Show HN: 100x Faster Slicing of SCAD Files for 3D Printing

Re:Show HN: 100x Faster Slicing of SCAD Files for 3D Printing by StavrosK on Monday November 12, 2018 @03:44AM (#18431350)

So this basically slices the object up in layers before exporting? What if the layer height is different between the export and the slicer? What about variable layer heights?

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Re:Show HN: 100x Faster Slicing of SCAD Files for 3D Printing by tinkersleep on Monday November 12, 2018 @05:59AM (#18431819)

Well, yes and no. If your slice at 0.1mm with Hob3l, then slic3r can still decide that it uses 0.2mm or 0.3mm or 0.4mm slices -- it would just skip a few slices from Hob3l. I don't think there is a problem with that. It will get weird if you use Hob3l with 0.2mm slices and then slic3r with 0.35mm slices -- this will cause Moire effects. It is not wrong, but may look interesting...

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Re:Show HN: 100x Faster Slicing of SCAD Files for 3D Printing by StavrosK on Monday November 12, 2018 @06:07AM (#18431857)

Unless you have 0.1mm detail, in which case it will just disappear completely.

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Re:Show HN: 100x Faster Slicing of SCAD Files for 3D Printing by Doxin on Monday November 12, 2018 @04:22AM (#18431478)

I think the eventual idea here is to have your slicer support .scad files as well as .stl files.

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Re:Show HN: 100x Faster Slicing of SCAD Files for 3D Printing by StavrosK on Monday November 12, 2018 @04:50AM (#18431571)

Yes, but it looks like it would still be impossible for the slicer to slice different height layers with this.

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