So the day is finally here! 1.02 has been released, and its a big update! You can download it here.
We’ve included some great new features including lean, twist, turn part rotating commands, scaling in independent axis’, a new filament and print profile management system and a ‘print preview’ showing the time, weight and cost of a part in each layer resolution before you hit the print button.
We’ve also been hard at work making some major changes to our print profiles and post processor to improve first layer adhesion and reliability and top and bottom surfaces, although the biggest changes come in the form of a humongous bit of effort put in by Chris and Ian at the last minute to drastically improve on small and highly detailed parts!! Because of this, old print profiles will need to be remade to include some new defaults as per instructions on the Automaker fresh install welcome screen.
You can read the readme below, but if you have any questions feel free to ask here!
CEL AutoMaker README
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version 1.02.00
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Updated to version 731 firmware
New features:
Undo/Redo – all changes to models on the bed can be undone
Apply lean/twist/turn of an object on the bed
Scale in X/Y/Z independently
Display Time and Cost estimates for Draft/Normal/Fine/Custom profiles
Rafts
Print area extent box is shown on the layout page
Improved filament and print profile management
Filament and print profile management have been moved to the Settings area (click
on the gear icon in the top right of the application) and made simpler to user.
Writing to the reel is now located on the Filament Library page (which is accessed
from Settings).
Improved consistency of look & feel
Modified status page and progress bars
Double-tap reprint functionality improved
Improved error handling
Includes warnings if the printer is switched off without
Improvements to Cura handling of skin/solid layers
Improvements to default print profiles
Changes to the first layer print process
The thickness of the first layer on each of the fine, normal and draft profiles has been increased
to 0.3mm and the first layer speed has been slowed down. This has been done to improve
the quality, reliability and repeatability of the first layer
Plus… Lots of minor bug fixes and preparation for the dual-material head release
Lean/Twist/Turn
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It is now possible to set the lean, twist and turn of an object on the bed. Currently this can only be done using
text fields but a future release will provide a graphical interface:
Turn – when looking down on the object from above the bed, the turn rotates the object clockwise on the bed.
Lean – this indicates how many degrees to lean the object away from the vertical. 90 degrees will lay the object
on its side and 180 degrees will turn it upside down.
Twist – when looking from the top of the object down its vertical axis, the twist rotates the object clockwise around
that vertical axis.
The lean is applied first, then the twist and finally the turn.
