Fwd: *NEW* 3DP Tool Development!

[Kurt]

Hey Folks - TGIF!!!

So - based upon another thread here ( free texture tool  ) - started by Mr. Jeff Ratner - which had me going down a serious Rabbit Hole this past weekend - I've now begun development on a NEW 3DP Tool - as a kind of "Add-on" to the CNC Kitchen tool that creates Bump patterns on Meshes:   BumpMesh by CNC Kitchen

In this screenshot - you can see my experimenting with it - to Specifically create a Cylinder with Bumps on it (literally) - as a test:

Now - upon trying out using this web app - the one issue I had was that it would only do Bumps on an object. Problem is - the whole world of desktop 3D Printing is moving in the direction of Multicolor/Multifilaments printing. And, it seems BumpMesh does NOT have that option. 

I actually did reach out to Stefan at CNC Kitchen - and he did respond back to me in regards to my initial email to him. As I simply tried to see if I could get a response about this web app - and he did reply. But, afterward - once I sent him my questions - in regards to what I wrote above - I have not heard back from him.

And, I got impatient - so, I decided to tackle the problem myself - with an assist from my BFF - Claude. 

How did I do it - like what was my process? It involved the cylinder above (purely as a Test). So, I originally created the basic cylinder, brought it into BumpMesh - got a pattern of bumps on it - and exported that STL file. I then brought both - Original & Bumped Cyls - into the slicer - and then exported an STL. This is what it looked like:

The  Guts of my plan - would be a 3MF file that has the Original object - and the New Object that has the bumps. In this way, hopefully an algorithm can be implemented that can determine the bumps on the object by essentially comparing it to the original object without the bumps!!!

Then - I had Claude work on an algorithm - to detect the bumps - and then assign the Yellow material to those bumps. Although, it's 1st algorithm it was working on - I stopped the process - since it was trying to do something Specifically for processing of Cylinder - and I needed something more General purpose. So - it switched gears - and the 1st output was mostly a success:

However, there are STILL Errors happening - and over a number of revisions - there are still certain problems. But, I'm hoping to have something Truly Viable shortly! 

I was trying to attach 2 files to this posting - the original before bumps got the color assignment - and the the very first output - even though it has problems(bottom should NOT be Yellow). So - at least this way - people can open up some test files of what I am trying to do. But - Google complained email size too big.

So - I will follow-up shortly with the 3MF file...

I hope folks truly find this interesting - and that it's a tool that people can find Useful!

-K

[Kurt]

OK - here is my original 3MF file - to begin testing the algorithm...

-K

[Kurt]

This next file is the 1st test outcome - a 3MF file generated by Claude my BFF!

-K

On Friday, May 15, 2026 at 12:57:40 PM UTC-4 Kurt wrote:

[Kurt The 3D Printer GUY!!]

By the end of day yesterday - after I was done with work - and then I pushed Claude to really get it RIGHT - in the end - it DID succeed - and I got a Successful Scene!!!! For those that want to peek at it - especially those with a TC - a SnapMaker - or a Bambu - feel free to check it out! I am attaching the file now. Will admit - upon loading it up in the SnapMaker Slicer - there are still some issues - and issue BEYOND what you will get when you try to Slice the object. You WILL Get An Error - but, in most slicers - just Right Click on the part - and hit Repair. I know what the problem is - but, the explanation is kinda complicated. Still  - beyond that error - there is STILL a problem - Kinda...

I'd be curious to know WHO will be the first to tell me the problem I see with the output!!!

I am planning on trying to resolve that issue as well. So - it's still a WIP (Work-in-Progress)...

-K

On Friday, May 15, 2026 at 12:57:40 PM UTC-4 Kurt wrote: