ADDITIVE FABRICATION SUPPORT STRUCTURES

摘要

Some aspects provide a method for evaluating a support structure associated with a three-dimensional object, the support structure and object to be fabricated via one or more additive fabrication techniques, comprising obtaining a representation of the support structure, wherein the support structure is configured to provide mechanical support to at least a first region of the object, calculating a supportedness value for the first region of the object, the supportedness value being indicative of a degree of support that the support structure provides to the first region, depicting the support structure and/or the object via a graphical user interface, and indicating the supportedness value for the first region of the object by coloring a portion of the graphical user interface using one or more colors, at least one of the one or more colors being based at least in part on the supportedness value.

主权项

1. A method for evaluating a support structure associated with a three-dimensional object, the support structure and object to be fabricated via one or more additive fabrication techniques, comprising:
obtaining a representation of the support structure, wherein the support structure is configured to provide mechanical support to at least a first region of the object;calculating a supportedness value for the first region of the object, the supportedness value being indicative of a degree of support that the support structure provides to the first region;
depicting the support structure and/or the object via a graphical user interface; and indicating the supportedness value for the first region of the object by coloring a portion of the graphical user interface using one or more colors, at least one of the one or more colors being based at least in part on the supportedness value.