Software-aided measurement of geometrical fidelity for 3D printed objects

ABSTRACTThis research evaluates the geometric fidelity of 3D printed objects by utilizing digital image analysis techniques on consumer grade 3D printers. ISO 527-2 Type B specimen are modeled using Houdini Software, then positioned on the virtual print-bed and sliced in 0.3 mm thickness layers utilizing MiracleGrue slicer. The specimens are printed on a Makerbot Replicator2X 3D printer with an X-Y resolution of 0.011 mm. The test set is divided into three where the first object set (Test set A) is printed with their longest side parallel to the X axis, the second object set (Test set B) with their longest side oriented at an angle to the X axis and the third object set (Test set C) as a control with a different material type and structure. The test includes objects with parallel patterns of 0, 5, 10, 30, 45, 60 and 90 degree resulting in toolpaths along the parallel lines. For the second test set the orientation angle is chosen to match the parallel pattern degree. The objects are analyzed with a softwar...

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