Cura/CHANGES

Cura 15.06 Beta
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This is the *Beta* version of Cura 15.06.

Cura 15.06 is a new release built from the ground up on a completely new
framework called Uranium. This framework has been designed to make it easier to
extend Cura with additional functionality as well as provide a cleaner UI.

Changes since 15.05.93
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* Fixed: No shortcuts for moving up/down layers in layer view.
* Fixed: Last view layers could not be scrolled through in layer view.
* Fixed: Files provided on command line would not actually show up on the build
  platform.
* Fixed: Render a ghost of the selection in Layer view to make the actual object
  position clear.
* Fixed: Showing a menu would clear the selection.
* Fixed: Size and scaling factor display for scale tool.
* Fixed: Missing background for additional tool controls.
* Fixed: Loading message times out when loading large files.
* Fixed: Show recent files in the file menu.
* Fixed: Windows installer will now install MSVC 2010 redistributable, to
  prevent issues with missing DLL's.
* Fixed: Collapsed/expanded state of setting categories not stored.

Changes since 15.05.91
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* There is now a working MacOSX version. Currently it supports OSX 10.7 and
  higher.
* Fixed: Need to deselect before selecting a different object.
* Fixed: Object can be moved on Z axis.
* Fixed: Error values should be considered invalid values and will not trigger a
  slice.
* Fixed: Text fields used a locale-aware validator while the underlying code did
  not.
* Fixed: Text fields will trigger a slice on text change, not only after focus
  change/enter press.
* Fixed: Rotate Tool snaps to incorrect value.
* Fixed: Object Collision would only moved objects to the right.
* Fixed: Object Collision would move the selected object when it should not.
* Fixed: Camera panning now works correctly instead of doing nothing.
* Fixed: Camera would flip around center point at maximum rotation.
* Fixed: Build platform grid blocked view from below objects.
* Fixed: Viewport on MacOSX with high-DPI screens was only taking 1/4th of the
window

Changes since 15.05.90
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* Fixed: Additional UI elements for tools and views not loading.
* Fixed: Double click needed to change setting dialog page.
* Fixed: Context menu entries (reload, center object, etc.) not working.
* Fixed: "Open With" or passing files from command line not working.
* Fixed: "Reload All" would not reload files.

In addition, a lot of work has gone into getting a usable Mac OSX version.

New Features
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* Plugin based system
  The Uranium framework provides us with a plugin-based system
  that provides additional flexibility when extending Cura. Think
  of new views, tools, file formats, etc. This is probably the
  biggest new feature.
* Improved UI
  The UI has received a complete overhaul.
* Time-Quality Slider
  The 4 static quick print profiles have been replaced with
  a slider that should make it easier to find the right spot
  between print time and print quality.
* More Settings
  The Advanced mode is now configurable and can show many
  additional settings that were previously not available, while at
  the same time not overwhelming new users with too many settings.
  Custom set of visible settings can be created by the user.
* Support for high-DPI screens
  The refreshed UI has been designed with high-DPI screens in
  mind which should improve the experience of Cura on such
  devices.
* Improved language support
  (Not yet available for the Beta release.)
* Improved support structure generation
  The new version of the CuraEngine now features improved
  support generation algorithms and additional options for support
  structure generation.
* Experimental Feature: Wire Printing
  Wire Printing has been added as an experimental new feature. It
  will print objects as a structure of lines. It can be enabled by
  from Advanced Mode -> Fixes -> Wire Printing.
* Undo/Redo
  It is now possible to undo and redo most scene operations, like
  moving or rotating objects.

Features from earlier versions not (yet) in this release
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* The All-at-once/One-at-a-time toggle is not available.
  We are working on an improved implementation of this mechanism
  but it will not be available for this release.
* No dual extrusion features are available yet.
  We are working on a completely new workflow for this but this
  needs additional time.
* “Lay Flat” has been removed.
  The existing implementation was unfortunately not salvageable.
  We will be looking into an improved implementation for this
  feature.
* "Split Object Into Parts" has been removed.
  Due to the same reason as Lay Flat.
* Support for AMF and DAE file formats has been removed.
  Both of these will be implemented as plugins in the future.
* Support for directly loading a GCode file is not yet available.
  This will be implemented as a plugin in the future.
* Support for PNG, JPG and other image formats has been removed.
  These can be supported by a plugin with an improved UI.
* Support for loading Minecraft levels has been removed.
  This can be implemented as a plugin.
* Windows XP support has been dropped.
  Microsoft is no longer supporting xp, so they no longer back
  port certain features that we require.
* X-Ray view is missing.
  Will be implemented as a (you might have guessed it) plugin.
* Infill display in the layer view is missing.
  Like several other features, the existing implementation of this
  functionality is not salvageable and will need to be reimplemented.


Known Issues
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For an up to date list of all known issues, please see
https://github.com/Ultimaker/Cura/issues and
https://github.com/Ultimaker/Uranium/issues .

* The application has no application icon yet.
* The Windows version starts a console before starting the
  application. This is intentional for the beta and it will be
  removed for the final version.
* Opening the machine preferences page will switch to the first
  available machine instead of keeping the current machine
  selected.
* Some OBJ files are rendered as black objects due to missing
  normals.
* The developer documentation for Uranium (available at
  http://software.ultimaker.com/uranium/index.html) is not yet
  complete.
* Disabling plugins does not work correctly yet.
* Unicorn occasionally still requires feeding. Do not feed it
  after midnight.