Re-triangulation in STL meshes for rapid prototyping and manufacture |
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Authors: | Chung-Shing Wang Teng-Ruey Chang |
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Affiliation: | (1) Department of Industrial Design, Tung-Hai University, P.O. Box 965, Taichung, 407, Taiwan;(2) Department of Industrial Engineering and Management, Nan Kai Institute of Technology, Nan-Tou, Taiwan |
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Abstract: | The main objective of this research is to identify ways to simplify the STL meshes, while simultaneously maintaining the accuracy
of the STL file. It demonstrates a technique to simplify large and complex STL triangular meshes and to optimise STL shape
for rapid prototyping and manufacture. STL mesh re-triangulation can be separated into two processes, i.e., mesh deletion
and mesh rearrangement. In the mesh deletion process, two kinds of weighted-value ratio algorithms can be chosen for determining
the suitable value of STL mesh deletion. A genetic algorithm that incorporated fitness functions was used for the optimisation
of the rearranged STL meshes. Two case studies of STL mesh reconstruction, which examine the effects of the algorithms, are
presented. These studies show that optimisation of the shape of the STL file reduces its size, resulting in a reduction of
the fabrication time and improvement of the rapid prototyping process. |
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Keywords: | Reverse engineering Rapid prototyping STL meshes Genetic algorithm Mesh re-triangulation Fitness functions |
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