We introduce the long-awaited infill patterns: honeycomb and octagonal. Take advantage of using them along with the corrected adjustment of infill density. Now, incresing the infill density by 10% has become more intuitive.
Additionally, we implemented a new option of moving a model. It’s possible to change the position of an object in both axes at the same time.
• Introduces new infill patterns: honeycomb and octagonal
• Increasing Infill Density by 10% is now more intuitive
• Introduces a new option in the Move menu. It is now possible to move a model in both axes at the same time
Great, new functionality. I downloaded for the editable supports. I'm yet to print with it, but I'm grateful for the enhancements. There is something I would like to see added. I sometimes print models with captured square nuts or magnets. I place a pause just before the cavity I've made is capped off. It works really well, however dragging a percentage slider to the right position can be quite awkward, particularly on a tall model. Can we have a couple of buttons to allow layer by layer, up or down, through the model so a pause can be added at exactly the right position?
Left click on the slider, then use the up and down keys from the keyboard. If you use version 2.x, you can also input the percentage you want in the input box above the slider. I hope that helped.
It still moves it by whole percentage points which for a model with more than 100 layers (which is most of them for me) it will jump multiple layers. I need to be able to select a specific layer (just before the capping layer), which I can do using the slider, or as you mentioned, percentage decimal, but it's more difficult than it should be. If you were changing colour it would also be a great benefit to pick a particular layer rather than just being close to where you want it. I think a 'lay up', 'layer down' button is a fairly core function if you can add a pause or change material already, and pretty simple to add.
I have printed with this now. For the parts I made the results were a little more crisp than the previous version if anything. Give it a go. You can have both versions installed.
Great, new functionality. I downloaded for the editable supports. I'm yet to print with it, but I'm grateful for the enhancements. There is something I would like to see added. I sometimes print models with captured square nuts or magnets. I place a pause just before the cavity I've made is capped off. It works really well, however dragging a percentage slider to the right position can be quite awkward, particularly on a tall model. Can we have a couple of buttons to allow layer by layer, up or down, through the model so a pause can be added at exactly the right position?
Thanks for the feedback. The slider will be improved in the future and we will consider your suggestions.
Just upgraded to the new beta version. Using M200 model. Used to be able to do support lite but can't locate it now. Seems to be impacting the file because it keeps coming up with "unexpected error" message. No message when running without support but message when doing automatic support.
After you have selected where to build support, it moves on to the print settings tab. Under the 'Support' section, there are options for smart bridges and 'Lite'
Ok, I found the support lite check box in the advanced tab features. Evidently that wasn't the issue because it's still coming up with the 'unexpected error' message. Not sure what else to try or what's causing the error.
Is there an option to prevent Z-Suite from "repairing" objects? If I import a model that should be printed in Shell, a model that has inner structure I want to have printed, those structures are gone after repairing.
I've just compared version 1.1 and version 2.3 with copy and paste. Version 1.1 took 2 seconds to paste and version 2.3 took 6 seconds. I find the object move and rotate functions similarly slow in version 2.3. With 10 or more objects on the platform, the manual object move and rotate commands are so slow I can't use them. I have to use auto orientate. Maybe this is something that is just affecting me.
Having said this, I so like the rest of the enhancements I can't image I'll ever go back to version 1.
