Need to batch edit a lot of files - would love to get your help! 🙂
Hello! I have few cases in which I need to work on hundredts of .stl files and make a simple modifications to them. I am trying to look for some batch editing ideas for a few days but I am running in circles right now. I don't even know which software to use, best would be possible to work with comand line. I have already tried Prusa Slicer Console and Slic3r console, but they do not have the required options.
Case 1 - I need to batch simplify models. I have pretty simple models (for human perception) that have way too much triangles - over 1 milion, they can weight over 300 MB and simplifiyng them in Prusa by only a small steps already gives me models that are 30x lighter and don't loose any details.
How could I do it massively with automation?
Case 2 - I have hundreds of models that I need to make simple changes on them - increase Z, Cut in given Z, store only the lower part, resize. All of those tasks are 100% the same and repeatable.
How could I do it massively with automation?
Would love to get any ideas guys and girls 🙂 Thanks!
Case 1: PS doesn't expose Simplify to the command line. To get a lighter gcode it's worth experimenting with the --gcode-resolution and --resolution parameters; use --help-fff to get a full list.
Case 2: This sort of operation might be doable with sed, awk, perl or even python, you will need a good understanding of regex.
It may be better to go back to whichever CAD software you are using and look for quality settings there.
Cheerio,