Printing a multi-structured 3d object
AssigneeHewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
InventorsLihua Zhao, Yan Zhao, Hou T. Ng
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Abstract
In an example implementation, a method of printing a multi-structured three-dimensional (3D) object includes forming a layer of sinterable material. The method includes processing a first portion of the sinterable material using first set of processing parameters and processing a second portion of the sinterable material using a second set of processing parameters. The processed first and second portions form, respectively, parts of a first and second structure of a multi-structured 3D object.
Claims15
A method of printing a multi-structured three-dimensional (3D) object comprising:
- forming a layer of sinterable material;
- processing a first portion of the sinterable material using a first set of processing parameters;
- processing a second portion of the sinterable material using a second set of processing parameters;
- wherein the processed first and second portions form, respectively, parts of a first and second structure of a multi-structured 3D object.
A system for printing a multi-structured three-dimensional (3D) object comprising:
- a support member receiver to receive a support for sinterable material;
- a distributor receiver to receive a sinterable material distributor to provide a layer of sinterable material on the support;
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- a multi-structure processing module to apply different sets of processing parameters to different portions of the layer of sinterable material, wherein each set of processing parameters facilitates formation of a different structure of the 3D object.
A non-transitory machine-readable storage medium storing instructions that when executed by a processor of a three-dimensional (3D) printing device, cause the 3D printing device to:
- form a first layer of sinterable material onto a fabrication bed;
- process the first layer using a first set of processing parameters;
- form a second layer of sinterable material onto the fabrication bed;
- and
- processing the second layer using a second set of processing parameters;
- wherein the processed first and second layers comprise, respectively, portions of first and second structures of a multi-structured 3D object.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.