DrawingBotV3 - Road Map

[SonarSonic]

New Features

• Add vpype-flow-imager New Path Finding #28
• Path Finding Modules which use text to represent images. #24
• Add option to export Animated SVGs #25
• New version of PFM Mosaics which plot the whole image and cut them into the section of the mosaic, making for a more consistent mosaic output.
• Show path optimization preview / allow choices of faster / more accurate algorithms.
• New Mosaic which uses comic style shapes
• Ability to export only geometries within a certain range / geometry culling.
• Add Import Resolution setting for Original drawing size determination
• Save UI settings on exit (open/closed panels)
• Advanced UI Preferences (background colour, initial zoom, global units, etc.)
• Add Batch Processing option to export current drawing in multiple file formats
• Pen Redistribution/Update option for Displayed Shapes slider
• Retain drawing padding and rotation settings when new paper size is selected
• Allow custom export resolution for Original Size drawings
• Add US paper sizes to drop-down
• Add Sakura pens to predefined list
• Contour based Voronoi PFM, curved / line option
• Continuous line Voronoi PFM
• Node or Script based PFM (blueprints)
• Wrapper for Processing Scripts??
• Grid render overlay, which illustrates the scale of the drawing.
• Support for the Makelangelo Robot
• Export projects from Batch Processing #151
• High Quality - Rescale to Pen mode.

Improvements

• Image Filtering - Performance Increases #6
• Faster/More efficient Path Optimization
• Improve handling of progress / progress updates.
• Add a way to monitor background processes.
• Improve handling of errors.
• Keep Geometry "Groups" - Grouped in SVG outputs to help further editing
• Revamp options to make them give similar results on different sizes e.g. Point Count -> Point Density
• Image colour sampling handling and stop it being the responsibility of the PFM
• Rework/Create a PFM API
• Allow luminance values when plotting to exceed 255??
• Bezier Curve Shader for OpenGL Renderer
• Import/Export Preset Confirmation Dialogs
• Allow importing of project drawing states when the original image is missing
• Make projects their own objects i.e. ObservableProject - move all project related stuff into that, so it's clear to see project specific settings and program specific settings.

Bug Fixes

• Drawing vs. canvas alignment #18
• Saving a Drawing Set, won't save if a pen is active or not.  #14
• Saving a Drawing Set with a Original Colour Pen won't reload properly. #13
• HPGL settings window disappears from "Export Settings" after it has been shown during HPGL export.
• Custom Colour Picker bug: "Save" or "Use" sends desktop window to back
• Apply 0.5 pixel offset to drawings, not images.
• Sobel Filters don't work with transparent images.
• Version saved in previous projects aren't showing up
• GCode exports have flattened curves
• Serial Port Connection UI not loading properly on MacOs
• Distribution of pens, when one required pen has been removed, change weirdness of Pen Index vs Pen Number.