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http://dx.doi.org/10.9717/kmms.2016.19.8.1619

An Interactive 3D Mesh Editing System for Printing Object Larger Than the Printing Volume of 3D Printer  

Chu, Chang Woo (Creative Contents Research Division, SW·Contents Research Laboratory, Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute(ETRI))
Kim, Kap Kee (Creative Contents Research Division, SW·Contents Research Laboratory, Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute(ETRI))
Park, Chang Joon (Creative Contents Research Division, SW·Contents Research Laboratory, Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute(ETRI))
Choi, Jin Sung (Creative Contents Research Division, SW·Contents Research Laboratory, Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute(ETRI))
Publication Information
Journal of Korea Multimedia Society / v.19, no.8, 2016 , pp. 1619-1625 More about this Journal
Abstract
Recently, as the public interests about the 3D printing technology are increased, various kinds of 3D printers are being released. But, they are limited to use because they cannot fabricate an object which is larger than the printer's printing volume. To relieve this problem, we propose an interactive 3D mesh editing system for 3D printing the object that is larger than the printing volume. The proposed 3D editing system divides the input 3D mesh using the user's line drawings defining cutting planes and it attaches various connectors. The output meshes are guaranteed to fabricate without post-processing. The printed parts can be assembled using the connectors. Our proposed system has an advantage that it can be used easily by non-professional 3D printer users.
Keywords
3D Printing; Printing Volume; Mesh Partitioning; Mesh Assembly;
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