Place

Place moves the sliced layers to the print position on the bed and decides where each layer starts and ends (the seam). The bottom centre of the part lands on printCenter. The seam can be kept as it is, aligned in one direction, rotated a little on every layer, placed nearest to a point, guided along a curve, or kept above the seam of the layer below.

Panel: 2 Place. Nickname: Place. Compute button: no (runs on every change).

Inputs

Name	Type	Default	Description
contours	Curve (tree)		Layer contour tree from Slice, or equivalent curves in Rhino document units
printCenter	Point		Part bottom-center position in Rhino document units, overriding the Print Bed default when wired
zOffset	Number	0	Additional vertical shift after placement, mm
move	Vector		Additional XYZ translation vector in mm after placement
seamMode	Integer		0 = keep, 1 = align (default), 2 = stagger, 3 = nearest, 4 = guide, 5 = track
bed	Text		Print Bed definition text supplying the default printCenter

Optional group: Seam direction / target inputs

Right-click the component to switch this group on. The inputs appear only while the group is enabled.

Name	Type	Default	Description
seamAngle	Number	0	Direction for mode 1, or the step per layer for mode 2, deg
seamPoint	Point		Target in Rhino document units for nearest seams, or the first layer in track mode
seamCurve	Curve		Guide curve at the placed part in Rhino document units, required for seamMode 4

Outputs

Name	Type	Description
moved	Curve (tree)	Placed contour tree in Rhino document units, preserving the input branch structure
seams	Point (tree)	Start point per contour in Rhino document units
info	Text	Placement and seam settings or warnings

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