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[k2 Ceramic Studio]

Hi Guys, A brain twister for you.
A designer friend of mine who makes some very funky stuff has asked me a question that has me a bit stumped!
Can you take a very rough cad design or scan of a sphere and then tell the/a program to slice it into lets say 100 individual 2mm thick layers to be printed or laser cut so it can then be reassembled ???????????????. This is how basic printers work but in a continuous action layer by layer, can the layers be separated or can individual .stl files be generated from one file.

These are the sort of toys he plays with: Delhi Aerostat - International Achievement AwardsDelhi Aerostat - International Achievement Awards

 

[Marcusthegladiator CDT]

 

[Marcusthegladiator CDT]

 

[k2 Ceramic Studio]

I can't stop laughing......fantastic

 

[CoolHandLuke]

google: Slic3r

open source program used to slice .stl files into layers for printing.

 

[Marcusthegladiator CDT]

google: Slic3r

open source program used to slice .stl files into layers for printing.

You da man!

 

[k2 Ceramic Studio]

You da man!

Yes you are right Luke is the man, but in all fairness to yourself he did not give me a "bunny with a pancake on it's head" And for that I am truly grateful Lol

 

[CoolHandLuke]

thats right im the f*kin man!