Korean Journal of Computational Design and Engineering (한국CDE학회논문집)

Society for Computational Design and Engineering (한국CDE학회)
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Development of a G-Code Generator for Color Gradation Generations in a Mixing Chamber FDM 3D Printers

Mixing chamber를 사용하여 그라데이션 색상을 구현하기 위한 G-code 생성기 개발

  • Noh, Kyoung-Seok (School of Mechanical Engineering, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST)) ;
  • Seo, Hae-Won (School of Mechanical Engineering, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST)) ;
  • Kim, Tae-Young (School of Mechanical Engineering, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST)) ;
  • Lee, Yong-Gu (School of Mechanical Engineering, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST))
  • 노경석 (광주과학기술원 기계공학부) ;
  • 서해원 (광주과학기술원 기계공학부) ;
  • 김태영 (광주과학기술원 기계공학부) ;
  • 이용구 (광주과학기술원 기계공학부)
  • Received : 2016.09.12
  • Accepted : 2016.10.25
  • Published : 2017.03.01
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Abstract

The recent 3D printing industry has been focusing on developing 3D printers to fulfill the user's need to bring more colorful and realistic outcomes. Several 3D printers have deployed multiple extruders to print different colors. However, this method has a limit on its availability of colors. To solve this, recent research is focused on using mixing chambers to mix the possible colors to provide more color availability. In this paper, we discuss the environment and algorithm behind the development of G-code which allows a gradation effect of the mix of two filaments. The generation algorithm to make gradient G-code has been implemented in Cura using C ++ and Python.

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