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3D representation and CNC machining of 2D digital images

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2018-01-01

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Sood, Sumit
Duvedi, Ravinder Kumar
Bedi, Sanjeev
Mann, Stephen

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Elsevier

Abstract

In this paper a new paradigm for CNC carving of digital images in the form of lookalike three-dimensional (3D) surfaces on wooden or metallic plaques is discussed. This work is focused on development of a single page windows based console application for conversion of a two-dimensional (2D) digital image into a 3D freeform surface representation in the form of a point cloud data and STL format. Subsequently, the 3D surface data is then used for generating an efficient toolpath data for 3-axis CNC finish machining using a ball end mill tool. The results from the developed algorithm are validated using a machining simulation in the virtual environment of an Open-GL based 3D graphical simulator ToolSim [1].

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First published by Elsevier, https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.promfg.2018.07.001 © 2018. This open-access article is made available under the CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 license https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/

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2D image, 3D surface, CNC Machining, Point cloud data, STL, Toolpath

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https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.promfg.2018.07.001
 http://hdl.handle.net/10012/13577

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