DUT CASE

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The code you've provided is in the Minkowski-Epsilon (MEPS) format, which is used to define 3D printing templates or stencils for producing circuit boards and other micro-scale products. It involves various geometric definitions that need to be converted into G-Code for a CNC machine to read. However, translating MEPS directly into a format that can be run on a FFF/FDM 3D printer without a middle step of generating an intermediate STL (STereoLithography) or DXF file isn't straightforward due to the nature of both technologies being fundamentally different: MEPS describes layer-wise cuts to define stencil patterns for PCB assembly, while 3D printing is additive process building layers. For a precise conversion: 1. **MEPS Interpreter**: You would need an interpreter or software that can read and convert MEPS into STL/DXF for processing further in slicer software. Slicers (e.g., Cura) interpret these intermediate formats to produce the actual G-Code. 2. **Conversion Software**: Currently, no single software tool directly translates MEPS to a format that 3D printing slicers like Cura can understand natively without an additional conversion step because of how fundamentally different they are. Therefore, a software-specific or language-specific solution might be necessary depending on the features and tools at hand. 3. **CNC Engraving Process**: Alternatively, if your focus is more on direct CNC engraving, some systems might offer a MEPS-like command syntax for defining engraving patterns directly. However, translating this into native G-Code requires software capable of interpreting MEPS definitions specifically for engraving, not typically part of general FFF/FDM 3D printing workflow. Given these constraints, unless you find or create software that directly handles your specific translation needs (and the need to adjust print layer parameters correctly), an indirect conversion step involving STL/DXF as intermediate files seems inevitable.