Generating output print data
AssigneeHewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
InventorsSergio Gonzalez Martin, Manuel Freire Garcia, Ismael Fernandez Aymerich
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Abstract
Certain examples relate to generating output print data representing at least one object. Output print data is generated by performing a geometric transformation on a part of object model data representing the identified region. The object model data represents the at least one object to be printed. The geometric transformation may use a transformation parameter which is determined based at least on the object model data and object property data. The object property data identifies a region of the at least one object and associates it with a selected physical property.
Claims15
A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to:
- obtain input print data comprising:
- object model data representing at least one object to be printed according to a print process specified by print job data;
- and
- object property data identifying a region of the at least one object and associating the region with a selected physical property;
- determine a transformation parameter based at least on the object property data and the object model data;
- generate output print data representing the at least one object to be printed by the print process without modifying the print job data, by performing a geometric transformation on a part of the object model data representing the identified region using the transformation parameter;
- and
- instruct a print engine to generate the at least one object based on the output print data.
A method of processing input print data to generate output print data representing at least one object to be printed, the method comprising:
- obtaining input print data comprising:
- object model data representing at least one object to be printed according to a print process specified by print job data;
- and
- object property data identifying a region of the at least one object and associating the region with a selected physical property;
- determining a transformation parameter based at least on the object property data and the object model data;
- and
- generating output print data representing the at least one object to be printed by the print process without modifying the print job data, by performing a geometric transformation on a part of the object model data representing the identified region using the transformation parameter.
An additive manufacturing system comprising:
- a print engine for printing at least one objects based on output print data;
- a controller to process input print data and to control the print engine to print the at least one objects, the controller comprising:
- at least one processor;
- at least one storage medium storing computer program code that, when executed by the processor causes the processor to:
- obtain input print data comprising:
- object model data representing at least one object to be printed according to a print process specified by print job data;
- and
- object property data identifying a region of the at least one object and associating the region with a selected physical property;
- determine a transformation parameter based at least on the object property data and the object model data;
- and
- generate output print data representing the at least one object to be printed by the print process without modifying the print job data, by performing a geometric transformation on a part of the object model data representing the identified region using the transformation parameter.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.