
                     break;
                 } else {
-                    overhang_region.emplace_back();
+                    extrusion_paths_append(overhang_region, reconnect_polylines(perimeter, overhang_flow.scaled_spacing()),
-                    extrusion_paths_append(overhang_region.back(), perimeter, ExtrusionRole::OverhangPerimeter, overhang_flow.mm3_per_mm(),
+                                           ExtrusionRole::OverhangPerimeter, overhang_flow.mm3_per_mm(), overhang_flow.width(),
-                                           overhang_flow.width(), overhang_flow.height());
+                                           overhang_flow.height());
                 }
 
                 if (intersection(perimeter_polygon, real_overhang).empty()) { continuation_loops--; }
@@ -1057,14 +1014,21 @@ std::tuple<std::vector<ExtrusionPaths>, Polygons> generate_extra_perimeters_over
             for (const Line &line : to_lines(inset_overhang_area_left_unfilled)) svg.draw(line, "red", scale_(0.05));
             svg.Close();
 #endif
+            overhang_region.erase(std::remove_if(overhang_region.begin(), overhang_region.end(),
+                                                 [](const ExtrusionPath &p) { return p.empty(); }),
+                                  overhang_region.end());
 
-            std::reverse(overhang_region.begin(), overhang_region.end()); // reverse the order, It shall be printed from inside out
+            if (!overhang_region.empty()) {
+                auto is_anchored = [&lower_layer_aabb_tree](const ExtrusionPath &path) {
+                    return lower_layer_aabb_tree.distance_from_lines<true>(path.first_point()) <= 0 ||
+                           lower_layer_aabb_tree.distance_from_lines<true>(path.last_point()) <= 0;
+                };
+                std::reverse(overhang_region.begin(), overhang_region.end());
+                auto first_unanchored = std::stable_partition(overhang_region.begin(), overhang_region.end(), is_anchored);
+                int index_of_first_unanchored = first_unanchored - overhang_region.begin();
+                overhang_region = sort_extra_perimeters(overhang_region, index_of_first_unanchored, overhang_flow.scaled_spacing());
             }
         }
-
-    std::vector<ExtrusionPaths> result{};
-    for (const std::vector<ExtrusionPaths> &paths : extra_perims) {
-        result.push_back(sort_and_connect_extra_perimeters(paths, overhang_flow.scaled_spacing()));
     }
 
 #ifdef EXTRA_PERIM_DEBUG_FILES
@@ -1079,7 +1043,7 @@ std::tuple<std::vector<ExtrusionPaths>, Polygons> generate_extra_perimeters_over
 
     inset_overhang_area_left_unfilled = union_(inset_overhang_area_left_unfilled);
 
-    return {result, diff(inset_overhang_area, inset_overhang_area_left_unfilled)};
+    return {extra_perims, diff(inset_overhang_area, inset_overhang_area_left_unfilled)};
 }
 
 // Thanks, Cura developers, for implementing an algorithm for generating perimeters with variable width (Arachne) that is based on the paper
@@ -1313,6 +1277,7 @@ void PerimeterGenerator::process_arachne(
         // Generate extra perimeters on overhang areas, and cut them to these parts only, to save print time and material
         auto [extra_perimeters, filled_area] = generate_extra_perimeters_over_overhangs(infill_areas,
                                                                                         lower_slices_polygons_cache,
+                                                                                        loop_number + 1,
                                                                                         params.overhang_flow, params.scaled_resolution,
                                                                                         params.object_config, params.print_config);
         if (!extra_perimeters.empty()) {
@@ -1607,6 +1572,7 @@ void PerimeterGenerator::process_classic(
         // Generate extra perimeters on overhang areas, and cut them to these parts only, to save print time and material
         auto [extra_perimeters, filled_area] = generate_extra_perimeters_over_overhangs(infill_areas,
                                                                                         lower_slices_polygons_cache,
+                                                                                        loop_number + 1,
                                                                                         params.overhang_flow, params.scaled_resolution,
                                                                                         params.object_config, params.print_config);
         if (!extra_perimeters.empty()) {

src/libslic3r/PlaceholderParser.cpp

@@ -185,75 +185,108 @@ namespace client
     template<typename Iterator>
     struct expr
     {
-                 expr() : type(TYPE_EMPTY) {}
+                 expr() {}
-        explicit expr(bool b) : type(TYPE_BOOL) { data.b = b; }
+        explicit expr(bool b) : m_type(TYPE_BOOL) { m_data.b = b; }
-        explicit expr(bool b, const Iterator &it_begin, const Iterator &it_end) : type(TYPE_BOOL), it_range(it_begin, it_end) { data.b = b; }
+        explicit expr(bool b, const Iterator &it_begin, const Iterator &it_end) : m_type(TYPE_BOOL), it_range(it_begin, it_end) { m_data.b = b; }
-        explicit expr(int i) : type(TYPE_INT) { data.i = i; }
+        explicit expr(int i) : m_type(TYPE_INT) { m_data.i = i; }
-        explicit expr(int i, const Iterator &it_begin, const Iterator &it_end) : type(TYPE_INT), it_range(it_begin, it_end) { data.i = i; }
+        explicit expr(int i, const Iterator &it_begin, const Iterator &it_end) : m_type(TYPE_INT), it_range(it_begin, it_end) { m_data.i = i; }
-        explicit expr(double d) : type(TYPE_DOUBLE) { data.d = d; }
+        explicit expr(double d) : m_type(TYPE_DOUBLE) { m_data.d = d; }
-        explicit expr(double d, const Iterator &it_begin, const Iterator &it_end) : type(TYPE_DOUBLE), it_range(it_begin, it_end) { data.d = d; }
+        explicit expr(double d, const Iterator &it_begin, const Iterator &it_end) : m_type(TYPE_DOUBLE), it_range(it_begin, it_end) { m_data.d = d; }
-        explicit expr(const char *s) : type(TYPE_STRING) { data.s = new std::string(s); }
+        explicit expr(const char *s) : m_type(TYPE_STRING) { m_data.s = new std::string(s); }
-        explicit expr(const std::string &s) : type(TYPE_STRING) { data.s = new std::string(s); }
+        explicit expr(const std::string &s) : m_type(TYPE_STRING) { m_data.s = new std::string(s); }
         explicit expr(const std::string &s, const Iterator &it_begin, const Iterator &it_end) : 
-            type(TYPE_STRING), it_range(it_begin, it_end) { data.s = new std::string(s); }
+            m_type(TYPE_STRING), it_range(it_begin, it_end) { m_data.s = new std::string(s); }
-                 expr(const expr &rhs) : type(rhs.type), it_range(rhs.it_range)
+                 expr(const expr &rhs) : m_type(rhs.type()), it_range(rhs.it_range)
-            { if (rhs.type == TYPE_STRING) data.s = new std::string(*rhs.data.s); else data.set(rhs.data); }
+            { if (rhs.type() == TYPE_STRING) m_data.s = new std::string(*rhs.m_data.s); else m_data.set(rhs.m_data); }
-        explicit expr(expr &&rhs) : type(rhs.type), it_range(rhs.it_range)
+        explicit expr(expr &&rhs) : expr(rhs, rhs.it_range.begin(), rhs.it_range.end()) {}
-            { data.set(rhs.data); rhs.type = TYPE_EMPTY; }
+        explicit expr(expr &&rhs, const Iterator &it_begin, const Iterator &it_end) : m_type(rhs.type()), it_range{ it_begin, it_end }
-        explicit expr(expr &&rhs, const Iterator &it_begin, const Iterator &it_end) : type(rhs.type), it_range(it_begin, it_end)
+        {   
-            { data.set(rhs.data); rhs.type = TYPE_EMPTY; }
+            m_data.set(rhs.m_data);
-        ~expr() { this->reset(); }
+            rhs.m_type = TYPE_EMPTY;
-
+        }
         expr &operator=(const expr &rhs)
         { 
-            this->type      = rhs.type;
+            if (rhs.type() == TYPE_STRING) {
+                this->set_s(rhs.s());
+            } else  {
+                m_type = rhs.type();
+                m_data.set(rhs.m_data);
+            }
             this->it_range = rhs.it_range;
-            if (rhs.type == TYPE_STRING) 
-                this->data.s = new std::string(*rhs.data.s);
-            else 
-                this->data.set(rhs.data);
             return *this;
         }
 
         expr &operator=(expr &&rhs) 
         { 
-            type            = rhs.type;
+            if (this != &rhs) {
+                this->reset();
+                m_type          = rhs.type();
                 this->it_range  = rhs.it_range;
-            data.set(rhs.data);
+                m_data.set(rhs.m_data);
-            rhs.type        = TYPE_EMPTY;
+                rhs.m_type      = TYPE_EMPTY;
+            }
             return *this;
         }
 
         void                reset()   
         { 
-            if (this->type == TYPE_STRING) 
+            if (this->type() == TYPE_STRING)
-                delete data.s;
+                delete m_data.s;
-            this->type = TYPE_EMPTY;
+            m_type = TYPE_EMPTY;
         }
+        ~expr() { reset(); }
 
-        bool&               b()       { return data.b; }
+        enum Type {
-        bool                b() const { return data.b; }
+            TYPE_EMPTY = 0,
-        void                set_b(bool v) { this->reset(); this->data.b = v; this->type = TYPE_BOOL; }
+            TYPE_BOOL,
-        int&                i()       { return data.i; }
+            TYPE_INT,
-        int                 i() const { return data.i; }
+            TYPE_DOUBLE,
-        void                set_i(int v) { this->reset(); this->data.i = v; this->type = TYPE_INT; }
+            TYPE_STRING,
-        int                 as_i() const { return (this->type == TYPE_INT) ? this->i() : int(this->d()); }
+        };
-        int                 as_i_rounded() const { return (this->type == TYPE_INT) ? this->i() : int(std::round(this->d())); }
+        Type                type() const { return m_type; }
-        double&             d()       { return data.d; }
+
-        double              d() const { return data.d; }
+        bool&               b()       { return m_data.b; }
-        void                set_d(double v) { this->reset(); this->data.d = v; this->type = TYPE_DOUBLE; }
+        bool                b() const { return m_data.b; }
-        double              as_d() const { return (this->type == TYPE_DOUBLE) ? this->d() : double(this->i()); }
+        void                set_b(bool v) { this->reset(); this->set_b_lite(v); }
-        std::string&        s()       { return *data.s; }
+        void                set_b_lite(bool v) { assert(this->type() != TYPE_STRING); Data tmp; tmp.b = v; m_data.set(tmp); m_type = TYPE_BOOL; }
-        const std::string&  s() const { return *data.s; }
+        int&                i()       { return m_data.i; }
-        void                set_s(const std::string &s) { this->reset(); this->data.s = new std::string(s); this->type = TYPE_STRING; }
+        int                 i() const { return m_data.i; }
-        void                set_s(std::string &&s) { this->reset(); this->data.s = new std::string(std::move(s)); this->type = TYPE_STRING; }
+        void                set_i(int v) { this->reset(); set_i_lite(v); }
+        void                set_i_lite(int v) { assert(this->type() != TYPE_STRING); Data tmp; tmp.i = v; m_data.set(tmp); m_type = TYPE_INT; }
+        int                 as_i() const { return this->type() == TYPE_INT ? this->i() : int(this->d()); }
+        int                 as_i_rounded() const { return this->type() == TYPE_INT ? this->i() : int(std::round(this->d())); }
+        double&             d()       { return m_data.d; }
+        double              d() const { return m_data.d; }
+        void                set_d(double v) { this->reset(); this->set_d_lite(v); }
+        void                set_d_lite(double v) { assert(this->type() != TYPE_STRING); Data tmp; tmp.d = v; m_data.set(tmp); m_type = TYPE_DOUBLE; }
+        double              as_d() const { return this->type() == TYPE_DOUBLE ? this->d() : double(this->i()); }
+        std::string&        s()       { return *m_data.s; }
+        const std::string&  s() const { return *m_data.s; }
+        void                set_s(const std::string &s) {
+            if (this->type() == TYPE_STRING)
+                *m_data.s = s;
+            else 
+                this->set_s_take_ownership(new std::string(s));
+        }
+        void                set_s(std::string &&s) {
+            if (this->type() == TYPE_STRING)
+                *m_data.s = std::move(s);
+            else
+                this->set_s_take_ownership(new std::string(std::move(s)));
+        }
+        void                set_s(const char *s) {
+            if (this->type() == TYPE_STRING)
+                *m_data.s = s;
+            else
+                this->set_s_take_ownership(new std::string(s));
+        }
         
         std::string         to_string() const 
         {
             std::string out;
-            switch (type) {
+            switch (this->type()) {
-			case TYPE_BOOL:   out = data.b ? "true" : "false"; break;
+			case TYPE_BOOL:   out = this->b() ? "true" : "false"; break;
-            case TYPE_INT:    out = std::to_string(data.i); break;
+            case TYPE_INT:    out = std::to_string(this->i()); break;
             case TYPE_DOUBLE: 
 #if 0
                 // The default converter produces trailing zeros after the decimal point.
@@ -263,48 +296,24 @@ namespace client
                 // It seems to be doing what the old boost::to_string() did.
 				{
 					std::ostringstream ss;
-					ss << data.d;
+					ss << this->d();
 					out = ss.str();
 				}
 #endif
 				break;
-            case TYPE_STRING: out = *data.s; break;
+            case TYPE_STRING: out = this->s(); break;
             default:          break;
             }
             return out;
         }
 
-        union Data {
-            // Raw image of the other data members.
-            // The C++ compiler will consider a possible aliasing of char* with any other union member,
-            // therefore copying the raw data is safe.
-            char         raw[8];
-            bool         b;
-            int          i;
-            double       d;
-            std::string *s;
-
-            // Copy the largest member variable through char*, which will alias with all other union members by default.
-            void set(const Data &rhs) { memcpy(this->raw, rhs.raw, sizeof(rhs.raw)); }
-        } data;
-
-        enum Type {
-            TYPE_EMPTY = 0,
-            TYPE_BOOL,
-            TYPE_INT,
-            TYPE_DOUBLE,
-            TYPE_STRING,
-        };
-
-        Type type;
-
         // Range of input iterators covering this expression.
         // Used for throwing parse exceptions.
         boost::iterator_range<Iterator>  it_range;
 
         expr unary_minus(const Iterator start_pos) const
         { 
-            switch (this->type) {
+            switch (this->type()) {
             case TYPE_INT :
                 return expr<Iterator>(- this->i(), start_pos, this->it_range.end());
             case TYPE_DOUBLE:
@@ -319,7 +328,7 @@ namespace client
 
         expr unary_integer(const Iterator start_pos) const
         { 
-            switch (this->type) {
+            switch (this->type()) {
             case TYPE_INT:
                 return expr<Iterator>(this->i(), start_pos, this->it_range.end());
             case TYPE_DOUBLE:
@@ -334,7 +343,7 @@ namespace client
 
         expr round(const Iterator start_pos) const
         { 
-            switch (this->type) {
+            switch (this->type()) {
             case TYPE_INT:
                 return expr<Iterator>(this->i(), start_pos, this->it_range.end());
             case TYPE_DOUBLE:
@@ -349,7 +358,7 @@ namespace client
 
         expr unary_not(const Iterator start_pos) const
         { 
-            switch (this->type) {
+            switch (this->type()) {
             case TYPE_BOOL:
                 return expr<Iterator>(! this->b(), start_pos, this->it_range.end());
             default:
@@ -362,23 +371,20 @@ namespace client
 
         expr &operator+=(const expr &rhs)
         { 
-            if (this->type == TYPE_STRING) {
+            if (this->type() == TYPE_STRING) {
                 // Convert the right hand side to string and append.
-                *this->data.s += rhs.to_string();
+                *m_data.s += rhs.to_string();
-            } else if (rhs.type == TYPE_STRING) {
+            } else if (rhs.type() == TYPE_STRING) {
                 // Conver the left hand side to string, append rhs.
-                this->data.s = new std::string(this->to_string() + rhs.s());
+                this->set_s(this->to_string() + rhs.s());
-                this->type = TYPE_STRING;
             } else {
                 const char *err_msg = "Cannot add non-numeric types.";
                 this->throw_if_not_numeric(err_msg);
                 rhs.throw_if_not_numeric(err_msg);
-                if (this->type == TYPE_DOUBLE || rhs.type == TYPE_DOUBLE) {
+                if (this->type() == TYPE_DOUBLE || rhs.type() == TYPE_DOUBLE)
-                    double d = this->as_d() + rhs.as_d();
+                    this->set_d_lite(this->as_d() + rhs.as_d());
-                    this->data.d = d;
+                else
-                    this->type = TYPE_DOUBLE;
+                    m_data.i += rhs.i();
-                } else
-                    this->data.i += rhs.i();
             }
             this->it_range = boost::iterator_range<Iterator>(this->it_range.begin(), rhs.it_range.end());
             return *this;
@@ -389,12 +395,10 @@ namespace client
             const char *err_msg = "Cannot subtract non-numeric types.";
             this->throw_if_not_numeric(err_msg);
             rhs.throw_if_not_numeric(err_msg);
-            if (this->type == TYPE_DOUBLE || rhs.type == TYPE_DOUBLE) {
+            if (this->type() == TYPE_DOUBLE || rhs.type() == TYPE_DOUBLE)
-                double d = this->as_d() - rhs.as_d();
+                this->set_d_lite(this->as_d() - rhs.as_d());
-                this->data.d = d;
+            else
-                this->type = TYPE_DOUBLE;
+                m_data.i -= rhs.i();
-            } else
-                this->data.i -= rhs.i();
             this->it_range = boost::iterator_range<Iterator>(this->it_range.begin(), rhs.it_range.end());
             return *this;
         }
@@ -404,12 +408,10 @@ namespace client
             const char *err_msg = "Cannot multiply with non-numeric type.";
             this->throw_if_not_numeric(err_msg);
             rhs.throw_if_not_numeric(err_msg);
-            if (this->type == TYPE_DOUBLE || rhs.type == TYPE_DOUBLE) {
+            if (this->type() == TYPE_DOUBLE || rhs.type() == TYPE_DOUBLE)
-                double d = this->as_d() * rhs.as_d();
+                this->set_d_lite(this->as_d() * rhs.as_d());
-                this->data.d = d;
+            else
-                this->type = TYPE_DOUBLE;
+                m_data.i *= rhs.i();
-            } else
-                this->data.i *= rhs.i();
             this->it_range = boost::iterator_range<Iterator>(this->it_range.begin(), rhs.it_range.end());
             return *this;
         }
@@ -418,14 +420,12 @@ namespace client
         {
             this->throw_if_not_numeric("Cannot divide a non-numeric type.");
             rhs.throw_if_not_numeric("Cannot divide with a non-numeric type.");
-            if ((rhs.type == TYPE_INT) ? (rhs.i() == 0) : (rhs.d() == 0.))
+            if (rhs.type() == TYPE_INT ? (rhs.i() == 0) : (rhs.d() == 0.))
                 rhs.throw_exception("Division by zero");
-            if (this->type == TYPE_DOUBLE || rhs.type == TYPE_DOUBLE) {
+            if (this->type() == TYPE_DOUBLE || rhs.type() == TYPE_DOUBLE)
-                double d = this->as_d() / rhs.as_d();
+                this->set_d_lite(this->as_d() / rhs.as_d());
-                this->data.d = d;
+            else
-                this->type = TYPE_DOUBLE;
+                m_data.i /= rhs.i();
-            } else
-                this->data.i /= rhs.i();
             this->it_range = boost::iterator_range<Iterator>(this->it_range.begin(), rhs.it_range.end());
             return *this;
         }
@@ -434,14 +434,12 @@ namespace client
         {
             this->throw_if_not_numeric("Cannot divide a non-numeric type.");
             rhs.throw_if_not_numeric("Cannot divide with a non-numeric type.");
-            if ((rhs.type == TYPE_INT) ? (rhs.i() == 0) : (rhs.d() == 0.))
+            if (rhs.type() == TYPE_INT ? (rhs.i() == 0) : (rhs.d() == 0.))
                 rhs.throw_exception("Division by zero");
-            if (this->type == TYPE_DOUBLE || rhs.type == TYPE_DOUBLE) {
+            if (this->type() == TYPE_DOUBLE || rhs.type() == TYPE_DOUBLE)
-                double d = std::fmod(this->as_d(), rhs.as_d());
+                this->set_d_lite(std::fmod(this->as_d(), rhs.as_d()));
-                this->data.d = d;
+            else
-                this->type = TYPE_DOUBLE;
+                m_data.i %= rhs.i();
-            } else
-                this->data.i %= rhs.i();
             this->it_range = boost::iterator_range<Iterator>(this->it_range.begin(), rhs.it_range.end());
             return *this;
         }
@@ -453,14 +451,14 @@ namespace client
 
         static void evaluate_boolean(expr &self, bool &out)
         {
-            if (self.type != TYPE_BOOL)
+            if (self.type() != TYPE_BOOL)
                 self.throw_exception("Not a boolean expression");
             out = self.b();
         }
 
         static void evaluate_boolean_to_string(expr &self, std::string &out)
         {
-            if (self.type != TYPE_BOOL)
+            if (self.type() != TYPE_BOOL)
                 self.throw_exception("Not a boolean expression");
             out = self.b() ? "true" : "false";
         }
@@ -469,31 +467,31 @@ namespace client
         static void compare_op(expr &lhs, expr &rhs, char op, bool invert)
         {
             bool value = false;
-            if ((lhs.type == TYPE_INT || lhs.type == TYPE_DOUBLE) &&
+            if ((lhs.type() == TYPE_INT || lhs.type() == TYPE_DOUBLE) &&
-                (rhs.type == TYPE_INT || rhs.type == TYPE_DOUBLE)) {
+                (rhs.type() == TYPE_INT || rhs.type() == TYPE_DOUBLE)) {
                 // Both types are numeric.
                 switch (op) {
                     case '=':
-                        value = (lhs.type == TYPE_DOUBLE || rhs.type == TYPE_DOUBLE) ? 
+                        value = (lhs.type() == TYPE_DOUBLE || rhs.type() == TYPE_DOUBLE) ? 
                             (std::abs(lhs.as_d() - rhs.as_d()) < 1e-8) : (lhs.i() == rhs.i());
                         break;
                     case '<':
-                        value = (lhs.type == TYPE_DOUBLE || rhs.type == TYPE_DOUBLE) ? 
+                        value = (lhs.type() == TYPE_DOUBLE || rhs.type() == TYPE_DOUBLE) ? 
                             (lhs.as_d() < rhs.as_d()) : (lhs.i() < rhs.i());
                         break;
                     case '>':
                     default:
-                        value = (lhs.type == TYPE_DOUBLE || rhs.type == TYPE_DOUBLE) ? 
+                        value = (lhs.type() == TYPE_DOUBLE || rhs.type() == TYPE_DOUBLE) ? 
                             (lhs.as_d() > rhs.as_d()) : (lhs.i() > rhs.i());
                         break;
                 }
-            } else if (lhs.type == TYPE_BOOL && rhs.type == TYPE_BOOL) {
+            } else if (lhs.type() == TYPE_BOOL && rhs.type() == TYPE_BOOL) {
                 // Both type are bool.
                 if (op != '=')
                     boost::throw_exception(qi::expectation_failure<Iterator>(
                         lhs.it_range.begin(), rhs.it_range.end(), spirit::info("*Cannot compare the types.")));
                 value = lhs.b() == rhs.b();
-            } else if (lhs.type == TYPE_STRING || rhs.type == TYPE_STRING) {
+            } else if (lhs.type() == TYPE_STRING || rhs.type() == TYPE_STRING) {
                 // One type is string, the other could be converted to string.
                 value = (op == '=') ? (lhs.to_string() == rhs.to_string()) : 
                         (op == '<') ? (lhs.to_string() < rhs.to_string()) : (lhs.to_string() > rhs.to_string());
@@ -502,8 +500,7 @@ namespace client
                     lhs.it_range.begin(), rhs.it_range.end(), spirit::info("*Cannot compare the types.")));
             }
             lhs.reset();
-            lhs.type = TYPE_BOOL;
+            lhs.set_b_lite(invert ? ! value : value);
-            lhs.data.b = invert ? ! value : value;
         }
         // Compare operators, store the result into lhs.
         static void equal    (expr &lhs, expr &rhs) { compare_op(lhs, rhs, '=', false); }
@@ -528,15 +525,14 @@ namespace client
         { 
             throw_if_not_numeric(param1);
             throw_if_not_numeric(param2);
-            if (param1.type == TYPE_DOUBLE || param2.type == TYPE_DOUBLE) {
+            if (param1.type() == TYPE_DOUBLE || param2.type() == TYPE_DOUBLE) {
                 double d = 0.;
                 switch (fun) {
                     case FUNCTION_MIN:  d = std::min(param1.as_d(), param2.as_d()); break;
                     case FUNCTION_MAX:  d = std::max(param1.as_d(), param2.as_d()); break;
                     default: param1.throw_exception("Internal error: invalid function");
                 }
-                param1.data.d = d;
+                param1.set_d_lite(d);
-                param1.type = TYPE_DOUBLE;
             } else {
                 int i = 0;
                 switch (fun) {
@@ -544,8 +540,7 @@ namespace client
                     case FUNCTION_MAX:  i = std::max(param1.as_i(), param2.as_i()); break;
                     default: param1.throw_exception("Internal error: invalid function");
                 }
-                param1.data.i = i;
+                param1.set_i_lite(i);
-                param1.type = TYPE_INT;
             }
         }
         // Store the result into param1.
@@ -557,13 +552,10 @@ namespace client
         { 
             throw_if_not_numeric(param1);
             throw_if_not_numeric(param2);
-            if (param1.type == TYPE_DOUBLE || param2.type == TYPE_DOUBLE) {
+            if (param1.type() == TYPE_DOUBLE || param2.type() == TYPE_DOUBLE)
-                param1.data.d = std::uniform_real_distribution<>(param1.as_d(), param2.as_d())(rng);
+                param1.set_d_lite(std::uniform_real_distribution<>(param1.as_d(), param2.as_d())(rng));
-                param1.type   = TYPE_DOUBLE;
+            else
-            } else {
+                param1.set_i_lite(std::uniform_int_distribution<>(param1.as_i(), param2.as_i())(rng));
-                param1.data.i = std::uniform_int_distribution<>(param1.as_i(), param2.as_i())(rng);
-                param1.type   = TYPE_INT;
-            }
         }
 
         // Store the result into param1.
@@ -572,10 +564,10 @@ namespace client
         static void digits(expr &param1, expr &param2, expr &param3)
         { 
             throw_if_not_numeric(param1);
-            if (param2.type != TYPE_INT)
+            if (param2.type() != TYPE_INT)
                 param2.throw_exception("digits: second parameter must be integer");
-            bool has_decimals = param3.type != TYPE_EMPTY;
+            bool has_decimals = param3.type() != TYPE_EMPTY;
-            if (has_decimals && param3.type != TYPE_INT)
+            if (has_decimals && param3.type() != TYPE_INT)
                 param3.throw_exception("digits: third parameter must be integer");
 
             char buf[256];
@@ -593,7 +585,7 @@ namespace client
         static void regex_op(expr &lhs, boost::iterator_range<Iterator> &rhs, char op)
         {
             const std::string *subject  = nullptr;
-            if (lhs.type == TYPE_STRING) {
+            if (lhs.type() == TYPE_STRING) {
                 // One type is string, the other could be converted to string.
                 subject = &lhs.s();
             } else {
@@ -604,9 +596,7 @@ namespace client
                 bool result = SLIC3R_REGEX_NAMESPACE::regex_match(*subject, SLIC3R_REGEX_NAMESPACE::regex(pattern));
                 if (op == '!')
                     result = ! result;
-                lhs.reset();
+                lhs.set_b(result);
-                lhs.type = TYPE_BOOL;
-                lhs.data.b = result;
             } catch (SLIC3R_REGEX_NAMESPACE::regex_error &ex) {
                 // Syntax error in the regular expression
                 boost::throw_exception(qi::expectation_failure<Iterator>(
@@ -620,21 +610,20 @@ namespace client
         static void logical_op(expr &lhs, expr &rhs, char op)
         {
             bool value = false;
-            if (lhs.type == TYPE_BOOL && rhs.type == TYPE_BOOL) {
+            if (lhs.type() == TYPE_BOOL && rhs.type() == TYPE_BOOL) {
                 value = (op == '|') ? (lhs.b() || rhs.b()) : (lhs.b() && rhs.b());
             } else {
                 boost::throw_exception(qi::expectation_failure<Iterator>(
                     lhs.it_range.begin(), rhs.it_range.end(), spirit::info("*Cannot apply logical operation to non-boolean operators.")));
             }
-            lhs.type   = TYPE_BOOL;
+            lhs.set_b_lite(value);
-            lhs.data.b = value;
         }
         static void logical_or (expr &lhs, expr &rhs) { logical_op(lhs, rhs, '|'); }
         static void logical_and(expr &lhs, expr &rhs) { logical_op(lhs, rhs, '&'); }
 
         static void ternary_op(expr &lhs, expr &rhs1, expr &rhs2)
         {
-            if (lhs.type != TYPE_BOOL)
+            if (lhs.type() != TYPE_BOOL)
                 lhs.throw_exception("Not a boolean expression");
             if (lhs.b())
                 lhs = std::move(rhs1);
@@ -658,9 +647,25 @@ namespace client
 
         void throw_if_not_numeric(const char *message) const 
         {
-            if (this->type != TYPE_INT && this->type != TYPE_DOUBLE)
+            if (this->type() != TYPE_INT && this->type() != TYPE_DOUBLE)
                 this->throw_exception(message);
         }
+
+    private:
+        // This object will take ownership of the parameter string object "s".
+        void        set_s_take_ownership(std::string* s) { assert(this->type() != TYPE_STRING); Data tmp; tmp.s = s; m_data.set(tmp); m_type = TYPE_STRING; }
+
+        Type        m_type = TYPE_EMPTY;
+
+        union Data {
+            bool         b;
+            int          i;
+            double       d;
+            std::string *s;
+
+            // Copy the largest member variable through char*, which will alias with all other union members by default.
+            void set(const Data &rhs) { memcpy(this, &rhs, sizeof(rhs)); }
+        } m_data;
     };
 
     template<typename ITERATOR>
@@ -668,7 +673,7 @@ namespace client
     {
         typedef expr<ITERATOR> Expr;
         os << std::string(expression.it_range.begin(), expression.it_range.end()) << " - ";
-        switch (expression.type) {
+        switch (expression.type()) {
         case Expr::TYPE_EMPTY:    os << "empty"; break;
         case Expr::TYPE_BOOL:     os << "bool ("   << expression.b() << ")"; break;
         case Expr::TYPE_INT:      os << "int ("    << expression.i() << ")"; break;
@@ -802,6 +807,7 @@ namespace client
             case coInt:     output.set_i(opt.opt->getInt());     break;
             case coString:  output.set_s(static_cast<const ConfigOptionString*>(opt.opt)->value); break;
             case coPercent: output.set_d(opt.opt->getFloat());   break;
+            case coEnum:
             case coPoint:   output.set_s(opt.opt->serialize());  break;
             case coBool:    output.set_b(opt.opt->getBool());    break;
             case coFloatOrPercent:
@@ -869,18 +875,51 @@ namespace client
             case coPercents: output.set_d(static_cast<const ConfigOptionPercents*>(opt.opt)->values[idx]); break;
             case coPoints:   output.set_s(to_string(static_cast<const ConfigOptionPoints  *>(opt.opt)->values[idx])); break;
             case coBools:    output.set_b(static_cast<const ConfigOptionBools   *>(opt.opt)->values[idx] != 0); break;
+            //case coEnums:    output.set_s(opt.opt->vserialize()[idx]); break;
             default:
                 ctx->throw_exception("Unknown vector variable type", opt.it_range);
             }
             output.it_range = boost::iterator_range<Iterator>(opt.it_range.begin(), it_end);
         }
 
+        // Return a boolean value, true if the scalar variable referenced by "opt" is nullable and it has a nil value.
+        template <typename Iterator>
+        static void is_nil_test_scalar(
+            const MyContext                 *ctx,
+            OptWithPos<Iterator>            &opt,
+            expr<Iterator>                  &output)
+        {
+            if (opt.opt->is_vector())
+                ctx->throw_exception("Referencing a vector variable when scalar is expected", opt.it_range);
+            output.set_b(opt.opt->is_nil());
+            output.it_range = opt.it_range;
+        }
+
+        // Return a boolean value, true if an element of a vector variable referenced by "opt[index]" is nullable and it has a nil value.
+        template <typename Iterator>
+        static void is_nil_test_vector(
+            const MyContext                 *ctx,
+            OptWithPos<Iterator>            &opt,
+            int                             &index,
+            Iterator                         it_end,
+            expr<Iterator>                  &output)
+        {
+            if (opt.opt->is_scalar())
+                ctx->throw_exception("Referencing a scalar variable when vector is expected", opt.it_range);
+            const ConfigOptionVectorBase *vec = static_cast<const ConfigOptionVectorBase*>(opt.opt);
+            if (vec->empty())
+                ctx->throw_exception("Indexing an empty vector variable", opt.it_range);
+            size_t idx = (index < 0) ? 0 : (index >= int(vec->size())) ? 0 : size_t(index);
+            output.set_b(static_cast<const ConfigOptionVectorBase*>(opt.opt)->is_nil(idx));
+            output.it_range = boost::iterator_range<Iterator>(opt.it_range.begin(), it_end);
+        }
+
         // Verify that the expression returns an integer, which may be used
         // to address a vector.
         template <typename Iterator>
         static void evaluate_index(expr<Iterator> &expr_index, int &output)
         {
-            if (expr_index.type != expr<Iterator>::TYPE_INT)                
+            if (expr_index.type() != expr<Iterator>::TYPE_INT)                
                 expr_index.throw_exception("Non-integer index is not allowed to address a vector variable.");
             output = expr_index.i();
         }
@@ -973,6 +1012,7 @@ namespace client
         { "unary_expression",           "Expecting an expression." },
         { "optional_parameter",         "Expecting a closing brace or an optional parameter." },
         { "scalar_variable_reference",  "Expecting a scalar variable reference."},
+        { "is_nil_test",                "Expecting a scalar variable reference."},
         { "variable_reference",         "Expecting a variable reference."},
         { "regular_expression",         "Expecting a regular expression."}
     };
@@ -1259,6 +1299,7 @@ namespace client
                                                                     [ px::bind(&expr<Iterator>::template digits<true>, _val, _2, _3) ]
                 |   (kw["int"]   > '(' > conditional_expression(_r1) > ')') [ px::bind(&FactorActions::to_int,  _1, _val) ]
                 |   (kw["round"] > '(' > conditional_expression(_r1) > ')') [ px::bind(&FactorActions::round,   _1, _val) ]
+                |   (kw["is_nil"] > '(' > is_nil_test(_r1) > ')')   [_val = _1]
                 |   (strict_double > iter_pos)                      [ px::bind(&FactorActions::double_, _1, _2, _val) ]
                 |   (int_      > iter_pos)                          [ px::bind(&FactorActions::int_,    _1, _2, _val) ]
                 |   (kw[bool_] > iter_pos)                          [ px::bind(&FactorActions::bool_,   _1, _2, _val) ]
@@ -1286,6 +1327,15 @@ namespace client
                 [ px::bind(&MyContext::resolve_variable<Iterator>, _r1, _1, _val) ];
             variable_reference.name("variable reference");
 
+            is_nil_test = 
+                variable_reference(_r1)[_a=_1] >>
+                (
+                        ('[' > additive_expression(_r1)[px::bind(&MyContext::evaluate_index<Iterator>, _1, _b)] > ']' > 
+                            iter_pos[px::bind(&MyContext::is_nil_test_vector<Iterator>, _r1, _a, _b, _1, _val)])
+                    |   eps[px::bind(&MyContext::is_nil_test_scalar<Iterator>, _r1, _a, _val)]
+                );
+            is_nil_test.name("is_nil test");
+
             regular_expression = raw[lexeme['/' > *((utf8char - char_('\\') - char_('/')) | ('\\' > char_)) > '/']];
             regular_expression.name("regular_expression");
 
@@ -1295,6 +1345,7 @@ namespace client
                 ("zdigits")
                 ("if")
                 ("int")
+                ("is_nil")
                 //("inf")
                 ("else")
                 ("elsif")
@@ -1329,6 +1380,7 @@ namespace client
                 debug(optional_parameter);
                 debug(scalar_variable_reference);
                 debug(variable_reference);
+                debug(is_nil_test);
                 debug(regular_expression);
             }
         }
@@ -1374,6 +1426,8 @@ namespace client
         qi::rule<Iterator, expr<Iterator>(const MyContext*), qi::locals<OptWithPos<Iterator>, int>, spirit_encoding::space_type> scalar_variable_reference;
         // Rule to translate an identifier to a ConfigOption, or to fail.
         qi::rule<Iterator, OptWithPos<Iterator>(const MyContext*), spirit_encoding::space_type> variable_reference;
+        // Evaluating whether a nullable variable is nil.
+        qi::rule<Iterator, expr<Iterator>(const MyContext*), qi::locals<OptWithPos<Iterator>, int>, spirit_encoding::space_type> is_nil_test;
 
         qi::rule<Iterator, std::string(const MyContext*), qi::locals<bool, bool>, spirit_encoding::space_type> if_else_output;
 //        qi::rule<Iterator, std::string(const MyContext*), qi::locals<expr<Iterator>, bool, std::string>, spirit_encoding::space_type> switch_output;

src/libslic3r/PlaceholderParser.hpp

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 #include <map>
 #include <random>
 #include <string>
+#include <string_view>
 #include <vector>
 #include "PrintConfig.hpp"
 
@@ -38,6 +39,8 @@ public:
 
     // Add new ConfigOption values to m_config.
     void set(const std::string &key, const std::string &value)  { this->set(key, new ConfigOptionString(value)); }
+    void set(const std::string &key, std::string_view value)    { this->set(key, new ConfigOptionString(std::string(value))); }
+    void set(const std::string &key, const char *value)         { this->set(key, new ConfigOptionString(value)); }
     void set(const std::string &key, int value)                 { this->set(key, new ConfigOptionInt(value)); }
     void set(const std::string &key, unsigned int value)        { this->set(key, int(value)); }
     void set(const std::string &key, bool value)                { this->set(key, new ConfigOptionBool(value)); }

src/libslic3r/Point.cpp

@@ -84,18 +84,28 @@ Points collect_duplicates(Points pts /* Copy */)
     return duplicits;
 }
 
+template<bool IncludeBoundary>
 BoundingBox get_extents(const Points &pts)
 { 
-    return BoundingBox(pts);
+    BoundingBox out;
+    BoundingBox::construct<IncludeBoundary>(out, pts.begin(), pts.end());
+    return out;
 }
+template BoundingBox get_extents<false>(const Points &pts);
+template BoundingBox get_extents<true>(const Points &pts);
 
+// if IncludeBoundary, then a bounding box is defined even for a single point.
+// otherwise a bounding box is only defined if it has a positive area.
+template<bool IncludeBoundary>
 BoundingBox get_extents(const std::vector<Points> &pts)
 {
     BoundingBox bbox;
     for (const Points &p : pts)
-        bbox.merge(get_extents(p));
+        bbox.merge(get_extents<IncludeBoundary>(p));
     return bbox;
 }
+template BoundingBox get_extents<false>(const std::vector<Points> &pts);
+template BoundingBox get_extents<true>(const std::vector<Points> &pts);
 
 BoundingBoxf get_extents(const std::vector<Vec2d> &pts)
 {

src/libslic3r/Point.hpp

@@ -237,8 +237,20 @@ inline Point lerp(const Point &a, const Point &b, double t)
     return ((1. - t) * a.cast<double>() + t * b.cast<double>()).cast<coord_t>();
 }
 
+// if IncludeBoundary, then a bounding box is defined even for a single point.
+// otherwise a bounding box is only defined if it has a positive area.
+template<bool IncludeBoundary = false>
 BoundingBox get_extents(const Points &pts);
+extern template BoundingBox get_extents<false>(const Points &pts);
+extern template BoundingBox get_extents<true>(const Points &pts);
+
+// if IncludeBoundary, then a bounding box is defined even for a single point.
+// otherwise a bounding box is only defined if it has a positive area.
+template<bool IncludeBoundary = false>
 BoundingBox get_extents(const std::vector<Points> &pts);
+extern template BoundingBox get_extents<false>(const std::vector<Points> &pts);
+extern template BoundingBox get_extents<true>(const std::vector<Points> &pts);
+
 BoundingBoxf get_extents(const std::vector<Vec2d> &pts);
 
 int nearest_point_index(const Points &points, const Point &pt);

src/libslic3r/Polyline.cpp

@@ -267,13 +267,17 @@ ThickLines ThickPolyline::thicklines() const
 // Removes the given distance from the end of the ThickPolyline
 void ThickPolyline::clip_end(double distance)
 {
+    if (! this->empty()) {
+        assert(this->width.size() == (this->points.size() - 1) * 2);
         while (distance > 0) {
             Vec2d last_point = this->last_point().cast<double>();
-        coordf_t last_width = this->width.back();
             this->points.pop_back();
-        this->width.pop_back();
+            if (this->points.empty()) {
-        if (this->points.empty())
+                assert(this->width.empty());
                 break;
+            }
+            coordf_t last_width = this->width.back();
+            this->width.pop_back();
 
             Vec2d    vec            = this->last_point().cast<double>() - last_point;
             coordf_t width_diff     = this->width.back() - last_width;
@@ -289,7 +293,21 @@ void ThickPolyline::clip_end(double distance)
 
             distance -= std::sqrt(vec_length_sqr);
         }
-    assert(this->width.size() == (this->points.size() - 1) * 2);
+    }
+    assert(this->points.empty() ? this->width.empty() : this->width.size() == (this->points.size() - 1) * 2);
+}
+
+void ThickPolyline::start_at_index(int index)
+{
+    assert(index >= 0 && index < this->points.size());
+    assert(this->points.front() == this->points.back() && this->width.front() == this->width.back());
+    if (index != 0 && index != (this->points.size() - 1) && this->points.front() == this->points.back() && this->width.front() == this->width.back()) {
+        this->points.pop_back();
+        assert(this->points.size() * 2 == this->width.size());
+        std::rotate(this->points.begin(), this->points.begin() + index, this->points.end());
+        std::rotate(this->width.begin(), this->width.begin() + 2 * index, this->width.end());
+        this->points.emplace_back(this->points.front());
+    }
 }
 
 double Polyline3::length() const