Aku Shaper Changelog
What's new in Aku Shaper 2.2.8
Apr 17, 2015- Enabled tabbing through fields in Machine Parameters Panel and Board Info panel.
- Expanded allowed strut height range
- Moved controller, machine length fields to machine settings column.
- Expanded range of stringer double cut depth to 40 mm (was 20 mm)
- Changed bad strut position warning message: changed special feature code values for MSS import/export and Preferences import/export.
- Added warning message if an Aku controller and board struts are not exactly height
- Changed bad strut dialog text. Added 'overwrite' confirmation prompt when saving to an MSS that already exists.
- Removed 'n' from 'Make File' confirmation message
- Improved error handling when strut location is not under blank.
- [use MSS] button now also applies MSS values to currently open board
- Changed default angel wing angle from and def. angel wing distance.
- Changed default machine length from 0 to 300
- Added angel wing tooltips to the labels as well as the text fields.
- Decreased minimum allowed angel wing angle to 25 degrees
- "Save As" file dialog now shows files in directory
- Synchronized machine length with displayed GUI value
- Improved clarity of in-app support text
- Improved installation process with faster download and automatic 32/64-bit java detection.
- Modified [Make File] button actions to:
- notify user that a board must be open if it's not, and then stops.
- validates parameters, notifies user of problems and stops if there are any.
- if parameters are valid: copies these into the current board file, writes the machine file.
- Bug Fixes:
- Some board files in windows explorer would not lunch AKUshaper on double click.
- Some board files in windows explorer did not have the bird icon.
- Problem reporting either hung or failed.
- Removed message notifying users of new machines that large top rail angles no longer set bottom rail cuts to zero. For old machine users, disabled action setting bot. rail cuts to zero, and it's user warning message
- Corrected tail stop positioning
- Corrected condition that caused filenames to be truncated
New in Aku Shaper 2.2.7 (Jan 17, 2015)
- Summary:
- This version adds the ability to slide the board back and forth in the bay. You can zoom in as if you had your nose right to the board and move from nose to tail. If you slide the board into the wall you get a great cross section view.
- Changelog:
- Enhanced the 3D Bay to slide the board horizontally. This offers the shaper the experience of seeing the board at eye level as it changes from nose to tail. Use the 'a' and 'd' keys for keyboard use or the sliding dial.
- STL and OBJ file format export for heavyweight subscribers. (File -> Export)
- Adopted Mac App Store entitlements. Soon the app and updates will be published automatically through the Mac App Store.
- New PDF printout for full sized printing for upandcomer and above subscribers. (File -> Export)
- Shortcut keys for selecting panels (mouse over for tooltip)
- More detailed information for bug reporting and feature requests
- Preserves selected panel when a non-BRX board is loaded after a BRX board was displayed
- Removed non-relevant hide/show options
- Changed default support directory on Mac to conform to Apple standards
- Updated for Mac App store embedding Java 7 JRE
- Bug fixes:
- Improvements to speed of Board Manager (File -> Board Manager)
- Save_and_Reload preserves current slice
- Improved double-click open reliability
- Adding new slice in ft-decimal reflects accurate units
- Erroneous BRX board length change corrected
- Fixed length and thickness dialog ‘OK’ and ‘Cancel’ bug
- Fixed MSS saving bug