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From 1 owners rejoice! PreForm 1 is out of beta and ready for download!From Form 1 blog:
Today, we’re thrilled to announce the release of PreForm 1.0.
Shedding the beta suffix, as well as that pesky leading zero, PreForm 1.0 brings model preparation for the Form 1 to a new level of maturity and performance. It’s been a long time coming!
This major update includes hundreds of fixes and features, along with a slick interface overhaul. We've made substantial improvements in how your model’s supports are generated and printed.
Altogether, we’re incredibly proud of PreForm’s latest incarnation. There are some real stand-out features.
To make removing a freshly-printed model from the build platform easier, PreForm’s support generation algorithm now includes handy quick release tabs — small notches on the side of your model’s base that help it lift easily off the build platform. Wedging a narrow tool into the notch will give you some leverage to pop the model right off.
More File Types
PreForm 1.0 supports .OBJ files. For those of you working in SketchUp (along with a number of other CAD programs), you can now export your models directly into PreForm, without having to generate an .STL.
Native Mac OS X Menus
We’ve been squashing Mac bugs since version 0.8.4, and now we’ve got the graphical interface to support it fully.
Re-Engineering
We know you want to be printing, not troubleshooting our software or waiting for models to render. An under-the-hood overhaul of PreForm dramatically increases the program’s speed and versatility, while decreasing the amount of computing power it needs. We’re excited to see what you do with the newest version.
Download:
http://formlabs.com/pages/software
Source:
http://formlabs.com/blogs/blog/11379425-coming-out-of-beta-preform-1-0
