Conference paper
PicPrint: Embedding pictures in additive manufacturing
Department of Applied Mathematics and Computer Science, Technical University of Denmark1
Visual Computing, Department of Applied Mathematics and Computer Science, Technical University of Denmark2
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Technical University of Denmark3
Manufacturing Engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Technical University of Denmark4
Here we present PicPrint, a method and tool for producing an additively manufactured lithophane, enabling transferring and embedding 2D information into additively manufactured 3D objects. The method takes an input image and converts it to a corresponding height‐map, indicating the material density required to achieve a brightness specified at any given location. Non‐linear scattering properties are compensated for using predefined falloff profiles. Using the produced height‐map, a watertight mesh is distorted to match the specified material densities, after which the mesh is ready for either direct print on an additive manufacturing system, or transfer to other geometries via Boolean mesh operations.
Language: | English |
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Publisher: | The European Society for Precision Engineering and Nanotechnology |
Year: | 2017 |
Proceedings: | euspen and ASPE Special Interest Group Meeting: Additive Manufacturing |
Types: | Conference paper |
ORCIDs: | Eiríksson, Eyþór Rúnar , Wilm, Jakob , Jensen, Janus Nørtoft , Aanæs, Henrik and Pedersen, David Bue |