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 …

A review of the design methods of complex topology structures for 3D printing

J Feng, J Fu, Z Lin, C Shang, B Li - Visual Computing for Industry …, 2018 - Springer
As a matter of fact, most natural structures are complex topology structures with intricate
holes or irregular surface morphology. These structures can be used as lightweight infill …

[HTML][HTML] The barriers to the progression of additive manufacture: Perspectives from UK industry

LEJ Thomas-Seale, JC Kirkman-Brown… - International Journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
Additive manufacture (AM) is receiving significant attention globally, reflected in the volume
of research being carried out to support the commercialisation of the technology for …

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 …

Design and analysis of lattice structures for additive manufacturing

C Beyer, D Figueroa - Journal of Manufacturing …, 2016 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
Additive manufacturing (AM) enables time and cost savings in the product development
process. It has great potential in the manufacturing of lighter parts or tools by the embedding …

[HTML][HTML] Challenges of additive manufacturing technologies from an optimisation perspective

S Guessasma, W Zhang, J Zhu, S Belhabib… - International Journal for …, 2015 - ijsmdo.org
Three-dimensional printing offers varied possibilities of design that can be bridged to
optimisation tools. In this review paper, a critical opinion on optimal design is delivered to …

Challenges and status on design and computation for emerging additive manufacturing technologies

YS Leung, TH Kwok, X Li… - Journal of …, 2019 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
The revolution of additive manufacturing (AM) has led to many opportunities in fabricating
complex and novel products. The increase of printable materials and the emergence of …

Implicit functionally graded conforming microstructures

QY Hong, G Elber, MS Kim - Computer-Aided Design, 2023 - Elsevier
The tensor product parametric representations are the most commonly used representation
in geometric modeling. Yet, other representations have advantages in certain aspects, and …

Conformal microstructure synthesis in trimmed trivariate based v-reps

QY Hong, G Elber - Computer-Aided Design, 2021 - Elsevier
We present a complete microstructure tiling paradigm for V-rep models, or volumetric
models consisting of trimmed trivariates. Existing methods (Massarwi et al., 2018) are …

Review of heterogeneous material objects modeling in additive manufacturing

B Li, J Fu, J Feng, C Shang, Z Lin - Visual Computing for Industry …, 2020 - Springer
This review investigates the recent developments of heterogeneous objects modeling in
additive manufacturing (AM), as well as general problems and widespread solutions to the …