Usage: sif2ssl input_file.sif output_file.ssl
This script provides one-step SIF to SSL processing. It reads the input SIF file and slices it in the input orientation with layer thickness .01, resolves any booleans in the resulting LSIF file using OpenGL calls, and converts the flattened LSIF file to the SSL slice format used by the Stratasys FDM machine's QuickSlice 6.2 software. The script calls Sara's slicer program and Jianlin's glsif program to perform these tasks. The output file can then be read into QuickSlice to generate supports and produce toolpaths.
Note that the sif2ssl script always uses a slice thickness of .01, which is the slice thickness in inches for our current FDM machine. If your SIF file is in units other than inches, or if you wanted to scale or rotate the part before slicing, or your input is in STL, or take advantage of other slicer features such as epsilon vertex merging, then you should run the stand-alone slicer (followed by glsif) instead of using this script.
This page is maintained by
Sara McMains
E-mail: sara@cs.berkeley.edu
Last modified: 8/15/00
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