v3.0.2 has hit the shelves!!

[dkightley]

Just spotted that v3.0.2 is now available.

Featutes (from the changelog) :
•Recent file lists are now updated when saving factory files or exporting STL files
•Better support for custom firmware configurations that use X3G files
•Faster and more accurate duplicate triangle detection for improved mesh repair
•Improved naming prompts when exporting factory files and FFF profiles
•Fixed issue that occurred when using avoid crossing outlines feature with new retract while wiping functionality
•Added over 30 new pre-configured profiles: 3DP Unlimited 3DP1000, ATOM 2.0 3D Printer, BeeVeryCreative BeeTheFirst, Boots Industries BI V2.5, Big Builder 3D Printer, CreatBot DM, CreatBot DX, Dreammaker OverLord, Dreammaker OverLord Pro, LulzBot TAZ Dual Extruder Version, M3D Micro 3D Printer, Mankati Fullscale XT Plus, Mass Portal Pharaoh ED, Morgan 3D RepRap Morgan Mega, Morgan 3D RepRap Morgan Pro, Multec M200, Multec M300, Polar3D Printer, Printrbot Play, Printrbot Plus Metal, Rapide Lite 100, Rapide Lite 100XL, Rapide Lite 200, Rapide Lite 200XL, Renkforce RF1000, RigidBot Regular, RigodBot Big, Solidoodle Workbench, Solidoodle Workbench Apprentice, SystemCreate Bellulo, Velleman Vertex K8400, Wanhao Duplicator i3

[bbinnard]

Good to know. But be aware - this version installs itself in a different directory from the previous version. This one goes into Program FIles\Simplify3D-3.0.2 and leaves the previous 3.0.1 version alone. So after installing you will have both versions available.

I'm wondering if uninstalling 3.0.1 after installing 3.0.2 will mess up registry entries or other stuff needed by 3.0.2.

[dkightley]

I'm wondering if uninstalling 3.0.1 after installing 3.0.2 will mess up registry entries or other stuff needed by 3.0.2.

If you uninstall after installing the newer version, which I recommend you do to preserve transient data files and give you a route to compare software versions, you get a couple of question boxes. I answered Yes to the first (Do you want to remove the software and all its components?...or something like that!) and No to the second (Do you want to remove the licence from this device?...or similar). The only thing I lost was the desktop shortcut....which took seconds to reinstate.

[JoeJ]

Good to know. But be aware - this version installs itself in a different directory from the previous version. This one goes into Program FIles\Simplify3D-3.0.2 and leaves the previous 3.0.1 version alone. So after installing you will have both versions available.

That is how it has always worked. Every version of S3D that I have ever used worked this way, so no surprise there. I believe it is intentional so that you can always go back to the old version if something goes wrong. They don't want to overwrite everything, so they install in a different folder.

In the future, if you're happy with the new version, then you can just uninstall the old ones. And no, it doesn't mess up any registry settings. This is how it has always worked and it's been fine every time.

[bbinnard]

Thanks for the feedback. 3.01 was my first version of S3D so I was unaware of its update procedure.

I did a plain-old-vanilla uninstall of S3D 3.01 and as you noted the first dialog I got was about uninstalling my license. I selected No of course and then proceeded with the the Step 2 uninstall of the 3,01 software. I checked to see that the entire 3.01 directory was gone and that my 3,02 still functioned OK. The whole process took about 20 seconds. Very nice.

Usually I use Uninstaller Pro to to delete software I no longer use, but this also removes any registry keys associated with the uninstalled software that get left behind by the vanilla uninstall program. Typically there are quite a few of these. But I did not do that with S3D 3.02 since I figured it would be using the same keys as 3.01.