Release v2.1.27 · winder/Universal-G-Code-Sender

This release contains many small goodies in different areas and these are some of the noteworthy highlights.

Designer

It is now possible to select how the tool will plunge into the material. Previously it just did a straight plunge and you now have the option so select linear ramping:

There is now an option to create tabs to hold the material in place when cutting through:

There are now two different tool paths that can be used on pen plotters, one for filling and one for outlining. There is also a new setting for defining the pen width.

There is a new simple backlash compensator which adjusts all gcode to compensate for any mechanical play in the CNC machine. Only use this on toys. Read more here #3178. Here is an example of before and after when applying it to my plotter:

grblHAL

We have added the first steps on a grblHAL controller integration. It should work in the same way as the ordinary GRBL but will have a couple of better features for handling firmware configuration.

UGS-FX

There has been a lot of work the UGS-FX variant which is now using Vulkan for rendering 3D graphics. Please let us know if there is any problems when running it.

It has gotten an experimental way to visualize the material after cutting:

And a searchable clipart library

And a tool library:

What's Changed

Add a new plunge type by @breiler in #3170
Fix settings not being copied by @breiler in #3172
Save the tool definitions and the override settings separately by @breiler in #3173
Fix problem with not handling alarms properly by @breiler in #3175
Add a coolant setting to the designer tool settings by @picli3 in #3176
Make the dwell command report as running by @breiler in #3177
Backlash compensation by @breiler in #3178
Added new plotter toolpaths by @breiler in #3179
Add setting for creating tabs by @breiler in #3181
Estimated run time by @breiler in #3183
Add support for grblHAL by @breiler in #3185
Added setting for probe plate thickness and units to text fields by @breiler in #3187
Upgrade to Java 25 by @breiler in #3190
Fix problem with intersecting rings by @breiler in #3192
Use Vulkan for rendering in ugs-fx by @breiler in #3193
Add clipart dialog for UGS-FX by @breiler in #3195
Tool change dialog to UGS FX by @breiler in #3196
Hide feed and speed if controller don't support it by @breiler in #3198
Add a JavaFX tool library dialog and bind design tools to it by @breiler in #3199
Remove the stock thickness setting from the designer by @breiler in #3200
Carry the selected tool number through the parser into line segments by @breiler in #3201
Add stock simulation in UGS-FX by @breiler in #3202
Bump dependencies in #3188, #3189, #3197, #3203
Translations by @breiler in #3169, #3180