{"id":534,"date":"2006-01-10T09:05:07","date_gmt":"2006-01-10T14:05:07","guid":{"rendered":"\/?p=534"},"modified":"2006-01-12T22:46:01","modified_gmt":"2006-01-13T03:46:01","slug":"desktop-engineering-xs-three","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.rebang.com\/?p=534","title":{"rendered":"Desktop Engineering x’s Three"},"content":{"rendered":"

Some interesting articles over on Desktop Engineering<\/a> that I wanted to point out. The first (Link 1<\/a>) is a holiday-influenced commentary that caught my attention because much of what is said echoes a previous post of mine (read that Here<\/a>) in which I said: <\/p>\n

Imagine a client that simply streams these files, regenerates the geometry on the fly and tesselates for rendering as necessary. Automatic LOD. Amazing detail. Files that can go anywhere<\/strong> – from videogames to rapid-prototyping machines.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

There’s lots to do yet in the 3D modeling world. The question is: Who will unify 3D and make it truly portable?<\/p>\n

The second article is a simple comparison of 3D printers\/prototypers (Link 2<\/a>). Surprisingly, I’ve never read a comparison of this type (although I have little doubt there have been plenty). Hopefully, there’ll be more and more of these comparative reviews; a consequence of an increasingly crowded market.<\/p>\n

The third article (Link 3<\/a>) is interesting on a number of levels. Here’s an excerpt: <\/p>\n

First, Realadi cleaned up the point cloud data. “The propjet had tons of sampling points,” said Marsden. “We digitally removed all outliers and greatly reduced surface noise.”<\/p>\n

Next, Realadi converted the propjet’s point cloud data into a polygonal mesh model. While point cloud data typically lacks precision and is nearly impossible to manufacture, polygonal mesh can be manipulated and articulated to a high degree of integrity. This enabled Realadi to make several enhancements required for down stream users, such as Boeing, Lancair and eventually pilots.<\/p>\n

Now on the home stretch, Realadi relied on RapidForm reverse engineering software to convert the polygonal model into a refined CAD model with high-quality, accurate NURBS surfaces. The resulting CAD model met and even surpassed Boeing’s high standards and expectations for the new propjet.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Lots of interesting stuff to consider there, but the overriding thought in my mind is how this process can – and probably will – be used to pirate the design of real products. I’ve already mentioned the availability of low-cost 3D laser scanning devices on this blog – machines that can scan\/digitize handheld objects (e.g. toasters, clothes irons, mp3 players, aso). There’s not a doubt in my mind that what this article details will be used to pirate the design of larger items; may already<\/em> be used. Won’t be long now til Industrial Designers face the same intellectual property issues that face musicians. Get ready, folks.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Some interesting articles over on Desktop Engineering that I wanted to point out. The first (Link 1) is a holiday-influenced commentary that caught my attention because much of what is said echoes a previous post of mine (read that Here) … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-534","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-administrative"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.rebang.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/534","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.rebang.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.rebang.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.rebang.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.rebang.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=534"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blog.rebang.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/534\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.rebang.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=534"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.rebang.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=534"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.rebang.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=534"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}