Method for the automated production of three-dimensional objects and textured substrates from two-dimensional or three-dimensional objects
Assignee2089275 Ontario Ltd.
InventorWayne Ernest Conrad
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Abstract
A reproduction is prepared wherein the length of the reproduction is varied by one scale factor and the deeps of the image produced in the reproduction is varied by a second scale factor. The reproduction may be, prepared from a three dimensional article or a painting, art work or other two dimensional member having a topography in the surface thereof (such as brush strokes) or from a two dimensional substrate which has a picture thereon without any topography wherein the topography which is applied to the reproduction is prepared based upon computer interpretation of the objects present in the picture.
Claims58
A method for producing a three dimensional reproduction of an object comprising:
- (a) acquiring electronic data representing a work image of the object, the work image including a three dimensional representation of the object, wherein in the representation of the object has a length in each of the X, and Y dimensions and a plurality of depths in the Z dimension;
- (b) processing the electronic data to obtain scaled XYZ data wherein at least one of X and Y are scaled by a first scale factor and Z is scaled by a second scale factor, the second scale factor being different from the first scale factor;
- and,
- (c) using the scaled XYZ data to prepare the reproduction of the object on a substrate.
A method comprising:
- (a) providing an image on a front face of an image substrate;
- (b) mounting the image substrate on a mounting substrate to produce a composite product;
- and,
- (c) forming a three dimensional profile in the composite product.
56-62. (canceled)
A method comprising:
- (a) providing a porous image substrate;
- (b) applying steam to the porous image substrate;
- and,
- (c) associating a non-porous layer with the porous image substrate during a molding operation whereby a three dimensional profile is formed in the image substrate.
65-68. (canceled)
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.