Software
Slicer
Also known as: slicer · laminador · rebanador · programa para impresora 3d · software de laminado
Short definition
A slicer is the program that cuts a 3D model into horizontal layers and generates the G-code with the paths, temperatures and speeds the printer will execute.
Full definition
It is the link between the file you downloaded and the machine. The slicer decides everything the model does not contain: how many perimeters each wall has, what infill percentage goes inside, where supports are needed, how fast the head moves and at what temperature the material melts. That is why the same part comes out well or badly depending on who sliced it. In Mexico the anglicism 'slicer' is used far more than 'laminador', which is the Spanish-from-Spain form. The most used are Bambu Studio, OrcaSlicer, PrusaSlicer and Cura for filament, and Lychee and CHITUBOX for resin.
Related terms
- G-codeG-code is the instruction file the printer executes line by line: where to move each axis, how much filament to extrude and what temperature to hold at each moment.
- Layer heightLayer height is the vertical thickness of each deposited band of material, and it is the setting that most affects visible quality and print time at the same time.
- InfillInfill is the internal structure the slicer generates inside the part, expressed as a percentage of material relative to a solid block.
- Perimeters (walls)Perimeters are the outline passes the extruder traces at the edge of each layer; their number defines the real wall thickness of the part.
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