OrcaSlicer V1.6.3 beta

Changes:

New features:

• New calibration tests, refer to WIKI for more details

1. Retraction
   
2. Orca Tolerance Test
   

• Improve bridging for classical wall generator when only one wall on top surface is used.
  

• Fan Speed Delay + Fan Kickstart Feature by @scottmudge
  This feature enables the fan to start earlier than its target start time in order to compensate for the fan kick-in time.
  

• Support full_fan_speed_layer feature #85
  Fan speed will be ramped up linearly from zero at layer to maximum at layer full_fan_speed_layer
  

• Number of slow layers #796
  The first few layers are printed slower than normal. The speed is gradually increased in a linear fashion over the specified number of layers.
  

• Support interface fan speed #881
  This fan speed is enforced during all support interfaces, to be able to weaken their bonding with a high fan speed.
  

• Streamlined WIKI Publish. Many thanks to @chrisribe

• Merge BambuStudio v1.6.2 beta changes, including:

• Advanced cut with connectors: Thanks to @prusa3d for implementing this cool feature, and Bambu for porting it.
• Support for height range modifiers: Users can now add multiple height range modifiers to apply different settings.
• Support for sinking and slicing only the model part above the hot bed.

Newly supported printer models:

Special thanks to @fr3ak2402 for creating numerous printer profiles 👍

• Adds and corrects printer profiles for Qidi printers by @fr3ak2402 in #896

• Adds printer profile for Qidi X-Plus printer by @fr3ak2402 in #915

• Adds printer profile for Artillery printers by @fr3ak2402 in #923

• Adds printer profiles for Elegoo printers by @fr3ak2402 in #937

• Revision of the Qidi Profiles by @fr3ak2402 in #940

• New Seckit Profile. by @jonkers71 in #943

• Add Voxelab Aquila X2 Profile by @fr3ak2402 in #956

• Add Sovol printer profiles by @fr3ak2402 in #963

• Revise and add new Creality profiles & Fix SecKit Filaments by @fr3ak2402 in #974

• Adding more Elegoo printer profiles by @fr3ak2402 in #993

• Fixed double-label for fan speed-up time, fixed label to include hyphen by @scottmudge in #996

• Fix mistake in "0.28mm Extra Draft @MyKlipper.json" by @xand3r40r93 in #1013

• lang fix by @hliebscher in #1012

• Add Ultimaker 2 profile by @fr3ak2402 in #1003

• Start code correction for Creality, Voxelab, Sovol & Elegoo printers by @fr3ak2402 in #1021

• Add support for BIQU Printers by @Musicdad12 in #1024

• add BIQU Printer images by @fr3ak2402 in #1028

• add more printer profiles by @fr3ak2402 in #1038

• Add & revise FLSun Profile by @fr3ak2402 in #1045

• Add printer profiles for Vivedino Troodon 2.0 by @YGK3D in #1041

• Improvement Artillery Sidewinder X2 Profile & other small changes by @fr3ak2402 in #1053

• add Anycubic Vyper profile by @fr3ak2402 in #1062

• Add Folgertech Printers by @Musicdad12 in #1048

• add Raise3D printer profiles by @fr3ak2402 in #1087

• Update fdm_filament_common.json by @tyler-cushing in #1103

• Update RRF start script for Vivedino Troodon 2.0 by @YGK3D in #1104

Bug fixes

• Fixed an issue acceleration being set when disabled in PA line calibration by @mikebcbc
• Optimized M106 command, write integer number instead of float
• Fixed an issue that OrcaSlicer can't open previously generated gcode/.3mf file #712 #958
• Fixed a regression: Generic filament profiles conflicts #981
• Fixed a regression in layer time(log) view
• Fixed an issue that Orcaslicer didn't jumping to device tab after sending job #520 #567 #1044 #1047
• Fix build warnings, update deprecated boost headers by @scottmudge in #1035
• fix 2 script windows by @hliebscher in #926

Localization

• de fix translation #1057 by @hliebscher in #1078
• de-fix for new features by @hliebscher in #1059
• Fix german hotkey #950 by @hliebscher in #984
• fix German after big update by @hliebscher in #916
• Update French Translation by @Guilouz in #914
• fix pot and lang after PR by @hliebscher in #1001

Known issues:

*The only one wall on top surface option in Arachne wall generator only applies to the topmost surface.

NOTE:

1. Please check here for installation instructions.
2. If your profiles didn't show up after updating, please restart OrcaSlicer
3. Klipper users, please update Moonraker to the latest version so that it can recognize OrcaSlicer and parse metadata like thumbnails.
4. If you're running Klipper, please add the following configuration to your printer.cfg file.

# Enable object exclusion
[exclude_object]

# Enable arcs support
[gcode_arcs]
resolution: 0.1

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