Customizable number of interface layers for support material and raft

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Alessandro Ranellucci 2013-02-03 17:23:50 +01:00
parent acada05068
commit 9222526e03
7 changed files with 133 additions and 57 deletions

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@ -209,6 +209,10 @@ The author of the Silk icon set is Mark James.
Spacing between pattern lines (mm, default: 2.5)
--support-material-angle
Support material angle in degrees (range: 0-90, default: 0)
--support-material-interface-layers
Number of perpendicular layers between support material and object (0+, default: 0)
--support-material-interface-spacing
Spacing between interface pattern lines (mm, set 0 to get a solid layer, default: 0)
--raft-layers Number of layers to raise the printed objects by (range: 0+, default: 0)
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@ -578,6 +578,22 @@ our $Options = {
type => 'i',
default => 0,
},
'support_material_interface_layers' => {
label => 'Interface layers',
tooltip => 'Number of interface layers to insert between the object(s) and support material.',
sidetext => 'layers',
cli => 'support-material-interface-layers=i',
type => 'i',
default => 0,
},
'support_material_interface_spacing' => {
label => 'Interface pattern spacing',
tooltip => 'Spacing between interface lines. Set zero to get a solid interface.',
sidetext => 'mm',
cli => 'support-material-interface-spacing=f',
type => 'f',
default => 0,
},
'raft_layers' => {
label => 'Raft layers',
tooltip => 'Number of total raft layers to insert below the object(s).',

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@ -454,12 +454,17 @@ sub build {
$self->add_options_page('Support material', 'building.png', optgroups => [
{
title => 'Support material',
options => [qw(support_material support_material_threshold support_material_pattern support_material_spacing support_material_angle)],
options => [qw(support_material support_material_threshold)],
},
{
title => 'Raft',
options => [qw(raft_layers)],
},
{
title => 'Options for support material and raft',
options => [qw(support_material_pattern support_material_spacing support_material_angle
support_material_interface_layers support_material_interface_spacing)],
},
]);
$self->add_options_page('Notes', 'note.png', optgroups => [

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@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ has 'slices' => (is => 'rw');
# ordered collection of extrusion paths to fill surfaces for support material
has 'support_islands' => (is => 'rw');
has 'support_fills' => (is => 'rw');
has 'support_interface_fills' => (is => 'rw');
has 'support_contact_fills' => (is => 'rw');
sub _trigger_id {
my $self = shift;
@ -59,8 +59,8 @@ sub _build_height {
sub _build_flow { $Slic3r::flow }
# layer height of interface paths in unscaled coordinates
sub support_material_interface_height {
# layer height of contact paths in unscaled coordinates
sub support_material_contact_height {
my $self = shift;
return $self->height if $self->id == 0;
@ -72,10 +72,10 @@ sub support_material_interface_height {
return 2*$self->height - $self->flow->nozzle_diameter;
}
# Z used for printing support material interface in scaled coordinates
sub support_material_interface_z {
# Z used for printing support material contact in scaled coordinates
sub support_material_contact_z {
my $self = shift;
return $self->print_z - ($self->height - $self->support_material_interface_height) / &Slic3r::SCALING_FACTOR;
return $self->print_z - ($self->height - $self->support_material_contact_height) / &Slic3r::SCALING_FACTOR;
}
sub region {

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@ -749,7 +749,7 @@ sub write_gcode {
if $Slic3r::Config->bed_temperature && $Slic3r::Config->bed_temperature != $Slic3r::Config->first_layer_bed_temperature;
}
# set new layer, but don't move Z as support material interfaces may need an intermediate one
# set new layer, but don't move Z as support material contact areas may need an intermediate one
$gcode .= $gcodegen->change_layer($self->objects->[$object_copies->[0][0]]->layers->[$layer_id]);
$gcodegen->elapsed_time(0);
@ -802,12 +802,12 @@ sub write_gcode {
# extrude support material before other things because it might use a lower Z
# and also because we avoid travelling on other things when printing it
if ($Slic3r::Config->support_material || $self->config->raft_layers > 0) {
$gcode .= $gcodegen->move_z($layer->support_material_interface_z)
if ($layer->support_interface_fills && @{ $layer->support_interface_fills->paths });
$gcode .= $gcodegen->move_z($layer->support_material_contact_z)
if ($layer->support_contact_fills && @{ $layer->support_contact_fills->paths });
$gcode .= $gcodegen->set_extruder($self->extruders->[$Slic3r::Config->support_material_extruder-1]);
if ($layer->support_interface_fills) {
$gcode .= $gcodegen->extrude_path($_, 'support material interface')
for $layer->support_interface_fills->shortest_path($gcodegen->last_pos);
if ($layer->support_contact_fills) {
$gcode .= $gcodegen->extrude_path($_, 'support material contact area')
for $layer->support_contact_fills->shortest_path($gcodegen->last_pos);
}
$gcode .= $gcodegen->move_z($layer->print_z);

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@ -587,10 +587,11 @@ sub generate_support_material {
# determine support regions in each layer (for upper layers)
Slic3r::debugf "Detecting regions\n";
my %layers = (); # this represents the areas of each layer having to support upper layers (excluding interfaces)
my %layers_interfaces = (); # this represents the areas of each layer having an overhang in the immediately upper layer
my %layers_interfaces = (); # this represents the areas of each layer to be filled with interface pattern, excluding the contact areas which are stored separately
my %layers_contact_areas = (); # this represents the areas of each layer having an overhang in the immediately upper layer
{
my @current_support_regions = (); # expolygons we've started to support (i.e. below the empty interface layers)
my @queue = (); # the number of items of this array determines the number of empty interface layers
my @upper_layers_overhangs = (map [], 1..$Slic3r::Config->support_material_interface_layers);
for my $i (reverse 0 .. $#{$self->layers}) {
next unless $Slic3r::Config->support_material || ($i <= $Slic3r::Config->raft_layers); # <= because we need to start from the first non-raft layer
@ -599,31 +600,48 @@ sub generate_support_material {
my @current_layer_offsetted_slices = map $_->offset_ex($distance_from_object), @{$layer->slices};
# $queue[-1] contains the overhangs of the upper layer, regardless of any empty interface layers
# $queue[0] contains the overhangs of the first upper layer above the empty interface layers
$layers_interfaces{$i} = diff_ex(
[ map @$_, @{ $queue[-1] || [] } ],
# $upper_layers_overhangs[-1] contains the overhangs of the upper layer, regardless of any interface layers
# $upper_layers_overhangs[0] contains the overhangs of the first upper layer above the interface layers
# we only consider the overhangs of the upper layer to define contact areas of the current one
$layers_contact_areas{$i} = diff_ex(
[ map @$_, @{ $upper_layers_overhangs[-1] || [] } ],
[ map @$_, @current_layer_offsetted_slices ],
);
$_->simplify($flow->scaled_spacing) for @{$layers_contact_areas{$i}};
# step 1: generate support material in current layer (for upper layers)
push @current_support_regions, @{ shift @queue } if @queue && $i < $#{$self->layers};
# to define interface regions of this layer we consider the overhangs of all the upper layers
# minus the first one
$layers_interfaces{$i} = diff_ex(
[ map @$_, map @$_, @upper_layers_overhangs[0 .. $#upper_layers_overhangs-1] ],
[
(map @$_, @current_layer_offsetted_slices),
(map @$_, @{ $layers_contact_areas{$i} }),
],
);
$_->simplify($flow->scaled_spacing) for @{$layers_interfaces{$i}};
# generate support material in current layer (for upper layers)
@current_support_regions = @{diff_ex(
[ map @$_, @current_support_regions ],
[
(map @$_, @current_support_regions),
(map @$_, @{ $upper_layers_overhangs[-1] || [] }), # only considering -1 instead of the whole array contents is just an optimization
],
[ map @$_, @{$layer->slices} ],
)};
shift @upper_layers_overhangs;
$layers{$i} = diff_ex(
[ map @$_, @current_support_regions ],
[
(map @$_, @current_layer_offsetted_slices),
(map @$_, @{ $layers_contact_areas{$i} }),
(map @$_, @{ $layers_interfaces{$i} }),
],
);
$_->simplify($flow->scaled_spacing) for @{$layers{$i}};
# step 2: get layer overhangs and put them into queue for adding support inside lower layers
# get layer overhangs and put them into queue for adding support inside lower layers;
# we need an angle threshold for this
my @overhangs = ();
if ($lower_layer) {
@ -633,17 +651,23 @@ sub generate_support_material {
1,
)};
}
push @queue, [@overhangs];
push @upper_layers_overhangs, [@overhangs];
if ($Slic3r::debug) {
printf "Layer %d has %d generic support areas, %d normal interface areas, %d contact areas\n",
$i, scalar(@{$layers{$i}}), scalar(@{$layers_interfaces{$i}}), scalar(@{$layers_contact_areas{$i}});
}
}
}
return if !map @$_, values %layers;
# generate paths for the pattern that we're going to use
Slic3r::debugf "Generating patterns\n";
my $support_patterns = []; # in case we want cross-hatching
my $support_patterns = [];
my $support_interface_patterns = [];
{
# 0.5 makes sure the paths don't get clipped externally when applying them to layers
my @support_material_areas = map $_->offset_ex(- 0.5 * $flow->scaled_width),
# 0.5 ensures the paths don't get clipped externally when applying them to layers
my @areas = map $_->offset_ex(- 0.5 * $flow->scaled_width),
@{union_ex([ map $_->contour, map @$_, values %layers ])};
my $pattern = $Slic3r::Config->support_material_pattern;
@ -653,33 +677,46 @@ sub generate_support_material {
push @angles, $angles[0] + 90;
}
my $filler = Slic3r::Fill->filler($pattern);
my $make_pattern = sub {
my ($expolygon, $density) = @_;
my @paths = $filler->fill_surface(
Slic3r::Surface->new(expolygon => $expolygon),
density => $density,
flow_spacing => $flow->spacing,
);
my $params = shift @paths;
return map Slic3r::ExtrusionPath->new(
polyline => Slic3r::Polyline->new(@$_),
role => EXTR_ROLE_SUPPORTMATERIAL,
height => undef,
flow_spacing => $params->{flow_spacing},
), @paths;
};
foreach my $angle (@angles) {
$filler->angle($angle);
my @patterns = ();
foreach my $expolygon (@support_material_areas) {
my @paths = $filler->fill_surface(
Slic3r::Surface->new(expolygon => $expolygon),
density => $flow->spacing / $pattern_spacing,
flow_spacing => $flow->spacing,
);
my $params = shift @paths;
push @patterns,
map Slic3r::ExtrusionPath->new(
polyline => Slic3r::Polyline->new(@$_),
role => EXTR_ROLE_SUPPORTMATERIAL,
height => undef,
flow_spacing => $params->{flow_spacing},
), @paths;
{
my $density = $flow->spacing / $pattern_spacing;
push @$support_patterns, [ map $make_pattern->($_, $density), @areas ];
}
if ($Slic3r::Config->support_material_interface_layers > 0) {
# if pattern is not cross-hatched, rotate the interface pattern by 90° degrees
$filler->angle($angle + 90) if @angles == 1;
my $spacing = $Slic3r::Config->support_material_interface_spacing;
my $density = $spacing == 0 ? 1 : $flow->spacing / $spacing;
push @$support_interface_patterns, [ map $make_pattern->($_, $density), @areas ];
}
push @$support_patterns, [@patterns];
}
if (0) {
require "Slic3r/SVG.pm";
Slic3r::SVG::output("support_$_.svg",
polylines => [ map $_->polyline, map @$_, $support_patterns->[$_] ],
polygons => [ map @$_, @support_material_areas ],
red_polylines => [ map $_->polyline, map @$_, $support_interface_patterns->[$_] ],
polygons => [ map @$_, @areas ],
) for 0 .. $#$support_patterns;
}
}
@ -688,32 +725,39 @@ sub generate_support_material {
Slic3r::debugf "Applying patterns\n";
{
my $clip_pattern = sub {
my ($layer_id, $expolygons, $height) = @_;
my ($layer_id, $expolygons, $height, $is_interface) = @_;
my @paths = ();
foreach my $expolygon (@$expolygons) {
push @paths,
map $_->pack,
map {
$_->height($height);
# useless line because this coderef isn't called for layer 0 anymore;
# let's keep it here just in case we want to make the base flange optional
# in the future
$_->flow_spacing($self->print->first_layer_support_material_flow->spacing)
if $layer_id == 0;
$_;
}
map $_->clip_with_expolygon($expolygon),
###map $_->clip_with_polygon($expolygon->bounding_box_polygon), # currently disabled as a workaround for Boost failing at being idempotent
@{$support_patterns->[ $layer_id % @$support_patterns ]};
($is_interface && @$support_interface_patterns)
? @{$support_interface_patterns->[ $layer_id % @$support_interface_patterns ]}
: @{$support_patterns->[ $layer_id % @$support_patterns ]};
};
return @paths;
};
my %layer_paths = ();
my %layer_interface_paths = ();
my %layer_contact_paths = ();
my %layer_islands = ();
my $process_layer = sub {
my ($layer_id) = @_;
my $layer = $self->layers->[$layer_id];
my ($paths, $interface_paths) = ([], []);
my $islands = union_ex([ map @$_, map @$_, $layers{$layer_id}, $layers_interfaces{$layer_id} ]);
my ($paths, $contact_paths) = ([], []);
my $islands = union_ex([ map @$_, map @$_, $layers{$layer_id}, $layers_contact_areas{$layer_id} ]);
# make a solid base on bottom layer
if ($layer_id == 0) {
@ -735,10 +779,13 @@ sub generate_support_material {
), @paths;
}
} else {
$paths = [ $clip_pattern->($layer_id, $layers{$layer_id}, $layer->height) ];
$interface_paths = [ $clip_pattern->($layer_id, $layers_interfaces{$layer_id}, $layer->support_material_interface_height) ];
$paths = [
$clip_pattern->($layer_id, $layers{$layer_id}, $layer->height),
$clip_pattern->($layer_id, $layers_interfaces{$layer_id}, $layer->height, 1),
];
$contact_paths = [ $clip_pattern->($layer_id, $layers_contact_areas{$layer_id}, $layer->support_material_contact_height, 1) ];
}
return ($paths, $interface_paths, $islands);
return ($paths, $contact_paths, $islands);
};
Slic3r::parallelize(
items => [ keys %layers ],
@ -753,10 +800,10 @@ sub generate_support_material {
},
collect_cb => sub {
my $result = shift;
($layer_paths{$_}, $layer_interface_paths{$_}, $layer_islands{$_}) = @{$result->{$_}} for keys %$result;
($layer_paths{$_}, $layer_contact_paths{$_}, $layer_islands{$_}) = @{$result->{$_}} for keys %$result;
},
no_threads_cb => sub {
($layer_paths{$_}, $layer_interface_paths{$_}, $layer_islands{$_}) = $process_layer->($_) for keys %layers;
($layer_paths{$_}, $layer_contact_paths{$_}, $layer_islands{$_}) = $process_layer->($_) for keys %layers;
},
);
@ -764,9 +811,9 @@ sub generate_support_material {
my $layer = $self->layers->[$layer_id];
$layer->support_islands($layer_islands{$layer_id});
$layer->support_fills(Slic3r::ExtrusionPath::Collection->new);
$layer->support_interface_fills(Slic3r::ExtrusionPath::Collection->new);
$layer->support_contact_fills(Slic3r::ExtrusionPath::Collection->new);
push @{$layer->support_fills->paths}, @{$layer_paths{$layer_id}};
push @{$layer->support_interface_fills->paths}, @{$layer_interface_paths{$layer_id}};
push @{$layer->support_contact_fills->paths}, @{$layer_contact_paths{$layer_id}};
}
}
}

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@ -257,6 +257,10 @@ $j
Spacing between pattern lines (mm, default: $config->{support_material_spacing})
--support-material-angle
Support material angle in degrees (range: 0-90, default: $config->{support_material_angle})
--support-material-interface-layers
Number of perpendicular layers between support material and object (0+, default: $config->{support_material_interface_layers})
--support-material-interface-spacing
Spacing between interface pattern lines (mm, set 0 to get a solid layer, default: $config->{support_material_interface_spacing})
--raft-layers Number of layers to raise the printed objects by (range: 0+, default: $config->{raft_layers})
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