Slicing Process

Prev: Part 14: Regional Settings

This final step shows how to slice a complete device. Use the device from Part 11/13, replace the valve with your updated valve, and then generate the print bundle.

Before you start:

  • Make sure your updated valve class from Part 14 is saved as my_valve20px.py.
  • Confirm you can run the Part 11 device build without errors.

Step 1 — Full device (Part 11) + your updated valve

Replace the Valve20px import below with your new valve class, then run the full device build. This is the same assembly as Part 11 with the updated valve:

Step 2 — Attach settings (Part 13)

Here you create the slicer settings profile so slicing can validate hardware compatibility and compute exposure and motion metadata.

Step 3 — Slice the device

This final step actually slices the device! This converts the geometry and settings into a print bundle (JSON + slices) for the printer pipeline.

Checkpoint: You should get a new output ZIP (or folder) containing the JSON print file and the slice images.

Conclusion and next resources

You’ve now gone from a parametric microfluidic model to a printer‑ready slice bundle. From here, explore: