v0.9-alpha

[ratdoux]

v0.9 Pre-release

EXPERIMENTAL BUILD - LIMITED TESTING
Based on Snapmaker Orca v2.2.4

v0.9 full spectrum pre-release focuses on mixed-filament workflow UX and stability.

What's New in v0.9

Mixed Filaments UI/UX Overhaul (v0.9)

• Replaced the blocking mixed-filament popup with an inline expand/retract editor.
• Added row hover feedback and click-anywhere row activation for custom mixed filaments.
• Added dynamic mixed-filament panel resizing with an expansion cap sized for up to two expanded rows.
• Simplified editor flow to Simple mode only (mode selector removed from the inline editor).
• Moved gradient selector inline with filament selectors for faster editing.
• Reworked filament selectors into compact color swatch pickers with F1/F2/... labels.
• Simplified pattern editing:
  • removed insert dropdown/button flow,
  • kept direct filament buttons for appending pattern tokens.
• Moved preview labels into the preview bar itself (Preview + ratio overlay), with outlined text for readability.

Mixed Filaments Behavior and Reliability (v0.9)

• Automatic mixed filaments are now read-only in the inline settings editor.
• Automatic mixed filaments can now be deleted from the UI.
• Added persistent deleted-state storage for mixed filament rows so deleted auto rows stay deleted after refresh/restart.
• Excluded deleted rows from enabled/displayed virtual filament mapping.
• Improved change propagation so mixed-filament edits correctly mark config/project dirty states.
• Addressed mixed-filament editor collapse/refresh stability issues.

Local Z Dithering and Prime Tower Handling (v0.9)

• Enhanced Local-Z phase-b tool change handling when wipe/prime tower is enabled.
• Added an unplanned Local-Z tool-change path in wipe tower integration to emit proper tool-change/wipe G-code outside the preplanned per-layer sequence.
• Enabled Local-Z phase-b execution with wipe tower active (still blocked when wiping overrides are active).
• Restored pre-pass extruder state after Local-Z phase-b so subsequent wipe/prime tower planning remains synchronized.
• Improved Local-Z + wipe tower diagnostics/fallback logging for troubleshooting.

Dark Mode and Visual Consistency (v0.9)

• Added dark-mode-aware styling to mixed-filament rows and inline editor controls.
• Fixed dark-mode text contrast for mixed-filament row labels and controls.
• Updated gradient/preview border handling for better dark-mode contrast.

Installation

Windows

1. Download 0.9-alpha_Windows.zip.
2. Extract to a folder.
3. Run the executable.

macOS

1. Download the macOS build (arm64 for Apple Silicon or x86_64 for Intel).
2. If the release asset is a .zip, unzip it first.
3. Open the .dmg.
4. Drag Snapmaker_Orca.app into Applications.
5. Launch the app from Applications.

Linux (AppImage)

1. Download 0.9-alpha_Linux.AppImage.
2. Run chmod +x 0.9-alpha_Linux.AppImage.
3. Run ./0.9-alpha_Linux.AppImage.

Warning

• Use at your own risk.
• May produce incorrect G-code in edge cases.
• Mixed-filament behavior is still experimental in some scenarios.
• This release has had limited real-printer validation.

Features Not Yet Fully Tested

1. Mixed-filament editor behavior on all platform/theme combinations (Windows/macOS/Linux).
2. Dark-mode visual consistency across all desktop environments.
3. Mixed-filament preview/readability with all localization strings and scaling factors.

Known Issues

• On-screen color blend preview may not exactly match physical print results.
• Some UI spacing/alignment may vary by OS and system font rendering.
• Older Linux distributions may fail to run this AppImage due to glibc mismatch.

Credits

• FilamentMixer color blending integration is powered by the FilamentMixer library by justinh-rahb.
• Library repository: https://github.com/justinh-rahb/filament-mixer.

Welcome @xSil3nt to the team!

Team

@ratdoux
@justinh-rahb
@xSil3nt

PS

MacOS and Linux builds will be available in the following hours

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This discussion was created from the release v0.9-alpha.

[LeszekOpolski]

If you could add another option for payment like blik it would help

[ratdoux]

could you do the same thing, save it to 3mf and send the file? or attach some screenshots

[LeszekOpolski]

sent you an email

[LeszekOpolski]

[LeszekOpolski]

can not send the 3mf file, it shows me the fill too big

[ratdoux]

try setting a more equal gradient, if you go too far towards one color or another, it may come out as only that one color, you can also try to increase mixed filament layer cycle to 6, it should give more resolution, but you will have very obvious banding