Path optimizing for 3D printing

DOI

10.2991/mmebc-16.2016.337How to use a DOI?

Keywords

3D printing, path optimization, rapid prototyping, 3D CAD model

Abstract

In the 3D printing process, the 3D CAD model is built in CAD system and sliced into a series of 2D slices. The 2D cross section data contains a lot of unnecessary idle running. If transform the original data into processing path code directly, the processing efficiency will be significantly reduced. A path optimization algorithm is developed in this paper. The minimum spanning tree strategy is utilized in this algorithm. The starting point and the ending point of every single loop are resorted. The shortest processing path of 2D cross section is acquired by this algorithm. The case study results show that the efficiency of whole 3D printing is increased.

Copyright

© 2016, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

Open Access

This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Feng Zeng
PY  - 2016/06
DA  - 2016/06
TI  - Path optimizing for 3D printing
BT  - Proceedings of the 2016 6th International Conference on Machinery, Materials, Environment, Biotechnology and Computer
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 1662
EP  - 1665
SN  - 2352-5401
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/mmebc-16.2016.337
DO  - 10.2991/mmebc-16.2016.337
ID  - Zeng2016/06
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