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How can I automate the stl slicing and export using python?
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· How can I automate the stl slicing and export using python?
You don't need to get anything from git. Install cura and as part of that installation there is an executable called the "engine" - I think it's "curaengine.exe" - something like that. That's the actual slicer part. Cura is the gui combined with curaengine. Anyway you can pass parameters to curaengine on the command line so you can call it from python or any other scripting language. This is documented on various parts of this forum. Just google within the forum for the engine like this:
site:ultimaker.com curaengine
Note that this is usually called the "command line interface" or CLI. Many programs (most?) have a command line interface - parameters that can be called from the console screen. But most people don't realize this.
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gr5 1,557
You don't need to get anything from git. Install cura and as part of that installation there is an executable called the "engine" - I think it's "curaengine.exe" - something like that. That's the actual slicer part. Cura is the gui combined with curaengine. Anyway you can pass parameters to curaengine on the command line so you can call it from python or any other scripting language. This is documented on various parts of this forum. Just google within the forum for the engine like this:
site:ultimaker.com curaengine
Note that this is usually called the "command line interface" or CLI. Many programs (most?) have a command line interface - parameters that can be called from the console screen. But most people don't realize this.
[edited to say curaengine]
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You meant "curaengine.exe".
Actually getting curaengine to slice with a full profile is not trivial, but can be done.
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