Augmenting Shared 3D Model Repositories with Slicing Results for 3D Printing
In this thesis, we propose a method to augment shared 3D model repositories, such as Thingiverse, with slicing results that are readily available to all users. By having print time and material consumption for different print resolution profiles and model scales available in real-time, users are abl...
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
2022
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| author | Faruqi, Faraz |
| author2 | Mueller, Stefanie |
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| description | In this thesis, we propose a method to augment shared 3D model repositories, such as Thingiverse, with slicing results that are readily available to all users. By having print time and material consumption for different print resolution profiles and model scales available in real-time, users are able to explore different slicing configurations efficiently to find the one that best fits their time and material constraints. To prototype this idea, we build a system called SliceHub, which consists of three components: (1) a repository with an evolving database of 3D models, for which we store the print time and material consumption for various print resolution profiles and model scales, (2) a user interface integrated into an existing slicer that allows users to explore the slicing information from the 3D models, and (3) a computational infrastructure to quickly generate new slicing results, either through parallel slicing of multiple print resolution profiles and model scales or through interpolation. We motivate our work with a formative study of the challenges faced by users of existing slicers and provide a technical evaluation of the SliceHub system. |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/1447172022-08-30T03:32:57Z Augmenting Shared 3D Model Repositories with Slicing Results for 3D Printing Faruqi, Faraz Mueller, Stefanie Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science In this thesis, we propose a method to augment shared 3D model repositories, such as Thingiverse, with slicing results that are readily available to all users. By having print time and material consumption for different print resolution profiles and model scales available in real-time, users are able to explore different slicing configurations efficiently to find the one that best fits their time and material constraints. To prototype this idea, we build a system called SliceHub, which consists of three components: (1) a repository with an evolving database of 3D models, for which we store the print time and material consumption for various print resolution profiles and model scales, (2) a user interface integrated into an existing slicer that allows users to explore the slicing information from the 3D models, and (3) a computational infrastructure to quickly generate new slicing results, either through parallel slicing of multiple print resolution profiles and model scales or through interpolation. We motivate our work with a formative study of the challenges faced by users of existing slicers and provide a technical evaluation of the SliceHub system. S.M. 2022-08-29T16:06:53Z 2022-08-29T16:06:53Z 2022-05 2022-06-21T19:25:53.358Z Thesis https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/144717 In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted Copyright MIT http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC-EDU/1.0/ application/pdf Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| spellingShingle | Faruqi, Faraz Augmenting Shared 3D Model Repositories with Slicing Results for 3D Printing |
| title | Augmenting Shared 3D Model Repositories with Slicing Results for 3D Printing |
| title_full | Augmenting Shared 3D Model Repositories with Slicing Results for 3D Printing |
| title_fullStr | Augmenting Shared 3D Model Repositories with Slicing Results for 3D Printing |
| title_full_unstemmed | Augmenting Shared 3D Model Repositories with Slicing Results for 3D Printing |
| title_short | Augmenting Shared 3D Model Repositories with Slicing Results for 3D Printing |
| title_sort | augmenting shared 3d model repositories with slicing results for 3d printing |
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