v5.0.2

This marks the first release of AdaCAD 5 since transitioning to a mono repo.

Here is a summary of the key updates in this new release.

1. Added Library Design Mode: A place to manage all drafts and view as grid (helpful when assigning drafts to images or importing/exporting drafts for use with Photoshop).
2. Import .WIF or Bitmap files– re-enabled this. You can upload a single or many individual .wif files or bitmaps.
3. Simulation – new approach developed based on TopoKnit algorithm (https://arxiv.org/abs/2101.04560) . Added custom modifications to detect layer relationships. Debugging and improvements for large drafts and drafts with multiple layers are still ongoing. Thank you @Neon22 for your feedback on curve rendering, this version switches to bezier curves 🙂
4. Coloring Pages – A silly/fun feature that allows you to print a coloring page of any given draft.
5. Speed and Performance Improvements: Major redesign of how drafts are computed and rendered to prevent crashing and slowdowns! New approach to undo makes it faster and more reliable.
6. Better Visibility and Feedback on Workspace: I attempted to add more bolding on connections going into and out of selected operations. I also made zoom variable, so that text stays more readable when zoomed out. Prevented drafts from moving outside selectable range and, if it happens again, you can use “Bump” command-b to move the whole workflow down and to the right until it is back in view. Any draft that is being recomputed flashes to black when changes are made.
7. Mouse Pan and Zoom –thank you @patrick This lets you zoom in and out of the workspace using a mouse-wheel or pinch and expand gestures on a tablet or computer. Pan via ctrl + click.
8. New Operations: Integrated 2-3 years of community created operations as well as a few more.

• a. Bitfield (thank you @alex - this one is really fun and I'm still learning the ins and outs)
• b. Random Tree (thank you @jim McCann (CMU) - this one was made by your student Trey DuBose at the Textiles Jam a few years ago)
• c. Sierpinski Square (thank you @jim McCann (CMU) - this one was made by your student Jenny Lin at the Textiles Jam a few years ago!)
• d. Create Material Sequence from Number Sequence
• e. Generate Threading/Treadling Sequence from Number Sequence

Updated Operations:
a: Tile - added an option to offset the tile in horizontal or vertical orientations
Text Fields can Accept .CSV input – so if you want to make a long list of inputs from a database (e.g. climate data, etc) this is easier!
Draft Editor Copy/Paste Updates – reworked UI to make select/copy/paste actions more accessible
Notes on Drafts – allowed you to change draft names and add notes on each draft.

You can view previous release notes here