Last year @kev.r was able to get this dome slicer (see attached) to work. This Slicer doesn’t work on a simple cylinder … Why not? Please help. [image] Slicing Dome, creates offset with duplicate data, What am I missing? Grasshopper I’m trying to Slice a partial dome, but…

You didn’t internalize your “cylinder” (with a hole) so I created one with components. But I don’t understand what you are trying to do? Seems odd to use contour curves as the input to Deconstruct Arc? If you want planes, why not just create the planes instead of using Contour? Slice Test_kr_202…

Slice Test_kr internalized data.gh (42.1 KB) Attached is the cylinder with the internalized data @Joseph_Oster I don’t want planes, I want a tool path … the contours create a tool path and generate g-code The files you provided doesn’t provide X and Y coordinates [image]

[image] MJD: I don’t want planes, I want a tool path … You are using planes derived from contour curves. Why bother with contours when you can create planes directly? Oh well…

Wait a minute… All you needed was to 1) read the error message on the red component and 2) filter out lines that break Deconstruct Arc (white group). :man_facepalming: [Slice Test_kr_2023May17d] Slice Test_kr_2023May17d.gh (40.9 KB)

@Joseph_Oster Somethings not right … when I run the g-code it through the simulator is one flat circle [image]

[image] MJD: Somethings not right … It’s your code, eh, not mine. What do you think is wrong?

Using the code I posted at the bottom of the thread you referenced above: [image] Slicing Dome, creates offset with duplicate data, What am I missing? Grasshopper Came up with this after some googling and experimenting: [221005_gcode_02] [221005_gcode_01] Slice Test_…

@kev.r , Thank you so Much … What was wrong with the 3dm model?

[image] MJD: What was wrong with the 3dm model? The top and bottom of your tube is split into 2 surfaces. [tube] This produces 4 “Line-Like Curves” at the output of the Contour component which causes errors when input to the Deconstruct Arc component. You could cull these “Line-Like Curv…

Modify Dome Slicer to Slice cylinder?

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MJD May 24, 2023, 2:50pm 11

@kev.r now … how difficult will it be to modify this slicer to recognize holes in the cylinder? I don’t know where to begin.

Slice Test_kr2_with holes.gh (79.5 KB)

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Modify Dome Slicer to Slice cylinder?

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