Slicing package for FDM 3D Printing with COMPAS
Project description
compas_slicer
Slicing package for FDM 3D Printing with COMPAS.
Main features
- Planar slicing (default method, and method based on Cgal library)
- Curved slicing (interpolation of boundaries, UV slicing, scalar field slicing)
- Generation of fabrication-related information
- Export print data to Json and gcode formats
Getting started
Step 1: Installation
The recommended way to install compas_slicer
is with conda.
For example, create an environment named my-project
(or replace with your own environment name) and install as follows:
conda config --add channels conda-forge
conda create -n my-project compas_slicer
Step 2: Optional installation steps
COMPAS Viewers
Follow the instructions to install compas_view2
(https://github.com/compas-dev/compas_view2).
COMPAS CGAL (for planar slicing)
conda install -n my-project compas_cgal
LIBIGL python bindings (for curved slicing)
conda install -c conda-forge igl
Grasshopper
The Grasshopper components are automatically installed with the compas_rhino
installation, e.g.:
conda activate my-project
python -m compas_rhino.install -v 6.0
Step 3. Test if the library works
Activate your environment and run the following command:
conda activate my-project
python -m compas_slicer
Enjoy!
Troubleshooting
See here: https://compas.dev/compas_slicer/installation.html#troubleshooting-1
Contributions
Before contributing code:
- Install development dependencies:
pip install -r requirements-dev.txt
- Make sure all tests pass:
invoke test
- Make sure you pass flake8 tests. (hint: This is the most annoying part of the process)
invoke lint
-
Add an example on the examples folder that uses the new functionality. Run the example and make sure it works smoothly.
-
Create a pull request for the master branch, where you explain in detail what you fixed. When you create a pull request, there is an automatic action that runs the tests for your code again on the server. Make sure the pull request passes the automatic tests as well. If not, then inspect the result, find what went wrong, fix it, and push again the result on your branch. The action will run again automatically on the open pull request.
Authors
- Ioanna Mitropoulou <mitropoulou@arch.ethz.ch> @ioannaMitropoulou
- Joris Burger <burger@arch.ethz.ch> @joburger
- Andrei Jipa <jipa@arch.ethz.ch> @stratocaster
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