US 10,122,877 B2 · Image forming apparatus

Abstract

An image forming apparatus comprises a three-dimensional reader, a drawing data generator and a printer. The three-dimensional reading section includes an arrangement section, a sensor and a model data generator. The arrangement section is a position where a target object is arranged. The sensor acquires three-dimensional information relating to a three-dimensional shape of the object arranged on the arrangement section. The model data generator generates three-dimensional model data indicating the three-dimensional shape of the object on the basis of the three-dimensional information. The drawing data generator generates drawing data containing data of a two-dimensional drawing formed by projecting the object on a plane surface on the basis of the three-dimensional model data. The printer forms an image on a sheet on the basis of the drawing data.

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Dependent claims

An image forming apparatus, comprising:

a three-dimensional reader;
and
a processor that executes instructions to perform operations, comprising:
acquiring three-dimensional information relating to a three-dimensional shape of a target object arranged within the three-dimensional reader;
generating three-dimensional model data indicating the three-dimensional shape of the target object based on the three-dimensional information, wherein the three-dimension model data is standard triangulated language data representative of the three-dimensional shape of the target object;
generating drawing data comprising data of a two-dimensional drawing formed by projecting the target object on a plane surface on a basis of the three-dimensional model data;
and
forming, by a printer device, an image on a sheet on the basis of the drawing data.

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Image forming apparatus

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