3D Printing the Big Letters in the JDRF Logo

TL;DR

This paper details a process for creating 3D-printed representations of the JDRF logo's large letters using image processing and 3D printing techniques, applicable to similar sparse images.

Contribution

It introduces a method combining image processing with Mathematica to generate STL files for 3D printing logos and sparse images.

Findings

Successfully created 3D printed logo letters.

Developed a generalizable image processing workflow.

Demonstrated applicability to various sparse images.

Abstract

The purpose of this short paper is to describe a project to manufacture a 3D-print of the big letters in the logo for JDRF (formerly known as the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation). The methods described in this paper involve processing the image of the logo through a Mathematica script, and the methods can be applied to most logos and other images that are sparse in the sense of not having many edges within the image. With the Mathematica script, a STereoLithography (.stl) file is created that can be used by a 3D printer. Finally, the object is created on a 3D printer. We assume that the reader is familiar with the basics of 3D printing.