3D Lab Print plane compatible

[AndWik]

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1.2.9

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1.2.9

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Windows 10 64-bit

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Is this a new feature request?
3DLabPrint planes are not compatible.
slic3r is really the best 3D print program there is so please make support for this.

Thanks.
Anders
Sweden

STL/Config (.ZIP) where problem occurs

Upload a zipped copy of an STL and your config (File -> Export Config)

[lordofhyphens]

Nowhere near enough information to begin, see contributing guidelines. Need, at minimum, a screenshot of the resulting toolpaths (if not the model itself as you wouldn't have the rights to do so).

If I don't see any other activity in a week this is getting closed as "not enough information to fix".

[bubnikv]

I know the 3DLabPrint guy in person, he visited us at our Prague office and he received the I3 MK2 printer to fine tune his models. He designs 3D printed flying RC airplane modes. He is also an architect and a hobby pilot. https://3dlabprint.com/ His models are to be printed with a single perimete only for the wing skin and with a single perimeter for each of the internal strucures (ribs). The STLs he generates are not quite valid solids. They contain a solid for the wing enclosing all the ribs, and then all the ribs as separate solids. He fine tuned the gaps between the wing and the ribs, so the Simplify3D, Cura or the MatterSlicer do not merge them into a single solid, but they slice them separately instead. Slic3r on the other hand removes the internal structures. In my opinion it makes sense to borrow the mesh processing code from Cura and make it at least switchable. For some models the Slic3r "mouth" is better, for some models the Cura way is better. Vojtech

[AndWik]

Thank you very much for your explanation. Now I understand the reason.

Have a good day
Anders.
Sweden

[bubnikv]

I think this issue may stay open as it is valid.

[lordofhyphens]

Agreed, if someone with a test case is willing to work on it. Probably would be good to add an auto test as well.

[epatel]

@AndWik Tried this? https://tools3d.azurewebsites.net it has worked very well for me when others have failed...

[AndWik]

Here is a link to a Wing Tests made by 3D Lab Print that is told not to work with Slic3r,
http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:998525
http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1286190

This is a rework that is made for Slic3r
http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1207209

Thanks
Anders
Sweden

[alranel]

Well, this issue has a bad title and poor information. And it looks like @AndWik didn't even test personally.

@bubnikv, my basic opinion is that bad solids should be fixed at CAD level and people should just learn proper usage of CAD programs. But I understand that end-users bring a variety of test cases, especially when they are customers and not advanced users. Moreover, I have to admit I eased workarounds and tricks also in other features of Slic3r so I do see the value in allowing shortcuts.

So let's try to figure out what a proper feature request would be. What about "Alternative handling of nested solids or non-solid walls"? There could be an option or an interactive prompt when such objects are imported in the plater. This needs a bunch of significant test cases, and sound proposals. It's not just a matter of mesh processing code; it would significantly affect the rest of the internals as much of the existing semantics would need to be adjusted (i.e. what's an external perimeter? what's a bottom solid layer? what to draw first? etc.)

[JBFUK]

In addition from what I have seen 3DLabPrint specify that the first few mm should be printed with 2 perimeters with subsequent layers changing to 1 perimeter. I have seen this sort of functionality being used in both cura and Simplify3D for various purposes like this example, or, perhaps changing temperatures or extrusion multiplier at certain Z heights. It's a real shame Slic3r can't do this currently. As quite a newbie to 3D printing I have just managed to get things working well with Slic3r so don't really have the appetite for starting to learn/tune a new slicer.

[lordofhyphens]

Modifier meshes. I have a new PR to make using them easier.

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[JBFUK]

Great, I have just read some info on this. Very interesting but not as straightforward as the method of specifying different settings for different Z ranges in Simplify3D. Still I'm going to experiment and see how I can use this. Looking at your PR I'm not sure, would it allow me to specify lets say a cube covering the full print area from lets say z=5 to z=100 and specify modifiers for that area - rather than having to import another STL and move it around the printbed? If so that sounds great.

As per the original poster I'm interested in the 3D Lab Print models but I'm in no hurry, particularly if at some point in the not too distant future I would be able to print them without moving to another slicer.

[lordofhyphens]

Yeah, add a slab modifier for height of 95 and then shift it up to z=5. Add your overrides there. You can do it right now without my patch but you would need to open up CAD sw to create the mesh. My patch just lets you skip that step and do it in Slic3r. It's a lot more powerful than the z range solution implemented by s3d. Could probably ape that solution though with an adaptation of my new setup if you so desired.

[lordofhyphens]

Looks like #3523 is this in actuality (hackish STLs, etc). Tagging and closing. Further discussion can go there.