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Re:Show HN: 3D Packing for 3D Printing by 2dollars27cents on Thursday June 22, 2017 @05:46PM (#14615602)
Very cool!

This is a bit of a naive optimization, though. Thermal properties have to be considered when planning SLS builds. Very dense cross sections will result in long laser scan times, and the quality of those benchies will suffer significantly.

Re:Show HN: 3D Packing for 3D Printing by fogleman on Thursday June 22, 2017 @06:04PM (#14615682)
I had a feeling there might be physical limitations!
Re:Show HN: 3D Packing for 3D Printing by worldburger on Thursday June 22, 2017 @06:57PM (#14615945)
Could this be optimized for the SLA Form2? I.e. No flat sides oriented horizontal?
Re:Show HN: 3D Packing for 3D Printing by fudged71 on Thursday June 22, 2017 @08:46PM (#14616412)
Also there are constraints with regards to specific part orientations in the build chamber and angles of specific parts of a print