Publications
============

OpenVCAD is an active research project developed by the
`Matter Assembly Computation Lab <https://www.colorado.edu/lab/matterassembly/>`__
at CU Boulder. The framework spans multiple papers; use these citations when
referencing OpenVCAD or specific capabilities.

Papers
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1. **OpenVCAD: An open-source volumetric multi-material geometry compiler** (2024)

   Core framework; implicit volumetric design; inkjet/PolyJet workflows.

   `Read the paper <https://matterassembly.org/publications/#wade2024openvcad>`__
   (Additive Manufacturing)

   .. code-block:: bibtex

      @article{wade2024openvcad,
         title={OpenVCAD: An open source volumetric multi-material geometry compiler},
         author={Wade, Charles and Williams, Graham and Connelly, Sean and Kopec, Braden and MacCurdy, Robert},
         journal={Additive Manufacturing},
         volume={79},
         pages={103912},
         year={2024},
         publisher={Elsevier}
      }

2. **Implicit Toolpath Generation for Functionally Graded Additive Manufacturing via Gradient-Aware Slicing** (2025)

   Extends VCAD to toolpath-based systems (e.g., FFF) with gradient-aware slicing.

   `Read the paper <https://matterassembly.org/publications/#wade2025implicit>`__
   (Additive Manufacturing)

   .. code-block:: bibtex

      @article{wade2025toolpaths,
         title = {Implicit Toolpath Generation for Functionally Graded Additive Manufacturing via Gradient-Aware Slicing},
         author = {Wade, Charles and Beck, Devon and MacCurdy, Robert},
         journal = {Additive Manufacturing},
         year = {2025},
         doi = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addma.2025.104963},
      }


3. **Implicit Modeling for 3D-Printed Multi-Material Computational Object Design via Python** (2025)

   Python-first API (``pyvcad``), enhanced lattice workflows, and
   simulation-informed design/export.

   `Read the paper <https://matterassembly.org/publications/#wade2025pyvcad>`__
   (Proceedings of the 10th ACM Symposium on Computational Fabrication)

   .. code-block:: bibtex

      @article{wade2025pyvcad,
         title = {Implicit Modeling for 3D-printed Multi-material Computational Object Design via Python},
         author = {Wade, Charles and Beck, Devon and MacCurdy, Robert},
         journal = {Proceedings of the 10th ACM Symposium on Computational Fabrication},
         year = {2025},
         doi = {https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2509.15562},
      }