Accuracy issues in CAD to RP translations

Rapid Prototyping Journal

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 4-17

  Fadel, Georges M ^a   Kirschman, Chuck ^a  

^a AMRL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER CONTROL; ERROR ANALYSIS; IMPROVEMENT; PROGRAM TRANSLATORS; RAPID PROTOTYPING; ALGORITHMS; COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY; COMPUTER AIDED MANUFACTURING; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; DATA STRUCTURES; ERRORS; PROCESS CONTROL;

ACCURACY ISSUES; RAPID PROTOTYPING TRANSLATIONS; ADAPTIVE SLICING; HATCHING; HIDDEN LINE ALGORITHMS; RAPID PROTOTYPE TOOL LANGUAGE;

COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN;

EID: 0030418571     PISSN: 13552546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13552549610128189     Document Type: Article

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