Three-dimensional forming data management system and method

A system including a management system that manages forming data to be used in forming of a three-dimensional object and a forming control apparatus that controls a forming unit configured to form the three-dimensional object,

• wherein the management system comprises:
• a first management unit configured to manage identification information about a forming apparatus that forms the three-dimensional object;
• an encryption unit configured to encrypt the forming data such that the forming data can be decrypted by the forming control apparatus that controls the forming unit of the forming apparatus;
• a second management unit configured to manage identification information about the forming data and user information for identifying a user who approves utilization of the forming data while associating them with each other;
• a reception unit configured to receive a forming request of forming data;
• a generation unit configured to generate a forming code for forming processing to be performed based on the forming data, in response to an approval by a user identified by the user information managed in association with the identification information about target forming data of the forming request by the second management unit;
• and
• a notification unit configured to notify a request source of the forming request of the forming code,
• the forming control apparatus comprises:
• a decryption unit configured to perform decryption processing on the encrypted forming data acquired by using the forming code from the management system;
• and
• a control unit configured to control the forming unit to perform forming processing of a three-dimensional object based on the forming data subjected to the decryption processing.