PRINTER MONITORING

摘要

Techniques for monitoring a three-dimensional (3D) printer during the performance of a print job are described herein. An example of a system in accordance with the present techniques includes a camera to generate an image of a 3D print job in progress. The system also includes a baseline image generator to generate a baseline image based on a 3D model of the object to be printed. The system also includes a monitoring engine to compare the image with the baseline image to determine a status of the 3D print job and trigger an alarm if the 3D print job fails.

主权项

1. A system for monitoring a three-dimensional (3D) printer, comprising:
a baseline image generator to:
generate a baseline image based on a 3D model of an object to be printed;determine a position of a printer element from print commands used to drive the 3D printer;determine, based on the position, that the printer element would partially block a view of the 3D object being printed; andmask a portion of the baseline image corresponding to the printer element; and a monitoring engine to receive, from a camera, an image of a 3D print job in progress and compare the image with the baseline image to determine a status of the 3D print job and trigger an alarm if the 3D print job fails.