Manufacturability Analysis Tool for Additive Manufacturing Using Voxel-Based Geometric Modeling
| dc.creator | Tedia, Saish | |
| dc.creator | Williams, Christopher B. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2021-10-26T17:44:32Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2021-10-26T17:44:32Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2016 | |
| dc.description.abstract | While Additive Manufacturing (AM) processes provide unparalleled design freedom, they still impose some constraints on the geometries that can be successfully fabricated. Thus, there exists a need for predictive analysis of part geometries’ manufacturability. Existing algorithms based on surface representations require several computationally intensive manipulations. In this paper, the authors present a framework for performing manufacturability analysis of parts to be manufactured by AM using a voxel-based representations schema. The input triangular mesh is first converted into a voxel representation using Ray Casting. Through a series of simple computations on a binary three-dimensional array, the tool provides feedback on infeasible features, minimum feature size, support material, orientation and manufacturing time for different build orientations. The tool’s ability to effectively analyze parts for manufacturability is evaluated against several sample geometries. | en_US |
| dc.description.department | Mechanical Engineering | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/2152/89536 | |
| dc.language.iso | eng | en_US |
| dc.publisher | University of Texas at Austin | en_US |
| dc.relation.ispartof | 2016 International Solid Freeform Fabrication Symposium | en_US |
| dc.rights.restriction | Open | en_US |
| dc.subject | manufacturability | en_US |
| dc.subject | voxel-based | en_US |
| dc.subject | geometric modeling | en_US |
| dc.subject | part geometry | en_US |
| dc.subject | additive manufacturing | en_US |
| dc.title | Manufacturability Analysis Tool for Additive Manufacturing Using Voxel-Based Geometric Modeling | en_US |
| dc.type | Conference paper | en_US |