Release Notes

• Positioner support: put a tilt/rotate table next to the arm and slice the part in the orientation you want it printed
• Machine definitions for the ABB IRBP A-250, A-500 and A-750 positioners
• Machine definitions for the Yaskawa MotoPos D500 and MH1655 headstock
• DOTX trunnion: our own XYZAC cradle, available as a standard cell
• Positioner axes are exported as external axes (E1/E2) alongside the robot pose
• A print can now declare more than one process — each operation prints with its own
• The toolpath is coloured by the process that laid it, so a hybrid print reads at a glance
• Rotary axes can be clamped, letting the linear slides take over where the table runs out of travel
• Support for fixed customer cells with non-standard chain order and real axis limits
• Slicing now runs across worker processes — close to 3x faster on heavy geometries
• Experimental Geogram CSG backend for faster boolean operations
• Viewer detail scales with zoom, so large cells stay responsive
• Mesh library: every STL in the cell lives in one library — add, replace or delete a file once and every operation that uses it follows
• Meshes not assigned to an operation stay in the scene, drawn in matte grey, and are saved with the project
• Isolines infill: bands that follow the surface, stack cleanly on layers of equal angle and stay inside narrow gaps and slits
• The infill dropdown shows which patterns follow the surface and which project along a single direction
• Seam types random and line work again; random uses a fixed seed, so re-slicing gives the same seams
• Loop closing and segment merging use a spatial index — one heavy layer went from 449 s to 49 s
• ABB IRB120 with a WAAM welding torch as a ready-made cell
• Laser-cladding example scenes are back, with their postprocessor
• The machine type alone decides whether kinematics run — the separate on/off switch is gone
• The travel clearance plane now works without a lift above zero
• A setting changed during a slice is no longer marked up to date by that slice
• The app is called "5 Axis Slicer" everywhere: window, Start menu, Apps & Features and install folder
• The license screen shows your machine ID and where the key file goes

The largest release the slicer has had. The interface was rebuilt from the ground up — a 3D viewport that fills the window with floating panels over it, a searchable settings dialog that explains every setting, and a machine library you pick your robot from. It ships as a Windows desktop application with its own installer.

• Machine library with ready-to-use definitions: ABB IRB120, IRB2600 and IRB4600; KUKA KR6, KR16 R2010 and KR20 R1810; Fanuc LR Mate 200iD and M-20iB/25; Yaskawa Motoman GP8 and MA2010
• Pick your robot by brand and model — meshes, axis limits and a proven base position come with it
• Analytic inverse kinematics for the IRB120 and a parametric spherical-wrist solver covering the rest
• Continuity-based heading for the free axis, for smoother wrist motion along a path
• Multi-operation prints: combine several operations into one print, each with its own settings
• Settings are scoped — per operation or for the whole print — so shared values stay in one place
• Every machine declares the postprocessor that speaks its language; exporting machine code is one action in the GUI
• Desktop installer for Windows with a per-user install and a machine-locked license
• Every release is stamped with its build date, and the installer carries that stamp in its filename
• Projects: create, open and save your scenes as files
• Reworked interface — floating panels over a full-window viewport, a searchable settings dialog with an explanation for every setting

• The toolpath is drawn as an extruded bead with a real cross-section, not as a line
• Print simulation runs on print seconds, with elapsed and total print time in the readout
• The bead grows as the simulation runs, clipped exactly at the deposition front
• Deposition arc with lighting and sparks for WAAM simulation
• Live readout of the machine's own rotary axis values during playback
• Layer filter on a lit surface, so you can inspect a single layer in context
• Arc and travel-move toggles in the viewer

• New workbench: run the pipeline one stage at a time instead of all at once
• Resume from any stage — change a setting and only the affected stages re-run
• Upload base and print STLs straight from the panel
• Input meshes are shown in the viewer next to the generated toolpath
• Light theme, with a single accent colour reserved for one meaning
• Sessions keep their own working directory, so parallel work does not collide

• Kinematics moved to an open Python layer: XYZAC, XYZBC, OPEN5X and stationary-nozzle setups
• Generic postprocessor with XYZIJK and XYZ output formats, including retraction, wipe and per-move overrides
• Constraint-based Euler angle conversion for robot controllers
• Exact SE(3) inverse for stationary-nozzle machines, replacing the previous approximation
• Postprocessors can import the slicer's own Python helpers

• Rewritten support generation with a Z-map approach that works on a non-planar initial layer
• Per-region support classification: body and interface regions are separated and printed accordingly
• Zigzag scan lines and outline perimeters for supports
• Monotonic infill ordering, preventing entrapments on concave shapes
• Bambu Lab P1S: bed plate visualization, AMS filament change and a collision checker in the postprocessor
• Python postprocessors with a standalone viewer for checking output
• Continuous welding: connect perimeters into an uninterrupted travel path
• Coarse-layer interpolation for faster voxel slicing
• Higher accuracy on arc-shaped contours when stitching offset fragments

• Added Bambu Lab P1S as supported non-planar FDM printer
• Liftoff wipe feature to prevent stringing during travel moves
• Safe Z-lift transitions to prevent tool collisions
• Seam placement control: random, shortest travel, or aligned
• Zigzag infill ordering optimized for WAAM thermal management
• Point infill mode for single-point deposition strategies
• Initial Python postprocessor support
• Faster voxel slicing on complex geometries
• New compression method with better accuracy control
• GUI stability and performance improvements

• Brim generation for improved bed adhesion
• Cold spray parameter presets
• Up to 30x performance improvement on complex geometries
• Faster draped infill generation
• Improved perimeter ordering (inside-out / outside-in)
• More robust polyline slicing with self-intersection prevention

• KUKA .src file export directly from the GUI
• Euler angle export for robot controllers
• Fermat spiral infill pattern
• Draped infill pattern for curved-surface FDM printing
• Travel move visualization toggle in the viewer

• Settings export and import via .ini files
• C-axis movement reduction for constrained robot setups
• GUI status feedback: busy, done, and queued indicators
• Improved toolpath compression

• Redesigned GUI layout and menus
• Stationary nozzle support for fixed-nozzle machines
• OPEN5X simulation and kinematics in the viewer
• Cold spray roll angle control on outer perimeters
• Adjustable perimeter accuracy for finer contour control
• Better performance on large toolpaths (>100k points)

• Built-in demo models for quick testing without loading files
• Configurable infill orientation angle
• Improved settings management
• Documentation updates

• Custom postprocessor framework — run your own scripts for post-processing
• RobotStudio G-code compatibility
• Smoother toolpath transitions
• Improved thin wall slicing
• Slice specific layer ranges with start/end parameters

• Milling toolpath generation: ball milling, side milling, free-form milling
• XYZBC kinematics for tilting rotary table setups
• Solid top and bottom layers with configurable count
• Near-net-shape printing for smooth outer surfaces
• Archimedean spiral supports varying layer height
• Significantly faster segment processing on large parts
• Improved 3D visualization with better lighting

• Archimedean spiral infill pattern with direction control
• YZAC kinematics support (fixed X-axis setups)
• Variable extrusion rate based on feedrate
• Improved perimeter jumping for cleaner travel moves
• Faster voxel slicing
• Higher G-code precision output