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  Re: from povray to stl (or any other 3d print format)  
From: Christian Froeschlin
Date: 26 Dec 2015 22:16:29
Message: <567f580d$1@news.povray.org>
There may be some roundabout way via volumetric data, i.e.
generate an image stack from slices directly from POV-Ray by
intersecting your geometry with thin boxes (you can use the
animation feature to move its y position based on clock).

Naively one might expect that such data is already suitable
for additive printing techniques that build an object layer
by layer, but I have no experience with 3d printers and a web
search indicates most tools are geared to slice from stl and
generate g-code from that.

However there are use cases for volumetric images data e.g.
to print medical data from CT scan etc. One route might be to
load the stack into ImageJ and generate a mesh there (and then
try some other tools to clean up the mesh etc).


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