3D Printing: Breakthroughs in Research and Practice is a comprehensive reference source for the latest research and advances on 3D printing processes, technologies, and methods. Highlighting emerging perspectives on manufacturing and industrial applications, this book is ideally designed for professionals, practitioners, students, and researchers interested in the latest developments and uses of 3D printing.

Table of Contents

• Preface
• Section 1: Fundamental Concepts and Design Methodologies
• Chapter 1: A Review on Fabricating Procedures in Rapid Prototyping
• Chapter 2: Surface Characterization in Fused Deposition Modeling
• Chapter 3: 3D Printing and Actor-Network Theory
• Chapter 4: Exploiting 3D Medical Equipment Simulations to Support Biomedical Engineering Academic Courses: Design Methodology and Implementation in a Small Scale National Project
• Chapter 5: 2D and 3D Visual Attention for Computer Vision: Concepts, Measurement, and Modeling
• Chapter 6: Integration of Legal Aspects in 3D Cadastral Systems
• Chapter 7: Where Is the Missing Matter? A Comment on “The Essence” of Additive Manufacturing
• Section 2: Technologies and Applications
• Chapter 8: Laser Additive Manufacturing
• Chapter 9: Laser Metal Deposition Process
• Chapter 10: Laser Additive Manufacturing in Surface Modification of Metals
• Chapter 11: Transiting between Representation Technologies and Teaching/Learning Descriptive Geometry: Reflections in an Architectural Context
• Chapter 12: Tool Wear and Surface Integrity Analysis of Machined Heat Treated Selective Laser Melted Ti-6Al-4V
• Chapter 13: The Use of the Terrestrial Photogrammetry in Reverse Engineering Applications
• Chapter 14: Fashion-Technology and Change in Product Development and Consumption for the High-End Menswear Sector: A Study Utilizing a 3D-4C's Process Model
• Section 3: Critical Issues and Emerging Trends
• Chapter 15: Should I Try Turning It Off and On Again? Outlining HCI Challenges for Cyber-Physical Production Systems
• Chapter 16: Challenges of Semantic 3D City Models: A Contribution of the COST Research Action TU0801
• Chapter 17: Curricular Collaborations: Using Emerging Technologies to Foster Innovative Partnerships
• Chapter 18: The Importance of Being Honest: Issues of Transparency in Digital Visualization of Architectural Heritage
• Chapter 19: Computational Design and Built Environments: The Quest for an Alternative Role of the Digital in Architecture
• Chapter 20: Towards ProGesture, a Tool Supporting Early Prototyping of 3D-Gesture Interaction