Three-dimensional printing apparatus and three-dimensional preview and printing method thereof
AssigneesXYZprinting, Inc., Cal-Comp Electronics & Communications Company Limited, Kinpo Electronics, Inc.
InventorsHua Liu, Hong-Chuan Yeh
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Abstract
A three-dimensional (3-D) printing apparatus includes a processing unit, a base, and a printing head. The processing unit is configured to read and process a first digital 3-D model and is adapted to receive an adjustment signal to adjust the first digital 3-D model to a second digital 3-D model according to the adjustment signal. The printing head is coupled to and controlled by the processing unit. If the second digital 3-D model is confirmed, the processing unit saves the second digital 3-D model and controls the printing head to dispense a construction material in a layer-by-layer manner on the base to form a 3-D object associated with the second digital 3-D model.
Claims17
A three-dimensional printing apparatus comprising:
- a processing unit configured to read and process a first digital three-dimensional model and adapted to receive an adjustment signal to adjust the first digital three-dimensional model to a second digital three-dimensional model according to the adjustment signal;
- a base having a carrying surface;
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- a printing head located above the base, coupled to the processing unit, and controlled by the processing unit, wherein if the second digital three-dimensional model is confirmed, the processing unit saves the second digital three-dimensional model and controls the printing head to dispense a construction material in a layer-by-layer manner on the carrying surface of the base to form a three-dimensional object associated with the second digital three-dimensional model.
A three-dimensional preview and three-dimensional printing method comprising:
- reading a first digital three-dimensional model;
- when receiving an adjustment signal, adjusting the first digital three-dimensional model to a second digital three-dimensional model according to the adjustment signal;
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- if the second digital three-dimensional model is confirmed, saving the second digital three-dimensional model and printing a three-dimensional object associated with the second digital three-dimensional model.
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