The developing status of AMT,such as networked manufacturing,micro-systems,low temperature rapid prototyping manufacturing,biological manufacturing etc.

Rapid Prototyping and Manufacturing (RP&M) technique and Rapid Tooling (RT) technique are introduced in this paper.

Aiming at the inherence error in slicing operation brought by the approximation of the standard STL used widely in rapid prototyping and manufacturing system, the authors have put forward a practical fitting method and the principle of its realization, through analyzing and comparing some common used fitting method of discrete serial and considering the speciality of rapid prototyping system.

At present, the domestic and international researches on Rapid Prototyping and Manufacturing (RP&M) and Rapid Tooling (RT) only confine to dependability and accuracy and quality of each concrete processing step.

Adaptive slicing algorithm for rapid prototyping of functionally gradient material component;

Study of Rapid Prototyping Based on the Gray Picture of Volution CT;

The rapid tooling methods based on the rapid prototyping (RP) technology were summarized, and the latest foreign development on the die and mould manufacture with the RP technology was briefly introduced.

A research on permitted speed of NC processing in RPM;

The principle method and process of establishing a CAD model according to the characteristics and requirements of RPM technology are discussed.

The properties and current status in home and abroad of VRPM and RPM are introduced.

This article has described the principle,the achieved procedure,the advantage and the development tendency of the technology for the rapid prototype manufacturing,as well as the practical examples for its application in the ceramic parts.