1999 / Solid Freeform Fabrication Proceedings
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Author Alair Griffin (a), Charles Thomas (b), (a) Javelin, (b) University of Utah
Source Solid Freeform Fabrication Proceedings, 1999, pp 751-758
Abstract A Javelin customer desires to scale up a life size sculpture to produce a 500 ft. bronze statue. Still the early stages of the design, the statue has been digitized producing a nurbs based electronic file, and this file has been used to produce simulations of the full scale statue in its intended location. This allows the customer to visualize what the statue will look like under various lighting conditions and from perspectives simulating various viewing points at the intended location. A 24 ft. prototype of the statue has been produced using the thick layer prototyping technique developed at the University of Utah. This prototype, built from 1/4 inch and 1/2 inch thick sheets of polystyrene foam, was produced in approximately 20 days. (Auth abstract) [References: 4]
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