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We propose a novel method to generate a small set of ruled surfaces that do not collide with the input shape for linear hot-wire rough machining. Central to our technique is a new observation: the ruled surfaces constructed by vertical…

Computational Geometry · Computer Science 2025-09-03 Zheng Zhang , Kang Wu , Yi-Fei Li , Xu Liu , Xiang Wang , Ligang Liu , Xiao-Ming Fu

We introduce an elastic-driven self-folding approach that fabricates robots directly from flat 3D-printed conductive PLA nets. Elastic bands routed through printed hooks store energy that folds the sheet into programmed 3D geometries, while…

Robotics · Computer Science 2026-05-07 Gaolin Ge , Qifeng Yang , Haoran Lu , Tingyu Cheng , Martin Nisser , Yiyue Luo

Automatic mesh-based shape generation is of great interest across a wide range of disciplines, from industrial design to gaming, computer graphics and various other forms of digital art. While most traditional methods focus on primitive…

Graphics · Computer Science 2017-09-25 Chiyu "Max" Jiang , Philip Marcus

Generating 3D models lies at the core of computer graphics and has been the focus of decades of research. With the emergence of advanced neural representations and generative models, the field of 3D content generation is developing rapidly,…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2024-02-01 Xiaoyu Li , Qi Zhang , Di Kang , Weihao Cheng , Yiming Gao , Jingbo Zhang , Zhihao Liang , Jing Liao , Yan-Pei Cao , Ying Shan

Design - especially of physical objects - can be understood as creative acts solving practical problems. In this paper we describe a biologically-inspired developmental model as the basis of a generative form-finding system. Using local…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2021-07-13 Jon McCormack , Camilo Cruz Gambardella

Numerous methods have been proposed for probabilistic generative modelling of 3D objects. However, none of these is able to produce textured objects, which renders them of limited use for practical tasks. In this work, we present the first…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2020-04-10 Paul Henderson , Vagia Tsiminaki , Christoph H. Lampert

Methods that use neural networks for synthesizing 3D shapes in the form of a part-based representation have been introduced over the last few years. These methods represent shapes as a graph or hierarchy of parts and enable a variety of…

Graphics · Computer Science 2024-09-20 Yanran Guan , Oliver van Kaick

Multi-directional 3D printing has the capability of decreasing or eliminating the need for support structures. Recent work proposed a beam-guided search algorithm to find an optimized sequence of plane-clipping, which gives volume…

Graphics · Computer Science 2020-07-21 Chenming Wu , Yong-Jin Liu , Charlie C. L. Wang

We present a method to fabricate double shell structures printed in trans-versal directions using multi-axis fused-deposition-modeling (FDM) robot-ic 3D printing. Shell structures, characterized by lightweight, thin walls, fast buildup, and…

Robotics · Computer Science 2025-01-13 Ioanna Mitropoulou , Amir Vaxman , Olga Diamanti , Benjamin Dillenburger

Articulated 3D object generation is fundamental for creating realistic, functional, and interactable virtual assets which are not simply static. We introduce MeshArt, a hierarchical transformer-based approach to generate articulated 3D…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2025-06-10 Daoyi Gao , Yawar Siddiqui , Lei Li , Angela Dai

We introduce X-Ray, a novel 3D sequential representation inspired by the penetrability of x-ray scans. X-Ray transforms a 3D object into a series of surface frames at different layers, making it suitable for generating 3D models from…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2024-06-04 Tao Hu , Wenhang Ge , Yuyang Zhao , Gim Hee Lee

The reproduction of automobile components through additive manufacturing presents significant geometric challenges, as many automotive parts feature complex, organically shaped surfaces that are difficult to fabricate accurately using…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-05-21 Uzair Aziz Muhammad , Zheng Liu

Recent work has demonstrated that the interior material layout of a 3D model can be designed to make a fabricated replica satisfy application-specific demands on its physical properties such as resistance to external loads. A widely used…

Computational Geometry · Computer Science 2017-08-23 Mokwon Lee , Qing Fang , Joonghyun Ryu , Ligang Liu , Deok-Soo Kim

Generative modeling of anatomical structures plays a crucial role in virtual imaging trials, which allow researchers to perform studies without the costs and constraints inherent to in vivo and phantom studies. For clinical relevance,…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2025-04-07 Bram de Wilde , Max T. Rietberg , Guillaume Lajoinie , Jelmer M. Wolterink

Toolpath planning is an important task in laser aided additive manufacturing (LAAM) and other direct energy deposition (DED) processes. The deposition toolpaths for complex geometries with slender structures can be further optimized by…

Graphics · Computer Science 2020-06-29 N. Liu , K. Ren , W. Zhang , Y. F. Zhang , Y. X. Chew , J. Y. H. Fuh , G. J. Bi

3D shape generation is a challenging problem due to the high-dimensional output space and complex part configurations of real-world objects. As a result, existing algorithms experience difficulties in accurate generative modeling of 3D…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2019-06-11 Salman H. Khan , Yulan Guo , Munawar Hayat , Nick Barnes

The generation of 3D clothed humans has attracted increasing attention in recent years. However, existing work cannot generate layered high-quality 3D humans with consistent body structures. As a result, these methods are unable to…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2024-07-23 Yi Wang , Jian Ma , Ruizhi Shao , Qiao Feng , Yu-Kun Lai , Yebin Liu , Kun Li

Surgical planning and training based on machine learning requires a large amount of 3D anatomical models reconstructed from medical imaging, which is currently one of the major bottlenecks. Obtaining these data from real patients and during…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2025-11-25 Ann-Sophia Müller , Moonkwang Jeong , Meng Zhang , Jiyuan Tian , Arkadiusz Miernik , Stefanie Speidel , Tian Qiu

The latest sheet stamping processes enable efficient manufacturing of complex shape structural components that have high stiffness to weight ratios, but these processes can introduce defects. To assist component design for stamping…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2022-02-09 Hamid Reza Attar , Alistair Foster , Nan Li

Embodied AI and robotic systems increasingly depend on scalable, diverse, and physically grounded 3D content for simulation-based training and real-world deployment. While 3D generative modeling has advanced rapidly, embodied applications…

Robotics · Computer Science 2026-05-11 Tianwei Ye , Yifan Mao , Minwen Liao , Jian Liu , Chunchao Guo , Dazhao Du , Quanxin Shou , Fangqi Zhu , Song Guo