Message-ID: <6792a4f9@news.ausics.net> From: not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) Subject: Re: News : ARM Trying to Buy AmperComputing Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.misc References: <_hycnQxlN5kAphr6nZ2dnZfqn_SdnZ2d@earthlink.com> <67897bb3@news.ausics.net> <6d5c7f67-7c7b-66aa-d9d3-54f71f77ae43@example.net> <198f4f8c-a0d0-7caf-b67e-1f61fee9de41@example.net> <35e42921-5781-8728-236f-afad1d3b56b1@example.net> <7258fd01-44f7-850d-3f69-54b93489f64d@example.net> <_ASdnRmnz7GABhP6nZ2dnZfqn_qdnZ2d@earthlink.com> <39751a64-73b7-7c03-b140-8dd7d4b4355c@example.net> <8x2cne8LCIYpbxP6nZ2dnZfqn_GdnZ2d@earthlink.com> <5caa2a20-e6c6-720a-5e6c-54e41729d0a4@example.net> <2cf850b4-7fd8-4839-8b34-1d947c81e709@example.net> <58556bf4-fe5c-047c-d60e-1e4aba9f71f1@example.net> User-Agent: tin/2.0.1-20111224 ("Achenvoir") (UNIX) (Linux/2.4.31 (i586)) NNTP-Posting-Host: news.ausics.net Date: 24 Jan 2025 06:22:17 +1000 Organization: Ausics - https://newsgroups.ausics.net Lines: 21 X-Complaints: abuse@ausics.net Path: csiph.com!news.bbs.nz!news.ausics.net!not-for-mail Xref: csiph.com comp.os.linux.misc:64707 The Natural Philosopher wrote: > On 23/01/2025 15:46, D wrote: > >>>> I think you can download stl files and then just upload them with some >>>> kind of print software. That's what I would expect at least. >>> > No print software needed. That is te 3D printers job. > > STL files are 3D SURFACES made of triangles. A text based description of > a point in X,Y,Z coordinates,. > The conversion of that to a GERBER file, You must mean GCODE. Mine does need print software to interpret the Gcode and generate build files that the printer itself can understand. But it's pretty ancient as home 3D printers go (an original Makerbot Cupcake). -- __ __ #_ < |\| |< _#