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This paper presents a novel geometric simulation technique for multi-axis Additive Manufacturing (AM). In the proposed methodology, additive swept volume elements, which are represented with Tri-dexel models, are formulated for updating the virtual additive material. Triangular meshes are extracted from the Tri-dexel models using Marching Cube Algorithm for visualization. With the proposed methodology, either three-axis or five-axis AM tool paths of sculpture surfaces can be simulated before actually manufactured. Workpieces after additive manufacturing can be used as blanks for further Subtractive Manufacturing(SM). We developed a geometric simulation software based on the multi-axis AM simulation algorithm, and we carried out an actual three-axis AM experiment to compare with the simulation results. Computer implementation and practical example demonstrate the feasibility of the proposed multi-axis AM simulation method.
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The authors gratefully acknowledge National Natural Science Foundation of China(51575386). The authors would also like to thank the experimental supporting from Wuhan HuaGong Laser Engineering Co., Ltd.
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He, S., Zeng, X., Yan, C., Gong, H., Lee, CH. (2017). Tri-Dexel Model Based Geometric Simulation of Multi-axis Additive Manufacturing. In: Huang, Y., Wu, H., Liu, H., Yin, Z. (eds) Intelligent Robotics and Applications. ICIRA 2017. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 10464. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-65298-6_73
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