PrintPoint

class compas_slicer.geometry.PrintPoint(pt, layer_height, mesh_normal)[source]

A PrintPoint consists of a compas.geometry.Point, and additional attributes related to the printing process.

Attributes:

pt (compas.geometry.Point) – A compas Point consisting out of x, y, z coordinates.
layer_height (float) – The distance between the point on this layer and the previous layer. For planar slicing this is the vertical distance, for curved slicing this is absolute distance.
mesh_normal (compas.geometry.Vector) – Normal of the mesh at this PrintPoint.
up_vector (compas.geometry.Vector) – Vector in up direction. For planar slicing this corresponds to the z axis, for curved slicing it varies.
frame (compas.geometry.Frame) – Frame with x-axis pointing up, y-axis pointing towards the mesh normal.
extruder_toggle (bool) – True if extruder should be on (when printing), False if it should be off (when travelling).
velocity (float) – Velocity to use for printing (print speed), in mm/s.
wait_time (float) – Time in seconds to wait at this PrintPoint.

Methods

`__init__`(pt, layer_height, mesh_normal)
`from_data`(data)	Construct a PrintPoint from its data representation.
`get_frame`()	Returns a Frame with x-axis pointing up, y-axis pointing towards the mesh normal.
`to_data`()	Returns a dictionary of structured data representing the data structure.

Inherited Methods