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Re:Mechanical Watch by bluescrn on Monday December 11, 2023 @11:52AM (#38602209)
Yeah, I suppose the software to control the printer is the relatively straightforward bit, the complex part is the software that slices the model and converts it into an efficient set of G-code commands for the printer. (That and the software used to create 3D models to begin with...)
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Re:Mechanical Watch by graphe on Monday December 11, 2023 @12:22PM (#38602482)
That isn’t complex either. There was no reason besides patents that 3D printing could have been a reality decades ago. Simple math is all you need and gcode isn’t just 3D printing it’s also for CNC, something that was able to be done around that time.
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