...; the reasons for the impact on the dimensional accuracy are verified by combining the design of the wax pattern with the design of the printing orientation; reverse engineering with the aid of Geomagic Studio ensured that over 90% of the dimensions achieved an accuracy within 0.1 mm. Findings The optimal...

...Wanbin Pan; Xinyue Chen; Wei Liu; Lixian Qiao; Haiying Kuang; Wen Feng Lu Purpose This study aims to improve the stiffness of as-printed handles by finding appropriate printing orientations. Design/methodology/approach First, a series of benchmark handles is designed using Taguchi method...