Abstract
This chapter and the next are the core of this book’s explanation of the 3D printing process. 3D printers cannot use a computer model until that model is changed into commands to move around an extruder and control when that extruder is and isn’t putting down material. Because most 3D printers lay up a layer at a time in some material, the first part of this process (described in this chapter) cuts the model into layers, normally referred to as slicing.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Access this chapter
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 2014 Joan Horvath
About this chapter
Cite this chapter
Horvath, J. (2014). Slicing a 3D Model. In: Mastering 3D Printing. Apress, Berkeley, CA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-0025-4_5
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-0025-4_5
Published:
Publisher Name: Apress, Berkeley, CA
Print ISBN: 978-1-4842-0026-1
Online ISBN: 978-1-4842-0025-4
eBook Packages: Professional and Applied ComputingApress Access BooksProfessional and Applied Computing (R0)