OrcaSlicer V2.0.0 RC Release

This is the OrcaSlicer V2.0.0 RC release.

This update introduces some new features and fixes some bugs found in the V2.0.0 Beta.

What's Changed

• Rewriten 3D Honeycomb infill by @gringer in #4425

  Are you ready to embrace your new favorite infill pattern? Allow me to introduce the revamped 3D Honeycomb infill. The current 3D Honeycomb infill pattern includes many bridges, making it less than ideal for high-speed printing and resulting in reduced strength. However, the improved 3D Honeycomb significantly reduces bridging, providing better strength and print quality. It offers similar strength to Gyroid infill but prints faster, thanks to requiring fewer direction changes.

  @gringer is the original author of the 3D Honeycomb implementation in Slic3r too(and hence in OrcaSlicer/PrusaSlicer/SuperSlicer/BambuStudio/etc...)
  

  My stress testing shows that the new 3D Honeycomb infill can handle fast printing (200mm/s) without breaking a sweat.
  The following test was performed on a Prusa MK4 printer:
  Actual infill print speed: 200mm/s
  Filament: PETG
  Infill pattern: new 3D Honeycomb

  

• Tweak the home page in OrcaSlicer by @SoftFever in #4602

  1. Add a new preference option to explicitly and easily enable/disable the Bambu network plugin.
  2. Show/hide the user login panel in the Home tab automatically according to the new option. This should give users who don't use Bambu machines or accounts a clean startup interface.
     

• Tweak OrcaSlicer log by @SoftFever

  1. set default logging level to warning and make it configurable in .conf file
  2. deprecate severity_level, use log_severity_level config key
  3. remove encrytped bbl debug_network log file

• Revised Inner Outer Inner mode by @igiannakas in #4417 and #4416

• Support new network connections to printer:

  1. Support for SimplyPrint cloud integration by @Noisyfox in #4525
     You can find more information about the SimplyPrint connection here: https://help.simplyprint.io/en/article/the-orcaslicer-simplyprint-integration-how-to-set-up-and-use-1miu532/
  2. Falashforge 5M network support by @iherbak in #4546

• Fix an issue that only 1 bottom/top will be generated when ensure vertical thickness is set to None by @SoftFever in #4504
  

• Fixed an issue that changing printer selection clears out Process overrides by @SoftFever in #4506 issue #4145

• Fix alternate extra wall warning: change ensure vertical shell thickness to Moderate instead of None by @SoftFever in #4463

• Revert automatic application of reduced internal bridge filtering for lightning infill by @igiannakas in #4639

• Fix startup crashes caused by splash screen by @SoftFever

• Prevent crashes from edge cases when slicing complex small model with "big" fuzzy skin is used by @SoftFever

• Fix issue that painter sphere is rendered at the wrong position by @Noisyfox in #4652

• Fixed a bug that promption of installing plugin notification was not displayed when trying to switch to Bambu device tab by @SoftFever

Profiles:

• Add MyRRF machine by @SoftFever
• Ender 3 V3 : Some improvements for supports and machines limits by @bistory in #4527
• Update QIDI profiles by @Hukete in #4549
• Fix Anker M5C 0.6 bed size by @cochcoder in #4608
• Fix missing Construct3D covers by @cochcoder in #4632
• Enable detect_thin_wall for Qidi printers by @bistory in #4637
• Update Flashforge Printer Profiles for Guider3 Ultra 0320 by @FlashforgeOfficial in #4587
• Add Ender-3 Pro by @cochcoder in #4573

Translations:

• Updated French translations by @bistory in #4427
• Polish translation update by @KrisMorr in #4430
• Update Spanish translation by @tadeu2 in #4445
• Update Turkish Language translation by @PhenixNoir in #4454
• Minor spelling & grammatical fixes by @cochcoder in #4444
• chore(slicer): Update copyright year to 2024 by @nevack in #4428
• Changing the background color of the thumbnail by @KrisMorr in #4421
• Further FR translation fixes by @bistory in #4472
• fix de new feature by @hliebscher in #4479
• Update OrcaSlicer_tr.po by @olcayoren in #4490
• kor translation update by @crwusiz in #4503
• Russian translation update by @AndylgTom in #4528
• Polish translation update by @KrisMorr in #4541
• Update German translations by @hliebscher in #4529
• Further IT translation fixes by @frankieorabona in #4569
• update locale and Chinese translations by @SoftFever
• Update Polish translation by @KrisMorr in #4658

Miscs:

• Allow AppImage generation in aarch64 build hosts by @rodriguezst in #4410
• Add Docker Build Support by @ohmdelta in #4485
• Catalan language updated to OrcaSlicer-v2.0.0-beta by @davidjuanesb in #4540
• Minified SVG Bamboo Lab Printer images by @yw4z in #4513
• Fix for missing K1 references by @bistory in #4600
• Optimized plate models of CONSTRUCT3D by @yw4z in #4567
• Added a string 'no model information' for translation by @KrisMorr in #4623
• Fix Ender-3 Pro missing from Generic Creality filaments by @cochcoder in #4630
• fix start_code and 0.16mm parameters by @FlyingbearOfficial in #4631
• Raised bed temperatures for Ender 3 V3 PLA profile by @bistory in #4636
• Update German Translations by @hliebscher in #4640
• Updated French translations by @bistory in #4654
• Add safety check for seam_slope_start_height by @SoftFever
• Add bed types WIKI document and link by @SoftFever

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