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Adding more file support...

Posted: Wed Feb 06, 2019 6:47 pm
by jroy
By this I mean opening files with a neutral format like STEP and/or IGES written by most CAD programs.No more problems with badly created stl files with open tiles and non manifold errors.

Re: Adding more file support...

Posted: Mon Feb 11, 2019 11:02 am
by S3D-Jake
Great suggestion! I'll monitor this thread to gauge other user interest in these file formats being investigated for inclusion.

Re: Adding more file support...

Posted: Mon Feb 11, 2019 1:05 pm
by wirlybird
I think at some point you have to put on the brakes for trying to make S3D a do-it-all program.
It is supposed to be a slicer and not a CAD program.

Re: Adding more file support...

Posted: Tue Feb 12, 2019 5:29 pm
by jroy
I'm not asking S3D to become a CAD software, just the ability to slice thru other file formats that describes in a better way the geometries of our designs and possibly with a better resolution in creating the path. STL and OBJ files can be huge with all those triangles or polygones. It can also be visible on your prints, especialy with circles ( you can see the segments composing it).