Rapid Prototype Zone

I can create stl files for rapid prototyping from solid models in Autocad, but I would like the option of creating stl files from surface models in Autocad.

I have been told that my best bet is to switch to Rhino (another CAD application) because Autocad just can’t do it. Is that true?

Can Autocad export surface models to any other format than stl that I might be able to use in my Roland Modela4 software, such as .3ds?

Nigel

That’s the only way I’ve been able to do it.

ABS PLASTIC MOTORCYCLE ENGINE. THIS ENGINE WAS REVERSED 3-D ENGINEERED AND THEN SENT TO OUR RAPID PROTOTYPE MACHINE.
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Like engineers using rapid prototyping technologies to quickly print a 3D designed part (using, say, stereolithography). Would be cool to have a whole region with its mountains in 3D laying on your desk

I seriously doubt that GoogleEarth imported prototype programming into its output. It basically uses the same technology as Flash. It’s not really sending a 3d image. It’s sending an extended 2d image which means it’s got several flat layers that move at different speeds as you move across the landscape. But that would be incredible wouldn’t it. First thing I’d print would be the Peak of the Himalayas

This work was carried out for my Master Thesis in Rapid Prototyping at University Of Wollongong (Manufacturing Research Laboratory). The cross-section being created using GMAW robot is that of a crankcase.
I thank Dr Devi Saini, Dr John Norrish, Dr Alexander Nicholson and Diego for their kind support. I also thank my family for the encouragement that I have received all my life.

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This is version #2
I used a new camcorder instead of a webcam.

If you look closely you can actually see it start the next layer of material!

A time lapse of this video sped up 4 times can be found here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XFaDNAE25bA

I hope you enjoyed this video.

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Here is a great example of what a Sherline 5400 CNC machine can do with Mach 3 CNC controller software. More Videos on My website http://www.globalglover.com

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This video shows a basic process understanding of how laser sintering works.

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Rapid Prototyping Right Before Your Eyes is presented by Print To 3D.

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This 3D printer is a Dimension 768 BST.

The cup is 1 inch tall and 1/2 inch in diameter. The base or floor of the cup is 40 thousands of an inch thick as are the sidewalls of the cup. The stem of the cup is 100 thousands of an inch in diameter.

This machine uses Fused Deposition Modeling or FDM for short.

The machine is basically a large hot glue gun!

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Architects can learn about the 3D Printing (rapid prototyping) methods for creating physical scale models, from 3D CAD design to finished 3D Print.

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User Interview – Polymeric SLS Process Explanation.
Interview with Ian Halliday or 3T RPD, UK.

Visit http://econolyst.co.uk/ for more information on Rapid Manufacturing.

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This is a 3-part series.

Part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nSgha8qjB3E
Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UOhN_rzwi80
Part 3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XLat-YqMUV4

StickOS is an MCU-resident rapid prototyping and education environment for highly integrated MCUs. It makes the internal MCU functionality trivially available to a large class of users who don’t otherwise want to become MCU experts. Literally in minutes, hobbyists, researchers, and students can have useful embedded systems up and running, taking advantage of all of the MCU integrated peripheral functionality, as well as Zigbee wireless functionality, without ever understanding traditional MCU I/O registers or software development environments.

StickOS is flashed onto the MCU once, and from then on the user can control the MCU thru a USB, Ethernet, or Zigbee interface using just a terminal emulator. Internal to the MCU is an entire resident StickOS BASIC programming environment (including an easy-to-use editor, compiler, flasher, and debugger), where external pins are mapped to special “pin variables” for manipulation or examination, and internal peripherals are managed by BASIC control statements and interrupt handlers.

When coupled with an MC1320x Zigbee wireless transport, the MCU may be remotely controlled through another MCU, via a telnet/rlogin-like interface, eliminating the need for a direct USB or Ethernet connection to the host computer. Additionally, BASIC programs can access variables remotely from other MCUs, enabling the use of “remote pin variables” or other forms of inter-MCU communication.

StickOS binaries, sample applications (including wireless ones), as well as full documentation and a skeleton source code project for easily porting finished BASIC programs to C, are available from http://www.cpustick.com

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Life size Zbrush models under $100.00 US

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The Realization Group is a multidimensional architectural visualization firm. Using the latest software, technology and visions become Real in the form of professional architectural illustrations / renderings, animations, architectural 3D prototype models and fine scale models. We welcome any size project with any budget and any timeframe. We invite you to let us visualize your vision.

www.realizationgroup.com

Architectural prototypes, prototype models, rapid prototypes, architectural models, arcchitectural prototype models, real estate 3D modela, 3D architectural models, repid prototype models, architectural modeling stereolithography prototypes, sla prototype, sls prototypes, Selective Laser Sintering, Rapid Manufacturing, topo tables, model bridges, minatures

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Rapid prototyping for healthcare

Biomedical metallic implants are now commonplace for the replacement of diseased or missing bone and for the fixturing of bone after trauma. Despite their widespread use, these technologies have a number of limitations such as a high elastic modulus and non-optimised design. These limitations ultimately reduce the clinical effectiveness and life-span of the device, which, for treatment of juveniles and young adults, may result in the need for multiple clinical interventions during their lifetime.

There is a real need in the healthcare sector for technologies that can deliver implantable devices that offer a higher level of functionality than is currently available. In particular, their ability to actively stimulate and encourage tissue growth, both after implantation, and during their lifetime; to actively respond of the surrounding tissue and to self-repair the damage, and the ability to be able to tailor these devices to each patients requirements is critical in providing a step change in the quality of patient treatment.

The provision of advanced implant technologies will benefit the patient through improved quality of care, and will benefit society as a whole through the reduced cost of treatment and a reduced burden on the health service.

A solution to achieving customisation and tailorability is the use of Rapid Prototyping (RP) technologies. These enable the digital manufacture of components directly from the design data in a layer-wise fashion. The medical industry represents one of the largest potential users of this technology, with a very wide range of applications, including the manufacture of surgical tools, custom jigs and fixtures and internal and external implants and scaffolds.

Design data may be taken directly from the patient CT or MRI scans and used to process customised, patient-specific fixtures and implants. Until recently, RP has been widely used in the medical sector for the visualisation of defects (tumors, bone trauma etc) and for the planning of operations.

The manufacture of hard customised metallic implants has previously been supported by RP through provision of master patterns for rapid casting processes. More recently though, a new generation of Rapid Manufacturing (RM) technologies have emerged that are capable of direct layer-wise manufacture of customised hard implants.

WMG is actively investigating the direct manufacture of biomedical implants using the Arcam Electron Beam Melting (EBM) RM process, with an emphasis on the free-form manufacture of implants in novel active materials such as shape memory alloy and magnesium-rare earth alloys.

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Here is a quick video of a 3D printing machine we have in-house building a model.

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User interview – SLS Part Coating and Finishing.
Interview with Ian Halliday of 3T RPD, UK.

Visit http://econolyst.co.uk/ for more information on Rapid Manufacturing.

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Watch more @ http://www.sme.org/metv

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Short promotional movie by Cadventure about the principles of 3D rapid prototyping using the ZCorps machine, starring Paul Lewis of Cadventure, made by Bizview. The SBE Nottingham has one of these machine.

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This is the second version of my functional Fused Deposition Modeled (FDM) bearing.

The first one was a bit small and need to have bigger tolerances so that the balls did not seize to the bearing rings. Functional FDM Rapid Prototyped Bearing

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http://www.PrototypeZone.com
Here we cover the membership area of Prototype Zone. You can see your Rapid Prototype profile, your prototype forum posts, etc. See what you get as a free member.
Come join the free Rapid Prototyping Community today.

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3D Printing of a Laser scanned wooden statue, 1meter tall, scaled down and printed on our Zcorp Z450 3d Printer.
Rapido3d, London based laser scanning, 3D Printing, and Large CNC machining. http://www.rapido3d.co.uk

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This video is done at Center for prototyping and testing of industrial products, Osmaina University, Hyderabad, India. Selective laser sintering is an additive layer manufactruing technique and is more familiar as one of the Rapid Prototyping Technologies. The process follows a layer by layer building. This is video made using FORMIGA P100 of EOS Gmbh, Germany

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For about two years I produced Weekend Projects, a series I created that kept me making something and making a video about it every week.

In one of my favorite videos, my friend Allison and I rapid prototyped a turkey for Thanksgiving. I revisited this video recently as I’m getting back into 3D modeling and using blender and pepakura 2.0 just came out.

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Y-ROSA is a wooden fruit bowl designed by Christos Vittoratos for Heintze & Blanckertz. During the design workshop of Euromold 2007 some 3D models were printed out on a OBJET EDEN 250 3D printer.

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Rapid Prototyping Experts Malcolm Nicholls Limited share their photo story of the making of a fantastic piece of art called The Quabrid. Made using high-tech rapid prototyping equipment, such as selective laser sintering (SLS) coupled with fine craftsmanship, MNL created Alex Bunns Quabrid which is now taking pride of place at the “Crossing Over” exhibition at the Royal Institue of Great Britain.

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This is the Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM) build of a small cup 4 times faster than normal. It really takes about 9 minutes to print.

The full unaltered version is here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OSJ12_sETlg

www.printo3d.com

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Rapid Prototyping by Objet – post process applications 3D printed model on an Objet polyjet 3d printers.

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Explications et visualisation du processus de frittage de poudre, une technologie de prototypage rapide, au sein de l’entreprise ARRK LCO Protomoule.

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The full video is here:

Part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nSgha8qjB3E
Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UOhN_rzwi80
Part 3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XLat-YqMUV4

StickOS is an MCU-resident rapid prototyping and education environment for highly integrated MCUs. It makes the internal MCU functionality trivially available to a large class of users who don’t otherwise want to become MCU experts. Literally in minutes, hobbyists, researchers, and students can have useful embedded systems up and running, taking advantage of all of the MCU integrated peripheral functionality, as well as Zigbee wireless functionality, without ever understanding traditional MCU I/O registers or software development environments.

StickOS is flashed onto the MCU once, and from then on the user can control the MCU thru a USB, Ethernet, or Zigbee interface using just a terminal emulator. Internal to the MCU is an entire resident StickOS BASIC programming environment (including an easy-to-use editor, compiler, flasher, and debugger), where external pins are mapped to special “pin variables” for manipulation or examination, and internal peripherals are managed by BASIC control statements and interrupt handlers.

When coupled with an MC1320x Zigbee wireless transport, the MCU may be remotely controlled through another MCU, via a telnet/rlogin-like interface, eliminating the need for a direct USB or Ethernet connection to the host computer. Additionally, BASIC programs can access variables remotely from other MCUs, enabling the use of “remote pin variables” or other forms of inter-MCU communication.

StickOS binaries, sample applications (including wireless ones), as well as full documentation and a skeleton source code project for easily porting finished BASIC programs to C, are available from http://www.cpustick.com

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Principle of Stereolithography process

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The Zcorp Z450 3D printer makes printing prototypes fast and affordable. Office friendly, reliable, and easy to use, the Z450 is an economical way to produce full 24bit color prototypes at a fraction of the cost of other technologies.

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Greg Elfering presents the all-new sPro SLS Center – operating with DuraForm PP 100 on the floor at Euromold 2008.

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Hear from one of the industry’s leading innovators, Bert Kenyon. At Tangible Express, a global rapid-fabrication provider, Bert is showing companies large and small how to benefit from 3D printing and its offshoots.

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Overview of services offered by the University of Kentucky Center for Manufacturing that support product development including: rapid prototyping, high-speed machining, stereolithography, reverse engineering, design and analysis, plant layout, and other services. Highly trained engineers with access to cutting edge knowledge from current manufacturing research assist companies of all sizes.

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This video is a demonstration of our Objet 3D printer and shows the level of detail that can be achieved with this type of rapid prototyping machine.

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Technology Focus: Polymeric – Selective Laser Sintering.
With Kevin Mcalea of 3D Systems.

Visit http://econolyst.co.uk/ for more information on Rapid Manufacturing.

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Rapid Prototyping video, sla, sls rapid prototypes

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Frank Cremer presents the iPro 8000 from Euromold 2008. In German.

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Largest 3D Color printer with automated depowdering and part setup.

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IPF A brief introduction to what we do at IPF. http://www.ipfl.co.uk

Machining Services: Plastic, Acrylic and Perspex CNC Machining and CNC Routing. Fabrication Services: Plastic, Acrylic and Perspex Fabrication and Forming. Rapid Prototyping Services: Objet Prototypes produced on Connex 500. Perfactory and Envisiontec 3D printing. Model Prototypes. SLA Prototypes. SLS Prototypes. Plastic Prototypes. Rubber Prototyping. 3D Rapid Prototyping.

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Rapid Prototyping provides assistance to speed the development of new components. As soon as such components have been designed on a CAD system, computer-guided machines can use laser sintering or 3D printing technology to create scale models from resin, plastic powder, acrylic, wax or metal.

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This video shows a good basic description of how stereolithography works.

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Objet PolyJet 3D Printing Technology

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Technology clip – SLS.
No Voiceover (video only).

Visit http://econolyst.co.uk/ for more information on Rapid Manufacturing.

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Rapid Prototyping and User Testing using Drupal Prototyping Framework by Jeff Noyes

Prototype with no need to know Drupal!

The official description and resources are at http://boston.design4drupal.org/session/rapid-prototyping-and-user-testing-using-drupal-prototyping-framework

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Technology Clip – SLA.
No Voiceover (video only).

Visit http://econolyst.co.uk/ for more information on Rapid Manufacturing.

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A Japanese 3d printing company – Bandai, printing 3d models…excellent! Karim Rashid and Philip Starck would have been proud! http://www.objet.com/NewsEvents/IntheMedia/Video/tabid/267/Default.aspx

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This short tutorial shows you how to use www.halfpriceprototypes.com instant quote page. The HPP quote page allows you to enter the size and volume of your CAD model for an instant price quote for a rapid prototype model. HPP offers rapid prototypes and 3d printer models at half the price of most other service bureaus.

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This is version #2
I used a new camcorder instead of a webcam.

If you look closely you can actually see it start the next layer of material!

A time lapse of this video sped up 4 times can be found here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G99lE_8Kqp0

I hope you enjoyed this video.

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A tour of 3D System’s Rapid Manufacturing Center

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http://www.fabathome.org

Fabbers (a.k.a 3D Printers or rapid prototyping machines) are a relatively new form of manufacturing that builds 3D objects by carefuly depositing materials drop by drop, layer by layer. Slowly but surely, with the right set of materials and a geometric blueprint, you can fabricate complex objects.

Believe it or not you can build your own fabber, Fab@home is a site with all what you need to build your own fabber, Our goal is to explore the potential of universal fabrication: Machines that can use multiple materials to fabricate complete, active systems.
Inspired by this history, the goal of this project is to offer an open-source, low-cost, personal SFF system kit, which we call “Fab@Home”. The aim of this project is to put SFF technology into the hands of those same curious, inventive, and entrepreneurial citizens. In addition, through this Wiki web site we hope to inspire users of Fab@Home to exchange their ideas for applications and their improvements to the hardware and software with us and each other. Several machines are already in use.

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3T RPD – http://www.3trpd.co.uk – The SLS process is self-supporting and parts can therefore be nested together. The selective nature of the laser process enables complex geometries to be achieved without compromising on functionality. Finished parts are surrounded by, and often contain, ‘unsintered’ powder – this loose powder is simply blasted away with an air gun and any post-processing work (ie. finishing or colouring) is then carried out.

SLS provides the highest level of functionality combined with speed that is currently available.

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Google Tech Talks
March, 24 2008

ABSTRACT

Yang Li – RESEARCH SCIENTIST

Pervasive or ubiquitous computing (ubicomp) applications can support people’s everyday activities in the physical world by leveraging advances in sensor technologies and computing infrastructures. Designing ubicomp applications is challenging because our everyday activities are more complex, dynamic and less structured than the tasks supported by traditional desktop computing. Ubicomp design is difficult, time-consuming, and requires a high level of technical expertise, especially with sensor technologies. To address this, I created a set of rapid prototyping tools and frameworks. My early work with Topiary introduces high-level abstractions, such as maps and scenarios, for designers to easily model location contexts and specify location-based behaviors. Topiary also allows a design to be tested in the field via a Wizard of Oz approach, without deploying a location sensor infrastructure. My recent work is focused on activity-based ubicomp prototyping, a process for enabling long-term activities (such as keeping fit)—a larger unit for design than the tasks that are the focus of traditional design. To support such a process, I created ActivityDesigner, a system that allows designers to create functional prototypes of ubicomp applications based on field observations, and easily deploy and test these prototypes in situ.

Speaker: Yang Li – RESEARCH SCIENTIST
Yang Li is a research associate in the Computer Science and Engineering Department at the University of Washington. He works in the areas of human-computer Interaction and ubiquitous computing, focusing on activity-based ubiquitous computing, rapid prototyping tools and pen-based interaction techniques. Previously, he was a postdoctoral researcher in EECS at the University of California at Berkeley. He received his PhD in computer science from the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

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From the company that invented stereolithography comes the fastes, most versatile and accurate SLA System – The Viper Pro.

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This video shows and describes the operation of the Z-corp 310 printer. It is fully functioning part with ball bearings!

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Star Prototype China Limited is a company which does rapid prototyping, rapid tooling, rapid plastic injection molding, precision machining and pressure die-casting of Metals. ‘Low price’, superb quality’, ‘fast delivery’ has made Star Prototype extreme competitive in prototype industry. We can offer SL and SLS models and other products of superb quality but at half the price of the West. Shipment by air to most countries is between 2 to 3 days. All Star engineers, project managers and sales representatives can speak and write excellent English and we offer exceptional customer service in English 24 hours per day. “Absolutely Bloody Brilliant “is how our customers described Star Prototype’s products and service.

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Test print on Z-corp 450 3D printer. The print was a test of facade pattern and scale for a project under development. More information at http://www.variousarchitects.no

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Watch as the iPro 9000 XL builds a part. The XL is the largest available commercial stereolithography platform. It can build parts up to 59 inches wide.

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Rocketboom Tech correspondent Ellie Rountree talks to Bre Pettis, and Zach Hoeken about their new company, MakerBot Industries (http://www.makerbot.com), building open source robot kits that allow you to do rapid prototyping and 3D Printing at home.
Music: Can Opener by The Discoghosts
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For an extra piece of fun from this shoot, go watch Ellie and the Flaming Bunny!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XUurUq8ZW2Y

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Frank Gehry eat your heart out.
(Don’t let grad students from El Salvador run your Sinterstation)

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Rapid Prototyping Using Legos.

(note: CAD files were made in MLCad, not LDraw, as some of you have pointed out….)

For Mechanics of Manipulations (16-741) at CMU in Spring 2009, Gurdayal Koonjul and Ned Fox (me) made a system for the rapid prototyping of Lego structures. Modelling the structure in MLCad (a free Lego CAD program), the save file is parsed in MATLAB and the output file is then sent to a DENSO 6-DOF arm. The arm picks pieces up from pre-determined locations and places them where they belong.

As this was only a semester-long project, there is lots of work still to be done, namely:
-Using webcam to find the correct pieces rather than pieces lying on a template.
-Being able to construct part even if the lines of data in the save file are not already in the correct order (ie top pieces first rather than bottom pieces first).
-Being able to place pieces that have been rotated about axes other than the Z axis.
-Other interference problems with end effector.
-Being able to parse another CAD file format (Solidworks, ProE, etc) and build that model using Legos.

If anyone is more interested, let me know and I can provide more information on what we’ve done and some problems we encountered.

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Materialise, the world leader in rapid prototyping and low volume manufacturing put the new Xtreme stereolithography material to the test with functional stereolithography bats and balls.

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Fast, colour 3D printing from ThingLab in London – www.THINGlab.co.uk

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GPI Prototype – www.gpiprototype.com
Check out the strength of SLS Prototypes!
For more information & pricing, please visit our website at: www.gpiprototype.com

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Developments in Formula One but also in normal Cars move almost as fast as the cars themselves. Rapid prototyping is a method which allows new components to be built and tested within a day.

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http://www.designworldonline.com/

ProtoCAM is the largest rapid prototyping service bureau in the Eastern United States, providing a unique blend of prototype manufacturing engineering and rapid prototyping consulting along with stereolithography and other advanced rapid prototyping techniques. ProtoCAM can help you get from plans to production in the shortest amount of time.

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See how to turn 3D CAD data into color 3D models and prototypes in just hours. Introducing the world’s first automated color 3D printer.

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Video of vertical burn test performed side by side on regular SLS Plastic vs. the all new DuraForm FR100. In this video you can see how DuraForm FR100 extinguishes itself in a few seconds with no drip, after a two 12 second burn test are applied.

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Head motion pause produces defective prototypes.

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From CAD to prototype

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Rapid Prototyping

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Materialise Demonstrate their Large Scale Mammoth stereolithography Capabilities

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Z Corporation has introduced more innovations than any other provider of rapid prototyping solutions, including development of the fastest 3D printers, the world’s only color 3D printers, and high-definition 3D printing (HD3DP™) capabilities. Our 3D printers create physical models from computer-aided design (CAD) data by using an inkjet print-head to deposit a liquid binder that solidifies layers of powder. This cutting-edge technology supports a full line of 3D printers that deliver the speed, low operating costs, and high-quality models that product developers need to compete in today’s global market.

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3T RPD Ltd – http://www.3trpd.co.uk – is a market leader in Rapid Product Development providing Rapid Prototyping and Rapid Manufacturing services to a diverse range of industry sectors, including Automotive, Aerospace, Dental, Medical, Architectural, White Goods, Marine, Defence and FMCG.

With the UKs largest Selective Laser Sintering (SLS) facility, we are now leading the way in the supply of metal parts using Direct Metal Laser Sintering (DMLS) throughout the UK and Europe

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Technology clip – Stratasys FDM.
No Voiceover (video only).

Visit http://econolyst.co.uk/ for more information on Rapid Manufacturing.

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Working process of SLA Rapid Prototyping.
Interesting in Rapid Prototyping service, contact Inno-at Co., Ltd. (Thailand)
www.inno-at.com

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How Fused Deposition Modeling Works.

www.printo3d.com

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Stereolithography Technology for Rapid Prototyping

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Now you can print 3D color models so quickly and affordably, you’ll do it every day. Introducing the ZPrinter®450. The ZPrinter 450 makes color 3D printing accessible to everyone. The lowest priced color 3D printer available, it outputs brilliant color models with time-saving automation and an easy printing process.

Z Corporation has introduced more innovations than any other provider of rapid prototyping solutions, including development of the fastest 3D printers, the world’s only color 3D printers, and high-definition 3D printing (HD3DP™) capabilities. Our 3D printers create physical models from computer-aided design (CAD) data by using an inkjet print-head to deposit a liquid binder that solidifies layers of powder. This cutting-edge technology supports a full line of 3D printers that deliver the speed, low operating costs, and high-quality models that product developers need to compete in today’s global market.

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3D done in 3d Studio MAX and RP in HiQ use Polyamide- Nylon

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3D done in 3d Studio MAX and RP in HiQ use Polyamide- Nylon

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This is the future.

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This is the future.

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Various methods of rapid prototyping including examples of SLA, SLS, Thermojet Prototype, Parts produced from CAD via 3D Prinitng

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Various methods of rapid prototyping including examples of SLA, SLS, Thermojet Prototype, Parts produced from CAD via 3D Prinitng

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www.printo3d.com

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www.printo3d.com

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Stereolithography (SLA) process demonstrated by Rapid Prototyping company Industrial Modern Pattern and Mold (IMPM) of Rosemont, IL

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Stereolithography (SLA) process demonstrated by Rapid Prototyping company Industrial Modern Pattern and Mold (IMPM) of Rosemont, IL

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The technology

Starting from a 3D image, a part is built slice by slice from bottom to top, in a vessel of liquid polymer that hardens when struck by a laser beam.
Schematic overview of the stereolithography process

Starting from your STL file, the required supports for overhangs and cavities are automatically generated in the model under construction. The support and model files are then “cut” into thin horizontal slices and programmed into the stereolithography machine.

This machine then uses a computer controlled laser to draw the bottom cross section onto the surface of a liquid polymer that hardens where struck by the laser. The part is then lowered to a depth corresponding to the section’s thickness and the next cross section is then drawn directly on top of the previous one. This is repeated until the part is finished.

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The technology

Starting from a 3D image, a part is built slice by slice from bottom to top, in a vessel of liquid polymer that hardens when struck by a laser beam.
Schematic overview of the stereolithography process

Starting from your STL file, the required supports for overhangs and cavities are automatically generated in the model under construction. The support and model files are then “cut” into thin horizontal slices and programmed into the stereolithography machine.

This machine then uses a computer controlled laser to draw the bottom cross section onto the surface of a liquid polymer that hardens where struck by the laser. The part is then lowered to a depth corresponding to the section’s thickness and the next cross section is then drawn directly on top of the previous one. This is repeated until the part is finished.

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This is the newest machine on the market. It has the fastest print time, lowest material cost and is the easiest to use.

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This is the newest machine on the market. It has the fastest print time, lowest material cost and is the easiest to use.

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With the largest build chamber in the rapid prototyping industry, this system is designed specifically for Direct Manufacturing and large prototypes. See Sintering technology in action

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Rapid Prototyping Machine FDM Stratasys

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SLA rapid prototyping machine. Watch a rapid prototype being built using layer additive fabrication technology and laser power! This is the industry standard technology for building rapid prototype parts and masters for tooling using vacuum casting technology. Accurate to between 1-2% or 0.1/0.2mm whichever is the greater, SLA parts are proven to work better and have better surface finish and mechanical properties than most other rp technologies. Contact Martello today for a quote or visit our web site.

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Stratasys FDM Process
Step 1: Pre-Process
From 3D CAD data, pre-processing software automatically slices, calculates support structures, and creates toolpaths that are optimized for the system.

Step 2: Produce Part
Parts are built layer by layer in an additive process. Extrusion heads lay down thermoplastic build and support material to create each layer.

Step 3: Remove Supports
Temporary support structures are easily removed. Soluble support material automatically dissolves in a water-based solution. Break-away supports simply snap off by hand.

For more information visit: www.stratasys.com

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Technology Focus – Stereolithography.
With Kevin McAlea and Brian Frazer of 3D Systems.

Visit http://econolyst.co.uk/ for more information on Rapid Manufacturing.

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TransMagic STL PRO is a 3D CAD data repair and exchange software application designed specifically for medical, digital manufacturing, rapid prototyping (RP) and 3D printing industries. Anyone needing to use STL (stereolithography) files can:
- VIEW a wide variety of native and neutral 3D files without CAD software or licenses.
- REPAIR geometric errors to create water-tight solid models.
- TRANSLATE models to accurate STL files for rapid prototyping, tooling and manufacturing.

It’s easier to repair a CAD model than an STL file!

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An actual footage of prototyping using the PolyJet prototyping process from Objet Geometries. Very fast process, very accurate prototypes..

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User Interview – Example of SLS Rapid Prototpying.
Interview with Ian Halliday of 3T RPD, UK.

Visit http://econolyst.co.uk/ for more information on Rapid Manufacturing.

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Rapid Prototyping Right Before Your Eyes is presented by Print To 3D.

www.printo3d.com

This 3D printer is a Dimension 768 BST.

The cup is 1 inch tall and 1/2 inch in diameter. The base or floor of the cup is 40 thousands of an inch thick as are the sidewalls of the cup. The stem of the cup is 100 thousands of an inch in diameter.

This machine uses Fused Deposition Modeling or FDM for short.

The machine is basically a large hot glue gun!

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Technical Animation – STL Generation and Slicing.
Voiceover by Phil Reeves of Econolyst.

Visit http://econolyst.co.uk/ for more information on Rapid Manufacturing.

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Modeling software lets designers create everything from Michelangelo’s David to shock absorbers. 3D printers deliver a rapid prototype to test designs before they go into production.

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