What's new in MakerWare 2.3.0
Oct 1, 2013
- New MakerBot Slicer Features:
- Advanced Dual-Extrusion:
- Dual Extrusion Support Material
- Dual Extrusion Rafts
- Dual Extrusion Bridging
- New Extrusion Guards for Dual-Extrusion prints
- Control over which toolhead prints Rafts and Support
- Multimaterial Printing using MakerBot Dissolvable Filament
- A MakerBot Flexible Filament option for the Replicator 2
- UI Changes:
- “Lay Flat” button
- Objects too large for the build volume result in an alert and the option to resize the object
- Orthographic projection skybox option
- Print Preview:
- Toolpath Visualization
- Material Estimation
- Print Time Estimation
- Conveyor Changes:
- Conveyor no longer uses PID files or the Python virtualenv
New in MakerWare 2.2.0 (Oct 1, 2013)
- Improved default print settings
- The high-resolution default now uses MakerBot Slicer instead of Skeinforge
- A number of MakerBot Slicer improvements:
- Easy-to-remove rafts
- More minimal support
- Easy-to-detach, wavy support pattern
- Better handling of external spurs (as seen in the Stretchy Bracelet)
- Removing diagonal lines from surface walls and first layers
- New smoothing algorithm
- Better Bridging
- Multiple infill patterns (“hexagonal” is the default; other patterns can be selected in custom profiles)
- A number of new experimental settings have been added that are turned off in the defaults, but can be turned on in custom profiles. See the custom profile support page for specifics.
- Dynamic speed calculations
- Internal spurs
- Backlash compensation
- A new Skeinforge default profile has been added
- Users can choose from a subtle skybox option
- It is now easy to set extruder temperature when using custom MakerBot Slicer profiles
- Added a homing button for Thing-O-Matics
- MakerWare now supports Ubuntu 13.04
- See more at: http://www.makerbot.com/blog/2013/06/12/makerware-2-2-0-preview/#more-63738
New in MakerWare 2.1.0 (Oct 1, 2013)
- New features:
- Thing-O-Matic now supported in MakerWare.
- The raft base prints at a slower speed when using MakerBot Slicing Engine (12 mm/second).
- Users can now heat the build platform when printing with PLA on a MakerBot Replicator or Replicator 2X.
- The Settings button has been removed from the upper right corner of the screen. The Settings option has been moved to the Edit menu.
- The design of the buttons within main MakerWare user interface has been refreshed.
- Bug Fixes:
- A Windows registry key fix for users unable to connect to a MakerBot over USB.
- Changed the Mac installer to address installation issues on some Snow Leopard machines.
- Users are warned if they attempt to save .x3g files with names too long for the firmware (>30 characters), and the filename is automatically truncated.
- MakerWare performs a more complete reset if user attempts to reset the motherboard.
- Fixed dual extrusion long retract to reset the filament distance in order to reduce blobbing.
- Fixed the example Chain_Linked file to print correctly at default settings.
- Fixed the ‘Uniform scaling’ checkbox bug in Windows XP.
- Fix for excessive memory usage during the verification stage.
- Adjusted the Skeinforge custom profile defaults to print better on MakerBots (removed rafts and support as default during dual extrusion).
- Exported gcode now has variables replaced with appropriate values.
- See more at: http://www.makerbot.com/blog/2013/04/29/makerware-2-1-now-available-with-thing-o-matic-support/#more-63039
New in MakerWare 2.0.1 (Oct 1, 2013)
- Several people had some problems with installation, particularly on Mac OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard). Those problems have been fixed.
- Some Windows XP users were also having issues getting MakerWare to detect their MakerBot. The Windows drivers have been adjusted in this release to fix that.
- MakerWare 2.0 had some limitations in creating custom profiles, especially for MakerBot Replicator 2X users and Replicator users generating dual extrusion models. The 2.0.1 release addresses that, and custom profiles are now fully functional for everyone. Mac OS X users are now able to open the Skeinforge custom profile editor.
New in MakerWare 2.0 (Oct 1, 2013)
- Full MakerBot Replicator 2X support. Those of you with a MakerBot Replicator 2X in the shipping queue will be all set with MakerBot MakerWare when you get your delivery from us.
- Change model color. As a visual aid, you can now set objects on your platform to display in different colors. You can use these colors to mostly match the spools of filament on your MakerBot Desktop 3D Printer.
- Dual extrusion support. Now you can use MakerBot MakerWare to create integrated two-color prints on your MakerBot Replicator (Dual) or MakerBot Replicator 2X. The new tools enable you to designate which part of your model will come from which extruder.
- Slicing enhancements. New optimizations to our algorithm help you print better single-wall objects, and account for the subtle differences in PLA and ABS when preparing your model for printing.