I am trying to visualize how I want to paint my first project. I exported the SVG file which is the design geometry. I tried using that data in Inkscape to color the “pockets” but it was mildly informative. The SVG data was fine.
I was thinking that an STL export of the resulting mesh ( same as the simulation generates ) would be useful in an outside program to apply colors for people like me that can’t envision possible colored results.
If you have toolpaths, you can use a 3rd party tool to generate an STL from a G-code file — Camotics does this, if you don’t encounter any difficulties with how it interprets the G-code.
You’ll also need to create the tooling you’re using in its format — I have the Carbide 3D tooling at:
and you’ll also need to comment out the G53 moves (or configure Camotics to understand the machine working envelope?)
As per usual you have a free effective answer. Impressive.
For coloring it’s off to learn enough of Blender or whatever else you might have in that tool bag .
Thank you !
Don’t thank me — thank the programmers who make all this opensource stuff — back before they were competitors, I donated a bit to that project.
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