Re: News : ARM Trying to Buy AmperComputing

On 23/01/2025 15:46, D wrote:

I think you can download stl files and then just upload them with some
kind of print software. That's what I would expect at least.

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No print software needed.  That is te 3D printers job.
STL files are 3D SURFACES made of triangles. A text based description of a point in X,Y,Z coordinates,.
The conversion of that to a GERBER file, which is of the form 'pen up, move to point X, draw line (or plastic) to point Y, is the job of the SLCER program, that takes STL 3D shapes and outputs a printer and plastic specific file with extra paramteres like temperature, line speed, and so on, and may alos incororate supports fotr overhanoing structures as well.

You're assuming someone has already designed the sort of item you want.
There are a lot of projects that do provide files for the components but
they're not one-offs.

 This is the truth! I would expect someone, somewhere to have done 90% of what I want to do. Tweaking the last 10% surely cannot be rocket science.
 

Well the main problem in MY cases is that I dont work in STL as a raw form, I work in another 3D cad format and only export the STLs as a final step to send to the slicer.
Sop modding an STL is non trivial

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Or, if you're me, you shuffle out to the shed and paw through the
materials, adhesives, fasteners, and tools to see what you can whack
together.

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This path would work well for a rough proof of concept.

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Most things I do are rough proof of concepts. Putting concepts into
production is usually boring.

 I like production! It has always earned me good money! =D

Me too.
Affordable CAD and things like  laser or CNC cutters and 3D printers and online PCB guys who take PCB files and money and turn them into PCBS is just GREAT.
I just solder it all together screw it in the case and get stuck in on the interesting part - the software!
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