Rapid Prototyping Interface for 3D Solid Parts
In this project we study language issues and develop CAD tools to provide
a better interface between parts designers and the SFF service houses than
is currently provided by the .STL-format.
Currently we work on the following tasks:
Test Structures
We try to stay practical by using the emerging formats and tools to design
and fabricate some parts. This keeps us honest and on the earth !
Pictures of parts that were built with SFF technology.
from our own
Fused Deposition Modeling machine
Projects
of Fall 1998
Parts
that we might want to build at some other time ...
Some of Our Contacts and Collaborators
axiom Designers, RPD
Experts, Charlotte, NC
Malmberg Engineering,
Livermore, CA
Metalcast Engineering,
Oakland, CA
Plynetics Express, San Leandro,
CA
Stratasys,
Prof. Richard Crawford,
Dept. Mechanical Engineering, The University of Texas, TX
Kenwei Chen,
Dept. Mechanical Engineering, The University of Texas, TX
and indirectly DTM corporation
Prof.
Fritz Prinz, Dept. Mech. Eng. and Mat. Sci., Stanford University, CA
Some Relevant Publications
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Sara McMains:
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1995 Abstract: Geometric
Modeling Representations for Solid Freeform Fabrication
McMains' MS thesis:
Rapid
Prototyping of Solid Three-Dimensional Parts
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Report of
the NSF Workshop on SFF Design Methodologies
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Our contribution:
What
Can We Learn from the VLSI Revolution?
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Sara's 3D mouse made with SLA.
Another
pretty picture of an SLA model
NSF Conference
paper
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