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3D Printing: Slicing 3D objects

posted in 3D Printer, hacking, internals on June 1, 2017 by deepak 1 Comment

A slicer is a toolpath generation software used in 3D printing. It facilitates the conversion of a 3D object model to specific instructions for the printer. The slicer converts a model in STL (stereolithography) format into printer commands in G-code format. I wrote my own slicer to understand how they work. Here is what I found out.

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