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Virtual and Physical Prototyping provides an international forum for professionals and academics to exchange novel ideas and disseminate knowledge covering the full range of activities related to the multi-disciplinary area of virtual and rapid prototyping.

The scope of VPP includes:

Design for additive manufacturing: topological optimisation, lightweight, biomimetic design, functionally graded structures, etc.

4D printing: smart materials, shape memory polymers/alloys, deployable structures, etc.

Multi-material printing: 3D printing of multiple metals, polymers, ceramics, composites, etc.

Hybrid manufacturing: combination of additive and subtractive technologies

Functional 3D printing: functional design, functional prototyping, etc.

As well as the following topics:

CAD and 3D data acquisition technologies

Virtual environments and virtual reality

Rapid tooling and rapid manufacturing

Quality control and AM standards

Concurrent engineering

Bioprinting and biofabrication

Concrete printing

Miscellaneous: e-manufacturing/Internet of things, legal perspectives, economics, social and environmental implications, case studies, etc.

All published research articles in this journal have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and anonymous refereeing by independent expert referees.

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虚拟和物理原型为专业人士和学者提供了一个国际论坛，以交流新颖的想法并传播涵盖与虚拟和快速原型多学科领域相关的所有活动的知识。

VPP 的范围包括：

增材制造设计：拓扑优化、轻量化、仿生设计、功能分级结构等。

4D 打印：智能材料、形状记忆聚合物/合金、可展开结构等。

多材料打印：多种金属、聚合物、陶瓷、复合材料等的 3D 打印。

混合制造：增材和减材技术的结合

功能性 3D 打印：功能设计、功能原型、等。

以及以下主题：

CAD 和 3D 数据采集技术

虚拟环境和虚拟现实

快速模具和快速制造

质量控制和 AM 标准

并行工程

生物打印和生物制造

混凝土打印

其他：电子制造/物联网、法律观点、经济、社会和环境影响、案例研究等。

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