Discussion of (early!) July update

[henryhbk]

Oh, and small correction to the new manual: laserbits does not exist anymore, it is now Johnson Plastics.

[Tom_A]

@henryhbk

Oh, and small correction to the new manual: laserbits does not exist anymore, it is now Johnson Plastics.

Yeah, I’d already PM’d Dan about that a couple weeks ago. Guess they haven’t gotten around to that one yet what with all the shipping and shipping and responding to my support questions and shipping.

[henryhbk]

@Tom_A

Yeah, I’d already PM’d Dan about that a couple weeks ago.

Hadn’t seen a manual since the PRU shipped, so didn’t know what had been addressed.

[teditz]

Exciting news @dan!
Love the new settings, mainly the low, and the draft board!!
Thanks!

[Tom_A]

Suggestion: There should be a software rev and/or date in the GFUI so if something’s changed and we haven’t been on the board, we’ll know to go look to see what’s been updated.

[Drea]

@Tom_A

Suggestion: There should be a software rev and/or date in the GFUI so if something’s changed and we haven’t been on the board, we’ll know to go look to see what’s been updated.

+1 on this! I’m OOL, but want to give this suggestion a hearty and

[Jules]

@dan

(which is why I shared the UI sneak peek - the current UI is obsolete and will be confusing).

Crud! There go the tutorials.

(Ah well…they can be updated as time/need permits. Always knew it was a possibility.)

[dan]

@curt

So the June update said you were going to start shipping pro units by June 30th. The (early) July update says you are going to start production on the 30th. Which is it?

When I say “we start shipping”, that means we trigger a shipping process where we send email, request address, produce the unit, transfer it to logistics, and a whole other chain of actions in both parallel and sequence. So both are correct… but it’s much more likely we’ll be a week early or late than we will be on the 30th exactly, since there are a lot of moving pieces, and we’ll start Pro as soon as they’re all ready.

[dan]

@Tom_A

So where does that leave me and everybody else who has already gotten their unit?

With Precision Power and Full Power tomorrow morning.

[pdobrien]

Great update, @dan! So glad to see the low (and high!) power settings make it to production. And I can’t wait to check out the Proofboard! I’ve been hoarding cardboard from my Ikea kitchen redo (meaning, my wife is asking when we might have that corner of the basement back) but there are some things that just can’t be prototyped in cardboard.

[Tom_A]

@dan

With Precision Power and Full Power tomorrow morning.

Dammit! I can’t take off of work tomorrow!

[dan]

@joe

Will you let people who have already received there units know when the manual has changed?

If it’s a safety-critical change, yes. Otherwise, TBD how we share latest/changes.

[mark]

That too!

[mark]

@dan

If it’s a safety-critical change, yes. Otherwise, TBD how we share latest/changes.

Would love to have the GFUI point me at the latest improvements list whenever new things roll out, including manual updates. Maybe one for the hopper?

[dan]

@Tom_A

Suggestion: There should be a software rev and/or date in the GFUI so if something’s changed and we haven’t been on the board, we’ll know to go look to see what’s been updated.

That’s what the new Latest Improvements is for… You can read any time to see what’s new.

@mark

Would love to have the GFUI point me at the latest improvements list whenever new things roll out, including manual updates. Maybe one for the hopper?

Definitely - in the hopper! (cc @tony)

[jeremiah]

This is such a great update! I am excited about the draft board, but mostly about the super low setting for paper! Does the air assist turn off for paper, so it doesn’t blow away?
I am looking forward to doing some more papercraft, and this is right up my alley!

[marmak3261]

Exactly. I’m look forward to what you and all the creative folks can do with paper. @cynd11 and @Xabbess and @karaelena to mention a few.

[dan]

@jeremiah

Does the air assist turn off for paper, so it doesn’t blow away?

Not yet - that’s in the feature hopper.

[marmak3261]

Who is staying up late/getting up early to catch Santa Claus?

[jimstock60]

The super low setting gives hope for using it to at least semi draw on leather so it can be tooled after and not suffer from the deteriorating char that others have seen before. Plus, we can make foldable masks and pepekura, can’t wait