Slicer (3D printing)

It facilitates the conversion of a 3D object model to specific instructions for the printer.

This is particularly usable in fused filament fabrication and other related 3D printing processes.

[1][2][3] A slicer initially segments the object as a stack of flat layers.

It then describes these layers through linear movements of the 3D printer's extruder, the fixation laser, or an equivalent component.

[4] All these movements, together with some specific printer commands like the ones to control the extruder temperature or bed temperature, are ultimately compiled in the G-code file.

Different densities of infill (in yellow), as generated by Cura slicer, from solid to hollow.
Support structure (in blue) generated by Cura software.
Comparative of base layers (in blue): a) skirt; b) brim; c) raft, generated by Cura software