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Recalculate contour resolution
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Recalculates the resolution of the contours
The precision of the contour resolution determines the amount of data the slice model needs in
memory. By reducing the contour resolution calculations on the slice data are faster and the file
size of slice models is reduced.
Having regard to the defined tolerance δ , redundant contour points are removed from the slice
contours. At this, δ is the distance between the point and the contour curve ρ which is created
after the point is deleted.
Tolerance for the contour resolution
Here you can define the tolerance value δ that is used for the contour resolution.
HINT: Below the machine precision in the xy-plane, an optimization of the resolution does not
have any effects on the quality of the build parts.
The contour points removed by the optimization remain in memory at first and can be retrieved
using the function Resolve contour resolution. However, the removed points are not saved if you
save the slice model.
Reference: Show contour changes, Show original data, Resolve contour resolution
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