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Nimitz
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Can Gcode be converted back to STL?

I have a Gcode file that I want to slice into smaller parts as the print keeps failing before completion - its a very thin tall wall sort of file.  Is it possible to do this without starting from scratch since this piece has already been sliced from the original large piece .

Posted : 12/12/2022 1:39 pm
Diem
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Not without considerable difficulty, far better to go back to the original CAD and export new STLs.

Cheerio,

Posted : 12/12/2022 2:56 pm
JustMe3D
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RE: Can Gcode be converted back to STL?

Will it not be sufficient to cut it in pieces with the slicer´s cutting tool?

Regards

Chris

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Posted : 12/12/2022 8:14 pm
Nimitz
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Topic starter answered:
RE: Can Gcode be converted back to STL?

There is no way to cut (slice) something that has been converted to Gcode as far as i can tell. STL files? Sure but my file has already been converted to Gcode …

Posted : 13/12/2022 1:22 am
Nimitz
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Topic starter answered:
RE: Can Gcode be converted back to STL?

That’s what I thought … luckily I wasn’t completely stupid and left the original STL file that I sliced into pieces open so I was to do a couple of ‘undo’ commands and get to where I needed

Posted : 13/12/2022 1:24 am
Diem
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left the original STL file that I sliced into pieces open so I was to do a couple of ‘undo’ commands and get to where I needed

Better to do the cutting in the original CAD where it is easier to insert keyways and registraton points.

Cheerio,

Posted : 13/12/2022 6:00 pm
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