Geometric Modeling of Multi-Material Printed Objects
Abstract
We introduce a set of tools for interactive modeling of multi-material objects. We use non-manifold surface meshes to define complex objects, which can have multiple connected solid regions of different materials. Our suite of tools can create and edit non-manifold surfaces, while maintaining a consistent labeling of distinct regions. We also introduce a technique for generating approximate material gradients, using a set of thin layers with varying material properties. We demonstrate our approaches by printing physical objects with a multi-material printer.
BibTeX
@inproceedings {10.2312:egsh.20171011,
booktitle = {EG 2017 - Short Papers},
editor = {Adrien Peytavie and Carles Bosch},
title = {{Geometric Modeling of Multi-Material Printed Objects}},
author = {Brochu, Tyson and Schmidt, Ryan},
year = {2017},
publisher = {The Eurographics Association},
ISSN = {1017-4656},
DOI = {10.2312/egsh.20171011}
}
booktitle = {EG 2017 - Short Papers},
editor = {Adrien Peytavie and Carles Bosch},
title = {{Geometric Modeling of Multi-Material Printed Objects}},
author = {Brochu, Tyson and Schmidt, Ryan},
year = {2017},
publisher = {The Eurographics Association},
ISSN = {1017-4656},
DOI = {10.2312/egsh.20171011}
}