About Lua in Netfabb

Introduction

Lua is netfabb's method of choice to facilitate automation tasks inside the software, available in Netfabb Ultimate. One particular advantage is that, while not necessary, a Lua script may work on an entirely different project than currently loaded in Netfabb, if any. Lua may be used in the following areas:

1. Netfabb default module
2. Slice Commander
3. Selective Space Structures (3S)

For the Lua reference on 3S, please the relevant section.

Lua Support Scope

Netfabb supports generally the version 5.1 of the Lua language definition, see: http://www.lua.org/manual/5.1/

Of the Lua 5.1 standard, Netfabb supports the core language specification as well as elected libraries.

Lua Library	Support	Comment
Base	Yes, with exceptions	Some exceptions: dofile: use system:executescriptfile() print: use system:log() instead
Coroutine Manipulation	Yes
Modules	No	Use system:executescriptfile()
String manipulation	Yes
Table manipulation	Yes
Mathematical Functions	Yes
Input and output Facilities	No
Operating System Facilities	No
The Debug library	No

Find the scripting reference here: https://knowledge.autodesk.com/community/article/83606