Welcome to the CarveWright Designer IV. Release Notes Thank you for your interest in the CarveWright Designer package. The intuitive point-and-click design of the CarveWright software allows you to produce an endless variety of original carvings - in a matter of minutes. Choose from an extensive library of 3-D design elements to arrange, combine, resize, or alter as desired. If you need assistance, please feel free to contact us. Our goal is to create the best possible product, and we want to hear from you! LHR Technologies, Inc. 4930 Allen Genoa Rd., Suite D Pasadena, TX 77504 Tel. +1 713 473-6572 http://www.carvewright.com ### (III) Software Updates ########################## 11/25/2024 Designer_5_000_00737 Added Laguna_mmg.pp, Mach3.pp, Snapmaker.pp, X-carve_gcode.pp to carvewright/machines 11/18/2024 Designer_5_000_00724 Fixed a problem with GCode not working with new boards 11/18/2024 Designer_5_000_00724 Fixed a problem with GCode not working with new boards 11/15/2024 Designer_5_000_00722 Fixed problem with pattern library not installing My patterns when in demo mode. Fixed problem with not installing Ornamental box project. Fixed problem with not outputting the Ornamental box project when in demo mode. Installed new Ornamental box project Made G code active. 10/30/2024 Designer_5_000_00702 New upload Icon Fixed bug with vertical cutouts Fixed bug with zero depth warning on v carves Fixed bug with depth error between edge bit and pocket bit 9/30/2024 Designer_5_000_00655 Fixed the problem of not seeing Sculptor in designer. Sculptor does install in program files. If sculptor was moved to programData they will need to reinstall Sculptor to get it back to program files. 9/24/2024 Designer_5_000_00649 Fixed a crash when editing vectors. 9/12/2024 Designer_5_000_00647 Added explanations of the different resolutions to the New board dialog. Fixed a problem where cut out tabs were not always in the correct location. Fixed scale Z in Sweep with rails. Fixed a problem with bit optimization using user defined tapered ball nose bits. Fixed a problem with scaling patterns on high resolution boards. This was making project memory sizes exceedingly large. 8/15/2024 Designer_5_000_00625 Fixed Keyhole so it is the correct direction and can do multiple keyholes Fixed problem with SVG import Fixed problem opening some old projects Improved resolution of copy offset Eliminated board size restrictions in DXF importer DXF importer now exports in all resolutions Eliminated minimum pass restrictions on all functions Added new position group function Custom Draft now has linear rang from 1 – 32 7/15/2024 Designer_5_000_00592 Fixed a bug keeping some projects from opening. Changed draft to continuum from 1-32 5/19/2024 Designer_5_000_00551 Fixes for a number of bugs causing D5 crashes. Moved the full resolution button to the UI toolbar so it is always visible. Allowed resolution to go up to 1024 dpi. Do not do this unless it is a very small board. Using this on a large board will likely cause a crash. Added ¼ inch deep cut bit 2.125 cut depth. Added support for drag knifes (sample bit has been added to the bit list). Added support for engraver bits (sample bit has been added to the bit list). Engraving bits use the depth the bit is set to to increase the pressure applied. Allow multiple passes for centerline, drag knifes, and engraver bits. Passes can now be made as shallow as you wish. New selection in the bit dialog for selecting electric contact bit find (normal bit find) or force feedback bit find (for use with non conductive bits). New selection in the compile "use manual placement” allows you to jog to the position you wish the upper right hand corner of a project to be. Automatically turn light on when using manual placement. 3/28/2024 Designer 5.001.00516 Fixed splash screen on Mac Rotary code updates Multi-pass is automatically selected New selection in bit dialog to select extended rang search Refinements to bit speeds and feeds Added Notes to all CW bits 2/26/2024 Designer_5_000_00466 Fixed a problem that sometimes created extra lines in rasters. Fixed issues when changing units and resizing boards. 2/9/2024 Designer_5_000_00457 Conforming vectors works at 512dpi DES-8 Fix render quality for best when not using auto-rerender. Update firmware used for compile / emulation to latest build (fixed some time issues) Changed "Use AccuTouch Plate" to "Use EdgeDetect Process" DES-17 Disable and hide the autoEject checkbox in the file dialog. DES-21 fixed missing tabs on cutouts when converting .mpc to .rvn 2/6/2024 Designer_5_000_00450 Fixed hang on cleaning passes in vector groups. No longer combines rasters in Y (faster and eliminates potential bit drag between rasters) First attempt at improving carve time est. (I think it is a little long now but we need more feedback) Fixed tool tips for draft, feather, and bit optimization. 1/26/2024 Designer_5_000_00438 Fixed a bug that limited the number of passes and restricted how small a pass could be. (cleaning passes for V bits work best if very small .005) Fix a crash with carvings on the edge of board.