Main menu reference

Maps area of enclosed contours against layer height in a dedicated view

Switches visibility of the gradation and axis labels drawn in the slice view

Saves the entire Netfabb project

Moves back or forward in the editing history of the current project and the current Netfabb session.

Requests a new display name for the currently selected item if applicable or permissible

Requests a new display color for the currently selected item if applicable or permissible

Copy sets a "pointer" to the currently selected item or items if applicable or permissible. On using Paste, the pointer's target is cloned and inserted into the project in position, orientation, and with the properties of the original.

Deletes the selected item from the project if applicable or permissible

Freezes and finalizes slice data generation into original hatches and contours, removes the original, and inserts the result as new slice stack in the project tree

Unless this command is used, processing slice stacks with the various slice filters is parametric; any visualization in the 3D view happens on the fly, per displayed slice layer. This enables a level of non-destructive editing where generation parameters remain editable even after running a filter and even subsequent filters on slice data.

This on-the-fly calculation cost is usually acceptable during work when only a static view of individual slice layers is required. However, during slicing preview, when multiple slice layers are shown in rapid succession, this calculation cost can severely impact performance. Using this command frees up calculation capacity but loses access to the generation parameters involved.

• Processes either selected stacks only or, if none are selected, processes all stacks present
• Using Undo remains available to restore the original parametric slice.

Opens slice files for import.

Selects all slices in the current Slices section, including those set to invisible

Clears any selection

Deselects any slice stacks currently selected, selects any slice stacks that are not

Translates the selected slice stacks in X, Y, and Z

Moving stacks in non-integer multiples of slice thickness is available. Only during export are slices sampled at the desired final slice thickness.

Moves the original, does not generate a new stack

Rotates the selected slice stacks around Z

When multiple stacks are selected, they are rotated around the common center of the bounding boxes of the slice stacks involved.

Rotates the original, does not generate a new stack

Scales the selected slice stacks in X, Y, and Z

When multiple stacks are selected, they are scaled around the common center of the bounding boxes of the slice stacks involved.

Scaling in Z scales the slice thickness to achieve the overall scaling.

• Generates new stacks
• Using Extended > Restore originals adds the original stacks back to the tree but does not restore the parametric link.

Mirrors the selected slice stack about the X or Y axis with an optional offset

If the offset for the mirroring axis not specified, the geometric center of the slice stack's bounding box is used.

Provides three methods to create and arrange clones of the current selection

• Same position: Places all clones in the original position and orientation
• Fill platform: Uses the dimensions of the Parts platform that is the parent of the current Slices section to generate and arrange slice stack copies
• Rectangular: Generates the number of clones specified along the three cardinal axes

The selected slice stack is centered and focused in the slice view.

All slice stacks are centered and focused in the slice view, even stacks currently set to be invisible.

Enables a drag&drop frame selection in the view to specify an area on which to zoom and focus

Control visibility of slice stacks

Opens Export slices dialog for generating slice files from the slice data present and/or selected

Exports information across all layers and for all layer stacks present combined to a CSV file

Example:

Layer,  Layer Height [mm], Area [mm²], Contours [mm], Hatches [mm]
      1,     0.000,        0.00,        0.00,        0.00
      2,     1.000,    22213.21,     1122.89,        0.00
      3,     1.333,    23187.62,     1122.88,        0.00

• layer number
• height
• enclosed area
• open and closed contour length sum
• hatch length sum