If you search for “@dan filter”, you’ll see that there has indeed been quite a bit of communication from Dan/Glowforge on this matter.
https://community.glowforge.com/search?q=%40dan%20filter
You’re not alone, obviously. GF long ago went to a pull-type of communication and not a push-type by default.
And so on. There are solutions both official and unofficial, but no word on the release date of the official original design.
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