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Does Shark FX Support 3D printers. (#4506)
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Roger Barrette  
#1 Posted : Thursday, September 20, 2012 11:58:51 AM(UTC)
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Hi everyone,

A consultant that I am working with is interested in knowing if Shark FX can work with 3D printers direct or will we need some extra readers or other software?

Any info will be greatly appreciated.
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rockyroad_us  
#2 Posted : Thursday, September 20, 2012 2:24:55 PM(UTC)
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Usually 3D printers have their own proprietor software. You just import the .stl file or other format into the software and the software makes its own flow pattern to make the 3d part. Hope this helps.
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misterrogers  
#3 Posted : Thursday, September 20, 2012 2:48:21 PM(UTC)
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I've had great success printing out 1/4 and 1/8 scale models of furniture on a fuse deposition modeler. As Rockyroad said, all I needed was to export my geometry as an .stl file.
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BPL-RFE  
#4 Posted : Thursday, September 20, 2012 11:19:09 PM(UTC)
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Hello Roger.

Have you read [URL="http://www.shapeways.com/tutorials/viacad"]this Article on Shapeways[/URL] (they do rapid prototype parts) ?

Roland
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billbedford  
#5 Posted : Friday, September 21, 2012 3:15:02 AM(UTC)
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Almost all 3D printing machines use STL as their input files. The software that coverts the STL and drives the machines is almost always proprietary and is supplied by the machine vendor. Shark will export STL. However many complex STL file will have flaws which need to be repaired, for this there is[URL="http://www.netfabb.com/basic.php"] Netfabb[/URL], which is free for the basic program.
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jol  
#6 Posted : Friday, September 21, 2012 1:34:40 PM(UTC)
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I always send OBJ files - they seem to come back better
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dnns  
#7 Posted : Thursday, October 11, 2012 1:10:52 AM(UTC)
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Depends on the 3D printer. Most are driven with G-code. Most come with their own software. Shark doesn't do G-code. You send your .stl or whatever to a front end that converts it to the motion that the printer needs. Once converted, the G-code is trickled to the machine, which tells it things like move X+50mm and deposit some goo to make the shape.

I believe Netfabb generates G-Code as well as does all it's other work (like mesh repair)
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