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27. Layered Manufacturing as a Graphics Display Device
Tutorial, Monday, 1 August, 3:45 - 5:30 pm
Room 501AB
Level: Beginning
An introduction to 3D layered manufacturing. Overview and comparison of commercial layered manufacturing systems; software techniques, interchange issues, and process planning; and application areas with case studies, from visualization models to working prototype parts.
Prerequisites
Basic familiarity with 3D modeling or CAD.
Intended Audience
People who may have seen layered manufacturing displays in the SIGGRAPH 2005 Exhibition and want to learn more about what it's good for, details about how it works in practice, and an unbiased comparison of the different technologies available.
Organizer
Sara McMains
University of California, Berkeley
Lecturers
Mike Bailey
Oregon State University
Richard Crawford
The University of Texas at Austin
Schedule
| 3:45 |
Introduction to 3D layered manufacturing
Commercial 3D layered manufacturing processes
- Photopolymers
- Photolithography
- Thermoplastic deposition
- Extrusion
- Powder based
- 3D Printing, mono- and color
- Sintering
Applications experiences: functional mechanical parts
McMains
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| 4:45 |
Lamination
Applications experiences: scientific visualization
- molecular modeling
- medical modeling
- terrain surfaces
- isovolumes
Bailey
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| 5:25 |
Summary, Questions & Answers
(including discussion of parts/application areas suggested by audience)
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