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SLC interface
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Saves build data in the SLC format
The SLC file format was developed and disclosed to public as a neutral interface for its RPinstallations
by 3D Systems. Thus, other suppliers, as for example Solidscape, now use the SLC
format for the import of slice data as well.
The SLC format can be used as the interface format for the transfer of build data to the machine
control software of the RP device. As a pre-requisite for this, the machine control software must
be able to import and process SLC data.
There are three different types of SLC files according to the subdivision of the build data into
contours, hatches and supports. In case of the SLC format, it is not possible to combine those
types into one single data file. Therefore, different build data as for example contours and
supports must be saved in separate SLC files.
Hence, the SLC Interfacer offers the possibility to divide the build data generated in VisCAM into
several data files. The separate data files are then imported one after the other and joined by the
machine control without a loss of the geometric significance of the individual build data.
HINT: This means that, for example, you can export only the supports and combine them with
contours and hatches that have been generated with another software.
Dialog of the SLC Interfacer
Format
Export unit: Determines the unit of measurement used for the coordinates of the generated SLC
files. You can choose between inch and mm. The data files are then accordingly converted
during the export and saved to the SLC file.
Write multiple files
The CLI Interfacer analyses which of the different types of build data are contained in the slice
data and shows these in the corresponding dialog. An individual extension can be chosen for
each type of build data. It is added to the file name chosen in the file dialog of the function Save
as. If a certain type of build data does not exist in the slice data, the corresponding edit fields
are disabled.
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