ed nisley wrote STL can't handle multiple colors / materials, has only triangle tesselation, and really shouldn't be the basis of further development. Just like G-Code, it'll live forever. [grin]
from my experiences iges files are the best standard of use and are compatable with many popular commercial software packages. they are in fact what locheed and boeing used and iges is an acronym for international graphics exchange standard . I have almost always been able to work with iges files not so with stl and 3ds amongst others . just my .02 On Mon, May 13, 2013 at 9:18 AM, Ed Nisley <ed.08.nis...@pobox.com> wrote: > On 05/13/2013 08:43 AM, andy pugh wrote: > > feed it STL rather than G-code > > Or, perhaps, an OpenSCAD model in source-code format, although you'd > really want a better set of primitives that take advantage of arcs and > suchlike. > > STL can't handle multiple colors / materials, has only triangle > tesselation, and really shouldn't be the basis of further development. > Just like G-Code, it'll live forever. [grin] > > > doesn't let you control things like fill patterns. > > The newer, more consumer-oriented UIs have eliminated the myriad knobs > we enjoy fiddling with, replacing them with a linear scale: fine, > medium, coarse. It (or the original programmer) then chooses detailed > settings based on the desired outcome, slices the model accordingly, and > drives the printer. > > The real problem (and it *is* a real problem) then becomes generating > the model geometry. Based on a very small sample, non-techies have > trouble with 3D modeling and fancier CAD programs aren't the answer... > > -- > Ed > softsolder.com > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Learn Graph Databases - Download FREE O'Reilly Book > "Graph Databases" is the definitive new guide to graph databases and > their applications. This 200-page book is written by three acclaimed > leaders in the field. The early access version is available now. > Download your free book today! http://p.sf.net/sfu/neotech_d2d_may > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > -- We conclude that the Second Amendment protects an individual right to keep and bear arms. That right existed prior to the formation of the new government under the Constitution and was premised on the private use of arms for activities such as hunting and self-defense, the latter being understood as resistance to either private lawlessness or the depredations of a tyrannical government." - U.S. Court of Appeals, D.C. Circuit, March 9, 2007 jeremy youngs ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Learn Graph Databases - Download FREE O'Reilly Book "Graph Databases" is the definitive new guide to graph databases and their applications. This 200-page book is written by three acclaimed leaders in the field. The early access version is available now. Download your free book today! http://p.sf.net/sfu/neotech_d2d_may _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
