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Release Date: 2019-01-XX
Fixes and Improvements
(GW-17881) Added an Accuracy Wizard Smart Support style for the JewelCast material on the FabPro 1000.
(GW-17932) 3D Sprint no longer throws an error exception when trying to use the "Print" command with a mesh from D2P.
(GW-17939) Updated the NextDent 5100 Model 2.0 Peach and Grey Prosthodontic build styles to improve accuracy.
Release Date: 2018-12-04
New Features and Improvements
Common
Videos added to Help Content
When using 3D Sprint on a computer connected to the internet you can now view videos from the application help. These videos will help give you a better understanding of how some tools and commands can be used.
Retaining Default Setting
3D Sprint will now remember the settings for a printer that has been set by stepping through the printer setup. This means that when you open a project file with settings that differ from your regular setting, your default settings are no longer lost and will be used the next time you create a new project.
Preferred Printer Settings
For some printer and material combinations a ‘default’ or preferred printer setting are now shown for Print Mode and Build Style options. This will show you the settings we recommend for a given printer / material combination to maximize the chance of a successful build.
Copy
We have now enabled the copy command to create more copies, up to a limit of 999.
Advanced Beta
Part Rendering – When the Advanced Beta Features are enabled we have added access to an option in Preferences to show parts as a bounding box as wireframe only. This option helps to improve the display performance for builds with large number of parts on the platform.
MJP
Estimations improvements
We have continued to evaluate and improve the Time and Material estimations in 3D Sprint to give a more accurate estimation for users.
Printer Maintenance
We have done some maintenance to support the MJP printer models.
This includes:
A new ‘Enhanced Cooling Mode’ for ProJet MJP 2500 IC printers.
Improved help content for Infill commands and Cellular Structures for ProJet MJP 2500 IC printers.
A change to the default clearance when using the Split command.
Some additional bug fixes and updates
SLA
Rebranding of VisiJet SL materials
Former VisiJet SL materials for the ProJet 6000 and 7000 printers have now been rebranded as Accura. There has been no change to these materials, and you will not experience any change in performance. Going forward, all bottles manufactured will have labels reflecting the new name as outlined below. Users who do not upgrade their ProJet 6000 and/or ProJet 7000 system software and 3D Sprint to the latest versions may still see the legacy VisiJet name displayed. Please install the latest version of software to ensure that the product name on the bottle label matches what is displayed on the printer user interface. Please see the list below for the mapping between old and new materials.
VisiJet SL Black & Accura ABS Black
VisiJet SL Clear & Accura ClearVue
VisiJet SL e-Stone & Accura e-Stone Pearl
VisiJet SL Flex & Accura 25
VisiJet SL HiTemp & Accura 48HTR
VisiJet SL Impact & Accura Xtreme White 200
VisiJet SL Jewel & Accura Sapphire
VisiJet SL Tough & Accura Xtreme
Advanced Beta
Texture Region Detection - When the Advanced Beta Features are enabled we have added access to an option in Smart Supports to exclude regions based on texture. This exclusion is controlled by three new parameters: Roughness, Hole Roughness, and Granularity Ratio.
Smart Support Improvements
We have made a number of updates to the usage and results for the Smart Support command based on user feedback.
Additional Support Parameters
We have enabled some additional support acquisition in the Smart
Support command for user modification to improve the quality of supports.
They include:
Thin Wall parameters
Exclude Optional Anchor Point Height
Sharp Edge Point Interval
Sharp Edge Down Face Angle
Support Volume in Reports
Reports generated by the Report command will now include the Support Volume as one of the fields for SLA and Figure 4 based machines
Import Supports from File
Some users create custom support structures in other software and wish to import these structures and associate them with a part in a build. To support this we have added the option to import and associate a support file to a part. Please note however that there is not checking if the imported supports are correct for the part.
SLS
Estimation Scan times
For estimations on SLS printers, Layer time display shows the total layer time which include scan time, roller motion and other wait times for the layer. We have now added an option to show Scan Time, a layer time that excludes the roller motion and other wait times.
BPZ Import Update
When importing an SLS Build File (.bpz), if the current printer setting do not match those in the .bpz file you will be given an option to import the parts only (if an SLS printer is currently selected) or import the part and change the printer settings to match those in the build packet, where able.
Figure 4
Advanced Beta
Texture Region Detection - When the Advanced Beta Features are enabled we have added access to an option in Smart Supports to exclude regions based on texture. This exclusion is controlled by three new parameters: Roughness, Hole Roughness, and Granularity Ratio.
Printer Queue Issues
We have taken the chance to address several printer queue issues that affected users when using 3D Sprint with our Figure 4 machines.
New ‘Solid’ build style for JewelCast GRN
A new preset ‘Solid’ build style has been added to 3D Sprint for the JewelCast GRN material.
Accuracy Wizard Update
There have been a number of improvements made to the Accuracy wizard command including the addition of a 5th reference model for some printer/material combinations.
Printer and Part Checking
A warning is now shown when a .pxl file generated for one printer is added to another printer’s queue. This will help to ensure that the correct part is printed on the correct printer for the best part quality.
Build Style Update
We have made a number of updates to improve the use of the Figure 4 Build Style command based on user feedback.
Smart Support Improvements
We have made a number of updates to the usage and results for the Smart Support command based on user feedback.
Additional Support Parameters
We have enabled some additional support acquisition in the Smart
Support command for user modification to improve the quality of supports.
They include:
Thin Wall parameters
Exclude Optional Anchor Point Height
Sharp Edge Point Interval
Sharp Edge Down Face Angle
Support Volume in Reports
Reports generated by the Report command will now include the Support Volume as one of the fields for SLA and Figure 4 based machines
Import Supports from File
Some users create custom support structures in other software and wish to import these structures and associate them with a part in a build. To support this we have added the option to import and associate a support file to a part. Please note however that there is not checking if the imported supports are correct for the part.
Fixes and Known Issues
For the full, up-to-date list of Fixes and Known Issues, please
consult the What's New document at the 3D Sprint download page.
(https://support.3dsystems.com/s/article/3D-Sprint)