Multi-Direction Slicing for Layered Manufacturing

Prabhjot Singh; Debasish Dutta

doi:10.1115/1.1375816

Journal of Computing and Information Science in Engineering | Volume 1 | Issue 2 | TECHNICAL PAPERS

< Previous Article Next Article >

TECHNICAL PAPERS

Multi-Direction Slicing for Layered Manufacturing

Prabhjot Singh and Debasish Dutta

[+] Author and Article Information

Prabhjot Singh, Debasish Dutta

Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2125

J. Comput. Inf. Sci. Eng 1(2), 129-142 (Mar 01, 2001) (14 pages) doi:10.1115/1.1375816 History: Received August 01, 2000; Revised March 01, 2001

Article

References

Figures

Tables

Purchase this Content

$25.00

Purchase

Learn about subscription and purchase options

Your Session has timed out. Please sign back in to continue.

References

Figures

(a) Model with an overhanging feature; (b) supports for the model

View Large | Save Figure | Download Slide (.ppt)

Multi-direction deposition machine

View Large | Save Figure | Download Slide (.ppt)

(a) Model with the build direction; (b) front view of the model; (c) an insert showing the normals on the surface of the model which make an angle greater than the permitted build angle

View Large | Save Figure | Download Slide (.ppt)

Sweeping the unbuildable face

View Large | Save Figure | Download Slide (.ppt)

(a) The model with the build direction; (b) Front view of the model; (c) An insert showing the area enclosed by sweeping AB; (d) Inaccurate estimation of the buildable volume

View Large | Save Figure | Download Slide (.ppt)

(a) Model with silhouette curves; (b) part which can be built; (c) Part which cannot be built along B

View Large | Save Figure | Download Slide (.ppt)

(a) The model; (b) the decomposition of the volume

View Large | Save Figure | Download Slide (.ppt)

Possible collision with the deposition table if the initial build direction is not along the +Z direction

View Large | Save Figure | Download Slide (.ppt)

(a) The model; (b) The decomposition with the transition zone, T; (c) Slices of the transition zone

View Large | Save Figure | Download Slide (.ppt)

Division of a part into Regions 1 and 2

View Large | Save Figure | Download Slide (.ppt)

(a) Model; (b) Decomposition; (c) Supports

View Large | Save Figure | Download Slide (.ppt)

(a) Model; (b) Decomposition tree; (c) Supports

View Large | Save Figure | Download Slide (.ppt)

The overall algorithm

View Large | Save Figure | Download Slide (.ppt)

Example 1

View Large | Save Figure | Download Slide (.ppt)

Continued

View Large | Save Figure | Download Slide (.ppt)

Continued

View Large | Save Figure | Download Slide (.ppt)

Example 2

View Large | Save Figure | Download Slide (.ppt)

Continued

View Large | Save Figure | Download Slide (.ppt)

Continued

View Large | Save Figure | Download Slide (.ppt)

Tables

Errata

Discussions

Web of Science® Times Cited: 0

Some tools below are only available to our subscribers or users with an online account.

PDF
Email

You must be logged in as an individual user to share content.

Return to: Multi-Direction Slicing for Layered Manufacturing

Copyright in the material you requested is held by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (unless otherwise noted). This email ability is provided as a courtesy, and by using it you agree that you are requesting the material solely for personal, non-commercial use, and that it is subject to the American Society of Mechanical Engineers' Terms of Use. The information provided in order to email this topic will not be used to send unsolicited email, nor will it be furnished to third parties. Please refer to the American Society of Mechanical Engineers' Privacy Policy for further information.
Share
Get Citation

Singh P, Dutta D. Multi-Direction Slicing for Layered Manufacturing. ASME. J. Comput. Inf. Sci. Eng. 2001;1(2):129-142. doi:10.1115/1.1375816.

Download citation file:

RIS (Zotero)

EndNote

BibTex

Medlars

ProCite

RefWorks

Reference Manager

© Copyright
Get Alerts

Processing your request... Please Wait.

Multi-Direction Slicing for Layered Manufacturing

References

Figures

(a) Model with an overhanging feature; (b) supports for the model

Multi-direction deposition machine

(a) Model with the build direction; (b) front view of the model; (c) an insert showing the normals on the surface of the model which make an angle greater than the permitted build angle

Sweeping the unbuildable face

(a) The model with the build direction; (b) Front view of the model; (c) An insert showing the area enclosed by sweeping AB; (d) Inaccurate estimation of the buildable volume

(a) Model with silhouette curves; (b) part which can be built; (c) Part which cannot be built along B

(a) The model; (b) the decomposition of the volume

Possible collision with the deposition table if the initial build direction is not along the +Z direction

(a) Sample part; (b) unbuildable face; (c) buildable face; (d) unbuildable part

Build map determination

Construction of the build map

Two cases in which the build map is NULL

(a) Model; (b) decomposition; (c) build map of the neighborhood

Cusp height

Slices

(a) The model; (b) The decomposition with the transition zone, T; (c) Slices of the transition zone

Division of a part into Regions 1 and 2

(a) Model; (b) Decomposition; (c) Supports

(a) Model; (b) Decomposition tree; (c) Supports

The overall algorithm

Example 1

Continued

Continued

Example 2

Continued

Continued

Tables

Errata

Discussions

Related Content

Journals

Conference Proceedings

eBooks