Release notes for 0.9.3 (2012-09-27)
This release, and especially the work about support for multiple extruders, was sponsored by LulzBot. Check out their products!
New features:
- print multi-material files!
- save and load plates
- new option to force a solid layer after a given number of layers
- convert multiple STL files into a single multi-material AMF file
Improvements:
- less memory usage when the graphical interface is used
- rotation and scaling in the plater is a lot faster
- better randomization for layer starting points
- better adhesion of brim and support material
- parts positions are preserved when an object is split in the plater
- new _[printpreset], _[filamentpreset] and _[printer_preset]_placeholders for file names
Changes:
- use support material extruder for brim
Bugfixes:
- only retract when crossing perimeters was still retracting too much
- the –datadir command line option was ignored
- support material extrusion width was almost not honored
- apply the perimeter speed to single walls