Release Notes
Printer Software Release Notes
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Carbon’s powerful software is included with every printer. It enables customers to print a wide variety of applications.
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v1.45 Released 1/25
- Changes in how we print:
- Improved EPU printing
- Reduction in print time variability for rigid resins on M3 and M3 Max
- Protection against print failures due to cold temperatures for DPR 10 and UMA 20 aligner model prints (L1)
- Print preparation improvements:
- Support improvements
- Changes to Print Profile options for Dental Labs
- Printer ecosystem improvements:
- More sensitive Debris Detection for M3 and M3 Max printers
- Workflow improvements for the AO Backpack
- Proactive notification of hardware that must be returned to Carbon
- Resin Level Detection protects hardware and reduces print failures for Gen2 Aligner Model Production Solution (L1)
- Additional improvements:
- Minor changes
- Miscellaneous bugfixes
v1.44.1 Released 10/24
- Printer software v1.44.1 is a special release required for customers installing an AO Backpack prior to the release of v1.45 (expected in 2025). Printers without a Backpack will not receive v1.44.1.
v1.44 Released 8/24
- Changes in how we print:
- Avoid “striping” print defects on large, flat surfaces
- Print preparation improvements:
- Enhanced control over part locations in the build space
- Printer ecosystem improvements:
- Debris Detection is available for more workflows
- Additional improvements:
- Minor changes
- Miscellaneous bugfixes
v1.43 Released 5/24
- Changes in how we print:None - printing behavior is not impacted by this release
- Print preparation improvements:
- Improvements to part supporting workflows
- Expanded functionality via Print Plan Adjustments
- Improvements to Print Profile selection options
- Printer ecosystem improvements:
- Reduced incidence of projection errors due to light engine failures
- New “Print Again” functionality (replaces “Reprint”)
- Easier access to “Request Help” (removed “Rate Print”)
- Additional improvements:
- Minor changes
- Miscellaneous bugfixes
v1.42 Released 3/24
- Changes in how we print:
- Auto-brightlining for elastomeric resins for improved accuracy
- New default slicing functionality
- Print preparation improvements:
- Improvements to Gen2 Auto Layout
- New functionality via Print Plan Adjustments
- Faster, more reliable textures
- Outdated features deprecated
- Printer ecosystem improvements:
- Automatic detection of debris, resin level, and cassette lids protects hardware and reduces print failures
- High-throughput printers can opt to automatically delete models to preserve disk storage space
- Improved software update experience
- Additional improvements:
- Minor changes
- Miscellaneous bugfixes
v1.41 Released 11/23
- Changes in how we print:
- EPU prints on an L1 printer with a B1 cassette use updated Default print settings
- Improved accuracy for FotoDent® Gingiva, SIL 30, MPU 100, and IND 405 resins
- Print preparation improvements:
- Improvements to Gen2 Auto Layout (BETA)
- More accurate print time estimates for L1, M3, and M3 Max printers
- Printer ecosystem improvements:
- More navigable Prints and Projects lists
- Improved software update experience
- Additional improvements:
- Miscellaneous bugfixes
v1.40 Released 8/23
- Changes in how we print:
- Improved default print plans for rigid resins on L1, M3, and M3 Max printers
- Modification to oxygen supply for M3 and M3 Max printers
- Better automatic part scaling to drive dimensional accuracy for EPU 45 Damping
- Print preparation improvements:
- Snap multiple parts to the platform at once with Auto Snap (BETA)
- Improvements to the Print Plan Adjustments interface
- More accurate print time estimates for M3 and M3 Max printers
- Print preparation speed improvements
- Support for Flexcera™ Smile Ultra+ resins
- Printer management improvements:
- Easily rename printers on demand
- Additional improvements:
- Miscellaneous bugfixes
v1.39 Released 3/23
- Changes in how we print:
- Improved default print plans for elastomeric resins on L1, M3, and M3 Max printers
- Better automatic part scaling to drive improved dimensional accuracy
- Improved accuracy for select resin & hardware combinations
- Print preparation improvements:
- Improved tools & capabilities for adjusting print plans
- Select a resin during project creation
- More accurate print time estimates for M3 printers
- Additional improvements:
- Various bugfixes
- New printer software Version Lock option
- Updated resin pot life recommendations (not governed by software)
v1.38 Released 12/22
- Changes in how we print:
- Improved print quality for Keystone KeyDenture Try-In with thinner slices
- Print preparation improvements:
- More accurate print time estimates for L1 printers
- Improved zoom behavior options in the Print Preparation UI
- Gen2 Auto-Layout (BETA) for higher-density packing
- Denture auto-nest: improved error-handling and flexible user preferences
- “Print Date” token for labels
- Show/hide part bounding box
- Additional improvements:
- Improved stability and performance for the M3 printer
- Miscellaneous bugfixes
v1.37 Released 10/22
- Changes in how we print:
- Improved accuracy for DPR 10 prints
- Print preparation improvements:
- Support improvements:
- Editable parameters for the bar and fence supports generated within patches
- Improved patch selection capabilities for patch supports
- Improved interface when placing supports on fine features
- Slicing improvements:
- “Default Slicer” is renamed “Gen1 Slicer” and “Poisson Slicer” is renamed “Gen2 Slicer”
- Gen2 Slicer (formerly known as Poisson Slicer) is faster and more robust
- Print Plan Adjustments ("Advanced Controls") improvements:
- Print Plan Adjustments can be accessed without first running a print plan analysis
- A clipping plane tool is available within Print Plan Adjustments to easily visualize targeted slices
- Additional improvements:
- Improvements to the user experience on the new M3 printer
- Support for early-access M3 Max printers
- Various issue resolutions
v1.36 Released 07/22
- Changes in how we print:
- Fine-tuned timing mechanisms for increased fidelity to the print plan
- Faster print times for EPU 41 Black
- Print preparation improvements:
- Additional auto-orientation options
- New manual supports interface
- Editable parameters for support structures
- New print profile for EPU prints on L1 printers
- New wash profiles for the Smart Part Washer
- Additional improvements:
- Improvements to the user experience on the new M3 printer
- Various issue resolutions
v1.35 Released 04/22
- Changes in how we print:
- Reduction in print-to-print variation
- Other improvements:
- Gradient overhang tool
v1.34 Released 02/22
- Changes in how we print:
- [M1/M2] Decrease in EPU print time
- Other improvements:
- Auto orientation elastomer support
- Removal of retired resins
- Network access page permissions change
v1.33 Released 11/21
- Changes in how we print:
- Increase in EPU 40 printability
- Increase in Loctite IND405 Clear z-height accuracy
- [M1/M2 only] Reduction of excess material flashing
- [L1 only] Increase in print speed for densely packed builds
- Other improvements:
- New alternative slicer - Poisson Slicer
- [L1 only] Print time estimate increase
- Default part label change
v1.32 Released 09/21
- Changes in how we print:
- Improving consistency of parts across a build and printers
- Other improvements:
- Supports
- Auto Orientation BETA - on platform option
- Project setting for supports and Auto Orientation
- L1 Printer:
- Ergonomic height on print completion
v1.31 Released 06/21
- Changes in how we print:
- There are no changes to the way we print in this release
- Other improvements:
- Auto Orientation BETA
- Fence Supports
- New project creation dialog
- Project name token in labels
v1.30 Released 04/21
- Other Improvements
- Show/Hide Parts
v1.29 Released 01/21
- Other Improvements
- Initial model upload
- Project editing performance
v1.28 Released 10/20
- L1 printing support
- Other Improvements
- Request help improvements
- Button styling
v1.27 Released 08/20
- Changes to printing
- Improving consistency of parts across a build
- Island detector update
- Project analysis time decrease
- Ability to always abort your print
v1.25 Released 03/20
- New features
- Island detector
- Washer soil load estimator
v1.24 Released 12/19
- New features
- Boundary fence with patch-based supports
- Orientation and translation improvements
- Release film indicator on printer screen
- Printer name and serial number on the printer screen
- Unique identifier for new prints
- Company-wide preferences
v1.23 Released 10/19
- New features
- Queue a project revision
- Download individual parts
- Set user preference for Auto Layout
- Save part labels with keystroke
- Run project estimates with cassette type not in the printer
- Changes to printing
- Print Faster
v1.22 Released 06/19
- New features
- Project name editing in-line
- Keep supports through a resin change
- Carbon file security
- Bug fixes
- Improvements for slicing projects with many triangles
- Changes to printing
- Parts more accurate in first few slices
- EPX 82 better characterized
- Other notes
- Analytics in your local time
- Create project changes
v1.21 Released 04/19
- New features
- Patch-based support placement
- Speed improvements for Auto Layout
- Changes to workflow
- No need to remove platform after aborting
- Changes to printing
- None this release
- Coming soon
- User management
v1.20 Released 01/19
- Queueing
- See new Queues tab on your Dashboard
- Find projects to print from the Fleet Projects list
- Queue them to any or many printers in your fleet
- Monitor and update your queue(s) from your Dashboard
- Start prints on the printer
- Keep track of projects and prints across your fleet
- Save notes about your print
- Analytics
- Download consolidated print history
- Understand your print history with 3 summary charts
- Changes in how we print
- Optional Release Film compensation
- Improvements for thick cross sections
- Other notes
- Queue to M1's or M2's
- Print id's and serials across your fleet
- Fleet software updates
v1.19 Released 10/18
- Hole repair
- Automatically detect and repair holes in STLs
- Additional dynamic part labels
- Part locations
- Filenames
- Traveler
- Printable (2D) views of your platforms
- Supports
- Continue editing support structures after you've spun a part
- Initial optimizations for MPU 100
v1.18 Released 07/18
- New option for Auto Layout
- Smaller .carbon files
v1.17 Released 04/18
- Improvements in layout
- Change your camera view so you can check for part and support intersections
- Lock orientation of your parts when using Auto Layout
- Spin your parts to fit more on the platform
- Part scaling
- Scale your parts in x, y, and z
- New camera tool and a new place for model units (Part List)
- Set units for your parts
- Zoom your camera view to be locked on a part
- Default settings to speed project creation
- Set defaults by user for resin, slice thickness, support type, and print profile
v1.16 Released 02/18
- Select multiple parts to move, copy, and delete
- Print a part label on your parts
- Add short supports manually
v1.15 Released 11/17
- Advanced auto supports that are backed by FEA (finite element analysis), a powerful computational technique that simulates the forces of our printing process.
- Create fence supports by specifying polylines.
v1.14 Released 10/17
- See all the parts in your project using Part List
- Detect issues before you print using Project Analysis
- Visualize unvented volumes in your project
- Highlight overhang angles on your parts
- Protect projects from accidental changes
- Search consolidated prints from all your printers
v1.13 Released 08/17
- More accurate parts, especially negative features oriented in the z-direction
- Better performance when working with copies of a part
- Notifications when we detect an empty slice
- A user preference for which units your models usually use
v1.12 Released 06/17
- New, faster ways to orient your parts
- Align a surface and snap, if possible, to the build platform
- Find the orientation for your part that minimizes its footprint on the platform
- Improved tools for working with your parts
- Measure from point to point on your parts
- More improvements
- Required resin estimates are 20 mL lower
- Printer door safety
v1.11 Released 05/17
- Improved part accuracy
- Tuned how we print fine and super-fine slicing for better accuracy
- Better accuracy across the build platform
- Easier to work with multiple models
- Duplicate (number of copies)
- Auto Layout
- Upload multiple models at once
- Incremental improvements to auto-supports
- Fixes for supports fusing to parts, small features (like bosses), and part intersections
- More improvements
- View slices from within the Carbon app
- New PR 25 parameters for better prints
- Printer door safety
- Slicer fixes, especially for models in inches
v1.10 Released 03/17
- Improved part accuracy
- More accurate in x,y-plane
- Better parts, more often
- New default way of printing that improves success
- Dynamic print profile that can speed up your print
- Reproduce prior parts
- Reprint a previous print
- Supports
- Add multiple supports more quickly
- Smarter support bars provide better support, especially for tough materials
- Clustering of supports for easier removal
- Better support for your Rigid Polyurethane parts
- Other improvements based on your feedback
- Better required resin estimation
- New feedback form
- Ease of use improvements in multi-part selection
v1.09 Released 12/16
- Work with more than one model
- Duplicate a model
- Arrange your models
- Upload multiple STLs
- Improved part accuracy
- Correcting for thermal based shrinkage in z-direction for parts printed in PR
- Slice sampling point changed
- Auto-supports provide more complete support
- Supports tuned for thin features
- Stronger support for overhangs close to the platform
- Denser support structures for RPU 61 and 70
- Easier to add small supports manually
- Auto-supports generate more quickly
- Other improvements based on your feedback
- See estimated resin volume on printer
- Platform and cassette ID included in CSV export (of print history)
- Work with large models (allow your browser to display models that have a very high triangle count)
- Continue working with your printer when your network connection is flaky
v1.08 Released 10/16
- Better parts through smarter supports
- Better support for thicker sections of printed parts
- Improved support along the edges of printed parts
- Simpler to work on your models
- Multi-delete of supports
- Actual dates and times on your lists (not a week ago)
- Unified access to view controls
- Support opacity options
- Part opacity options
- Automatic optimization of support types
- Undo and redo have a longer memory
- Duplicate from Project Settings
v1.07 Released 08/16
- Manual add and delete supports mode
- Easier to work with your models
- Clipping plane tool to see and add supports on the inside of a part, as well as visualize the build plane when you set the plane parallel to the build platform
- The display is more responsive as you pan around a model, and camera rotation better at keeping your position, especially when you're zoomed in on a section of the part
- Inverted triangle notification
- Better, more optimized supports
- Add small supports to your models, both in manual and auto-support modes
- Support tips optimized for PR, RPU 61 and CE
- Stronger supports for Elastomers
- Export and import of projects
- Email notifications when prints finish
- Better printing of trapped volumes
- Slicing improvements