From 3D models to 3D prints: an overview of the processing pipeline

M Livesu, S Ellero, J Martínez… - Computer Graphics …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Due to the wide diffusion of 3D printing technologies, geometric algorithms for Additive
Manufacturing are being invented at an impressive speed. Each single step along the …

The status, challenges, and future of additive manufacturing in engineering

W Gao, Y Zhang, D Ramanujan, K Ramani… - Computer-aided …, 2015 - Elsevier
Additive manufacturing (AM) is poised to bring about a revolution in the way products are
designed, manufactured, and distributed to end users. This technology has gained …

Infill optimization for additive manufacturing—approaching bone-like porous structures

J Wu, N Aage, R Westermann… - IEEE transactions on …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Porous structures such as trabecular bone are widely seen in nature. These structures are
lightweight and exhibit strong mechanical properties. In this paper, we present a method to …

Thingi10k: A dataset of 10,000 3d-printing models

Q Zhou, A Jacobson - arxiv preprint arxiv:1605.04797, 2016 - arxiv.org
Empirically validating new 3D-printing related algorithms and implementations requires
testing data representative of inputs encountered\emph {in the wild}. An ideal benchmarking …

Microstructures to control elasticity in 3D printing

C Schumacher, B Bickel, J Rys, S Marschner… - ACM Transactions on …, 2015 - dl.acm.org
We propose a method for fabricating deformable objects with spatially varying elasticity
using 3D printing. Using a single, relatively stiff printer material, our method designs an …

Reinforced FDM: Multi-axis filament alignment with controlled anisotropic strength

G Fang, T Zhang, S Zhong, X Chen, Z Zhong… - ACM Transactions on …, 2020 - dl.acm.org
The anisotropy of mechanical strength on a 3D printed model can be controlled in a multi-
axis 3D printing system as materials can be accumulated along dynamically varied …

Design and optimization of conforming lattice structures

J Wu, W Wang, X Gao - IEEE transactions on visualization and …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Inspired by natural cellular materials such as trabecular bone, lattice structures have been
developed as a new type of lightweight material. In this paper we present a novel method to …

Build-to-last: Strength to weight 3D printed objects

L Lu, A Sharf, H Zhao, Y Wei, Q Fan, X Chen… - ACM Transactions on …, 2014 - dl.acm.org
The emergence of low-cost 3D printers steers the investigation of new geometric problems
that control the quality of the fabricated object. In this paper, we present a method to reduce …

Clever support: Efficient support structure generation for digital fabrication

J Vanek, JAG Galicia, B Benes - Computer graphics forum, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
We introduce an optimization framework for the reduction of support structures required by
3D printers based on Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM) technology. The printers need to …

Procedural voronoi foams for additive manufacturing

J Martínez, J Dumas, S Lefebvre - ACM Transactions on Graphics (TOG), 2016 - dl.acm.org
Microstructures at the scale of tens of microns change the physical properties of objects,
making them lighter or more flexible. While traditionally difficult to produce, additive …