DocumentCode
1018168
Title
Removing zero-volume parts from CAD models for layered manufacturing
Author
Bøhn, Jan Helge
Author_Institution
Virginia Polytech. Inst. & State Univ., Blacksburg, VA, USA
Volume
15
Issue
6
fYear
1995
fDate
11/1/1995 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
27
Lastpage
34
Abstract
CAD models for automated manufacturing should describe solids as mathematically regularized sets. The technique presented clears STL files of zero-volume parts that violate the definition of a regularized set
Keywords
CAD/CAM; computer integrated manufacturing; engineering graphics; solid modelling; CAD models; STL files; automated manufacturing; layered manufacturing; mathematically regularized sets; zero-volume parts; Computer aided manufacturing; Geometrical optics; Laser sintering; Layered manufacturing; Manufacturing industries; Mathematical model; Optical materials; Prototypes; Solid modeling; Stereolithography;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Computer Graphics and Applications, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0272-1716
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/38.469518
Filename
469518
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