Information processing apparatus, modeling apparatus, information processing method, and program

An information processing apparatus to be used for a modeling apparatus including

• a stage including a modeling surface on which a modeled object is formed,
• a regulation member including a surface including an adjacent region, the regulation member being capable of being arranged with respect to the stage to form a holding region for holding a material between the adjacent region and the stage,
• an irradiation unit that selectively radiates, on a basis of a plurality of slice image data items that constitute three-dimensional data of an object to be modeled, an energy ray to a region of the material held in the holding region via the adjacent region of the regulation member, and
• a moving mechanism that moves the stage and the regulation member relative to each other, the information processing apparatus comprising:
• an acquisition unit configured to acquire the plurality of slice image data items;
• an irradiation position control unit configured to variably control, in accordance with a distance between the modeling surface and the adjacent region, an irradiation position of the energy ray to the material in a direction of relative movement of the stage and the regulation member within the modeling surface;
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• a compensation unit configured to compensate for a reference position of at least one slice image data item of the plurality of slice image data items in accordance with a change of the irradiation position.

A modeling apparatus, comprising:

• an acquisition unit configured to acquire a plurality of slice image data items that constitute three-dimensional data of an object to be modeled;
• a stage including a modeling surface on which a modeled object is formed;
• a regulation member including a surface including an adjacent region, the regulation member being capable of being arranged with respect to the stage to form a holding region for holding a material between the adjacent region and the stage;
• an irradiation unit that selectively radiates, on a basis of the plurality of slice image data items, an energy ray to a region of the material held in the holding region via the adjacent region of the regulation member;
• a moving mechanism that moves the stage and the regulation member relative to each other;
• an irradiation position control unit configured to variably control, in accordance with the number of laminated layers of the material, an irradiation position of the energy ray to the material in a direction of relative movement of the stage and the regulation member within the modeling surface;
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• a compensation unit configured to compensate for a reference position of at least one slice image data item of the plurality of slice image data items in accordance with a change of the irradiation position.

A modeling apparatus, comprising:

• an acquisition unit configured to acquire a plurality of slice image data items that constitute three-dimensional data of an object to be modeled;
• a stage including a modeling surface on which a modeled object is formed;
• a regulation member including a surface including an adjacent region, the regulation member being capable of being arranged with respect to the stage to form a holding region for holding a material between the adjacent region and the stage;
• an irradiation unit that selectively radiates, on a basis of the plurality of slice image data items, an energy ray to a region of the material held in the holding region via the adjacent region of the regulation member;
• a moving mechanism that moves the stage and the regulation member relative to each other;
• an irradiation position control unit configured to variably control, in accordance with a distance between the modeling surface and the adjacent region, an irradiation position of the energy ray to the material in a direction of relative movement of the stage and the regulation member within the modeling surface;
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• a compensation unit configured to compensate for a reference position of at least one slice image data item of the plurality of slice image data items in accordance with a change of the irradiation position.

An information processing method to be used for a modeling apparatus including

• a stage including a modeling surface on which a modeled object is formed,
• a regulation member including a surface including an adjacent region, the regulation member being capable of being arranged with respect to the stage to form a holding region for holding a material between the adjacent region and the stage, and
• a moving mechanism that moves the stage and the regulation member relative to each other, the information processing method comprising:
• acquiring a plurality of slice image data items that constitute three-dimensional data of an object to be modeled;
• selectively radiating, by an irradiation unit on a basis of the plurality of slice image data items, an energy ray to a region of the material held in the holding region via the adjacent region of the regulation member;
• variably controlling, in accordance with the number of laminated layers of the material, an irradiation position of the energy ray to the material in a direction of relative movement of the stage and the regulation member within the modeling surface;
• and
• compensating for a reference position of at least one slice image data item of the plurality of slice image data items in accordance with a change of the irradiation position.

An information processing method to be used for a modeling apparatus including

• a stage including a modeling surface on which a modeled object is formed,
• a regulation member including a surface including an adjacent region, the regulation member being capable of being arranged with respect to the stage to form a holding region for holding a material between the adjacent region and the stage, and
• a moving mechanism that moves the stage and the regulation member relative to each other, the information processing method comprising:
• acquiring a plurality of slice image data items that constitute three-dimensional data of an object to be modeled;
• selectively radiating, by an irradiation unit on a basis of the plurality of slice image data items, an energy ray to a region of the material held in the holding region via the adjacent region of the regulation member;
• variably controls, in accordance with a distance between the modeling surface and the adjacent region, an irradiation position of the energy ray to the material in a direction of relative movement of the stage and the regulation member within the modeling surface;
• and
• compensating for a reference position of at least one slice image data item of the plurality of slice image data items in accordance with a change of the irradiation position.

A program to be used for a modeling apparatus including

• a stage including a modeling surface on which a modeled object is formed,
• a regulation member including a surface including an adjacent region, the regulation member being capable of being arranged with respect to the stage to form a holding region for holding a material between the adjacent region and the stage, and
• a moving mechanism that moves the stage and the regulation member relative to each other, the program causing the modeling apparatus to:
• acquire a plurality of slice image data items that constitute three-dimensional data of an object to be modeled;
• selectively radiate, by an irradiation unit on a basis of the plurality of slice image data items, an energy ray to a region of the material held in the holding region via the adjacent region of the regulation member;
• variably control, in accordance with the number of laminated layers of the material, an irradiation position of the energy ray to the material in a direction of relative movement of the stage and the regulation member within the modeling surface;
• and
• compensate for a reference position of at least one slice image data item of the plurality of slice image data items in accordance with a change of the irradiation position.

A program to be used for a modeling apparatus including

• a stage including a modeling surface on which a modeled object is formed,
• a regulation member including a surface including an adjacent region, the regulation member being capable of being arranged with respect to the stage to form a holding region for holding a material between the adjacent region and the stage, and
• a moving mechanism that moves the stage and the regulation member relative to each other, the program causing the modeling apparatus to:
• acquire a plurality of slice image data items that constitute three-dimensional data of an object to be modeled;
• selectively radiate, by an irradiation unit on a basis of the plurality of slice image data items, an energy ray to a region of the material held in the holding region via the adjacent region of the regulation member;
• variably control, in accordance with a distance between the modeling surface and the adjacent region, an irradiation position of the energy ray to the material in a direction of relative movement of the stage and the regulation member within the modeling surface;
• and
• compensate for a reference position of at least one slice image data item of the plurality of slice image data items in accordance with a change of the irradiation position.