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Additive Manufacturing Preparation

Learn how to slice your parts and get them prepared for additive manufacturing

  • How to visualize overhang and draft angles?
  • How to generate and export slice data for SLS/SLM/DMLS
  • How to create and export slices
  • How to use Minimum Height Orientation
  • How to use Minimum Support Orientations
  • How to Use B&W Image Slicing
  • How to use Bounding Box 2D Nesting
  • How to slice by tiers
  • How to generate bar supports under a part
  • How to export slice data to Renishaw QuantAM
  • How to determine the area and lengths of slices
  • How is the progress bar of the slice body block calculated?
  • Smoothened Bodies are creating incomplete slices
  • How do I line up the part and CLI file when I import them to QuantAM?
  • How to determine the wall thickness of any implicit body in each slice layer
  • My slices are taking too long to process
  • I'm trying to slice an object but I get the error "Inconsistent layer height"

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