Tool for splitting bigger model like terrain into printable tiles.

Using Bash and OpenSCAD binaries, created on Linux, but it can be for sure use under cygwin or in any linux virtualmachine.

Usage:

bash ./TileSplitter.sh --sourceModel "SourceModel.stl" --outputName "OutputModelName"

What tool does:

Tool Output are tiles in STL format of specified tileSizeX and tileSizeY in directory Output.
Tool also can cut bottom of tile to decrease printable size if possible.
Tool expects sourceModel is sitting on Z 0 or it can be adjusted with offset argument, same X and Y offsets.

Adresses are now counted from 1x1, because I added dots for identify Xaddress(bottom X side) and squares for Y address(left Y side).

Tool arguments and example defaults:

• source model
  sourceModel="Example.stl";

• offset on X axis, depends on source model
  modelOffsetX=300

• offset on Y axis, depends on source model
  modelOffsetY=300

• offset on Z axis, depends on source model
  modelOffsetZ=0

• maximum size on axis X, to be able create boolean objects
  modelSizeX=800

• maximum size on axis Y, to be able create boolean objects
  modelSizeY=800

• maximum size on axis Z, to be able create boolean objects
  modelSizeZ=100

• size on X for one tile
  tileSizeX=160

• size on Y for one tile
  tileSizeY=160

• size on Z which will be cut from bottom
  tileSizeCutBottom=20

• destination where tiles will be saved
  outputDir="Output"

• base name for output stl files
  outputName="ExampleTile"

• draw identifiers dot for X, square for Y address (1 means on 0 off)
  drawSideNumbers=1

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