dotSCAD/RELEASE.md

Version numbers are based on Semantic Versioning.

v2.5

Deprecated:

• polytransversals
• shape_glued2circles. Use shape_liquid_splitting instead.

New modules and functions:

• 2D Module

  • polygon_hull

• 3D Module

  • polyhedron_hull

• Path

  • curve
  • bauer_spiral
  • fibonacci_lattice

• 2D Shape

  • shape_liquid_splitting

• Util

  • util/lerp
  • util/choose

• Voxel

  • voxel/vx_bezier
  • voxel/vx_curve
  • voxel/vx_contour

• Maze

  • maze/mz_square_cells
  • maze/mz_square_get
  • maze/mz_square_walls
  • maze/mz_hex_walls
  • maze/mz_square_initialize
  • maze/mz_hamiltonian

v2.4

Deprecated:

• Pixel. Use Voxel instead.
• voronoi2d: use voronoi/vrn2_from instead.
• voronoi3d: use voronoi/vrn3_from instead.

Improved:

• polyline2d: improved middle-point drawing, support joinStyle parameter.
• box_extrude: added bottom_thicnkess parameter.

New modules and functions:

• 2D Function

  • lines_intersection

• Util

  • util/sum
  • util/zip

• Turtle

  • turtle/footprints2
  • turtle/footprints3
  • turtle/lsystem2
  • turtle/lsystem3

• Voxel

  • voxel/vx_line
  • voxel/vx_polyline
  • voxel/vx_circle
  • voxel/vx_cylinder
  • voxel/vx_sphere
  • voxel/vx_polygon
  • voxel/vx_from
  • voxel/vx_ascii
  • voxel/vx_gray
  • voxel/vx_union
  • voxel/vx_intersection
  • voxel/vx_difference

• Matrix

  • matrix/m_determinant

• Voronoi

  • voronoi/vrn2_from
  • voronoi/vrn2_space
  • voronoi/vrn2_cells_from
  • voronoi/vrn2_cells_space
  • voronoi/vrn3_from
  • voronoi/vrn3_space

v2.3

Bugfixes:

• helix_extrude: wrong orientation when CLK.

Deprecated:

• polysections: use sweep instead.
• rotate_p: use ptf_rotate instead.
• circle_path: use shape_circle instead.

New modules and functions:

• 3D Module
  • sweep
  • loft
• 2D Function
  • contours
• Path
  • shape_circle
• Util
  • util/bsearch
  • util/has
  • util/dedup
  • util/flat
• Point transformation
  • ptf/ptf_rotate
  • ptf/ptf_x_twist
  • ptf/ptf_y_twist
  • ptf/ptf_circle
  • ptf/ptf_bend
  • ptf/ptf_ring
  • ptf/ptf_sphere
  • ptf/ptf_torus
• Surface
  • surface/sf_square
  • surface/sf_bend
  • surface/sf_ring
  • surface/sf_sphere
  • surface/sf_torus
  • surface/sf_solidify
• Noise
  • noise/nz_perlin1
  • noise/nz_perlin1s
  • noise/nz_perlin2
  • noise/nz_perlin2s
  • noise/nz_perlin3
  • noise/nz_perlin3s
  • noise/nz_worley2
  • noise/nz_worley2s
  • noise/nz_worley3
  • noise/nz_worley3s
  • noise/nz_cell

v2.2.1

Bugfixes:

• util/sort: z not sorted.

Improvements:

• Faster when the style of function_grapher is "LINES" or "HULL_LINES".
• Dedup pixels of pixel/px_polyline, pixel/px_circle, pixel/px_cylinder, pixel/px_sphere, pixel/px_polygon.

v2.2

• Bugfixes
  • util/sort: fix "search term not found" warning when by is "idx".
• Better dependency management. Just use modules you want. Existing scripts are not required to do any change.

v2.1

• Bugfixes
  • bend_extrude: fix wrong rotation.
  • bijection_offset: fix point order.
• New parameters.
  • box_extrude: new twist parameter.
  • crystall_ball: new thickness parameter.
• New modules and functions.
  • bspline_curve
  • util/rand
  • util/fibseq
  • pixel/px_from
  • pixel/px_ascii
  • pixel/px_gray
  • part/connector_peg
  • part/cone
  • part/joint_T
  • turtle/t2d
  • turtle/t3d

v2.0

• Use new features of OpenSCAD-2019.05 to refactor internal implementation.
• Delete the log module which is never used.
• Directory changed.
  • m_cumulate, m_mirror, m_rotation, m_scaling, m_shearing and m_translation are moved into the matrix directory.
  • turtle2d and turtle3d are moved into the turtle directory.
  • parse_number, split_str and sub_str are moved into the util directory.
• New modules and functions.
  • pixel/px_line
  • pixel/px_polyline
  • pixel/px_circle
  • pixel/px_cylinder
  • pixel/px_sphere
  • pixel/px_polygon
  • util/reverse
  • util/slice
  • util/sort

v1.3.3

• Bugfixes
  • in_shape: Wrong variable name.

v1.3.2

• All-in-one source file.

  • You can use include <dotSCAD.scad>; or use <dotSCAD.scad>; if you really don't want to care about dependencies.

• Bugfixes

  • along_with: Wrong variable scope.

v1.3.1

• Bugfixes
  • in_polyline: Wrong parameter name.
  • in_shape: Missing dependency.
  • along_with: Avoid warning when using 2D points.

v1.3

• New modules:

  • bend_extrude
  • voronoi2d
  • voronoi3d

• New functions:

  • in_shape
  • in_polyline
  • midpt_smooth
  • trim_shape
  • triangulate

• New parameters:

  • distance of shape_taiwan
  • epsilon of bijection_offset
  • method of path_extrude
  • method of along_with

v1.2

• New modules and functions:

  • starburst
  • torus_knot
  • bijection_offset
  • path_scaling_sections

• Others

  • Avoid warnings when using newer versions of OpenSCAD after 2015.03.

v1.1.1

• Bugfixes

  • m_rotation returns an identity matrix if a is 0.
  • The path_pts parameter of path_extrude accepts two or three points.
  • The points parameter of along_with accepts two or three points.

• Others

  • OpenSCAD has built-in matrix multiplication so m_multiply is not necessary.

v1.1

• New matrix functions:

  • m_multiply
  • m_cumulate
  • m_translation
  • m_rotation
  • m_scaling
  • m_mirror
  • m_shearing

• New modules:

  • shear

• New Parameters:

  • added v parameter to rotate_p

• Improved Performance:

  • path_extrude
  • align_with

v1.0.1

• Fixed path_extrude crossing problem. See issue 3.
• Fixed along_with crossing problems (similar to path_extrude.)

v1.0

• First release.