Slic3r in Depth
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Additive Manufacturing File Format (AMF) was developed in response
to the limited nature of the STL format. In addition to describing the
geometry of the 3D model it can also describe colours and materials, as
well as more complex attributes, such as gradient mixes and multiple
object arrangements (constellations). Whilst the format is deemed a
standard it has yet to be widely adopted in the 3D maker community.
Finding Models
The 3D model files may come from an online repository, such as Thingiverse
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or GrabCAD
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or be created from a CAD program, such as FreeCAD
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,
OpenSCAD
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, or an online CAD tool such as Shapesmith
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.
You may wish to view the files before slicing and there are many free
applications available: Meshlab
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or FreeCAD which can both be used to
import, view, and repair STL models.
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http://www.thingiverse.com
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http://grabcad.com
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http://sourceforge.net/projects/free-cad
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http://www.openscad.org
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http://shapesmith.net
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http://www.meshlab.org
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