The ability to automatically morph an existing mesh to conform to geometry modifications is a necessary capability to enable rapid prototyping of design variations. This paper compares six methods for morphing hexahedral and tetrahedral meshes, including the previously published FEMWARP and LBWARP methods as well as four new methods. Element quality and performance results show that different m...

We propose to exploit the color capabilities of recent rapid prototyping hardware devices to enhance the visual appearance of reproduced objects. In particular, by carefully pre-computing surface shading, we are able to counterbalance the sub-surface scattering (SSS) effects that hinder the perception of fine surface details. As a practical result, we are able to reproduce small scale copies of...

We propose a new process for continuously reconjgurable robotics. Given a task, a robot evolves a suitable movhologv and control, then prints the assembled 30 structure, downloads into it andper$orms the task, and then recycles into a diflerent form for the next task. This approach relinquishes the need to adhere to discrete or fuced components as well as manually designed configurations. Altho...

Zusammenfassung—Zum Testen verteilter bzw. vernetzter Systeme existieren zahlreiche Werkzeuge, etwa [1]–[3], welche für das Rapid Prototyping und die Fehler-Rekonstruktion unerlässlich sind. Durch verschieden stark abstrahierte Modelle lassen sich auf diese Weise, bereits früh in der Entwicklung verteilter Systeme, Aussagen über Performanz, Konsistenz und Korrektheit von Netzwerkprotokollen tre...

Rapid prototyping is a technology used to produce various prototypes and solid models directly from 3D CAD model by means of photopolymers and biomaterials has gained interest because of its structure which can build in high resolution. Rapid prototyping is used to design models in the field of aerospace and automobile. The main aim is to design artificial teeth through Rapid prototyping techno...

This thesis shows how architects can use Rapid Prototyping and what the advantages and disadvantages are in different manipulations of the tool. Chapter two attempts to chart a road map of the rapid prototyping media. The data were drawn from a number of first hand experiments conducted by the author as well as by colleagues in MIT School of Architecture and Harvard Graduate School of Design, a...

Fringe projection systems for contactless surface measurements are increasingly used in applications of industrial inspection, quality control, rapid prototyping, archaeology, and in medical applications. Such systems provide increasing accuracy together with shorter measurement time and increasing data volume. The demands of increasing data volume, accuracy, and measurement speed can be satisf...