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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 11, 1994
Filed:
Jun. 02, 1993
Vincent Dionnet, Montrouge, FR;
Frederic Heliodore, Paris, FR;
Alain R Le Mehaute, Gif Sur Yvette, FR;
Jean Claude Andre, Nancy, FR;
Alcatel Alsthom Compagnie Generale d'Electricite, Paris Cedex, FR;
Abstract
The invention relates to methods of enabling fractal objects to be manufactured. In accordance with the invention, the method consists in performing repeated scaling reductions on a parent generator defined by means of three-dimensional coordinates, in storing the coordinates of each daughter object obtained by such a scaling reduction, and in repeating the scaling reduction until the dimensions of a daughter object become less than a given threshold value. The coordinates of the daughter objects are then supplied to stereolithographic apparatus which manufactures the fractal object defined by assembling together the daughter objects.