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Summary

This is the second release candidate of PrusaSlicer 2.6.0, mostly fixing bugs found in 2.6.0-rc1. See the release logs of 2.6.0-alpha2, 2.6.0-alpha3, 2.6.0-alpha4, 2.6.0-alpha5, 2.6.0-alpha6, 2.6.0-beta1, 2.6.0-beta2, 2.6.0-beta3, 2.6.0-beta4 and 2.6.0-rc1 for the complete list of changes with respect to 2.5.2.
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The release candidate saves its profiles into regular PrusaSlicer configuration directory. If any of the PrusaSlicer 2.6.0 alphas or betas was used before on the same machine, PrusaSlicer 2.6.0-rc2 will offer to import such alpha or beta configuration when it is first executed. In such case, the current release configuration will be archived first before importing the alpha or beta configuration.

Template filaments safeguard

We have introduced 'Template' filament profiles 2.6.0-alpha2 to provide the users a convenient starting point for their own profiles without having to inherit from a system profile and then detaching from it. This created a possibility of using the unaltered template profile for actual slicing by mistake, which often leads to horrible prints or downright print failures (because the template profiles are not tuned for any particular setup). The feedback that we collected from our users shows that this scenario happens quite often.

To prevent this from happening, we now show a warning notification immediately after slicing when a template filament profile is used. When exporting the G-code, there is one more warning dialog that the user has to confirm. We also extended the "cog" menu next to the Filament dropdown in the right panel and added an item 'Show/Hide template filament presets'. Clicking the item navigates to Preferences where this option is.

Other improvements with respect to 2.6.0-rc1

• Custom G-codes now support a new variable num_extruders. It expands to the number of extruders the printer has, regardless of whether they are used in the print or not.

Bugs fixed with respect to 2.6.0-rc1

• 'Dynamic overhang speed' setting was not taken into account when configured using modifier volumes. This is now partially fixed (only for overhang perimeters). #10786
• Custom G-code vector variable is_extruder_used did not always expand to the correct value when asked about an extruder that the printer does not have.
• The extruder dropdown shown at the top of the Filament configuration page did not correctly update when switching from light mode to dark or vice versa.
• macOS specific: Fixed an incorrect visualization of fan speed (and possibly other quantities too) in the G-code preview. The issue seems to have been specific to macOS 13.3.1. #10380 #10331 #10542
• Fixed a crash when hitting 'Jump to' in the toolpaths conflict notification while some tool from the left panel was open.
• Fixed a crash on "Select All" action while some tool from the left panel was open. #10797
• Fixed incorrect behavior of Arrange in SLA mode after slicing (objects were placed out of bed).
• Fixed a crash when trying to rename a system filament preset (the option was inadvertently allowed in 2.6.0-rc1). #10800