On Wed, 29 Jan 1997, Atif Mehmet Yardimci wrote:
> On Wed, 29 Jan 1997, Drew Brown wrote:
>
> > ralott@CCGATE.HAC.COM wrote:
> > >
> > > (1) The ability to generate both direct and containment supports at
> > > the same time, as decided by a predetermined ratio of area (X-Y) to
> > > height (Z).
> > >
> > > (2) Better lighting inside the cabinet.
> > >
> > >
> >
> > How about:
> > - some alternative support structures to minimize support drawing time.
> > - permanent platforms.
> > - larger spools of support material.
> > - speed!
> > Just some thoughts to get the ball rolling.
> >
>
> or:
>
> o road rendering in quickslice
> o a diagnostic panel on the machine which shows current z-level
> and x-y coordinates
> o sml-editing capability in quickslice
> o automatic positioner for nozzle
> o lighter head with more nozzles and/or materials
> o better (more?) environment temperature sensors
> o more even air circulation in build envelope
> o and more respect for WindowsNT boxes 8-) [two-way serial
> communication programs to replace ssend command for on-the-fly
> modifications and better soft diagnostics/control]
>
> Best,
>
> Atif Yardimci
>
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>
>
>
and
# Support structures which can be melted out or dissolved
using a chemical agent. This would help to create models with more
complexities and also complete assemblies on FDM.
The road rendering option was present in the in QuickSlice ver. 2.0c.
It was of immense help. But for some unknown reasons, this feature has
been removed in ver. 3.0b .
REGARDS
nagendra
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NAGENDRA H. V E-mail : snakes@mecheng.iisc.ernet.in
Project Associate
CAD & Robotics Laboratory
Department of Mechanical Engineering
INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE
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