We pose the decompose-and-pack or DAP problem, which tightly combines shape decomposition and packing of 3D objects for efficient 3D printing. The goal is to optimally decompose-and-pack a 3D object into a printing volume to minimize support material, build time, and assembly cost.

Xuelin Chen, Shandong University
Hao (Richard) Zhang, Simon Fraser University
Jinjie Lin, Shandong University
Ruizhen Hu, Simon Fraser University, Shenzhen VisuCA Key Lab / SIAT
Lin Lu, Shandong University
Qixing Huang, Toyota Technological Institute at Chicago
Bedrich Benes, Purdue University
Daniel Cohen-Or, Tel Aviv University
Baoquan Chen, Shandong University