Reliable Resolution

Buggy version! Please use v2.6.1 instead

This version include Resolution Helper Form to compute reliable resolution, to obtain perfect quality image engraving without lines and grids artifacts due to the difference between required resolution and hardware resolution. Also adds session logging for better error reporting and diagnostic.

PWM-Less and Dithering Modes options

This version add

• Installer with output in Program Files folder
• Support for PWM-Less Hardware #23
• Dithering alghorithm selection from: Atkinson, FloydSteinberg, Burks, Jarvis, Random, Sierra2, Sierra3, SierraLight, Stucki
• Icons in menu
• Auto update in background (with user confirmation) for future versions

Add support for PWM-less laser

Some hardware lack of power modulation ability, so they does not support variable power throught S command. This version add support for this kind of hardware using only M3/M5 in produced G-Code.

#23

To activate this feature open config page from "Grbl-Settings" menu.

Minor improvement and bugfixes

Hi all!
This version add the ability to remember last opened file, and target offset and image size in raster import. Now you can re-open the image with all previous settings.

Version also fixes some bugs #17 and add support for some gcode file extensions as in #21

Note: I use a big jump in version number (from 2.4 to 2.5) due to a bug in auto-update new version detection.

Cut optimization

• Vectorization algorithm in previous version produce path from external to internal, making pieces falling down on the external cut, with problems in cutting internal path. This release reverse path order, going from internal to external. #18
• This version also ad auto-update on new version
• Spanish language update

Speed optimization

This version produce optimized GCode for faster line 2 line engraving

User defined buttons

• User defined buttons is now stable. Try to right click in buttons area to add a custom button!
• Switch to a different vectorization library, cause older was buggy
• Default imported size is now 10cm x 10cm

1bit image dithering!

As suggested by user kefeur and approved in development roadmap (#10) I have implemented dithering for grayscale engraving.
This help with low power laser diode, where burning PWM range is limited.

Important Bugfix

Very important bugfix for memory leak problem that cause program crash.
#9

Vectorization + Filling

Now support image vectorization with filling of black path