System, device and method of 3d printing

A non-transitory computer readable recording medium having computer software stored thereon, the computer software, when executed by a computer, causes the computer to implement a method of 3D printing, the method comprising:

• running a videogame, in turn comprising a step of generating a virtual game environment comprising in-game geometry;
• receiving an indication that a current state of the virtual game environment has been selected for 3D printing;
• obtaining supplementary geometry;
• supplementing the in-game geometry with the supplementary geometry to create a 3D printer geometry;
• and
• modifying components of the virtual game environment included in the 3D printer geometry by the supplementary geometry to have structural features within the 3D printer geometry that have dimensions calculated to support a 3D printed model in a final printed physical form.

An entertainment device, comprising:

• a game processor configured to run a videogame by generating a virtual game environment comprising in-game geometry;
• an input configured to receive an indication that a current state of the virtual game environment has been selected for 3D printing;
• obtaining logic configured to obtain supplementary geometry;
• and
• a geometry processor configured to supplement the in-game geometry with the supplementary geometry to create a 3D printer geometry;
• in which
• the geometry processor is configured to modify components of the virtual game environment included in the 3D printer geometry by the supplementary geometry to have structural features within the 3D printer geometry that have dimensions calculated to support a 3D printed model when in a final printed physical form.

A 3D printing system, comprising:

• an entertainment device, comprising:
• a game processor configured to run a videogame by generating a virtual game environment comprising in-game geometry;
• an input configured to receive an indication that a current state of the virtual game environment has been selected for 3D printing;
• obtaining logic configured to obtain supplementary geometry;
• and
• a geometry processor configured to supplement the in-game geometry with the supplementary geometry to create a 3D printer geometry;
• in which
• the geometry processor is configured to modify components of the virtual game environment included in the 3D printer geometry by the supplementary geometry to have structural features within the 3D printer geometry that have dimensions calculated to support a 3D printed model when in a final printed physical form;
• and
• a 3D printer arranged in operation to receive printing instructions descriptive of a structure comprising the in-game geometry supplemented by the supplementary geometry.