[release-notes] some exiting 3D printing stuff on the way

Pete Travis immanetize at fedoraproject.org
Sat Oct 19 18:58:30 UTC 2013


commit 422ac0818384ceba55297a8e2f286122d42d51d1
Author: Pete Travis <immanetize at fedoraproject.org>
Date:   Sat Oct 19 12:58:27 2013 -0600

    some exiting 3D printing stuff on the way

 en-US/Printing.xml |   58 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-----------
 1 files changed, 45 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-)
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diff --git a/en-US/Printing.xml b/en-US/Printing.xml
index a715ae2..1344320 100644
--- a/en-US/Printing.xml
+++ b/en-US/Printing.xml
@@ -5,20 +5,52 @@
 
 <section>
   <title>Printing</title>
-  <section>
-    <title>slic3r</title>
-    <para>
-      <package>slic3r</package> is a powerful tool for converting 3D
-      models into printing instructions for a 3D printer. Fedora 20
-      includes slic3r version 0.9.10b, bringing a new wipe feature
-      that retracts while moving along the last path, a spiral vase
-      option for continuously raising Z coordinate while printing, and
-      numerous other code improvements.
-    </para>
-    <para>
-      Detailed release notes are available at <ulink type="http"
-      url="http://slic3r.org/releases/0.9.10b" />.
+  
+  <section id="printing-3D">
+    <title>3D Printing</title>
+    
+    <section id="printing-3D-slic3r">
+      <title>slic3r</title>
+      <para>
+	<application>slic3r</application> is a powerful tool for converting 3D
+	models into printing instructions for a 3D printer. Fedora 20
+	includes the latest slic3r version, bringing a new wipe feature
+	that retracts while moving along the last path, a spiral vase
+	option for continuously raising Z coordinate while printing, and
+	numerous other code improvements.
+      </para>
+      <para>
+	Detailed release notes are available at <ulink type="http" url="http://slic3r.org/releases/0.9.10b" />.
+      </para>
+    </section>
+    <!-- update was blocked by pending review, which has been done. mhroncok will ping.
+    <section id="printing-3D-cura">
+      <title>Cura</title>
+      <para>
+	The latest version of 3D printing software <productname>Cura</productname> in Fedora 20 is a huge update compared to previous versions.
+      </para>
+      <para>
+	<emphasis>Work faster</emphasis>:There's no prepare button, because there is no need to prepare: <productname>Cura</productname> comes with a new and much faster slicing engine that slices in realtime while you prepare your printing plate. Models that took hours to prepare now take minutes. 
+      </para>
+      <para>
+	<emphasis>Plan better:</emphasis> The <function>Project Planner</function> tool has been integrated into the main interface.
+      </para>
+      <para>
+	<emphasis>Build Stronger:</emphasis> Infills are done with a grid of squares rather than random lines, giving strength to your project without adding material.
+      </para>
+      <para>
+	For details on using Cura, see the project's manual at <ulink url="http://blog.ultimaker.com/cura-user-manual/" />
+      </para>
+    </section>
+-->
+<!-- Review pending, but expected before GA;mhroncok will ping
+    <section id="printing-3D-simmarrange">
+      <title>simarrange</title>
+      <para>
+	Fedora 20 offers a new plating tool called <application>simarrange</application>. This command line utility takes a collection of STL files and arranges them to fit densely on a given plate size.
       </para>
+    </section>
+    -->
   </section>
 </section>
   


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