Collapsible Menus
I updated the new menus to make them collapsible for those who prefer the current menu-only UI. I’ll probably redo the stock dialog and then do a new release. Expect this in the next two to three weeks.
New Menus
Looking at the competition I’ve come to the realization that it’s changed in the last 3-4 years. When MeshCAM was started the existing programs were pretty ugly and didn’t work too well, or at least they weren’t actively in development. Now that others have joined the market it’s time to review the status of MeshCAM. For the money it’s probably the most full-featured product available but it doesn’t compare as well in the attractiveness category. I’ve started adding a new menu interface following the now common “left-panel interface.” I’ve got it working and I’ve already gotten used to having the commands available without using the menus.
Normally I would dislike this kind of upgrade because it doesn’t make the toolpaths any better. This time I’m enjoying it because I think the changes will make it much easier for new users to get up and running quickly.
Build 6713- Mandatory Upgrade!
Several people mentioned problems with 6701 toolpaths but Klaus was the first to send me an STL file that let me replicate the error. It was a bad bug where some triangles could be totally ignored when using a flat endmill. A new version is being uploaded now that has a fix and adds the slicing back in. Slicing is not totally done but it’s in the build already and I need to post it now to get rid of the bug above. Since it’s a public release you can get it at http://www.grzsoftware.com/v2dl.php .