Draw a contour in multiple passes of short interleaving segments
Line stippling converts a continuous contour into segments of a given length that are then rendered separately in multiple interleaving passes. Ignores hatches.
| Parameter | Default Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
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Length |
1 mm |
Length of segments |
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Overlap |
0 mm |
How much the length of individual segments should be increased to bleed into each other |
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Stipple count |
2-10000 |
In how many individual passes the available segments should be drawn |
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Only each ... layer |
1 layer |
Determines that only every n-th layer should be affected |
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Layer offset |
0 layers |
If the onlyeachlayer parameter is larger than 1, there is ambiguity where the layer selection should start. A layer offset allows you to control the behavior, for example, use either each second layer, or each second-plus-one-th layer. |
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Segment grouping |
0-10000 segments |
When saving the toolpath file, this option splits the collection of segment lines created by this filter into groups of the defined count. Each group will be put into a separate $$HATCHES block. If this value is 0, there will only be one single $$HATCHES block holding all segments. Has otherwise no effect on the toolpath. |
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Randomized seam |
no |
If set to yes, the contour origin is moved randomly between layers so as to mitigate the artifact that might otherwise be caused running vertically across the layers. |
XML Configuration example code:
<linestippling segmentgrouping="500" count="3" entry="original" length="1.000" name="linestippling" overlap="0.200" seam="randomized"/>