Roadmap: what's coming to TailWag 🗺️

[everyday3d]

Hey all,

A few people have asked what's coming next, so here's the plan. It's a wish list, not a promise. Things will shuffle around as I go, and your feedback decides a lot of it.

Vote with a 👍 or 👎 on this post, and tell me in the comments which ones you'd actually use. Got an idea that's not here? Drop it in Ideas.

✅ Shipped in 1.4.1

• Fix poor phone photos: one button makes a dark, grainy, blurry snapshot brighter, cleaner and sharper.
• Bonus: Recolour. Click any colour in the picture and choose what it becomes.

Grab it here: https://github.com/everyday3d/tailwag/releases/tag/v1.4.1

✅ Shipped in 1.4.0

• Name plates and captions: raised names and a short second line on a plate or right on the photo. Your dog can even stand on his name plate now.
• Ready-made templates: coaster, ornament, keychain, fridge magnet and desk stand, one click each.
• Bonus items that snuck in: wall clocks with cut-through numbers and a coloured back plate, magnets of any size, and more fonts (including the ones on your computer).

Grab it here: https://github.com/everyday3d/tailwag/releases/tag/v1.4.0

🟢 Now (working on these next)

"Buy this spool" advice
The export report already tells you when your filaments can't reach some of the colours in your photo. Next it'll tell you exactly which spool would fix it. Something like "Add Polymaker Matte Sky Blue: clearly-off colours drop from 31% to 9%", with a before-and-after preview. A shopping list, basically. Your wallet has been warned.

Subject on a base
Now that TailWag can cut out your dog, let's have some fun with it. The head popping out over the top of a round plaque, or the cutout standing up on a little base like a trophy. Basically, prints that look like they're trying to escape.

🟡 Next

• Big prints across several plates. Split a large picture into tiles that fit your bed, with pegs to line them up and a guide for putting it together. Wall-size art on any printer.
• MakerWorld-ready export. A cover image, the before-and-after picture and a filled-in description, so sharing your design takes a minute instead of an evening.

🔵 Later (the big ones)

• Curved and lamp lithophanes. Cylinders, lamp shades and nightlight boxes for backlit prints.
• Send straight to the printer. Start the print on your Bambu printer over your home network, and get a reminder when it's time to swap filament.

That's the list. Thanks to everyone who's been printing, reporting bugs and sending dog photos. Keep 'em coming.

BoxerDawg 3D (and Tucker, who mostly wants the trophy one)