5 Axis 3d Printer Slicer
Hi since novemberdesember last year i have been working on building a 5 axis 3d printer and now finally it is working.
5 axis 3d printer slicer. 1 install controller firmware drivers. For the rest i have not written a custom slicer so the code is generated with a java program where i have used spherical coordinates to find the paths of the parts i have tested. To install drivers connect electronics box to your computer via usb switch on electronics box and loadrun plcmexe file. At the moment we struggle with the slicer software for a 5 axis print.
Choose plcm e3 v2210 check next to configure network card automatically. Mach3 is a really versatile cnc controller and reads g code from various 3 axis 5 axis cam packages 3d printing slicer g code. But i have also been able to modify 5 axis cnc code from hsmworks to work with the system. Hello community i am a master student from germany currently working on my master thesis which is about getting a self made 5 axis 3d printer work at my university.
Support gcode generated by cura slicer. The first model is the print itself while the second model is the base layer eg. Initially works with goosli backend slicer for 5axes 3d printer but can be easily adapted for any slicer. So i thought i should share it with you guys.
For a normal 3d printer this would simply be a flat bed. The cost of the system im not sure about. An advanced 3d printer slicer will alert you if your file there are glaring errors in your file that could cause errors in your. The 5 axis slicer requires twostl models to generate a toolpath.
Any great 3d slicer should save you time by importing stl files or any other 3d printer file in record time no matter how large or complex the model is. Repairing and warning features. Main feature support rotations of bed for 5axes 3d printer. Is there anyone out.