mung Wrote:
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> I am thinking about messing around with slicing
> .obj/.stl file into gcode or maybe even remove the
> gcode step and move straight to motor direct
> control.
Seems to be unpossible!
> I am only thinking about this as I heard slicing
> is very slow, I have never used any slicer, what
> is slow about it, how long does a slicer take to
> turn a typical object into gcode?
Skeinforge isn't very fast because it is a Python (interpreted) software. You can speed up gcode calculation by using PyPy rather than usual Python interpreter. In all cases slicing will be far much quicker than printing process!
> Is there an easy to understand overview of the
> slicing process and how the slicer code works?
See
http://fabmetheus.crsndoo.com/overview.php.
François
