New concept contemporary integrated rapid prototyping system and its software implementation
by Anping Xu, Yunxia Qu, Yushan Liu, Guolin Duan, Runhua Tan
International Journal of Design Engineering (IJDE), Vol. 1, No. 1, 2007

Abstract: In this paper, a new concept Contemporary Integrated Rapid Prototyping System (CIRPS) is proposed and the software system is developed under the environment of Mechanical Desktop (MDT). First of all, the systematic framework of the software is described. Then the methods to internally represent 3D model built in MDT and to extract the model data including geometrical and topological information are studied. Based on them, an adaptive direct slicing algorithm is constructed and realised by applying a grid-based intersection principle between the plane and parametric surface. In addition, a novel 2D layer file named CLA is proposed. Finally, all functional modules are developed employing VC++ and MDT API, thus implementing the seamless integration of 3D modelling, model data processing and NC codes generation. The work of this study is significant in improving the part quality, simplifying the RP data preprocessing and calling for the market reorientation of RP devices.

Online publication date: Wed, 10-Oct-2007

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