August 24, 2021. Rotterdam – Raise3D, the global provider of additive manufacturing solutions for SMEs and LSEs, announces ideaMaker 4.2.0 Beta, an update that connects ideaMaker with ideaMaker Library even further, and introduces Boolean operations, to offer a better and seamless user experience.
Figure 1: ideaMaker 4.2.0 Beta
The Library, which has been live since May 2020, is an online platform that enables users to download optimised slicing profiles for Raise3D and third-party 3D printers and filaments, and different types of textures. It offers tools such as the profile generator, available to all users, that quickly and easily generates profiles in four simple steps.
With ideaMaker 4.2.0 Beta, users will be able to access the Library directly from ideaMaker and select, with a single click, the slicing profile that they wish to use, instead of downloading it from the Library and uploading it to ideaMaker as had to be done before.
The new Library functions can be found in ideaMaker under the windows: Configuration Wizard, and Printer Settings.
Figure 2: ideaMaker Library
New Features:
Boolean Operations: This new feature allows users to create intersections, unions, or subtractions of 3D models, and is now available directly in ideaMaker, the first popular and free FFF slicing software to have it. It will bring a better user experience as it enables experimentation without having to switch to 3D modeling software. Users can enable the feature via the Boolean button from the Tool Bar.
Figure 3: IdeaMaker’s Boolean Operations
Search Tool Bar: This new feature improves the user experience by quickly locating parameters containing searched keywords. The search tool bar can be found under the Advanced Setting window.
Figure 4: ideaMaker’s Search Tool Bar
Other new features and improvements of ideaMaker 4.2.0 Beta can be found in the release notes: https://www.raise3d.com/news/ideamaker-4-2-0-beta-release-notes/.
Link to download ideaMaker 4.2.0 Beta: https://www.raise3d.com/download/.