OrcaSlicer 1.8.0-beta

V1.8.0 Beta

This is a feature packed beta release. A lot of our community members pitched in, whether it was by contributing code, profiles, translations, or actively testing the development build. A big thank you to everyone! We couldn't keep this project going without you all 🥇. I want to give a special shout-out to @Noisyfox and @igiannakas for their incredible work. Well done! 👍

Features

• Improve PA calibration Line method

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• Added searching function printer selection dialog by @ZdDroid in github.com/SoftFever/OrcaSlicer/pull/2464 ↗

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• Added straight line(vertical and horizontal) mode for painting

• Add z offset option

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• Support "Manual filament change" option and logic by @Ocraftyone in github.com/SoftFever/OrcaSlicer/pull/2379 ↗

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• ### Features ported from PrusaSlicer: — "Please check out the PRs and PrusaSlicer's release notes ↗ for a detailed look at these amazing features. Give credit where credit is due: @Prusa3D and their team are doing the heavy lifting for all of us.
• Detection of curled edges to enhance slowdown for overhangs algorithm by @igiannakas in github.com/SoftFever/OrcaSlicer/pull/2056 ↗ — image
• Porting of Pressure Equalizer feature from Prusa Slicer 2.6.x by @igiannakas in github.com/SoftFever/OrcaSlicer/pull/2161 ↗ — image
• Port "Extend sparse infill" from Prusa by @Noisyfox in github.com/SoftFever/OrcaSlicer/pull/2134 ↗ — image — image
• Port of the new ensure vertical thickness algorithm from PrusaSlicer by @Noisyfox in github.com/SoftFever/OrcaSlicer/pull/2382 ↗ — image
• Thumbnail Formats Option Ported from PrusaSlicer and add BIQU/BTT format by @Ocraftyone in github.com/SoftFever/OrcaSlicer/pull/2405 ↗

• ### Features ported from SuperSlicer:
• Ported automatic hole to polyhole conversion from superslicer by @lovelytwo in github.com/SoftFever/OrcaSlicer/pull/2336 ↗ — polyhole
• Change direction for perimeter extrusion at odd layers. by @Noisyfox in github.com/SoftFever/OrcaSlicer/pull/2413 ↗ — image
• Add elephant foot compensation over multiple layers by @bitingsock in github.com/SoftFever/OrcaSlicer/pull/2254 ↗

• Added All Plates Stats Total Cost #1781 by @niklasb22 in github.com/SoftFever/OrcaSlicer/pull/2238 ↗

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• Add: option to setup a cost per hour per printer #571 by @niklasb22 in github.com/SoftFever/OrcaSlicer/pull/2247 ↗

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• Improve sandwich(Inner-Outer-Inner) mode - additional fix where an external perimeter is shared between multiple islands in the same ordered_extrusions perimeter list by @igiannakas in github.com/SoftFever/OrcaSlicer/pull/2276 ↗
• Show estimated print time in the ruler by @Noisyfox in github.com/SoftFever/OrcaSlicer/pull/2305 ↗

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• Show both layer time and tick info when tick is highlighted by @Noisyfox in github.com/SoftFever/OrcaSlicer/pull/2312 ↗
• add ironing angle by @Ocraftyone in github.com/SoftFever/OrcaSlicer/pull/2320 ↗
• Optimize Camera behavior by @SoftFever in github.com/SoftFever/OrcaSlicer/pull/2424 ↗
• Rework on BS's chamber temp control and chamber fan control

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• Show tooltips for plate buttons (#2176) by @Noisyfox in github.com/SoftFever/OrcaSlicer/pull/2351 ↗
• Time lapse g-code rework

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• Optimize g-code generation for Klipper: combine accel and jerk command — Before:

After:

• OrcaSlicer now support adjusting accel and jerk per object
• Hide purge tower preview in case of no tool changes
• Intergrate BambuStudio latest v1.7 changes(support A1 and X1E printers)

Bug fixes:

• Fixed a regression bug since 1.7 that OrcaSlicer can't connect to printer when using hostname(instead of IP) #2372
• Fix wrong wipe tower position when multiple plate is used by @karcaw in github.com/SoftFever/OrcaSlicer/pull/2441 ↗
• Fix gcode viewer on linux by @Noisyfox in github.com/SoftFever/OrcaSlicer/pull/2110 ↗
• Fix cooling overhang threshold when 0 option is selected by @microdog in github.com/SoftFever/OrcaSlicer/pull/2508 ↗
• Fix crash when referencing an invalid variable name by @Noisyfox in github.com/SoftFever/OrcaSlicer/pull/2486 ↗
• Fix crash when switching between different infill patterns by @Noisyfox in github.com/SoftFever/OrcaSlicer/pull/2341 ↗
• Fix layer path order when multi-layer elephant compensation is used by @Noisyfox in github.com/SoftFever/OrcaSlicer/pull/2443 ↗
• Fix name of bambu lab a1 mini cover by @astrolemonade in github.com/SoftFever/OrcaSlicer/pull/2478 ↗
• Fix crash on BBL's calibration tab by @Noisyfox in github.com/SoftFever/OrcaSlicer/pull/2403 ↗
• Fix object's list text color on Linux (GH-2086) by @mdziekon in github.com/SoftFever/OrcaSlicer/pull/2346 ↗
• Fix issue with overhang-extra-perimeter on complicated multi-part models (#2326) by @Noisyfox in github.com/SoftFever/OrcaSlicer/pull/2338 ↗
• Fix macos deps build by @Noisyfox in github.com/SoftFever/OrcaSlicer/pull/2291 ↗
• Fix issue that the slice button is still disabled after a tick is deleted by @Noisyfox in github.com/SoftFever/OrcaSlicer/pull/2308 ↗
• Fix crash when use adaptive cubic sparse infill (#2315) by @Noisyfox in github.com/SoftFever/OrcaSlicer/pull/2318 ↗
• Fix M141 S0 at end of gcode by @Ocraftyone in github.com/SoftFever/OrcaSlicer/pull/2328 ↗
• Fix compatibility with STL builds of wxWidgets by @mia-0 in github.com/SoftFever/OrcaSlicer/pull/2218 ↗
• GUI: Fix calls to PrintingTaskPanel::showprofileinfo by @mia-0 in github.com/SoftFever/OrcaSlicer/pull/2219 ↗
• GUI/Field: Fix crash in color picker init by @mia-0 in github.com/SoftFever/OrcaSlicer/pull/2220 ↗
• Fix filament diameter for Voxelab Aquila to match Creality Ender 3 by @StdVectorBool in github.com/SoftFever/OrcaSlicer/pull/2241 ↗
• Fixed an issue that Motion ability page is not displayed for RRF