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G-code generator for 3D printers (RepRap, Makerbot, Ultimaker etc.)
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[Feature Request] Join parts with "face to bed selector" #1425

Open mperino opened 5 years ago

mperino commented 5 years ago

Version

1.41.2+Linux64

Operating system type + version

Ubuntu kernel 4.13.0

Behavior

This is a new feature request. It would be very useful to have a "Join" feature, that worked similarly to the "surface to bed" selector. You would be able to select a face, then be prompted "To bed" or "Join to Another surface". If you selected "Another surface", it would allow you to use the same surface selector to select a surface on another object that is loaded.

codiac2600 commented 5 years ago

I'm totally interested in a feature like this.

bubnikv commented 5 years ago

How is this feature supposed to work? Do you have a real world scenario?

mperino commented 5 years ago

Yes, I do.
The real world scenario is that sometimes model makers produce a bunch of STL that you would like to merge into one single part. The surface selector for "Place on Face" is pretty awesome, and it would be great to have a tool that is the opposite of the "Cut" that merges together 2 parts using the same selector.

So as a visual example: 2 parts on the build plate: image Select One Face: image Select the Second Face: image

Then Prusa Slicer merges the two parts by aligning the two faces (face center to face center). If there are multiple mapping orientations, it picks the one at the smallest rotation angle to merge.