Creator 1.1.1 Update
Posted: Wed Apr 24, 2013 8:29 am
We had another software update yesterday that continues to add support for a wider variety of printers. We now have Sailfish firmware support included out of the box as well as a new integrated profile for those of you running Prusa Mendels. We also added quite a few new options that make it easier to interact with some of the other printers you might have like Solidoodles, BFBs, Rostocks, Cubes, Ultimakers, or MakerBots. The release also had a of lot of other fixes and improvements which are listed below.
Happy Printing!
- Added integrated support for Sailfish firmware
- Added new profile specifically for Prusa Mendel printers
- Continued speed improvements to slicing algorithms
- G-Code output now uses Fan Off G-Code instead of just setting Fan Power to 0%
- Better firmware and FFF settings names for included profiles
- Added ability to override machine dimensions from FFF profiles (useful for people with multiple printers)
- Improved default retraction and extrusion element sizing for low detail previews
- Improved plastic volume estimates when using multiple nozzles with different diameters
- Added [progress] placeholder variable to custom G-Code fields (example "M73 P[progress]" becomes "M73 P53" if build is 53% through total layers)
- Added option for generic begin comment character (typically a semicolon) to support some atypical firmwares
- Added option to exclude M101/M102/M103 commands since they are no longer used by many 5D firmwares
- Added option to disable G92 E0 commands since this causes issues with some legacy firmwares
- Fixed bug that was affecting program execution on some Linux systems
- Fixed bug with G2/G3 commands producing NaN extrusion distances
- Fixed bug with low detail preview mode where rendering of large models could be corrupted
- Fixed bug that was causing first layer to be overly squished
- Fixed bug that was causing "Could not open file for reading" error when moving from preview to print and not already connected to machine
- Minor fix for combining G-Code files with different temperatures and fan speeds
- Improved toolchange support for various firmware flavors
- Better constancy for G-Code layer tags
- Better settings and descriptions for arc detection and modification routines
- Updated speed defaults to protect some lower-end machines
- Removed process name and "Apply to Models" information from FFF profile import so it won't be overwritten when changing settings
- Added Scripts tab on FFF settings window along with other miscellaneous UI improvements
Happy Printing!