Sinter shell
OwnerRobert Mellyinventor
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Abstract
According to some aspects, system and methods for generating a 3D model shell is provided. The system may include a memory and at least one processor coupled to the memory and specially configured to morphologically dilate a 3D model by a dilation distance, create a first copy of the 3D model and a second copy of the 3D model, perform morphological erosion on the first copy to generate a first shrunken model, perform morphological erosion on the second copy to generate a second shrunken model, and subtract the second shrunken model from the first shrunken model to generate the 3D model shell.
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A method for generating a 3D model shell, the method comprising acts of:
- morphologically dilating a 3D model by a dilation distance;
- creating a first copy of the 3D model and a second copy of the 3D model;
- performing morphological erosion on the first copy to generate a first shrunken model;
- performing morphological erosion on the second copy to generate a second shrunken model;
- and
- subtracting the second shrunken model from the first shrunken model to generate the 3D model shell.
A system for generating a 3D model shell, the system including a memory and at least one processor coupled to the memory and specially configured to:
- morphologically dilate a 3D model by a dilation distance;
- create a first copy of the 3D model and a second copy of the 3D model;
- perform morphological erosion on the first copy to generate a first shrunken model;
- perform morphological erosion on the second copy to generate a second shrunken model;
- and
- subtract the second shrunken model from the first shrunken model to generate the 3D model shell.
A computer readable medium having stored thereon sequences of instruction including instructions that will cause at least one processor to:
- morphologically dilate a 3D model by a dilation distance;
- create a first copy of the 3D model and a second copy of the 3D model;
- perform morphological erosion on the first copy to generate a first shrunken model;
- perform morphological erosion on the second copy to generate a second shrunken model;
- and
- subtract the second shrunken model from the first shrunken model to generate the 3D model shell.
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