Review of heterogeneous material objects modeling in additive manufacturing

Bin Li; Jianzhong Fu; Jiawei Feng; Ce Shang; Zhiwei Lin

doi:10.1186/s42492-020-0041-6

Review of heterogeneous material objects modeling in additive manufacturing

Vis Comput Ind Biomed Art. 2020 Mar 5;3(1):6. doi: 10.1186/s42492-020-0041-6.

Authors

Bin Li^{1

2}, Jianzhong Fu³, Jiawei Feng^{1

2}, Ce Shang^{1

2}, Zhiwei Lin^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ State Key Laboratory of Fluid Power and Mechatronic Systems, College of Mechanical Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, China.
² Key Laboratory of 3D Printing Process and Equipment of Zhejiang Province, College of Mechanical Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, China.
³ State Key Laboratory of Fluid Power and Mechatronic Systems, College of Mechanical Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, China. fjz@zju.edu.cn.

Abstract

This review investigates the recent developments of heterogeneous objects modeling in additive manufacturing (AM), as well as general problems and widespread solutions to the modeling methods of heterogeneous objects. Prevalent heterogeneous object representations are generally categorized based on the different expression or data structure employed therein, and the state-of-the-art of process planning procedures for AM is reviewed via different vigorous solutions for part orientation, slicing methods, and path planning strategies. Finally, some evident problems and possible future directions of investigation are discussed.

Keywords: Additive manufacturing; Heterogeneous materials; Heterogeneous objects modeling; Review.

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