Compensating for shrinking of objects in 3D printing
AssigneeHewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
InventorsSergio Gonzalez, Alex Carruesco Llorens, Lluis Abello Rosello
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Abstract
A method comprises receiving object model data in an original coordinate system to print within a predefined usable build volume of a three dimensional printer. The method comprises receiving at least one compensation factor for the object model data to compensate for any shrinking of an object. The method comprises scaling the object model data by the at least one compensation factor to provide printable object model data. The scaling is performed with reference to an origin at a centre of the usable build volume.
Claims15
A method comprising:
- receiving object model data in an original coordinate system to print within a usable build volume of a three dimensional printer;
- obtaining at least one compensation factor for the object model data to compensate for any shrinking of an object;
- scaling the object model data by the at least one compensation factor to provide printable object model data;
- wherein
- the scaling is performed with reference to an origin at a center of the usable build volume.
A three dimensional (3D) printer comprising:
- an interface to receive object model data in an original coordinate system to print within a usable build volume of the three dimensional printer;
- and to receive at least one compensation factor for the object model data to compensate for any shrinking of an object;
- a compensation module to scale the object model data by the at least one compensation factor to provide printable object model data;
- wherein
- the scaling is performed with reference to an origin at a center of the usable build volume.
A machine readable medium storing instructions which, when executed by a processor cause the processor to:
- receive object model data in an original coordinate system to print within a usable build volume of a three dimensional printer;
- obtain at least one compensation factor for the object model data to compensate for any shrinking of an object;
- scale the object model data by the at least one compensation factor to provide printable object model data;
- wherein
- the scaling is performed with reference to an origin at a center of the usable build volume.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.