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Wu, J. (author), Wang, W. (author), Gao, Xifeng (author)Inspired by natural cellular materials such as trabecular bone, lattice structures have been developed as a new type of lightweight material. In this paper we present a novel method to design lattice structures that conform with both the principal stress directions and the boundary of the optimized shape. Our method consists of two major...journal article 2021
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Wang, Weiming (author), Liu, Yong-Jin (author), Wu, J. (author), Tian, Shengjing (author), Wang, C.C. (author), Liu, Ligang (author), Liu, Xiuping (author)Offsetting-based hollowing is a solid modeling operation widely used in 3D printing, which can change the model's physical properties and reduce the weight by generating voids inside a model. However, a hollowing operation can lead to additional supporting structures for fabrication in interior voids, which cannot be removed. As a consequence...journal article 2018
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Liu, Xiuping (author), Lin, Liping (author), Wu, J. (author), Wang, W. (author), Yin, Baocai (author), Wang, C.C. (author)Wireframe models are becoming a popular option in 3D printing. Generating sparse wireframe models using classic mesh simplification methods leads to models that require a lot of support structures in the layer-upon-layer additive process. In this paper we present a mesh simplification method that takes into account the overhang angle....journal article 2018
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Dai, C. (author), Wang, C.C. (author), Wu, Chenming (author), Lefebre, Sylvain (author), Fang, G. (author), Liu, Yong-Jin (author)This paper presents a new method to fabricate 3D models on a robotic printing system equipped with multi-axis motion. Materials are accumulated inside the volume along curved tool-paths so that the need of supporting structures can be tremendously reduced - if not completely abandoned - on all models. Our strategy to tackle the challenge of...journal article 2018