@article{GENERAL,
      recid = {7615},
      author = {Uzcategui, F and Paz-Lopez, A and Vilar, J and Mallo, A  and Brage, A and Moro, H and Bellas, F},
      title = {Automatic 3D design tool for fitted spools in shipbuilding  industry},
      journal = {Conference Proceedings of INEC},
      address = {2018-10-03},
      number = {GENERAL},
      abstract = {The objective of this paper is to show the initial  research results obtained with an automatic 3D design  software tool we have developed for spool fitting in the  pipe workshop of the Navantia Ferrol shipyard. This  software tool requires, as input, a CAD file containing the  scene with the two pipes to connect, and provides, as  output, a CAD file with the fitted spool design. The  software detects the features of the spool, and a heuristic  pipe routing algorithm generates the output by computing  several routes and providing one solution that is near to  the optimal one. This output design considers the  characteristics and capacities of the manufacturing  process, as well as the library of materials used in the  shipyard, so it is possible to use it for direct  manufacturing. The preliminary results presented here were  obtained using real data captured with different commercial  3D scanners over a test setup. },
      url = {http://library.imarest.org/record/7615},
}