3D printing workbench

[freecu]

I started to use FreeCad in order to design things I could 3D print, like a lot of people do. I liked the application because it was so well put together that I could use it straight out of the box. I think an extension to the program in the form of a workbench module would be the ability to print 3D designs straight from FreeCad. I am not a software guy so I cannot code it myself but I could have a stab at writing out how I think it should work if someone is interested in coding it.

[NormandC]

Hello freecu,

Welcome to the forum! (your profile indicates you registered in 2015 but this is your first post)

A few years ago someone programmed a 3D printing module based on Cura engine, I have no idea if it's still working. You could start there:

CuraEngine Plugin

[nemesis]

Hello,
it's working well on 0.16 and 0.17 version, but you have to clone this branch
https://github.com/yorikvanhavre/FreeCA ... ine-Plugin

that's Yorik one's.CblT2l one has a Path issue.

[nemesis]

correction.
with the last version of Cura it looks like it's no longer working.
no error message but just a log file, and no code file generated

Edit : It's Working, but you have to work with a saved file, I first test creating just a cube and slicing it without saving.

[freecu]

Thanks guys I shall be looking into the info and it may take some time but I will let you know if I get anywhere with this. I may come back to ask for more advice. however it will keep me busy for a while.

[freecu]

Having taken a quick look I have decided that with a bit of tweaking the Path workbench could provide the solution. to do this I would need to look at how I could set up the tool to generate the g-code for my printers and modify the tool set-up menu to be more specific to 3D printers in general. Cura, without going into detail is not really the way forward as far as I am concerned. any advice is welcome!

[nemesis]

Ask the "Path guys", but from what I understood, the Path workbench doesn't have the required library to slice for 3D printing.
so you may need something to slice correctly

Anyway if you think of developing a slicer for solid, without STL step, it will be a killer app.

[microelly2]

Ask the "Path guys", but from what I understood, the Path workbench doesn't have the required library to slice for 3D printing.
so you may need something to slice correctly

Anyway if you think of developing a slicer for solid, without STL step, it will be a killer app.

I dont know how Path WB can slice but
there is a slice method in Part.

here some applications:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o0gonvsrMhs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_nCrOUz0ZwU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mrlz2YaUNf0