This version created a really bizarre slice for the top layer of a large ring shape. It printed one short line, then moved over to the other side and printed another one and back and forth, retracting and moving and wasting a lot of time in the process.

The other solid layers (the bottom and all but the top) printed in about 4 minutes each, the top took more than ten and made a mess of it. I'd submit a trouble ticket but don't see any way to do that, so it looks like complaining here is the way to go.

Support reached out to me after my bug report as well and suggested trying the Alpha a couple days ago. I didn't get around to it, but this morning there was a new stable release so I switched to that, and have to say the top and bottom layers are looking a lot better although I haven't messed with it enough to know for sure. Thanks for the increased support lately!

Thanks Lars! I didn't even bother looking through the help menu since there wasn't much there before.

On my part I can't upload it, but it's possible it had something to do with updating the app and running the part again. I checked on the slice view and it definitely was only printing one top layer, even though set to 1mm. I am seeing more pillowing with this version. Not sure why yet.

People are running the Pulse mostly with Cura or PrusaSlicer and just using MC to do the bed level and actual print, so there's always that or even changing firmware, but I don't think MH would de-feature the free versions or make it stop working. While I would be disappointed, I wouldn't be surprised if over time all the new features and bug fixes go into the paid version.

I get they like to be paid and lots of small-commercial places will want live support and so on without caring about the cost, but dumping the community in favor of trying to be a budget MarkForged is, IMO, a losing game.

@mpirringer interested to hear how the enclosure is coming along if you get a chance to share it!

The latest version doesn't respect mm settings in the top and bottom layer slice settings. At least not on my parts, 1mm gives 1 layer (and those are 0.45 mm layers). Change to a count of 3 and get 3 layers. May be a problem elsewhere in variable-unit input fields.

also comes with a new marketing tab for an 'Upgrade' to Pro at $155/year that doesn't seem to have a way to get rid of. Since MH never does release notes, some UI tweaks and new bugs are all I can tell changed.

I say skip it for now until more info is forthcoming and with the new Pro, it might be wise to have a backup plan in case all the developer attention goes there, which is sadly my experience with these sorts of things, despite them usually starting with the noble goal of keeping them both updated.

If you use the button, it will download an installer, but there are no release notes or anything about what it is or isn't, what it fixes or doesn't or even if its a legit release or not.

Mattercontrol said there's a new 2.20 version, but nothing here or github or anywhere. What gives?