V4 Beta Available
I just uploaded the first build of V4 to the normal location, http://www.grzsoftware.com/v2dl.php . I think it should be stable enough to use regularly and it will install next to V3 or V2 without overwriting anything. Just be aware that this build will expire in a month so you’ll have to download the new versions as they are released to try them.
read moreV4: Adaptive Waterline
I got adaptive waterline working now and I think it puts the parallel finish version to shame. Please ignore the number of retracts in the images below, I disabled the normal linking so the cutting passes would be more clear. As you can see, there are more layers dedicated to the shallow areas of the model compared to the steeper part. One more: The UI is still not done but I’m pretty sure I’ll use a pull-down box to set the adaptive stepdown to none, normal, fine, superfine. What I’m not sure is whether or not...
read moreV3 Update, V4 Progress
I uploaded a new version of V3 a couple of days ago with a couple of infrequent but important bug fixes. If you run Check for Updates it should be there waiting. I’m about 70% done with the adaptive stepping for waterline and it’s going very well. I’ve redone it twice trying to find the right way to do it and if the current attempt works then it should be a really good feature. The first failed attempt caused me to have to restructure the old code in a way that makes a conversion to mutithreaded code pretty easy. ...
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