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Version 0.2.4 - UNRELEASED
 * join tangential moves (removes the inner points in a colinear set of adjacent path points)
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 * fixed careless import of Tkinter
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 * fixed typo that breaks PyCAM for Python 2.6
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Version 0.2.3 - 2010-04-05
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 * GUI change: tool and process settings can be combined into tasks
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 * store configured settings to a file in the user's home directory
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 * added "material allowance" support for non-ODE calculations
 * added export of EMC2 tool definitions
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 * added a warning dialog (GUI) for missing dependencies during startup (especially useful for Windows)
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 * improved GUI for model scaling
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 * allow to configure if the tool should move inside/along/around the boundary limits
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 * fixed "overlap" calculation
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 * prevent invalid input values (zero tool radius, ...)
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 * fixed a bug that could rarely cause eternal loops of the PushCutter
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 * reduced memory consumption of toolpaths for python 2.6 or above
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 * disabled ODE as the default computation backend (due to this bug:
   http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&aid=2973876&group_id=24884&atid=382799)
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Version 0.2.2 - 2010-03-17
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 * added a graphical installer for Windows (via distutils)
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 * fixed broken commandline parameter "--template"
 * added workaround for ODE collision detection, that is broken under specific circumstances
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 * fixed hang with PushCutter and ODE on Windows
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 * fixed "division by zero" error in non-ODE mode
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 * allow to disable ODE via commandline option
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 * bugs fixed in cylindrical and toroidal cutter when using dropcutter on horizontal triangles
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 * fixed "setup.py" for distutils packaging (contributed by Arthur Magill)
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Version 0.2.1 - 2010-03-09
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 * fixed code that depended on GTK 2.16 (instead of 2.12)
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 * view settings "light", "shadow" and "polygon fill" are now configurable
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 * documented version problems with Debian "Lenny" and Ubuntu (before "Karmic")
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Version 0.2 - 2010-03-04
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 * added an alternative GTK interface with additional features:
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  * configurable 3D view settings: model / toolpath / axis / drill progress / frame rate / colors
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  * manipulation of the model: rotation, flip, swap, scale, move
  * saving the model to an ascii STL file
  * load/save processing settings from/to a file
  * handling of multiple processing templates (e.g. "Rough", "Semi-finish" and "Finish")
  * configure "material allowance" for a minimum distance between drill and model
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  * configure the "safety height" for the machine
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  * allow to manage and export (gcode) multiple toolpaths at once
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  * based on GtkGlExt (for OpenGL)
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  * visualize invalid processing setting combinations
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  * configure "overlap" instead of "lines" and "samples"
  * configure "maximum step down" instead of "layers"
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  * show a progress bar during calculations
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  * basic lightning for the OpenGL view
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 * improved performance by (optionally) using the "Open Dynamics Engine" (ODE) for
   collision detection
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Version 0.1.11b - 2010-02-25
 * fix minor release mistake (missing "STLExporter")
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Version 0.1.11 - 2010-02-19
 * fix detection of binary STL
 * added Simulation mode
 * ignore invalid triangles (caused by high-resolotion models)
 * automatic boundary fits to the model
 * add ubuntu specific note
 * code cleanups

Version 0.1.10 - 2009-07-13
 * support binary STL
 * close contours

Version 0.1.9 - 2009-06-18
 * linux compatibility
 * integrated kdtree
 * fix speedup shortcuts

Version 0.1.8 - 2009-04-14
 * some feature requests
 * fixes by Dan Falck
 * fix bug in torus-point intersection
 * specify model in cfg
 * fixed opengl representation
 * update tests

Version 0.1.7b - 2009-02-10
 * fix glutInit bug

Version 0.1.7 - 2009-01-27
 * another try at fixing PushCutter
 * remove MGED exporter

Version 0.1.6b - 2009-01-15
 * fix save
 * follow api updates
 * fix gcode parameter strings

Version 0.1.6 - 2009-01-14
 * fix verticals intersection
 * add ContourCutter
 * guard against float division
 * add x/y direction
 * add ContourCutter
 * minor layout improvements
 * make speed configurable
 * enable command line driven operation
 * debug output
 * SVG output

Version 0.1.5 - 2008-11-26
 * add direction switch
 * add reading pre-model default values from config file
 * fix verticals in DropCutter

Version 0.1.4 - 2008-11-16
 * make tool come outside the stock while cutting
 * make safety height higher than stock

Version 0.1.3 - 2008-09-17
 * fix redraw

Version 0.1.2 - 2008-09-11
 * added unit option mm/in
 * fix coordinate system for Art of Illusion exported STL files
 * added view control buttons
 * added bounding box calculation

Version 0.1.1 - 2008-09-01
 * second release

Version 0.1 - 2008-08-29
 * initial release