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From: The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid>
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Subject: Re: News : ARM Trying to Buy AmperComputing
Date: Thu, 23 Jan 2025 16:32:51 +0000
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On 23/01/2025 15:46, D wrote:

>>> I think you can download stl files and then just upload them with some
>>> kind of print software. That's what I would expect at least.
>>
No print software needed.  That is te 3D printers job.

STL files are 3D SURFACES made of triangles. A text based description of 
a point in X,Y,Z coordinates,.
The conversion of that to a GERBER file, which is of the form 'pen up, 
move to point X, draw line (or plastic) to point Y, is the job of the 
SLCER program, that takes STL 3D shapes and outputs a printer and 
plastic specific file with extra paramteres like temperature, line 
speed, and so on, and may alos incororate supports fotr overhanoing 
structures as well.

>> You're assuming someone has already designed the sort of item you want.
>> There are a lot of projects that do provide files for the components but
>> they're not one-offs.
> 
> This is the truth! I would expect someone, somewhere to have done 90% of 
> what I want to do. Tweaking the last 10% surely cannot be rocket science.
> 

Well the main problem in MY cases is that I dont work in STL as a raw 
form, I work in another 3D cad format and only export the STLs as a 
final step to send to the slicer.

Sop modding an STL is non trivial

>>>
>>>> Or, if you're me, you shuffle out to the shed and paw through the
>>>> materials, adhesives, fasteners, and tools to see what you can whack
>>>> together.
>>>
>>> This path would work well for a rough proof of concept.
>>
>> Most things I do are rough proof of concepts. Putting concepts into
>> production is usually boring.
> 
> I like production! It has always earned me good money! =D

Me too.
Affordable CAD and things like  laser or CNC cutters and 3D printers and 
online PCB guys who take PCB files and money and turn them into PCBS is 
just GREAT.

I just solder it all together screw it in the case and get stuck in on 
the interesting part - the software!

-- 
The New Left are the people they warned you about.