Three-Dimensional Printing on a Budget: a Classroom-Friendly Technique for Viewing and Visualizing Solid Objects
PROCEEDINGS
Diana Butter, Michael Eisenberg, Jeremy Garcia, Ryan Lewis, U. of Colorado, Boulder, United States ; Tyler Nielsen, U. of Colorado, United States
EdMedia + Innovate Learning, in Honolulu, Hawaii, USA ISBN 978-1-880094-48-8 Publisher: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE), Waynesville, NC
Abstract
Representing and understanding three-dimensional structures is a central problem in mathematics and science education. This paper describes a software system, Spectre, that can be used to print out a series of horizontal "slices" of three-dimensional objects onto transparency sheets. These transparencies may then be used in a (largely forgotten) half-century-old homemade device for displaying solid forms. We describe our software (and the accompanying physical device); discuss the advantages and drawbacks of our technique for three-dimensional representation; and outline directions for continuing and future work.
Citation
Butter, D., Eisenberg, M., Garcia, J., Lewis, R. & Nielsen, T. (2003). Three-Dimensional Printing on a Budget: a Classroom-Friendly Technique for Viewing and Visualizing Solid Objects. In D. Lassner & C. McNaught (Eds.), Proceedings of ED-MEDIA 2003--World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia & Telecommunications (pp. 990-993). Honolulu, Hawaii, USA: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE). Retrieved August 11, 2024 from https://www.learntechlib.org/primary/p/13928/.
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