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Release notes

New tools, workflow improvements and the fixes that make SnapCast3D more dependable with every beta release.

Jul 14
2026

Beta 1.0

Current

SnapCast3D is now a two-tool beta: 3D Splitter for resin-print preparation and Previewer for renders, social exports and presentation. Everything is free during the beta.

3D Splitter

  • New STL and OBJ splitter for resin printing at /3d-splitter.
  • Stacked cuts for splitting models into many parts, with plane cuts and perspective-based cut paths.
  • Male/female connector system with round, square, chamfer-square, hex, D-key and slot profiles.
  • Connector controls for count, clearance, depth, spread, offset, side and tip-width shaping.
  • Professional cut UI with inspect mode, part selection, part transforms and export modes.
  • Viewport tools for moving, rotating and scaling meshes before cutting.
  • Finite cut windows, corner handles and visual section clipping for inspecting sockets and interiors.
  • Mesh integrity checks, close-holes, fix mesh, shell analysis and per-part shell merging.
  • Exact Manifold-based commits, worker progress, loading overlays and faster large-model parsing.
  • Export validation warns about open parts, cap issues and non-manifold geometry before STL download.

Previewer

  • Previewer remains the social-render studio for STL, OBJ, GLB and GLTF models.
  • All Previewer features are unlocked during the beta: no visible pricing, no upgrade buttons and no export limits.
  • Account sync stays available for saved work, but checkout and Pro gating are paused behind a beta flag.
  • PNG, turnaround and cinematic export events are counted anonymously to understand beta usage.
  • Model-load events use only format and triangle-count buckets, never filenames or model contents.
  • Release notes, app copy and visible UI are kept in English across the public site.

Shared beta

  • New dual SnapCast3D landing page gives 3D Splitter priority while keeping Previewer visible.
  • Product positioning, Open Graph image and launch copy now present SnapCast3D as a small 3D tool suite.
  • Anonymous beta counters use Supabase with insert-only public access, no auth, no PII and no cookies.
  • Telemetry is fire-and-forget through a same-origin endpoint and fails silently if the network is blocked.
  • Public beta note added across the site: early testers get 3 months of Pro free when plans arrive.
Jun 25
2026

Beta 0.9.0

Previewer

A production-readiness release focused on reliable camera effects, low-poly presentation and preserving work during account actions.

New

  • Smooth facets for low-poly OBJ models with an adjustable smoothing angle.
  • Soft planar studio-floor reflections with strength, blur and distance fade controls.
  • Compact viewport stats for FPS, triangles, draw calls and render resolution.
  • Numbered beta releases and a public release history.
  • Four personal look slots for beta and Admin accounts.

Improved

  • Account creation and sign-in now preserve the active Studio scene.
  • View cube controls use cleaner, lighter camera action buttons.
  • Background-off preview rendering is stable with post-processing enabled.
  • Depth of field now separates near and far blur fields for cleaner focus transitions.
  • The G shortcut can hide or restore the grid immediately after Studio opens.

Fixed

  • Locked DOF focus no longer jumps when zoom crosses the camera near-plane threshold.
  • Removed the ghosted bokeh ring that could appear when zooming away from a model.
  • Official look presets can only be overwritten by administrators.
Jun 20
2026

Beta 0.8

Cloud

SnapCast3D became an account-based tool with reusable cloud models, saved scenes and portable previews.

New

  • Supabase email and password accounts.
  • Cloud scene and model library with scene thumbnails.
  • DRACO-compressed GLB storage and embeddable scene URLs.

Improved

  • Real MP4 and MOV conversion for supported video exports.
  • Beta entitlement foundations.
  • Responsive panels with persistent layout sizing.
Jun 16
2026

Beta 0.7

Cinematic

The viewer expanded into a social preview studio with animated cameras, complete looks and polished post-processing.

New

  • Multi-shot cinematic camera animation with Set A and Set B poses.
  • Turnaround preview and loop-ready video export.
  • Global looks combining material, lighting, environment, stage and effects.

Effects

  • Depth of field with pick focus and focus-point locking.
  • Ambient occlusion, wax effect, bloom, film grain and safe-frame vignette.
  • Hue, saturation and contrast controls.
Jun 12
2026

Beta 0.6

Foundation

The first complete SnapCast3D workflow: load a model locally, shape the scene and export a social-ready preview.

Viewer

  • STL and OBJ loading with orbit, middle-mouse pan and wheel zoom.
  • HDRI environments, direct lights, materials, floor, grid and soft shadows.
  • Model rotate, move, scale, center and place-on-grid controls.

Export

  • Instagram, portrait, story, cinema, banner and custom safe frames.
  • PNG output resolution controls.
  • Local scene files and recent-scene access.