Hey,
as i am currently working on visualizing the “Toolpath” for a 3d printing machine i am interested if this is possible with vtk (pretty sure it is…)
So the Data i have is in a .cli File (COMMON LAYER INTERFACE (CLI)).
I have a python script, which extracts the important information out of this cli file.
what i have as DataFrame object is the following:
partID z x1 y1 x2 y2
0 0 0.06 -30.073443 -21.202196 -30.086403 -21.220032
1 0 0.06 -30.014813 -21.291629 -29.992539 -21.260965
2 0 0.06 -29.911639 -21.319751 -29.943213 -21.363209
3 0 0.06 -29.871622 -21.434806 -29.830735 -21.378523
4 0 0.06 -29.749834 -21.437311 -29.800023 -21.506386
The partID doesnt matter here.
The information is basicly showing the so called Layer (or build-height in mm) as z-value, and the start (x1, y1) and endpoint (x2, y2) of the Laser path (The Scanning Vector of the Laser Toolpath) in a building space.
What i Like to View is something Like an Arrow or quiver plot for each Layer (for same z-values), a bit like this one shown here, but for a whole build part from z=0 to z=max in 3D
Any hints how to start?
Thx and BR