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+ | ====== Preparing Files for Solidscape Printers and ModelWorks ====== | ||
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+ | > **Summary: | ||
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+ | =====New support for Solidscape in Rhino 4===== | ||
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+ | In Rhino 4 we added new technology to prepare files for the Solidscape printers and their software ModelWorks. | ||
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+ | - Files can be made of multiple solid bodies that intersect. | ||
+ | - Slices can be made through a [[rhino: | ||
+ | - If the NURBS objects are closed with no naked edges, the result is closed. | ||
+ | - In some cases, small gaps in the model will be closed. | ||
+ | - Better determination of support vs build material. | ||
+ | - Slices can also be made through the Mesh objects, using less memory and allowing you to //fix// STL files from other systems. | ||
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+ | =====Solid requirements before going to Solidscape===== | ||
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+ | One of the major differences with the new process is that you do not have to Boolean the objects you are printing into one single solid. Now, solids that overlap will be built into one object. | ||
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+ | For the ring example above, the ring, prongs, sprue and collets are modeled as separate solids. | ||
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+ | **Note:** We require that each object be a solid and water tight. | ||
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+ | You can check for Naked Edges to see if all objects are solid. | ||
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+ | =====Two ways to communicate with Solidscape===== | ||
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+ | There are two ways to get models to the Solidscape machine. | ||
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+ | * If you have a computer with Rhino, directly hooked up the Solidscape machine, you can go to File Pulldown > Print 3D > ModelWorks. | ||
+ | * If you need to send a file to another computer in the office to print, or to a Service bureau, create a SLC file using the // | ||
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+ | =====Steps for using the ModelWorks command in Rhino===== | ||
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+ | If you use the Print3D command or the // | ||
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+ | In the **Slice file** edit box, enter the name of the SLC file you want to save. The button to the left with the three dots lets you browse for a location for the file. | ||
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+ | The **Slice thickness** drop down lets you set your build thickness. | ||
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+ | **Use meshes to generate slices** will create a mesh from the NURBS models first and then slice through the mesh instead of the NURBS model. | ||
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+ | The **Mesh resolution** value represents the furthest distance the mesh will be from the original NURBS surface. | ||
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+ | The **Open directly in ModelWorks** check box will be active if Modelworks is loaded on your machine. | ||
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