Motion and Path Planning for Additive Manufacturing takes a deep dive into the concepts and computations behind slicing software – the software that uses 3D models to generate the commands required to control the motion of a 3D printer and ultimately construct objects. Starting with a brief review of the different types of motion in additive systems, this book walks through the steps of the path planning process and discusses the different types of toolpaths and their corresponding function in additive manufacturing. Planar, non-planar, and off-axis path planning are examined and...

Medical Additive Manufacturing: Concepts and Fundamentals provides an overview of the latest research in the field of additively manufactured medical materials. The book starts with a broad overview of the current state of medical additive manufacturing, then dives into cutting edge topics such as medical imaging technologies for additive manufacturing and computer-aided design principles for anatomic modeling. Following chapters discuss the state of additive manufacturing in an array of medical fields such as radiology, tissue engineering, nuclear medicine, orthopedics, surgery, cardiology,...

Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing of Glass: From Science to Applications presents a joint effort by the global glass 3D printing community, highlighting the current scientific, technological and application aspects of this exciting new field and its game changing potential for a wide array of industries in the coming decades. This text examines glass as the high-performance material of the 21st century—utilized in industries from high-performance computing to IT, architecture, labware and integrated optical devices for smart phones.