HSlice

A slicer / G-code generator for RepRap firmwares written in Haskell, using Projective Geometric Algebra.

To compile:

Run make from the root directory of this repository.

To run:

Run ./extcuraengine with options:

• -l infile Name of the ASCII STL file to read (default is in.stl)
• -o outfile Name of file to output to (default is out.gcode)

All other settings are supplied in KEY=VALUE form, using the keys that CURA defines in it's JSON file. for instance:

• -s machine_width=200 -s machine_depth=200 -s machine_height=100 -s machine_nozzle_size=0.35 -s material_diameter=2.85 -s outer_inset_first=False -s infill_sparse_density=100

FAQ

Wait but...why?

Haskell all of the things.

No but like...why Haskell?

Functional programming is beautiful, and gets us closer to perfection.

What sick, twisted masochists did this?

Catherine Moresco and Noah Halford are two fourth-year undergraduates at the University of Chicago who originally wrote this.

Julia Longtin is the developer that picked it up, and is cleaning it off, to run her printers.

Can I contribute?

Pull requests welcome. Drop by #implicitcad on freenode IRC, or sign up for the implicitcad mailing list, OR email the author at julia.longtin@gmail.com!