Support material

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Alessandro Ranellucci 2012-02-19 12:03:36 +01:00
parent e0e2023a5a
commit 7b67fae686
12 changed files with 135 additions and 17 deletions

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@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ Slic3r current key features are:
* multiple solid layers near horizontal external surfaces;
* ability to scale, rotate and duplicate input object;
* customizable initial and final GCODE;
* support material;
* use different speed for bottom layer and perimeters.
Experimental features include:
@ -150,6 +151,7 @@ The author is Alessandro Ranellucci (me).
--end-gcode Load final gcode from the supplied file. This will overwrite
the default commands (turn off temperature [M104 S0],
home X axis [G28 X], disable motors [M84]).
--support-material Generate support material for overhangs
Retraction options:
--retract-length Length of retraction in mm when pausing extrusion

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@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ our $fill_pattern = 'rectilinear';
our $solid_fill_pattern = 'rectilinear';
our $fill_density = 0.4; # 1 = 100%
our $fill_angle = 45;
our $support_material = 0;
our $start_gcode = "G28 ; home all axes";
our $end_gcode = <<"END";
M104 S0 ; turn off temperature

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@ -215,6 +215,11 @@ our $Options = {
cli => 'fill-angle=i',
type => 'i',
},
'support_material' => {
label => 'Generate support material',
cli => 'support-material',
type => 'bool',
},
'start_gcode' => {
label => 'Start GCODE',
cli => 'start-gcode=s',

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@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ sub extrude_path {
# extrude arc or line
$self->print_feed_rate(
$path->role =~ /^(perimeter|skirt)$/o ? $self->perimeter_speed
$path->role =~ /^(perimeter|skirt|support-material)$/o ? $self->perimeter_speed
: $path->role eq 'small-perimeter' ? $self->small_perimeter_speed
: $path->role eq 'fill' ? $self->infill_speed
: $path->role eq 'solid-fill' ? $self->solid_infill_speed

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@ -44,4 +44,9 @@ sub split_at {
);
}
sub split_at_first_point {
my $self = shift;
return $self->split_at($self->polygon->[0]);
}
1;

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@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ has 'depth_layers' => (is => 'ro', default => sub {1});
has 'flow_spacing' => (is => 'rw');
# perimeter/fill/solid-fill/bridge/skirt
# perimeter/fill/solid-fill/bridge/skirt/support-material
has 'role' => (is => 'rw', required => 1);
sub BUILD {
@ -45,6 +45,22 @@ sub clip_end {
}
}
sub clip_with_expolygon {
my $self = shift;
my ($expolygon) = @_;
my @paths = ();
foreach my $polyline ($self->polyline->clip_with_expolygon($expolygon)) {
push @paths, (ref $self)->new(
polyline => $polyline,
depth_layers => $self->depth_layers,
flow_spacing => $self->flow_spacing,
role => $self->role,
);
}
return @paths;
}
sub points {
my $self = shift;
return $self->polyline;

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@ -34,17 +34,16 @@ sub BUILD {
my $self = shift;
$self->fillers->{$_} ||= $FillTypes{$_}->new(print => $self->print)
for ('rectilinear', $Slic3r::fill_pattern, $Slic3r::solid_fill_pattern);
my $max_print_dimension = $self->print->max_length * sqrt(2);
$_->max_print_dimension($max_print_dimension) for values %{$self->fillers};
}
sub make_fill {
my $self = shift;
my ($layer) = @_;
my $max_print_dimension = $self->print->max_length * sqrt(2);
for (values %{$self->fillers}) {
$_->layer($layer);
$_->max_print_dimension($max_print_dimension);
}
$_->layer($layer) for values %{$self->fillers};
printf "Filling layer %d:\n", $layer->id;

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@ -18,13 +18,15 @@ sub infill_direction {
$rotate[1] = [ $self->max_print_dimension * sqrt(2) / 2, $self->max_print_dimension * sqrt(2) / 2 ];
@shift = @{$rotate[1]};
# alternate fill direction
if (($self->layer->id / $surface->depth_layers) % 2) {
$rotate[0] = Slic3r::Geometry::deg2rad($Slic3r::fill_angle) + PI/2;
if ($self->layer) {
# alternate fill direction
if (($self->layer->id / $surface->depth_layers) % 2) {
$rotate[0] = Slic3r::Geometry::deg2rad($Slic3r::fill_angle) + PI/2;
}
}
# use bridge angle
if ($surface->surface_type eq 'bottom' && $self->layer->id > 0 && defined $surface->bridge_angle) {
if (defined $surface->bridge_angle) {
Slic3r::debugf "Filling bridge with angle %d\n", $surface->bridge_angle;
$rotate[0] = Slic3r::Geometry::deg2rad($surface->bridge_angle);
}

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@ -66,10 +66,16 @@ has 'skirts' => (
default => sub { [] },
);
# ordered collection of extrusion paths to fill surfaces for support material
has 'support_fills' => (
is => 'rw',
#isa => 'Slic3r::ExtrusionPath::Collection',
);
# ordered collection of extrusion paths to fill surfaces
has 'fills' => (
is => 'rw',
#isa => 'ArrayRef[Slic3r::ExtrusionPath]',
#isa => 'ArrayRef[Slic3r::ExtrusionPath::Collection]',
default => sub { [] },
);

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@ -342,6 +342,7 @@ sub extrude_skirt {
my @points = (
(map @$_, map @{$_->expolygon}, map @{$_->slices}, @layers),
(map @$_, map @{$_->thin_walls}, @layers),
(map @{$_->polyline}, map @{$_->support_fills->paths}, grep $_->support_fills, @layers),
);
return if !@points;
@ -451,6 +452,74 @@ sub infill_every_layers {
}
}
sub generate_support_material {
my $self = shift;
# generate paths for the pattern that we're going to use
my $support_pattern = [];
{
# get all surfaces needing support material
my @surfaces = grep $_->surface_type eq 'bottom' && !defined $_->bridge_angle,
map @{$_->slices}, grep $_->id > 0, @{$self->layers} or return;
my @support_material_areas = @{union_ex([ map $_->p, @surfaces ])};
for (1..$Slic3r::perimeters+1) {
foreach my $expolygon (@support_material_areas) {
push @$support_pattern,
map Slic3r::ExtrusionLoop->new(
polygon => $_,
role => 'support-material',
)->split_at_first_point, @$expolygon;
}
@support_material_areas = map $_->offset_ex(- scale $Slic3r::flow_spacing),
@support_material_areas;
}
my $fill = Slic3r::Fill->new(print => $self);
foreach my $expolygon (@support_material_areas) {
my @paths = $fill->fillers->{rectilinear}->fill_surface(
Slic3r::Surface->new(
expolygon => $expolygon,
bridge_angle => $Slic3r::fill_angle + 45,
),
density => 0.15,
flow_spacing => $Slic3r::flow_spacing,
);
my $params = shift @paths;
push @$support_pattern,
map Slic3r::ExtrusionPath->new(
polyline => Slic3r::Polyline->new(@$_),
role => 'support-material',
depth_layers => 1,
flow_spacing => $params->{flow_spacing},
), @paths;
}
}
# now apply the pattern to layers below unsupported surfaces
my (@a, @b) = ();
for (my $i = $#{$self->layers}; $i >=0; $i--) {
my $layer = $self->layers->[$i];
my @c = ();
if (@b) {
@c = @{diff_ex(
[ map @$_, @b ],
[ map @$_, map $_->expolygon->offset_ex(scale $Slic3r::flow_width), @{$layer->slices} ],
)};
$layer->support_fills(Slic3r::ExtrusionPath::Collection->new);
foreach my $expolygon (@c) {
push @{$layer->support_fills->paths}, map $_->clip_with_expolygon($expolygon), @$support_pattern;
}
}
@b = @{union_ex([ map @$_, @c, @a ])};
@a = map $_->expolygon->offset_ex(scale 2),
grep $_->surface_type eq 'bottom' && !defined $_->bridge_angle,
@{$layer->slices};
}
}
sub export_gcode {
my $self = shift;
my ($file) = @_;
@ -522,6 +591,12 @@ sub export_gcode {
print $fh $extruder->extrude_path($_, 'fill')
for $fill->shortest_path($extruder->last_pos);
}
# extrude support material
if ($layer->support_fills) {
print $fh $extruder->extrude_path($_, 'support material')
for $layer->support_fills->shortest_path($extruder->last_pos);
}
}
}

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@ -35,10 +35,6 @@ sub go {
$print = Slic3r::Print->new_from_mesh($mesh);
}
# make skirt
$self->status_cb->(15, "Generating skirt...");
$print->extrude_skirt;
# make perimeters
# this will add a set of extrusion loops to each layer
# as well as generate infill boundaries
@ -118,6 +114,16 @@ sub go {
# free memory
@{$_->fill_surfaces} = () for @{$print->layers};
# generate support material
if ($Slic3r::support_material) {
$self->status_cb->(85, "Generating support material...");
$print->generate_support_material;
}
# make skirt
$self->status_cb->(88, "Generating skirt...");
$print->extrude_skirt;
# output everything to a GCODE file
$self->status_cb->(90, "Exporting GCODE...");
$print->export_gcode($self->expanded_output_filepath);

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@ -167,6 +167,7 @@ Usage: slic3r.pl [ OPTIONS ] file.stl
--end-gcode Load final gcode from the supplied file. This will overwrite
the default commands (turn off temperature [M104 S0],
home X axis [G28 X], disable motors [M84]).
--support-material Generate support material for overhangs
Retraction options:
--retract-length Length of retraction in mm when pausing extrusion