• Journal of the Korean Society of Manufacturing Technology Engineers
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• v.9 no.1
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• pp.68-74
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• 2000

The STL file format is an approximation of 3-D model with triangular facets. STL is a standard input file format of Rapid Prototyping(RP) equipment In computer graphics a circle has been approximated with an inscribed polygon which causes an error between the real and approximated circles. In this study an intersecting polygon has been used to approximate the circle and applied to produce more accurate RP part. The newly proposed method shows it's excellence in part accuracy.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Precision Engineering
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• v.15 no.3
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• pp.61-67
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• 1998

Rapid prototyping becomes widely used in design and manufacturing of mechanical and aerospace engineering. Here a drag valve disk consisted of complicate configuration has designed by CAD, and prototyped by a stereolithography apparatus (SLA) to confirm the design configuration. Also the prototyped valve disk was used for checking if it could be applied for casting from the view point of accuracy, cost, and time. The rapid-prototyped disk by SLA was compared with a high-speed machined disk by MAKINO V55, and it is found that the prototyping of the disk by SLA appears more economical, more accurate and faster than by machining with MAKINO V55.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Precision Engineering
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• v.16 no.1 s.94
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• pp.95-107
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• 1999

The design models of a new product in general are created using clay models or wooden mock-ups. The reverse engineering(RE) technology enables us to quickly create the CAD model of the new product by capturing the surface of the model using laser digitizers or coordinate measuring machines. Rapid prototyping (RP) is another technology that can reduce the product development time by fabricating the physical prototype of a part using a layered manufacturing technique. In reverse engineering process, however, the digitizer generates an enormous amount of point data, and it is time consuming and also inefficient to create surfaces out of these data. In addition, the surfacing operation takes a great deal of time and skill and becomes a bottleneck. In rapid prototyping, a faceted model called STL file has been the industry standard for providing the CAD input to RP machines. It approximates the CAD model of a part using many planar triangular patches and has drawbacks. A novel procedure that overcomes these problems and integrates RE with RP is proposed. Algorithms that drastically reduce the point clouds data have been developed. These methods will facilitate the use of reverse engineered geometric data for rapid prototyping, and thereby will contribute in reducing the product development time.

• International Journal of CAD/CAM
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• v.1 no.1
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• pp.1-9
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• 2002

The STL or Stereolithography format, established by 3D systems, gathers the geometric data of the model in a number of triangular surfaces. It can be in ASCII or binary format, and is a de facto standard in the Rapid Prototyping (RP) world. RP has developed greatly over the last ten years. In particular, improvement in materials has meant greater part accuracy and strength, which in turn has increased the range of functional applications. Future applications of RP will focus on rapid tooling and direct manufacturing. Direct manufacturing in particular may see much benefit from the incorporation of color into models. For color RP, besides designing new hardware to add color into the prototypes, it is necessary to redefine the CAD software for adding and accurately positioning color onto the model. STL cannot effectively store this kind of information. Among the existing data file formats, VRML is an acceptable one that is complimentary to existing RP processes. This paper acts as a review to discuss several methods of using VRML for coloring model data. This paper will also discuss the problems occurred in coloring the layer contours of the RP model.

• Korean Journal of Computational Design and Engineering
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• v.9 no.1
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• pp.77-91
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• 2004

Integrating computer-aided design with computer-aided fabrication and construction will fundamentally redefine the relationship between design and construction. Rapid prototyping(RP) is evaluated as one of the integration method available but it has been regarded as very expensive and complex design evaluation tool and is only suitable for large mechanical design shops in automobile and aerospace industry. However current status of rapid prototyping is changing since the new generation of RP equipment, less expensive and more user-friendlier, now can be installed and use in design firms. Simultaneously increasing use of 3D CAAD software is also helping to use rapid prototyping widely. It is crucial to acknowledge rapid prototyping technologies are not only for avant-garde architect such as Frank O. Gehry but ordinary 90% architects, who can have benefit from fast and cost-effective technology. With its fast development and adaptation in architectural industry, it is quite necessary to include rapid prototyping education in regular CAAD courses either undergraduate or graduate level.

• CDE review
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• v.2 no.2
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• pp.12-16
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• 1996

Rapid Prototyping(RP)이란 짧은 시간 내에 CAD 그래픽 데이터로부터 3차원 형상의 시제품을 만들어 내는 기술을 일컬으며, 1986년 3D Systems라는 회사에 의하여 상용화된 SLA(Stereolithography Apparatus)방식을 선두로 하여 지난 10년간 급속히 발전을 해왔다. 원하는 형상의 부품을 만들 때 기존의 machining은 원자재에서 재료를 깎아내면서 만드는 반면에, RP는 재료를 한 층씩 차례로 쌓아서 부품을 만드는 가산적인 공정 특징을 가지고 있다. 액체, 고체, 심지어 기체 상태의 재료까지 다양한 재료를 사용하고 있으며 또한 여러가지 적층방법으로 부품을 제작하고 있다. 성공적인 RP기술의 창출에는 RP기계제작에 직접 관계되는 기술뿐만 아니라, 재료 기술, RP제작에 적합한 CAD데이터 생성기술, 후처리 및 가공기술 등이 모두 관건이 된다. 여기서는 RP기술의 주요 파트 제작방법과 RP에 쓰이는 재료, RP의 용도 및 그 한계성 등에 대하여 생각하여 보았다. RP기술은 3차원 CAD 모델이 없으면 실현이 불가능하다. 3차원(3D)화는 제품을 설계하고 만드는 대부분의 회사가 경쟁력을 갖기 위하여 싫든 좋든 이루어야 하는 목표 중의 하나라고 할 수 있는데, RP기술 도입은 이러한 3차원화를 단축시키는 촉매제의 역할을 할 수 있다고 생각한다. RP기술이 부분적으로 정확도의 문제와 제작 가능한 재료의 종류 및 성능에 제한이 있지만, 현재로서도 여러 응용분야에 성공적으로 이용되고 있으며 향후에는 더욱 그 응용 범위를 넓혀갈 것으로 전망된다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Precision Engineering Conference
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• 2003.06a
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• pp.1257-1260
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• 2003

Rapid Prototyping technology has many advantages such as Rapid Tooling. However, Using the RT technique is limited by the poor surface quality of the RP part. Thus, additional post-machining is required for improving the surface roughness by the sanding, grinding and polishing etc. But, these traditional finishing techniques are time and labor cost consuming. Hence, improving and formulation the finishing technique is inevitably necessary for the RF part. A new post-machining methodology for RP part is presented by the SLS part is used for automobile components in this research. Also, a web based interface tool that user requirements are rapidly ordered for post-machining RP part is developed.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Manufacturing Technology Engineers
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• v.8 no.3
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• pp.35-41
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• 1999

STL which is used in Rapid Prototyping is composed of a lot of triangular facets. The number of triangles and the shapes of these triangles determine the quality of STL. Therefore, proper algorithm is necessary to enhance the quality of triangular patch. In this paper we used the Delaunay triangulation method to apply to following processes. 1) On processing for reducing sharp triangles which cause errors on intersection. 2) On processing for connecting two or more collinear edges. 3) On processing for deleting unnecessarily inserted points in coplanar polygon.

• Journal of the Korea Institute of Military Science and Technology
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• v.10 no.3
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• pp.120-128
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• 2007

In order to reduce the lead-time and cost, the technology of rapid prototyping(RP) has been widely used. This paper describes the methodology to fabricate a large object by using the principle of rapid prototyping. By laminating thick and sloping polystyrene foam plates, we can make the large model which has three dimensional, continuous surfaces faster and easier than conventional processes. Estimated error was much smaller than other RP products which have stepped effect. For accuracy improvement and post processing, machined metal plates are added between the thick plates. To keep the continuity of surface and strengthen the model, pilot holes and guide rods are applied. By the methodology described in this paper, a missile body with flush air intake was fabricated.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society for Technology of Plasticity Conference
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• 2001.05a
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• pp.16-19
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• 2001

Rapid Prototyping (RP) and Rapid Tooling (RT) were introduced to reduce time-to-market and cost by shortening not only the development phase but also the production phase of the manufacturing process. RP generally builds up a prototype layer by layer, rapidly generating a fully three-dimensional free form shape. RT enables the manufacture of production tools. The integration of RP and RT has the potential for rapid net shaping of thee-dimensional parts, which have geometrical complexity. In this study, net shaping techniques for making three-dimensional parts using RP and RT are described and a sample part are shown. A three-dimensional metal part is manufactured by a new RP process, Variable Lamination Manufacturing by using Expandable Polystyrene Foam (VLM-S), and its application to RT for making a clover punch. In addition, we discussed the technology fusion between metal forming md RP/RT.