System and method for printing a three-dimensional object
AssigneeStratasys, Inc.
InventorsYariv SADE, Shai LIPOWITCH, Shai WAISEL
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Abstract
A system and method of printing a three-dimensional (3D) object may include: receiving an original mesh file of a 3D object, said mesh file comprising a primary mesh data element, representing a respective primary mesh, defined by a plurality of polygons; identifying at least one target design element, associated with the primary mesh; producing at least one auxiliary mesh, based on a geometry of said at least one identified target design element; creating a modified mesh file comprising the primary mesh and the at least one auxiliary mesh; and printing the 3D object based on the modified mesh file.
Claims28
A method of printing a three-dimensional (3D) object, the method comprising:
- receiving an original mesh file of a 3D object, said mesh file comprising a primary mesh data element, representing a respective primary mesh, defined by a plurality of polygons;
- identifying at least one target design element, associated with the primary mesh;
- producing at least one auxiliary mesh, based on a geometry of said at least one identified target design element;
- creating a modified mesh file comprising the primary mesh and the at least one auxiliary mesh;
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- printing the 3D object based on the modified mesh file.
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The method of claim 14 wherein producing an auxiliary mesh, based on a geometry of the target line comprises:
- creating a first auxiliary mesh, enveloping at least a portion of the target line;
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- creating a second auxiliary mesh, corresponding to an overlapping volume between the first auxiliary mesh and the primary mesh.
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A system for printing a 3D object, the system comprising:
- a non-transitory memory device, wherein modules of instruction code are stored, and a processor associated with the memory device, and configured to execute the modules of instruction code, whereupon execution of said modules of instruction code, the processor is configured to:
- receive an original mesh file of a 3D object, said mesh file comprising a primary mesh data element, representing a respective primary mesh, defined by a plurality of polygons;
- identify at least one target design element, associated with the primary mesh;
- produce at least one auxiliary mesh, based on a geometry of said at least one identified target design element;
- create a modified mesh file comprising the primary mesh and the at least one auxiliary mesh;
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- print the 3D object based on the modified mesh file.
A method of printing a 3D object, the method comprising:
- receiving an original mesh file of a 3D object, said mesh file comprising a mesh data element representing a mesh;
- identifying a target design element associated with said mesh;
- emphasizing said identified target design element;
- creating a modified mesh file of the 3D object comprising said mesh and said emphasized target design element;
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- printing said 3D object based on said modified mesh file.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.