Hey folks, while skimming through some posts on Reddit’s r/openscad, I noticed someone mention that there’s a relatively new feature in the more recent development releases called “manifold”. If you check this box, it will dramatically speed up the F6 render time. Not only does it use a more efficient library, it also makes use of multiple cores/threads on your machine to split up the work. The render time is so fast on my models now (though they tend to be fairly simple), just a few hundred milliseconds.
To find this option, navigate to: Edit->Preferences->Features->manifold
As part of the upcoming V2 release of models.makewithtech.com, we will fully support the manifold option.
Significant enhancements have been made, so if you haven’t checked out models.makewithtech.com recently, now is a great time to do so.
In the next few weeks, I will provide more information, and I hope to have a complete announcement about MakeWithTech V2 and all its features after the first of the year.
A key change is that all services will now be ad-supported and free for all users. This includes existing free services as well as all advanced features on models.makewithtech.com.
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