Release Notes

This page contains a brief description of each new release of MatterControl. The version numbers shown on this page are for the official MatterHackers releases.

Release Date: June, 10, 2019

• Windows Download
• Mac Download

Changes

• Printer setup dramatically improved with new unified experience
  • Show outstanding tasks and progress
  • Leveling visualization
• Dual extrusion improvements
  • New Nozzle Calibration Wizard (for calibrating dual extrusion printers)
  • Support for custom wipe tower shapes
  • Improved support material detection
• UI improvements
  • Faster updates in Cloud Library folders
  • Restore UI on re-open
  • Better Keyboard navigation support
• New error detection and warning system
  • More hardware errors handled
• Design tools improvements and optimizations
  • New Twist tools
  • Improved Curve tool
  • Improved Align
• Many bug fixes and optimizations

Release Date: February, 6, 2019

• Windows Download
• [Mac Download]
• [Linux Download]

Changes

• Fixed bugs with exporting G-Code
• Improved flatten
• Improved Undo support
• Improved design history

Release Date: January, 2, 2019

• Windows Download
• [Mac Download]
• [Linux Download]

Changes

• Versioning: Moving to a (version).(year).(month) version number. Easier to read and more informative.
• Multi-printer control
• A single instance of MatterControl can now run multiple printers simultaneously
• New State-of-the-art Subtract, Combine and Intersection
• We now start up with a 'Feature Tour' to help new users find their way

Release Date: November, 19, 2018

• Windows Download
• [Mac Download]
• [Linux Download]

Changes

• Added Integrated Design Tools

Release Date: August, 14, 2017

• Windows Download
• [Mac Download]
• [Linux Download]

Changes

• Added filament selection into leveling wizard so we heat to printing temp before sampling.

Release Date: July, 14, 2017

• Windows Download
• [Mac Download]
• [Linux Download]

Changes

• Put in the ability to ramp the extra extrusion after move to compensate for oozing while moving.

Release Date: July, 6, 2017

• Windows Download
• [Mac Download]
• [Linux Download]

Changes

• Created regex filters that can be applied to printer read and writes. Allows us to support more printers.

Release Date: June, 19, 2017

• Windows Download
• [Mac Download]
• [Linux Download]

Changes

• Fixed bug in leveling for JumpStart printer

Release Date: June, 11, 2017

• Windows Download
• [Mac Download]
• [Linux Download]

Changes

• New mesh bed leveling option (3x3)
• Improved tool pathing while printing supports
• Improved wipe towers while printing support
• Improved extruder selection when more than 2 extruders available
• Fixed small over extrusion issues with some overhang tool paths
• Added support for filament run out sensor
• New SMS messages for pausing and filament run out
• Added support for automatic probing if sensor available
• Added Support for probing servo
• Improved translations
• General bug fixing

Release Date: March 14, 2017

• Windows Download
• Mac Download
• Linux Download

Changes

• Significantly improved tool paths, much better printed parts
• Improved macro support
• Improved baby stepping
• Updated to latest avrdude for improved compatibility with some non-standard boards
• Improved support for network printing
• Touch screen mode now works on all platforms
• New printing screen in touch screen mode
• Better screen position saving and restoring

New translations added

• Čeština
• Dansk
• Italiano
• ελληνικά
• Norsk
• Русский
• Română
• Vlaams

Updated existing translations

• English
• Deutsch
• Español
• Français
• Polski
• Türkçe

Bug Fixes

• Increased hardware error reporting
• Improvements to Repetier communications

Release Date: January 18, 2017

• Windows Download
• Mac Download
• Linux Download
• Source Code

Changes

• All printing instructions now sent with checksum
• Improved macro scripting and macro execution
• Disconnect and Reconnect does not cancel a print (can still be recovered)
• Improvements to language for dialogs and menus
• Record recover count in history
• Added error messages when saving files fails

Bug Fixes

• Fixed a problem with controlling multiple extruders that shared temp
• Fixed problem when changing colors on some dialogs
• Improved Android stability
  • Switched from HTTP client to WebRequest
  • Improved Queue logic to be more MVC and eliminated crash

Release Date: December 6, 2016

• Windows Download
• Mac Download
• Source Code

Changes

• Request updated printer list from MatterHackers.com immediately on program startup.
• Show import printer Wizard after user logs in for the first time after updating.

Release Date: November 21, 2016

• Windows Download
• Mac Download
• Linux Download
• Source Code

New Features

• Print Recovery
  • Automatically recover from power failure, disconnection, or crash
• Printer settings now associated with user account and accessed when logged in
• Settings changes automatically synced across instances of the application
• Improved Settings Editor
  • Revert to default profile settings at any time
  • Revert to previous version of settings
• Improved Quality and Material Editors
• Improved Export and Import of settings
• Printer profiles added
• Calculate filament cost per print
• Part editing now has undo and redo
• Latest settings now retrieved the when setting up a new printer

Better Print Results

• Fill Thin Gaps
• Expand Thin Edges
• Perimeter Merging
• Improved wipe towers
• Improved support detection and removal
• Improved seam hiding
• Convex priming (skirt) loops
• Better fan speed control
• Can use G0 instead of G1 for moves if desired

Release Date: May 19, 2016

• Windows Download
• Mac Download
• Source Code

New Features

• Added profile for the BCN3D Sigma printer
• Updated JumpStart V1 Printer Profile
• Added printer profile for the Lulzbot TAZ 6

Release Date: April 29, 2016

• Windows Download
• Mac Download
• Source Code

Bug Fixes

• Fixed Android keyboard crash on T10 tablet

Other

• Updated printer profiles

Release Date: February 19, 2016

• Windows Download
• Mac Download
• Linux Download
• Source Code

New Features

• A new, vastly improved, support system
• Position tuning while printing (aka baby stepping)
• Ability to slice merged/intersecting parts
• Improved seam-hiding while printing
• Ability to cancel printing while heating
• Setting to retract when changing islands
• Made it possible to have the first perimeter have a different extrusion width to compensate for more accurate small holes
• Added top infill speed
• Add support for closing MatterControl while printing
• Put in reporting of hardware errors
• Improved the local search feature
• Added visual indicator for http failures
• Made it possible to render translucent extrusion paths
• Support drag and drop onto the settings widget will still add to Queue
• Fixed the macro window to grow in Y
• Implemented scroll wheel in the G-Code Terminal
• Added user configurable Library folders
• Finished Braille 2 functionality for Braille Builder
• Velocity during rotation of 3D View
• Improved MatterControl Touch printing
• Improved Android soft keyboard support
• Only process the most outside perimeter with Spiral Vase
• Fixed slicing to handle badly wound polygons

Bug Fixes

• Now reporting bed and extruder heating state for Repetier firmware
• You can now type a partial entry to a count or mm field and not have it get messed up if you are slow
• Make sure we turn off all heaters when we shut down
• Ability to save to the Queue on Save As
• Suppress error reporting and abort on COM Access Denied errors
• AMF save progress reporting
• Fixed first layer speed issue
• Better thread safety
• Made the leveling page easier to use on MatterControl Touch
• Made message box easier to use on MatterControl Touch
• Allow invalid image file formats to return a load failure rather than throw an assert
• Group objects move correctly on the bed when scaled
• Made it possible to edit the 3 point leveling positions even after you have set up 7 or 13 point leveling
• Making the save feature always go through a separate file so that we don't get collisions with files in use
• No crashing on corrupt zip files
• Fixed bug when opening and closing EEProm window
• Restore Clear Cache functionality
• Loading large GCode file no longer pauses Android
• Loading Repetier EEProm settings no longer pauses Android
• Fixed issue where Infill Overlap was not being used correctly

See also

MatterControl 1.5 Released article on MatterHackers.com

Release Date: November 16, 2015

Notes: MatterControl Touch only

Minor Changes

• Enabled new seam hiding code in MatterSlice
• Enabled 'Pinch to Zoom' on touchscreens
• Reset view button on model and gcode views
• Improved STL repair, added handling for bad polygon winding
• Added Outside perimeter extrusion width setting (Filament -> Extrusion)
• Added Top Solid Infill speed to MatterSlice
• Improved to Braille Grade 2 support in Braille Builder
• Made print leveling dialog easier to use on Touch
• Made message reports easier to read on Touch

Bug Fixes

• Improved showing and hiding of the Android keyboard
• Better startup behavior when a printer plugged in
• Fixed issue where grouped objects were not moving when scaled
• Android now resets boards on connect
• Fixed issue where Infill Overlap was not being used correctly
• Fixed issue with empty Start GCode
• General stability improvements

Release Date: October 5, 2015

• Windows Download
• Mac Download
• Source Code

New Features

• Added Cloud Design Library - automatic design file syncing
• Expanded general library management tools (folder creation, item rename)
• Added options for sharing designs
• Added support for X3G 3D printers (added new profiles)
• Added ability to start/stop prints remotely and remotely add items to queue
• Added 'Braille Builder' design add-on for creation of 3d printable braille labels

Release Date: June 23, 2015

• Windows Download
• Mac Download
• Source Code

New Features

• Auto arrange has been improved
• Added profiles for MakerGear, PrintSpace, Huxley
• Adding Touchscreen mode for touchscreen devices
• Support for ATX power hardware
• Improved Basic and Standard UI settings
• Perimeters, Bottom and Top layers can all be set in millimeters
• Perimeters can now be printed outer layer first or last

Minor Changes

• Updated Lulzbot settings
• Added tool change g-code
• Added crash reporting to alpha and beta channels
• Better default printer naming
• Fixed slicing problems with very complex models during top and bottom layer creation.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed issue with spiral vase setting
• Fixed bug with dual extrusion offset (offset values were limited to integer values)
• Fixed slicing problems with very complex models during top and bottom layer creation
• Improved reset connection
• Keep 3D views up to date with model changes
• Fix to end gcode processing not doing replacements
• Improved error messages
• Fixed handling of bad AMF loading
• Better handling of connection not available
• Fixed a bug in the queue while printing and trying to change items1
• Fixes for international number formatting
• Improved clarity of redundant slice settings naming
• Fixed a problem with first layer extrusion width

MatterSlice

Features

• Added a wipe before retract feature
• Made it possible to print the raft with any extruder

Bug Fixes

• Filter move writes better
• Spiral Vase now ignores confounding settings when set
• Outer perimeters can no longer overlap themselves
• Improved loop clipping
• Put in tool change code
• Print the skirt before the raft
• Hex infill could sometimes miss a bottom edge
• Fixed a freeze bug when creating top and bottom layers for complex parts
• Make sure we retract on layer change if required
• Extruder offset previously could only be an integer value (it can now be a decimal value as well)

Release Date: March 6, 2015

• Windows Download
• Mac Download
• Source Code

New Features

• Improved printer connection stability
• Updated Serial Driver for RAMPS
• Added profiles for Revolution 3D, Solidoodle
• Added hexagon infill
• Added the ability to turn on 'Reset Connection' works as an e-stop

Minor Changes

• Bug fixes
• Better memory reporting and stability
• Fixed a bug with temp being set repeatedly
• Using sub-modules (easier to build from GitHub)

Release Date: January 28, 2015

• Windows Download
• Mac Download
• Source Code

New Features

• Pop Out Windows - now you can show settings and controls all the time
• Ability to send parts to other computers and MatterControl Touch
• We now display a big 3D view on startup
• Better connection handling
• Support for many more printers
• Added a Simple mode to slice settings

Minor Changes

• External Perimeter First slice setting
• Improved edge detection during slicing
• Select Raft Extruder
• Vertical offsets in edit mode
• Faster editing of models
• More accurate gcode generation
• More accurate support angles
• Better slice settings help and defaults
• Fixed some very obscure errors with Print Leveling being too high sometimes
• Better detection of co-linear edges (highly tessellated round things work better)

Release Date: November 19, 2014

• Windows Download
• Mac Download

New Features

• Dual-Extrusion Support
• Simple Multi-Material Workflow
• Advanced Support Material Generation
• New Touch-Friendly UI
• Signed Windows Drivers (no more Windows 8 pain)
• AMF support

Minor Changes

• Improved Pausing (remembers and returns to pause position)
• Support for @pause and M226 (user requested pause from gcode)
• MatterSlice
  • Skirt always draws from the outside

Release Date: August 8, 2014

• Windows Download - last XP compatible build
• Mac Download
• Source Code

New Features

• Updated to Slic3r 1.1.7
• MatterSlice significantly improved
  • Support can now have interface layers
  • Many bugs and performance improvements
• New 3D Display options (outline view)
• MakerBot X3G support now available (beta)
• Added Turkish translation

Minor Changes:

• Make sure the 3D views always match the current printer size and shape
• Improved 3D GCode view (more display options)
• Faster Mesh and GCode loading
• New driver for RoBo 3D
• Made Smoothieboards work better

Release Date: July 22, 2014

• Windows Download
• Mac Download
• Source Code

New Features

• 3D GCode View
• Cloud Monitoring: While logged in, printer status viewable from the web
• SD Card Support: Allows you to print from and view/edit the contents of the on-board SD Card
• Triangle infill in MatterSlice, for incredibly strong parts

Minor Changes

• Minor UI fixes (ex. added scroll bars to slice presets)
• Added 'Preheat' temperature preset - sets temp to current slice settings
• Fixed slice implementation of Raft settings. It was not putting in correct spacing
• Fixed issue with update download not starting.
• Fixed issue with auto-connect causing start-up crash (on Printrboards specifically)

Release Date: May 27, 2014

• Windows Download
• Mac Download
• Source Code

New Features

• New Advanced Raft in MatterSlice
• GCode playback during printing

Minor Changes

• Independent Axis Scaling Improved
• Fixed a bug in Macros being sent in reverse order
• Better international support (
• Bug fixes and performance improvements

Release Date: May 14, 2014

• Windows Download
• Mac Download
• Source Code

New Features

• MatterSlice : A new high quality, high speed slicing engine by MatterHackers
• Material/Quality Presets : Layers settings to that modify the base settings
• Widescreen Mode
• Expanded Themes
• Image Converter : A new tool that lets you change images into printable models
• Print History updates and improvements

Minor Changes

• Pause, cancel, resume functionality can now be assigned custom GCode.
• Added visualization for retraction and partial path viewing to GCode view.
• When parts are repositioned in the plate editor, the offsets are now preserved.
• Localization support has been added. We'll be integrating translations as they become available.
• Saving part file edits is now significantly faster.
  • Loading images is now faster (uses caching).
  • Many bug fixes and performance improvements