University of Utah Research Foundation

Zetian Wang

Charles L Thomas

Jien-Ping Mu

A volume sequential technique allows the production of prototypes from a liquid photopolymer precursor without requiring the CAD model to be decomposed into slices. Inverse Tomographic Construction (ITC) selectively cures the photopolymer in a vat without requiring it translating build platform.

Rapid prototyping method

A rapid prototype modeling system operates to first electronically decompose a discrete part represented by an STL file into thick layers, which are then electronically sliced into cross sectional slices the thickness of a sheet of construction material. The slices are cut from sheets of the construction material in a pattern which permits construction of the layers by stacking the sheets. The layers are then stacked appropriately to create a physical model of the discrete part.

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Sunnyvale, CA, United States of America

Zetian Wang