Generation Algorithm of a Novel Platform Attached Support Structure for FDM-Fused Deposition Modeling

In the process of 3D printing, the setting of the initial layer is the most important step to achieve perfect printing results, and its main function is to prevent warping in 3D printing. There are three main types of the first layer: Raft, Brim, and Skirt. The Brim is a special skirt and is usually...

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Main Authors: Ning Lv, Yunxu Li, Yujing Qiao
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2022-01-01
Series:Advances in Materials Science and Engineering
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/1532924
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description In the process of 3D printing, the setting of the initial layer is the most important step to achieve perfect printing results, and its main function is to prevent warping in 3D printing. There are three main types of the first layer: Raft, Brim, and Skirt. The Brim is a special skirt and is usually the preferred starting layer for the printing process. In order to increase the adhesion, multiple Brim contour edges will be printed, which increases the difficulty of removal. Otherwise, poor adhesion effect will occur. By analyzing the distinction between inner and outer contours of polygons, the offset process of contour points in different cases is calculated in this paper, and a simplified processing method of contour offset line is designed by using the idea of Douglas–Peucker simplifying curve feature points. According to the functional characteristics of the Brim edge structure, a novel platform attached support structure is generated based on ray-casting algorithm and contour offset algorithm. The proposed algorithm is encapsulated into the slicing engine and compared with three common initial layer structures for conducting part printing comparison experiments. The experimental results show that the edge structure realized by the proposed generation optimization algorithm of a novel platform attached support can effectively reduce the slicing execution time, and the auxiliary structure has little impact on the forming quality. It can be easier to remove on the premise and the warpage of the printing model is small.
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spelling doaj-art-d1a727e8df434726bde1ed0f973207f62025-02-03T06:06:53ZengWileyAdvances in Materials Science and Engineering1687-84422022-01-01202210.1155/2022/1532924Generation Algorithm of a Novel Platform Attached Support Structure for FDM-Fused Deposition ModelingNing Lv0Yunxu Li1Yujing Qiao2School of Mechanical EngineeringSchool of AutomaticSchool of Mechanical EngineeringIn the process of 3D printing, the setting of the initial layer is the most important step to achieve perfect printing results, and its main function is to prevent warping in 3D printing. There are three main types of the first layer: Raft, Brim, and Skirt. The Brim is a special skirt and is usually the preferred starting layer for the printing process. In order to increase the adhesion, multiple Brim contour edges will be printed, which increases the difficulty of removal. Otherwise, poor adhesion effect will occur. By analyzing the distinction between inner and outer contours of polygons, the offset process of contour points in different cases is calculated in this paper, and a simplified processing method of contour offset line is designed by using the idea of Douglas–Peucker simplifying curve feature points. According to the functional characteristics of the Brim edge structure, a novel platform attached support structure is generated based on ray-casting algorithm and contour offset algorithm. The proposed algorithm is encapsulated into the slicing engine and compared with three common initial layer structures for conducting part printing comparison experiments. The experimental results show that the edge structure realized by the proposed generation optimization algorithm of a novel platform attached support can effectively reduce the slicing execution time, and the auxiliary structure has little impact on the forming quality. It can be easier to remove on the premise and the warpage of the printing model is small.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/1532924
spellingShingle Ning Lv
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Generation Algorithm of a Novel Platform Attached Support Structure for FDM-Fused Deposition Modeling
Advances in Materials Science and Engineering
title Generation Algorithm of a Novel Platform Attached Support Structure for FDM-Fused Deposition Modeling
title_full Generation Algorithm of a Novel Platform Attached Support Structure for FDM-Fused Deposition Modeling
title_fullStr Generation Algorithm of a Novel Platform Attached Support Structure for FDM-Fused Deposition Modeling
title_full_unstemmed Generation Algorithm of a Novel Platform Attached Support Structure for FDM-Fused Deposition Modeling
title_short Generation Algorithm of a Novel Platform Attached Support Structure for FDM-Fused Deposition Modeling
title_sort generation algorithm of a novel platform attached support structure for fdm fused deposition modeling
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/1532924
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