Chris,
StlView by Igor Tebelev (websearch his name) will produce dxf slices at a
specified interval and dump all to a single file. Autocad can import this and
you may be able to write a LISP (programming interface for AC) routine to send
the discreet slices to separate files. You could try contacting Tebelev - he
could probably cut a special version for you. It may be possible to do the
whole job in AutoCad.
You might also check with JewelCad as well as any STL viewer - they usually
support SLC format which is used by some layer-technology machines. However, to
the current best of my knowledge, the stumbling block will be the discreet file
requirement.
Another possible format to look into is HPGL (Hewlett-Packard Graphics
Language).
Please let me know what you find.
Best regards,
Paul S
Chris McDonald wrote:
> Does any one know where I can find software to slice an STL file and output
> the individual layers as seperate files - dxf or some 2D format? I am
> interested in the actual code to do this. Or does anyone have some insight
> on how to go about writing a program to do this?
>
> Thanks,
> Chris
>
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