Accel/Decel Loops

Designers of laser-based additive manufacturing systems now have the ability to generate control programs containing loops on idle laser paths that provide uniform laser exposure and protect laser scanning systems from overheating.
All looping parameters (speed, loop size, loop angle and timings) are user controlled.

Arrays of objects and duplication

A tool for quickly duplicating objects along the axes of the working volume has appeared:
– set the parameters of the gap between objects along the axes;
– use the “Duplicate” button to create an array of objects;
– press ctrl+D to create one duplicate of the object with a certain clearance along the axes.

Intersections detecting

When an AM system operator prepares a scene (table) with a large number of closely spaced objects, situations may arise when the objects intersect. To identify such cases, the function of displaying intersections is implemented.
Intersecting objects stand out brightly on the working scene and are highlighted in red in the Triangulatica Object manager.

Construction of auxiliary walls for sand printing

In BinderJet sand printing systems (printing sand cores for casting) it is required to form sand retaining walls around the cores.
Now we support the construction of such walls with the setting of the binder supply channel.

The function of turning the model along the plane

When preparing desktops for 3D printing, there may be situations where the loaded objects are not oriented along the axes.
To simplify the arrangement of such objects on the desktop, the function “Rotate on a plane” has been introduced. The operator activates the function and points the one of the faces on the object with the mouse. Triangulatica rotates the entire object so that the selected face becomes parallel to the plane of the working scene.

Improved block support

Non-connected support blocks are easier to separate from the product after printing. Triangulatica introduced the mode of forming blocks of supporting structures of various sizes with controlled gaps between blocks.

Support by area

Complex objects when printed with metals using SLM technology require the installation of various types of supports in different zones.
Triangulatica implements the ability to generate support structures only for certain parts of the object:
– select the “Bottom” projection;
– activate the “Mark area for supports” mode;
– circle the desired zone by points;
– generate supports in the traditional way.

Linear supports in one pass

In order to get single-pass supports, it is enough to select the type “Linear supports” and enter a value equal to 0.000 mm (zero) in the parameter C (thickness). Such supporting structures will be serpentine in one direction, which will significantly reduce the printing time of the supporting structures.

Measurement tool

A measurement tool has been implemented with which you can find out the absolute distances along the axes and the shortest path between two points on the surface of the objects of the working scene:
– activate the measurement tool;
– select (with a mouse click) the first point on the surface of the work scene object;
– select the second point;
– the window will display the distances between points along the axes and the shortest distance.

New Safety parameter for supports

A new parameter has been introduced into the core of automatic generation of supporting structures – S (Safety). With this parameter, the operator can set the minimum distance from the support to the part of the object on the workscene, in order to avoid cases of merging of supports with parts of the printed object.

CCITT FAX 4 compression algorithm for .TIFF

The CCITT FAX4 compression algorithm has been introduced to obtain the minimum size of one-bit TIFF files for raster slicing.

New slicing export formats: .AFF, .WZA, .REA

Slicing export formats are now supported, which are used by various global vendors of additive manufacturing systems.

Improved slicing export to .CLI format

We continue to improve export to the most popular vector slicing format used by thousands of SLM, SLS and SLA printers around the world.
Now slicing supports is saved separately from slicing models. Also, now in .CLI supports all 3D lattice infills generated by Triangulatica.

Improved slicing export to .SLC format

Export to the simple slicing format .SLC has been improved by the developers of Triangulatica and now, when slicing, the operator receives 2 files: one .SLC contains only supports, and the other contains only objects.

Custom slicing options in G-code and additional meta-data

Developers of additive manufacturing systems regularly need to extend the capabilities of G-code with custom parameters.
Now you can add any custom parameters and customize their behavior depending on the part of the slice (wall, additional wall, shading, 3D fill).
Also added to G-code are notes containing meta-data.

Compatibility mode with some mobile Radeon graphics cards

Some video cards (mostly installed in mobile devices) manufactured by Radeon have certain specifics of operation. Triangulatica has added support for these special video cards. We recommend enabling this mode only if something is clearly not working properly.

Mouse wheel sensitivity setting

The intensity of the work scene zoom using the mouse wheel can now be adjusted by the operator.

Moving objects with the mouse along the Z axis

In Triangulatica it was possible to move an object with the mouse only in the plane of the desktop. To expand the capabilities of the operator, a mode of moving the object up and down with the mouse has been introduced.
Just hold down Shift and the object will move vertically with the mouse.

Different resolution for each axis for raster slicing

Systems based on raster principles of additive construction in some cases have different resolutions in X and Y.
This release includes support for such systems. In the printer settings, you can specify separately the resolution in DPI for the X-axis and Y-axis.

Powerful direct import of CAD models and parts

Import models from CAD software formats. Direct import into Triangulatica of the following formats is possible: STL, Triangulated mesh (*.stl); IFC, Industry Foundation Classes (*.ifc); AMF, Additive Manufacturing File (*.amf); 3MF, 3D Manufacturing Format (*.3mf); 3DS, Autodesk 3D Studio Max (*.3ds); Blender (*.blend, *.blender); FBX, Autodesk 3D mesh (*.fbx); OBJ, Wavefront 3D mesh (*.obj); PLY, Polygon File Format 3D mesh (*.ply); X3D, Extensible 3D Graphics (*.x3d); STEP, AP203/214 (*.step, *.stp); IGES (*.iges, *.igs); SLDPRT, SolidWorks Part (*.sldprt); X_T, Parasolid Model Part (*.x_t, *.x_b); BREP, Boundary Representation CAD (*.brep); SAT, Standard ACIS Text (*.sat).

Boolean operations on objects

Boolean operations on models allow you to add, subtract and calculate the intersection of model shells on the work scene.

Simple and effective automatic curing of objects

The first algorithms of models curing are presented in this release. The object curing functionality will be extended by our team in the future.

Free Transform Mode

The mode of free transformation of models on the work scene allows you to simple carry out the movement, rotation and scaling of the object.

New projection control

Improved control of scene views is now done using the view orientation box. Clicking on one of its faces rotates the scene with that face towards the user.

Powerful raster anti-aliasing algorithms

A new anti-aliasing for raster additive manufacturing technologies allows you to control the center line of grayscale.

Powerful SLA slicing export

Export slicing for the best LCD SLA printers from manufacturers around the world: ChiTu (.CTB, .CBDDLP), NovaMaker(.CWS), Elfin (.CWS), Creality (CXDLP), Voxelab (.FDG), Flashforge (.SVGX) , Phrozen, Longer Orange, MakerBase, Anycubic Photon S, Anycubic Photon Zero, Anycubic Photon X, Anycubic Photon Ultra, Anycubic Photon D2, Anycubic Photon Mono X, Anycubic Photon Mono X2, Anycubic Photon Mono X 6K, Anycubic Photon Mono, Anycubic Photon Mono SE, Anycubic Photon Mono 4K, Anycubic Photon SQ, Anycubic Photon M3, Anycubic Photon M3 MAX, Anycubic Photon M3 Premium, etc.

Bitmap slicing color depth control

Export of layers during raster cutting in various color formats: Black/White (1 bit per color), Grayscale (8 bit per color), RGB (24 bit per color), RGB (32 bit per color).

OEM License

Improvements to the licensing system and the ability to personalize OEM licenses for manufacturers of additive manufacturing systems.

CPU and GPU boosting

Acceleration of calculations from 3 to 40 times when using all CPU cores and GPU threads. Load sharing can be controlled in settings.*
* In Triangulatica Premium version

Zonal and Block supports

A new ability to build linear block support structures in a single pass, which saves time and print material, is neatly and conveniently removed, leaving a minimum of marks on the product.
A pleasant and useful addition to this was the appearance of the function of building supports for selected zones.

New education and community licenses

Triangulatica Education is designed for educational institutions and provides full functionality for students and students. Let the young, energetic and talented build our future!
Triangulatica Community is a fully functional license for members of the additive community for non-commercial use. Now each student will be able to make their own printer for printing with metal or a system for fusing polymer powders.

Triangulatica in the spotlight

LLC “TRIANGULYATIKA” became the silver sponsor of the competition of working specialties Hi-Tech, which was held in November 2022 in Ekaterinburg.

New functions for FDM, FFF, FGF

Various printing modes for different parts of the model, wiping the nozzle (wipe nozze), printing with a minimum of nozzle separation, retraction and other functions, implemented at the request of our customers.

New functions of raster slicing in the Triangulatica slicer, focused on application in various binder printing systems (BJ or BinderJet) based on piezo print heads: background color setup; setting up the logic of layer formation and masking; setting up correction masks for printers; RGB, CMY, Grayscale color slicing different; raster multipass slicing; printing on the same table in different strategies; construction of auxiliary walls.

Triangulatica 1.7.0 features

Version 1.7 contains major updates to improve compatibility and reduce hardware requirements for computer’s hardware. The list of supported video adapters supplemented with AMD RADEON based video cards and some video chips embedded in motherboards.
Since version 1.7 Triangulatica runs on the .NET CORE platform.

Triangulatica 1.6.0 features

We are pleased to present our great new feature for generating meta structures (lattices, grids and minimal surfaces) on the fly during slicing. For extend possibilities of our clients we add parametric algorithms for generation 3D fillings with: 3 & 4 threads regular lattices, 4 treads irregular lattices, Kelvin cell, gyroid minimal surface and minimal Schwarz surfaces type P (Primitive) & D (Diamond). Just specify the parameters of 3D fillings with one of the 3D structures in the pass settings of the material strategy and you will quickly get slices with almost any size of the structure cell.