Using Multistep Methods in Slicing 2 ½ Dimensional Parametric Surfaces for Additive Manufacturing Applications

Abstract

Parametric surfaces such as Bezier are commonly used in the industrial applications and academic research. In additive manufacturing, surfaces are constructed by layering. For this reason, a method is needed to slice the surfaces. In this paper, a new algorithm for slicing 2 ½ dimensional parametric surfaces is proposed by using a multistep method such as Adam Bashforth. The mean target of using the multistep methods is to increase the accuracy and efficiency of the procedure. In this paper, Adam Bashfoth 3 steps has been used to determine the best surface subdivision.