SVG Import
- Implemented support for importing SVG files using the Vector > Import menu option and from the Vector Library across the Carveco range.
- Set SVG as the default file format when exporting vectors or dragging vector layers into the Vector Library.
Toolpath Colour Simulation
Only available in Carveco Maker+ and Carveco. This was previously available as a Preview Feature.
Toolpaths can be simulated with automatically-assigned colours. A colour simulation emphasises which tool has machined a specific area of your job, making it easier to identify issues in your machining strategy.
Colour simulation can be activated:
- Using the Project panel’s Simulate Toolpath with Colour and Simulate All Toolpaths with Colour context menu options.
- By toggling the colour simulation visibility in the Project tree.
- By toggling the colour simulation visibility from the Simulation Control toolbar.
A toolpath’s simulation colour can be manually overridden by clicking the colour swatch beside the toolpath in the Project tree.
Enhancements
- Added the Vector Library to Carveco Maker.
- Added a download button on the Vector Library panel for obtaining a vector artwork starter pack.
- Included support for importing IGES files in Carveco Maker using the Relief > Import > Import 3D Model menu option.
- Included support for importing STEP, 3DA, 3DP, DDX and DDZ files in Carveco Maker and Carveco Maker+ using the Relief > Import > Import 3D Model menu option.
- The Transform tool is enabled when vectors have been imported.
- Imported vectors larger than, significantly smaller than or outside the model area are automatically resized and centred to the model; this behaviour can be toggled from the Options panel, displayed by selecting the Edit > Options menu option.
- Improved error handling when dragging vector files into the Project tree.
- 3D toolpath previews are now rendered in full when rotating the 3D View.
- Added post-processors for the following controllers or machines:
- Easel
- Grbl with Universal Gcode Sender
- X-Carve (inches)
- Holz-Her Cosmec Fox 48 ATC (inches)
- Removed the Objects to Draw dialog; visibility of objects can instead be controlled using the View > 3D Object Visibility menu option, from the 3D View toolbar, or from the Project tree.
Fixes
- Fixed opening and importing files using drag-and-drop.
- Prevented a product expiry warning message being shown when opening a PDF file.
- Populated the undo description when closing Envelope Distortion, avoiding a blank row in the History panel.
- Removed an unnecessary undo step created by Send to Relief Clipart Library.
- Corrected the background colour of the Drilling panel’s Sequencing options.
- Ensured toggling colour simulation from the Simulation Control toolbar correctly affects the child toolpaths being simulated.