is there an easy tool to slice my stl to X slices?
You like to divide you stl file in to several parts ?
yes, so I can print each one separately
You can use Fusion360 or https://www.tinkercad.com/
or meshmixer
Autodesk Slicer
meshmixer works well edit - plane cut - then be sure to select slice - keep both - and then seperate shells - fast and easy
Seconding Meshmixer, easy and simple.
@Fred_U plus its so useful in other ways.
@Doug_Rector Very much so. It’s my go-to program for 3D model work, but probably because it was the first one I put any real time into learning.
managed with 360 fusion, thanks
Slicer for fusion 360, easy
I will need help, as I failed
I need to slice this object as an example, into let’s say 10 pieces stacked from top pt bottom. Can someone walk me though using any of the mentioned above tools? https://www.dropbox.com/s/nfuqz6tqa8kev3v/lamp006.stl?dl=0
There may be a problem with the model, especially if you are going to print each slice separately. The model appears to be a cube with a cone on top of it, although the cone is not centered on the cube top, but slightly offset. I performed a Meshmixer, Edit, Plane cut and used the curved control in the center of the tool to rotate the plane to 90° and got this result:
If the bottom of the cube is supposed to be open, it should be open in the created construction prior to slicing. For the moment, presuming the construction is correct or corrected, using Meshmixer, import the lamp file.
Select Edit, Plane Cut. It will drop into the middle of the model vertically, approximately 40mm from the bottom. If you want an even 8 mm slices, use the vertical arrow of the tool to drag the tool downwards until the display reads 8.00:
Be sure to change the entry in the upper left dialog box to “Slice (keep both)” in order to have the individual portions available for export.
When you click Apply, you will have what appears to be the full model, although it will be segmented.
Once the slices are completed, use the Edit menu and select Separate Shells. This will cause the object browser to appear with each individual segment listed.
Unfortunately, due to the construction of this model, the results I have are a collection of unprintable segments.
Something is broken in the original model. If you used Sketchup to create it, consider a different resource.
I just used an obj I drafted for this example, it has no meaning, I see how
I can split in meshmixer, using above description, but it will split to two
pieces, I want many.
@Roni_Segoly repeat the process as needed
And run through netfabb to fix errors before slicing