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Octolapse V0.4.0rc1.dev3 Released!
🕑 Added 2020-02-18 00:07:38 +0000 UTCIt's been five months since the last release, and in that time a lot of progress has been made. Many bugs/limitations were found and fixed, gaps in the functionality were filled, and a whole lot of debugging and testing was performed. And you all made this possible!
For a complete list of changes, see the release notes. Here are some highlights of this new version:
Enhancements
- OctoPrint 1.4.0 and Python 3.7+ support
- Improved UI and UX
- Built-in timelapse file viewer/download
- Rendering progress and recovery
- Snapshot image archiving, import, and export
- A new smart gcode trigger
- @OCTOLAPSE pseudo-gcode commands for starting and stopping snapshots
- Multi-material/multi-extruder support
- Print quality warnings
- Better startup error handling and help
- New rendering text overlay outlining and replacement tokens
- Simplified settings
- Camera script test buttons
- Before/After snapshot camera gcode scripts
- OctoPrint style timelapse (no stabilization, no delay)
- Lots more...
Bugfixes
Several bugs were found and eliminated as well since the last version.:
- Fixed G90/G91 influences extruder issue that could cause blobbing if your printer is running Marlin
- Fixed rendering pipeline issues that resulted in failed renderings
- A GUID mismatch in some of the default settings was found and fixed
- Many settings migration issues were fixed, especially for Cura settings
- C++ compiler detection has been added, fixing lots of compilation problems
- Fixed custom image preferences application on reboot
If you have some time to give this version a go, you can install it from the plugin manager with this URL: https://github.com/FormerLurker/Octolapse/archive/0.4.0rc1.dev3.zip
Be sure to read this guide all the way through before upgrading. It may save you a lot of grief. Pay special attention to the section talking about automatic slicer settings!
Screenshots
Timelapse Browser
Rendering Progress Display
Failed Rendering Recovery and Download
Snapshot Image Archive Import/Export/Render
Multi-Extruder/Multi-Material Support
Camera script test buttons and new before/after snapshot gcode scripts 
Smart Gcode Trigger with Preview 
Rendering Text Overlay Outlining and New Replacement Tokens 
Failed Snapshot Count Display
Print Quality Warnings and Help
Missed Snapshot Warnings and Help
Customized Help for Setup/Print Start Problems
Improved Help Files
Test Mode and Logging Settings Separated
New OctoPrint Style Timelapse Feature
New @OCTOLAPSE commands 
Auto-Close for Snapshot Plan Preview
Log-File Management
Improved Classic Trigger Info Panels
New Quick Links Within the Octolapse Tab
I can't wait to hear all of your feedback! Please let me know what you like, what you don't like, what works for you, what doesn't, etc. I REALLY love hearing from my patrons, so please don't hesitate to message me!
