How to create a vase mode for any parametric geometry (3D Printing)

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I am a college student preparing vase mode followed with G-code Generation that can be applied for any parametric geometry using grasshopper. I have also uploaded the file for which I am working. Please help me :sob: :sob:.

Girder Trial.gh (11.3 KB)

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I downdloaded your file:

  • For now I see two options:
  1. Use the contours you have and set a seampoint, cut the contour a couple of mm’s,
  • connect the endpoints to the lower and next level, to get a continuous line.
  1. For a real vase mode, you need a spiralized curve going up. I did not test this my self, but would start with a twist to get a big helix around your brep.
    a. Pull curve to surface. Not sure this will work, but nice to give it a try.
    b. Divide the spiral and use brep closest point is another option, and use interpolate curve to connect them to a curve on the brep.

Regards, Eef

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You do know that your initial Brep can be successfully sliced using Vase mode, and it’s output GCode will print OK, yes?

Here’s a screenshot of Orca slicer’s vase mode output:

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