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US 10,307,961 B2Granted
Intelligent 3D printer and method
AssigneeSiemens Product Lifecycle Management Software Inc.
InventorMohsen Rezayat
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Abstract
A 3D printer system and related methods. The 3D printer system includes a processor and an accessible memory. The accessible memory includes a CAD kernel and a product file that defines a CAD solid model. The 3D printer system is particularly configured to execute the CAD kernel using the processor, process the product file using the CAD kernel to produce the CAD solid model, and produce a solid physical object corresponding to the CAD solid model.
Claims14
A 3D printer comprising:
- a processor;
- an accessible memory, the accessible memory storing:
- a CAD kernel;
- and
- a product file that defines a CAD solid model;
- and
- 3D printer components;
- and
- wherein the 3D printer is configured to:
- execute the CAD kernel using the processor such that the CAD kernel is embedded within the 3D printer itself;
- process the product file using the CAD kernel such that the 3D printer itself produces the CAD solid model;
- modify the CAD solid model using the CAD kernel embedded within the 3D printer itself to produce a modified CAD solid model that includes a change to the CAD solid model, including by:
- identifying a second material to produce the solid physical object that is different from a first material specified in the product file;
- determining a material thickness to apply to the CAD solid model for the second material from a standards library stored on the 3D printer itself;
- and
- modifying the CAD solid model to change the material thickness applicable to the second material;
- and
- produce a solid physical object corresponding to the modified CAD solid model using the 3D printer components.
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A method performed by a 3D printer, the 3D printer having a processor and an accessible memory, the method comprising:
- executing a CAD kernel using the processor such that the CAD kernel is embedded within the 3D printer itself;
- receiving a product file that defines a CAD solid model, the CAD solid model created through a CAD application of a data processing system;
- processing the product file and modifying the CAD solid model using the CAD kernel embedded within the 3D printer itself to produce a modified CAD solid model that includes a change to the CAD solid model made by the 3D printer itself, including by:
- identifying a second material to produce the solid physical object that is different from a first material specified in the product file;
- determining a material thickness to apply to the CAD solid model for the second material from a standards library stored on the 3D printer itself;
- and
- modifying the CAD solid model to change the material thickness applicable to the second material;
- and
- producing a solid physical object corresponding to the modified CAD solid model that is modified by the 3D printer itself.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.