This program is meant to be used together with Vector Slicer (https://github.com/Zmmyslony/Vector_Slicer) in order to translate the generated print paths from a pixel based sequence of coordinates that Vector Slicer generates, into a gcode files.
The output files have been tested using System 30M by Hyrel 3D printer using KR2 printhead with UV array, and Prusa MK4S with PLA filament.
Before running the files need to be first sliced using Vector Slicer and environment variables need to set according to installation guide for the Vector Slicer. If this step is omitted, the output directory should be specified within the code.
Please cite following publication if you use any part of this code in work you publish or distribute:
[1] Michał Zmyślony M., Klaudia Dradrach, John S. Biggins,
Slicing vector fields into tool paths for additive manufacturing of nematic elastomers,
Additive Manufacturing, Volume 97, 2025, 104604, ISSN 2214-8604, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addma.2024.104604.
Software is published without any guarantee or promise of maintenance. It was developed for internal use, and is published without extensive documentation.
