The smallest soccer player in the world
The LZH Laser Zentrum Hannover e.V. collaborates with Rapidform through Trimetric GmbH to create a Reverse Model of Football Game, A Tippkick®-figure; their main interests are to produce the smallest playable soccer player in the world using the innovative micro-stereo lithography and the ideal solution is of course Rapidform XOR.

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Founded in 1986, LZH Laser Zentrum Hannover e.V. mainly supports applied research in the field of laser technology on a non-profit basis. Not only to launch their new micro-stereolithlithography system, but also to attract more visitors at an exhibition, LZH plans to display a special item at the booth by using their new launching product and finally pleased to proceed the project with Rapidform XOR which enables to create Parametric CAD Models from 3D Scan Data. Stereolithography is kind of generative manufacturing technology suitable for complex three-dimensional component. To achieve the highly-qualified service of Process Technology for the Micro-stereolithography, LZH newly developed a high-resolution machinery prototype, which enables to manufacture any micro-size products for small and medium series.

Problem analysis and the ideal solution

Since each football player consists of complex shape with much free-forms and constructive components, it is very important to keep all the details with high accuracy. Furthermore, to utilize the final model of reverse engineering in different CAD Systems later, it is highly helpful to transfer all the parametric modeling history with editable entities to CAD Systems directly. Rapidform XOR is able to convert raw scans into high quality polygon mesh models and “Mesh Buildup Wizard™” is mainly used for Quick & Easy Polygon Creating in Automatic way. Moreover, Rapidform XOR is available to export a fully parametric model with modeling history to SolidWorks, Siemens NX and Pro/Engineer. Other 3D applications can open models created in Rapidform XOR using industry-standard formats like Parasolid, STEP and IGES.

Especially Rapidform XOR proves its strengths to create NURBS surface models for use in CAD/CAM and other downstream application. In other words, Rapidform XOR enables to create One-button quick B-rep surfacing and also additionally generate automatic re-meshing for generating CAD functional models. Furthermore, during the modeling process, Rapidform XOR shows real time deviation analysis so it can ensure a finished model is faithful to the original 3D scan.

The third-generation parametric reverse engineering approach inside Rapidform XOR creates high quality, ready to manufacture CAD models fast and particularly for complex models. Rapidform XOR is able to deliver more values in easy way.

 

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