发明名称 |
PRINTING A THREE DIMENSIONAL OBJECT ABOUT A VOXEL STRUCTURE ASSEMBLED FROM PREFORMED BLOCKS |
摘要 |
A method includes obtaining data describing external surfaces of a three dimensional object to be made using a three dimensional printer; determining, for a given voxel size, a voxel structure having a size and a shape to be subsumed within the external surfaces of the object; outputting user instructions for manually assembling the voxel structure and positioning the voxel structure into the three dimensional printer; and printing material onto the assembled voxel structure to form an object that subsumes the voxel structure. The use of a voxel structure can reduce print time and the amount of print resources required to form an object. |
申请公布号 |
US2015293722(A1) |
申请公布日期 |
2015.10.15 |
申请号 |
US201414253183 |
申请日期 |
2014.04.15 |
申请人 |
International Business Machines Corporation |
发明人 |
Cudak Gary D.;Flores Luis J.;Hardee Christopher J.;Shi Xiaoli |
分类号 |
G06F3/12;B29C67/00 |
主分类号 |
G06F3/12 |
代理机构 |
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代理人 |
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主权项 |
1. A method, comprising:
obtaining a data file that includes print instructions for causing a three dimensional printer to print a three dimensional object, wherein the data file describes external surfaces of the object; determining, for a given voxel size, a voxel structure having a size and a shape to be subsumed within the external surfaces of the object; outputting user instructions for manually assembling the voxel structure and positioning the voxel structure into the three dimensional printer; and printing material onto the assembled voxel structure to form an object that subsumes the voxel structure. |
地址 |
Armonk NY US |