This paper describes a novel MATLAB toolbox "SG-Library" for creating
surface models (STL) of geometrical bodies or mechanisms. This is possible
by using command lines or by developing automatic design functions for
machine elements. The surface models can be written in STL-Files and
printed in 3D (additive manufacturing). The Toolbox is continually developed
at the TU München. It will be expanded – comparable to the hardware de-
scription languages in Computer Engineering - for the fully automatic design
of mechanisms. By describing a movement task and possible frame points, a
mechanism can be automatically calculated and 3D-printed completely.
Nevertheless, this article is limited to the constructive functions of the
Toolbox.
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