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I am looking for a way to grab the 3D CAD model of a part after slicing it. So I want to have the layered structure with the actual infill etc.

I am looking into FEA for FDM parts and would like to have a model of the actual printed part, as it comes out of the slicer tool. So far I am trying to grab the gcodes data and reconstruct it from there but this is very labor intensive as every layer has to be added separately.

Does anyone know of a slicer that allows for exporting the sliced part? Or another clever way of achieving this?

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The sliced part is only stored as a gcode file. In your CAD software you might be able to make a texture to apply to the surface of the part, and while not perfect, would give the impression of being 3d printed. Currently there is no way to go from gcode to solid part like you can the other way around.

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Okay thank you for your reply.

I guess I will try and reconstruct it from the gcode

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Maybe google gcode viewer or something like that? Don’t know if that may get you closer to what you are looking for.