Abstract
Here we present PicPrint, a method and tool for producing an additively manufactured lithophane, enabling transferring and embedding 2D information into additively manufactured 3D objects. The method takes an input image and converts it to a corresponding height‐map, indicating the material density required to achieve a brightness specified at any given location. Non‐linear scattering properties are compensated for using predefined falloff profiles. Using the produced height‐map, a watertight mesh is distorted to match the specified material densities, after which the mesh is ready for either direct print on an additive manufacturing system, or transfer to other geometries via Boolean mesh operations.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Joint Special Interest Group meeting between euspen and ASPE |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Publisher | The European Society for Precision Engineering and Nanotechnology |
| Publication date | 2017 |
| Publication status | Published - 2017 |
| Event | euspen and ASPE Special Interest Group Meeting: Additive Manufacturing: Dimensional Accuracy and Surface Finish from Additive Manufacturing - Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Leuven, Belgium Duration: 10 Oct 2017 → 11 Oct 2017 |
Conference
| Conference | euspen and ASPE Special Interest Group Meeting: Additive Manufacturing |
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| Location | Katholieke Universiteit Leuven |
| Country/Territory | Belgium |
| City | Leuven |
| Period | 10/10/2017 → 11/10/2017 |
Keywords
- Additive manufacturing
- 3D print
- Lithophane
- Projection slide
- Embedding
- Picture
- Watermark