Beta5 is planned to be the final beta before a release candidate. This has larger changes than expected this late before the release candidate with the major change being replacing the M4 screws tapping into the plastic of the motor lugs with M3 screws and nut traps. There have also been changes to the cable tidies, and a huge number of documentation improvements.
v7.0.0-beta5 (2025-10-14)
- !508: Show band stretch in actuator assembly instructions
- !486: Explain what to buy, not what not to buy for objectives
- !509: Simplify the logic used to create the band tool holder and place the arms during render
- !494: Annotate low cost optics assembly render
- !352: Choice of gear ratios for motorised microscopes
- !488: Centre motors and adjust illumination during build
- !507: Use separate images for band installation
- !505: Remove zenodo from CI stage list
- !501: Tidy up cable tidy shape
- !503: Correct render and gltf artifacts in ci
- !499: Clarify the name of 3D printed Pi camera lens gripper/tool/remover
- !502: Use imperative form as everywhere else
- !498: Update field of view in build documentation
- !500: Unify the header text in the index pages for the different microscope versions
- !497: Set printer nozzle size in instructions
- !496: Rotate the extra cut-outs in the camera platform for C270 and b0196 cameras
- !495: Improve main body real leg tie removal instructions
- !482: No longer check for fixed_normals
- !493: Edit README.md to latest link to docs
- !492: Add renders for inserting the illumination wire
- !489: Adjust gear meshing in renders
- !490: Update 3D printing materials and printer descriptions
- !491: Update mass of PLA required in build instructions
- !487: Add part numbers for camera cables
- !479: Upright z cable tidies
- !475: Make renders and instructions for upright z-mount nut insertion
- !481: Rename colored led_board files
- !480: Don't render actuator_assembly_parts_manual.png twice
- !476: Turn view for mounting RMS and low cost optics
- !483: Swap only for rules syntax and collect common rules into a job
- !478: Add nicer message in build.py if ninja is not installed
- !466: Refactor docstrings in utilities. Remove redundant/unused modules.
- !467: Remove zenodo job and script as it fails and contributors are out of date
- !474: Update motor nut instructions
- !473: Add "Accessories and foot prints" page
- !457: Warn about low magnification objectives leading to illumination issues
- !471: Tidy motor cut-out for z-axis
- !463: build_system: Don't fail with a traceback
- !464: Fix and build remaining accessories/foot prints
- !472: Give all arguments for main_body()
- !468: Re-work openscad/*/README.md
- !470: Adjust illumination platform nut slot angles
- !469: Adjust the motor lugs to improve the z-axis structure
- !459: Add text on the microscope inner wall - to be used for the hash
- !419: Extended c270 mount to cover pcb and added backshell with cable grip
- !448: Use M3 screws to mount motors
- !465: Hard code project ID for compare hash job, so forks compare to the base project.
- !460: Renders and instructions for adding screw holes in cable tidies
- !456: Add screw holes in cable tidies
- !440: Adjust build_system to be used with the Delta
- !453: Correct some minor instruction issues
- !458: Add mini-brim to tree stands, offset to not touch the stand itself.
- !443: Script to pull artifacts to check for stl changes.
- !454: Docs: Phillips or Torx screws also work. / Print Condenser in black
- !455: Fix review outside of openflexure GitLab project
- !452: Drop outdated comments
- !449: Adjust formatting and remove extra code in rendering mount motors
- !444: Add bottom_hole parameter to nut_trap_and_slot and use it for the thumbwheel
- !445: camera_platform: Add camera_rotation option
- !435: Re-define central optics cut-out.
- !439: Generate dependency files for the fixed csg files
- !437: Add CAMERA_ROTATION and BEAM_SPLITTER_ROTATION