This is a post-processing script to enable smooth(-ish) non-planar top surfaces through a process I've come to call "Z Anti-Aliasing", to differentiate it from true non-planar top surfaces. Maybe "Surface Layer Contouring" would be a better name.
This script is not super user friendly, but should be fine as a proof-of-concept to hopefully get this implemented in slicers directly.
- Close to zero extra printing time cost
- Works on any model
- Works on any surface (not just the top most like many other projects)
- Sub-layer z-details. You can finally add surface textures in your 3d editor!
- Greatly improved surface finish of shallow angle surfaces
- Supports most of the slicer features
- Only works in OrcaSlicer
- Non-planar extrusion flow is not great and needs further testing
- Overlapping/double extrusion (this might be solveable by using ironing lines)
- Random artifacts in walls (this might be solveable by using ironing lines)
- Only STLs are supported
- Requres inner/outer wall order
- Only Klipper is supported (marlin could be done with some more work)
- Layer height is less flexible towards coarse heights
- Ironing support
- Smooth flow transition
- Flow normalization (right now speed is kept constant)
- Travel moves!
- Overhang z contouring
- Integrate properly into OrcaSlicer
- Arc (G2/G3) support
- Slice normally
- Create a new directory for the plate models
- For each object on the plate, right click and select "Export as one STL..." and save it as the exact object name to the directory
- Export the gcode file
- Run the script as
python gcodezaa [path to gcode] -o [path to output] -m [path to the stl directory]
You can use PrusaSlicer to preview the generated GCode, though line height and width will not be displayed properly.
Disable Arc fitting
- Note down the x and y position of your object
- Slice normally
- Create a new directory for the plate model
- Add the following to the post-processing script
python path/to/gcodezaa -m path/to/models -n object_name.stl -p x,y;
