DreamPrinting: Volumetric Printing Primitives for High-Fidelity 3D Printing

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Main Authors: Wang, Youjia, Cao, Ruixiang, Xu, Teng, Liu, Yifei, Zhang, Dong, Wu, Yiwen, Yu, Jingyi
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Published: 2025
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author Wang, Youjia
Cao, Ruixiang
Xu, Teng
Liu, Yifei
Zhang, Dong
Wu, Yiwen
Yu, Jingyi
author_facet Wang, Youjia
Cao, Ruixiang
Xu, Teng
Liu, Yifei
Zhang, Dong
Wu, Yiwen
Yu, Jingyi
contents Translating the rich visual fidelity of volumetric rendering techniques into physically realizable 3D prints remains an open challenge. We introduce DreamPrinting, a novel pipeline that transforms radiance-based volumetric representations into explicit, material-centric Volumetric Printing Primitives (VPPs). While volumetric rendering primitives (e.g., NeRF) excel at capturing intricate geometry and appearance, they lack the physical constraints necessary for real-world fabrication, such as pigment compatibility and material density. DreamPrinting addresses these challenges by integrating the Kubelka-Munk model with a spectrophotometric calibration process to characterize and mix pigments for accurate reproduction of color and translucency. The result is a continuous-to-discrete mapping that determines optimal pigment concentrations for each voxel, ensuring fidelity to both geometry and optical properties. A 3D stochastic halftoning procedure then converts these concentrations into printable labels, enabling fine-grained control over opacity, texture, and color gradients. Our evaluations show that DreamPrinting achieves exceptional detail in reproducing semi-transparent structures-such as fur, leaves, and clouds-while outperforming traditional surface-based methods in managing translucency and internal consistency. Furthermore, by seamlessly integrating VPPs with cutting-edge 3D generation techniques, DreamPrinting expands the potential for complex, high-quality volumetric prints, providing a robust framework for printing objects that closely mirror their digital origins.
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spellingShingle DreamPrinting: Volumetric Printing Primitives for High-Fidelity 3D Printing
Wang, Youjia
Cao, Ruixiang
Xu, Teng
Liu, Yifei
Zhang, Dong
Wu, Yiwen
Yu, Jingyi
Graphics
Translating the rich visual fidelity of volumetric rendering techniques into physically realizable 3D prints remains an open challenge. We introduce DreamPrinting, a novel pipeline that transforms radiance-based volumetric representations into explicit, material-centric Volumetric Printing Primitives (VPPs). While volumetric rendering primitives (e.g., NeRF) excel at capturing intricate geometry and appearance, they lack the physical constraints necessary for real-world fabrication, such as pigment compatibility and material density. DreamPrinting addresses these challenges by integrating the Kubelka-Munk model with a spectrophotometric calibration process to characterize and mix pigments for accurate reproduction of color and translucency. The result is a continuous-to-discrete mapping that determines optimal pigment concentrations for each voxel, ensuring fidelity to both geometry and optical properties. A 3D stochastic halftoning procedure then converts these concentrations into printable labels, enabling fine-grained control over opacity, texture, and color gradients. Our evaluations show that DreamPrinting achieves exceptional detail in reproducing semi-transparent structures-such as fur, leaves, and clouds-while outperforming traditional surface-based methods in managing translucency and internal consistency. Furthermore, by seamlessly integrating VPPs with cutting-edge 3D generation techniques, DreamPrinting expands the potential for complex, high-quality volumetric prints, providing a robust framework for printing objects that closely mirror their digital origins.
title DreamPrinting: Volumetric Printing Primitives for High-Fidelity 3D Printing
topic Graphics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2503.00887