Deliberately Embedded Flaws In 3-D-Printed Objects (2 of 2) (IMAGE)

NYU Tandon School of Engineering

Deliberately Embedded Flaws In 3-D-Printed Objects (2 of 2)

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Researchers at NYU Tandon School of Engineering have found a way to embed flaws in CAD files so that only trusted parties print the part correctly. In the CAD model on the left the deliberately embedded sphere disappears showing that the part is printed as high quality solid block when the right conditions are used. In the block on the right, the embedded sphere prints as a void if the required printing conditions are not used, giving that part lower strength.

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Nikhil Gupta, Ph.D.

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