Computing and fabricating multilayer models

<jats:p> We present a method for automatically converting a digital 3D model into a <jats:italic>multilayer model</jats:italic> : a parallel stack of high-resolution 2D images embedded within a semi-transparent medium. Multilayer models can be pr...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Holroyd, Michael, Baran, Ilya, Lawrence, Jason, Matusik, Wojciech
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) 2021
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/134255
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Summary:<jats:p> We present a method for automatically converting a digital 3D model into a <jats:italic>multilayer model</jats:italic> : a parallel stack of high-resolution 2D images embedded within a semi-transparent medium. Multilayer models can be produced quickly and cheaply and provide a strong sense of an object's 3D shape and texture over a wide range of viewing directions. Our method is designed to minimize visible cracks and other artifacts that can arise when projecting an input model onto a small number of parallel planes, and avoid layer transitions that cut the model along important surface features. We demonstrate multilayer models fabricated with glass and acrylic tiles using commercially available printers. </jats:p>