Carveco Release Notes

• Added File > New Model from Image menu option to Maker and Maker+.
• Enabled Min Z and Max Z settings in Open dialog in Maker and Maker+, displayed when creating model from image.
• Implemented ability to create a relief from a bitmap layer using the Project tree in Maker and Maker+.
• Escalated History tool from Preview Features page to default feature in Carveco.
• Added new HTML 3D Viewer tool to Preview Features page in Carveco.
• Renamed View > Save 3D View Image… menu option to View > Export View….
• Added Open file after saving check box to Export View dialog.
• Ensured Input Method Editor is displayed when editing text in CJK languages.
• Ensured toolpath settings panel is displayed when importing a Toolpath Template comprising a single toolpath.
• Streamlined file format options in Export View dialog.
• Consolidated Toolpath > Simulation > Simulate Toolpath and Simulation toolbar’s Simulate Toolpath button with Project panel’s Simulate Toolpath button.
• Merged Simulation Colour swatch in Project panel’s Parameters area with Simulation Colour swatch associated with Project tree’s toolpath items.

• Enhanced quality of vectors originating from Text Tool when using Sweep around curve or Stretch to fit curve alignment options.

• New: The Shape Editor is now available in Carveco Maker Plus.
• New: Create Triangle Mesh tool is now available under the Make menu in Carveco Maker and Carveco Maker Plus.
• Added Relief > Create Triangle Mesh menu option to Carveco Maker and Carveco Maker Plus.
• Added Relief > Create > Shape Editor menu option to Carveco Maker Plus.
• Added Relief Creation toolbar to Carveco Maker Plus, including Shape Editor and Weave tools.
• Added Relief Modelling settings to Options panel in Carveco Maker Plus.
• Removed restrictions to permitted number of toolpath bridges in Carveco Maker and Carveco Maker Plus.
• Implemented checks for available Windows proxy servers in software licensing.

Fixes:

• Ensured toolpath bridges can be added as intended in Carveco Maker and Carveco Maker Plus.
• Prevented Improper Argument error messages from being encountered when editing bridges in Carveco Maker and Carveco Maker Plus.

• Added AXYZ_A2MC_avs_MM (*.nc) post processor option to Save Toolpaths dialog’s Machine file format list.
• Added Carbide 3D Nomad 883 (mm) (*.nc) post processor option to Save Toolpaths dialog’s Machine file format list.
• Added Carbide 3D ShapeOKO (inch) (*.nc) post processor option to Save Toolpaths dialog’s Machine file format list.
• Added Carbide 3D ShapeOKO (mm) (*.nc) post processor option to Save Toolpaths dialog’s Machine file format list.

• The Twiddle View and Marquee Zoom tools are now available on the View menu in Carveco Maker and Carveco Maker Plus.

• The default post processor selection in the Save Toolpaths dialog is now correctly maintained when an update containing new post processors is installed.
• Fixed the Display/Hide Notes toolbar icon at 175% scaling.
• Limited the width of the previews in the Font dropdown box within the Text tool panel.
• Improved the descriptions of various undo operations.
• Implemented undo for the Create Cross Section tool.
• Implemented undo for the 3D Model Import dialog.
• Implemented undo for several bitmap colour palette operations.
• Implemented undo for renaming Sheets, Bitmap Layers, Vector Layers and Relief Layers.

• The 2D view now displays the correct bitmap layer after undoing layer deletion.
• Undoing a model rotation operation now restores the model origin.
• Pasting Clipart with Radial or Wrap projection now honours the Paste Outline Vector option, and the outline vector is removed during undo.
• Opening a non-existent model on the Recent Models page no longer prompts you to open it as an image.

New posts available:

• Flashcut Toolchange (inch) (*.fgc)
• Tormach (*.ncc)

Fixes

• Sliders on the Tool Settings pane no longer create excessive undo checkpoints within the Shape Editor, 3D Blend, Smooth Relief and Fade Relief tools.
• In the Tool Database window, when selecting a tool from another database using the Browse… button, that database is preserved as the selected database the next time the Tool Database window is opened.
• The activation dialog no longer reappears every time the software is started if unicode characters appear in the licence details.
• Redo is now available after undoing a Reset All Links or Link All Colours operation.
• Removed memory leaks in Send to Relief Clipart Library.

A new Preview Features tab has been added to the welcome page. Preview Features (as the name suggests…) allow you to preview new functionality within Carveco and provide feedback on such functionality via our community forum.

Please be aware that any use of preview features should be performed in a safe environment.

The History preview feature creates a chronological list of every operation (with the exception of toolpath calculations) performed within your working session of Carveco.

This will then allow you to revert your design back to a previously recorded state, within the recorded session history.

Carveco Deactivation / License Migration

Carveco users can now migrate their Carveco license between multiple machines through an inbuilt license migration and deactivation tool, accessed via the Help > About  drop-down menu.

This feature allows you to exceed the number of concurrent installations by revoking an activate license on one machine and reactivating on another.

More information on Deactivation can be found in the Licensing section of the Help Centre.