... of this licence may be seen at http://creativecommons.org/licences/by/4.0/legalcode Layered manufacturing Rapid prototyping Surface texture Additive manufacturing Computational methods Mesh processing Solid texturing Detail resolution Texture The high geometric complexity allowed...

...‐melting scans at the same time (test 5), a significant rise in the porosity occurred. Evren Yasa can be contacted at: evren.yasa@mech.kuleuven.be © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2011 Surface roughness Solid freeform fabrication Rapid manufacturing Layered manufacturing Surface...

... allowing the high‐frequency roughness oscillations to be distinguished from the low‐frequency waveforms. Surface texture Surface‐roughness measurement Solid freeform fabrication (SFF) is family of processes that involve the layer‐wise shaping and consolidation of material (e.g. powder, wire...

... Design for assembly Process planning Surface texture Approximation theory Rapid prototypes Stereolithography (SL) is a layered rapid prototyping process in which an ultraviolet laser is used to selectively cure a vat of liquid photopolymer resin in order to fabricate a part from a CAD model...

... into account at each new part built. These parameters are divided in two categories; LOM process parameters and part geometry parameters. These are summarised in Tables I and II , respectively. Surface texture Taguchi methods Optimization techniques Modelling In the LOM process (Figure 1...

...., 2006). In this section, the method for slicing CAD models in colour STL format will be introduced first. Then we will present the method for slicing CAD models in ETL format. Rapid prototypes Colour Surface texture Computer software Surface coloured models are those coloured only...

... errors and roughness of plain surfaces. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2006 Modelling Surface properties of materials Surface texture Meshes Prototypes Rapid prototypes can be of invaluable help in testing aesthetic, functional and engineering performances of a product during...

... values especially for thicker coatings. Physical tests also confirmed that thicker coatings increased UTS and impact energy but had a minimal effect on the ductility of parts. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2004 Rapid prototypes Lasers Sintering Surface texture The concept...

.... This contradiction has led to the development of number of slicing procedures. The present paper reviews various slicing approaches developed for tessellated as well as actual CAD models. © MCB UP Limited 2003 Rapid prototypes Surface texture Laminates Rapid prototyping (RP) is an important...