摘要 |
Methods and apparatus for improving printability of a three-dimensional model are disclosed. For a computer-based three-dimensional model to be generated by a three-dimensional printing system, a three-dimensional printability analysis of the model is performed. The three-dimensional printability analysis applies one or more test cases representing forces that may be applied to the model. The three-dimensional printability analysis generates one or more points at which stresses associated with the test case exceed the structural tolerances of a material to be used by the three-dimensional printing system for a fabrication of the model. For each point of the one or more points, one or more corrections to the model designed to decrease the stresses associated with a respective test case are calculated. For each test case, the corrections are evaluated. The evaluating includes selecting a preferred correction based on one or more criteria.
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