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  1. Cura 15.06 Beta
  2. ===============
  3. This is the *Beta* version of Cura 15.06.
  4. Cura 15.06 is a new release built from the ground up on a completely new
  5. framework called Uranium. This framework has been designed to make it easier to
  6. extend Cura with additional functionality as well as provide a cleaner UI.
  7. Changes since 15.05.95
  8. ----------------------
  9. * Fixed: Selection ghost remains visible after deleting an object
  10. * Fixed: Window does not show up immediately after starting application on OSX
  11. * Fixed: Added display of rotation angle during rotation
  12. * Fixed: Object changes position while rotating/scaling
  13. * Fixed: Loading improvements in the layer view
  14. * Fixed: Added application icons
  15. * Fixed: Improved feedback when loading models
  16. * Fixed: Eject device on MacOSX now provides proper feedback
  17. * Fixed: Make it possible to show retraction settings for UM2
  18. * Fixed: Opening the machine preferences page will switch to the first available machine
  19. * Fixed: Improved tool handle hit area size
  20. * Fixed: Render lines with a thickness based on screen DPI
  21. Changes since 15.05.94
  22. ----------------------
  23. * Added Russian translations
  24. * Fixed: Infill not displayed in layer view
  25. * Fixed: Cannot select/scale/rotate when first activating the tool and then trying to select a model.
  26. * Fixed: Improved font rendering on Windows
  27. * Fixed: Help > Show Documentation crashes Cura on Windows
  28. * Fixed: "There is no disk in the drive" repeating messages on Windows
  29. * Fixed: Retraction settings not visible for Ultimaker2
  30. * Fixed: Display rotation angle when rotating an object
  31. * Fixed: Time/Quality slider values are properly rounded
  32. * Fixed: Improved clarity of buttons and text
  33. * Fixed: No indication that anything is happening when loading a model
  34. * Fixed: Eject device now works on Windows
  35. Changes since 15.05.93
  36. ----------------------
  37. * Fixed: No shortcuts for moving up/down layers in layer view.
  38. * Fixed: Last view layers could not be scrolled through in layer view.
  39. * Fixed: Files provided on command line would not actually show up on the build
  40. platform.
  41. * Fixed: Render a ghost of the selection in Layer view to make the actual object
  42. position clear.
  43. * Fixed: Showing a menu would clear the selection.
  44. * Fixed: Size and scaling factor display for scale tool.
  45. * Fixed: Missing background for additional tool controls.
  46. * Fixed: Loading message times out when loading large files.
  47. * Fixed: Show recent files in the file menu.
  48. * Fixed: Windows installer will now install MSVC 2010 redistributable, to
  49. prevent issues with missing DLL's.
  50. * Fixed: Collapsed/expanded state of setting categories not stored.
  51. Changes since 15.05.91
  52. ----------------------
  53. * There is now a working MacOSX version. Currently it supports OSX 10.7 and
  54. higher.
  55. * Fixed: Need to deselect before selecting a different object.
  56. * Fixed: Object can be moved on Z axis.
  57. * Fixed: Error values should be considered invalid values and will not trigger a
  58. slice.
  59. * Fixed: Text fields used a locale-aware validator while the underlying code did
  60. not.
  61. * Fixed: Text fields will trigger a slice on text change, not only after focus
  62. change/enter press.
  63. * Fixed: Rotate Tool snaps to incorrect value.
  64. * Fixed: Object Collision would only moved objects to the right.
  65. * Fixed: Object Collision would move the selected object when it should not.
  66. * Fixed: Camera panning now works correctly instead of doing nothing.
  67. * Fixed: Camera would flip around center point at maximum rotation.
  68. * Fixed: Build platform grid blocked view from below objects.
  69. * Fixed: Viewport on MacOSX with high-DPI screens was only taking 1/4th of the
  70. window
  71. Changes since 15.05.90
  72. ----------------------
  73. * Fixed: Additional UI elements for tools and views not loading.
  74. * Fixed: Double click needed to change setting dialog page.
  75. * Fixed: Context menu entries (reload, center object, etc.) not working.
  76. * Fixed: "Open With" or passing files from command line not working.
  77. * Fixed: "Reload All" would not reload files.
  78. In addition, a lot of work has gone into getting a usable Mac OSX version.
  79. New Features
  80. ------------
  81. * Plugin based system
  82. The Uranium framework provides us with a plugin-based system
  83. that provides additional flexibility when extending Cura. Think
  84. of new views, tools, file formats, etc. This is probably the
  85. biggest new feature.
  86. * Improved UI
  87. The UI has received a complete overhaul.
  88. * Time-Quality Slider
  89. The 4 static quick print profiles have been replaced with
  90. a slider that should make it easier to find the right spot
  91. between print time and print quality.
  92. * More Settings
  93. The Advanced mode is now configurable and can show many
  94. additional settings that were previously not available, while at
  95. the same time not overwhelming new users with too many settings.
  96. Custom set of visible settings can be created by the user.
  97. * Support for high-DPI screens
  98. The refreshed UI has been designed with high-DPI screens in
  99. mind which should improve the experience of Cura on such
  100. devices.
  101. * Improved language support
  102. (Not yet available for the Beta release.)
  103. * Improved support structure generation
  104. The new version of the CuraEngine now features improved
  105. support generation algorithms and additional options for support
  106. structure generation.
  107. * Experimental Feature: Wire Printing
  108. Wire Printing has been added as an experimental new feature. It
  109. will print objects as a structure of lines. It can be enabled by
  110. from Advanced Mode -> Fixes -> Wire Printing.
  111. * Undo/Redo
  112. It is now possible to undo and redo most scene operations, like
  113. moving or rotating objects.
  114. Features from earlier versions not (yet) in this release
  115. --------------------------------------------------------
  116. * The All-at-once/One-at-a-time toggle is not available.
  117. We are working on an improved implementation of this mechanism
  118. but it will not be available for this release.
  119. * No dual extrusion features are available yet.
  120. We are working on a completely new workflow for this but this
  121. needs additional time.
  122. * “Lay Flat” has been removed.
  123. The existing implementation was unfortunately not salvageable.
  124. We will be looking into an improved implementation for this
  125. feature.
  126. * "Split Object Into Parts" has been removed.
  127. Due to the same reason as Lay Flat.
  128. * Support for AMF and DAE file formats has been removed.
  129. Both of these will be implemented as plugins in the future.
  130. * Support for directly loading a GCode file is not yet available.
  131. This will be implemented as a plugin in the future.
  132. * Support for PNG, JPG and other image formats has been removed.
  133. These can be supported by a plugin with an improved UI.
  134. * Support for loading Minecraft levels has been removed.
  135. This can be implemented as a plugin.
  136. * Windows XP support has been dropped.
  137. Microsoft is no longer supporting xp, so they no longer back
  138. port certain features that we require.
  139. * X-Ray view is missing.
  140. Will be implemented as a (you might have guessed it) plugin.
  141. * Fixes: Follow Mesh Surface
  142. Has been removed from the engine, the same result can be
  143. achieved using no infill or top/bottom layers.
  144. Known Issues
  145. ------------
  146. For an up to date list of all known issues, please see
  147. https://github.com/Ultimaker/Cura/issues and
  148. https://github.com/Ultimaker/Uranium/issues .
  149. * Some OBJ files are rendered as black objects due to missing
  150. normals.
  151. * Disabling plugins does not work correctly yet.
  152. * Unicorn occasionally still requires feeding. Do not feed it
  153. after midnight.