Reproduction apparatus

A three-dimensional forming apparatus comprising:

• a characteristic extraction device for receiving three-dimensional form data and extracting characteristics therefrom;
• a material supplier for storing a plurality of stock materials respectively differing in shape;
• a selector and transporter for selecting a stock material having an appropriate shape based on the characteristics extracted by said characteristic extraction device and transporting the selected stock material to a working area;
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• a working apparatus for working the selected stock material at the work area based on the three-dimensional form data.

A three-dimensional forming apparatus comprising:

• a working apparatus for working a three-dimensional model of an object based on work data;
• a storage device for storing work conditions;
• a data converter for converting three-dimensional data of the object to form data according to the work conditions stored in said storage device;
• a data generator for generating the work data of the three-dimensional model to be supplied to said working apparatus according to the form data converted by said data converter and the work conditions stored in said storage device;
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• a three-dimensional measuring device for measuring a three-dimensional form of the object without relative rotation between the measuring device and the object to generate the three dimensional data thereof.

A three-dimensional forming apparatus comprising:

• a working apparatus for working a three-dimensional model of an object based on work data;
• a storage device for storing work conditions;
• a data converter for converting three-dimensional data of the object to form data according to the work conditions stored in said storage device;
• a data generator for generating the work data of the three-dimensional model to be supplied to said working apparatus according to the form data converted by said data converter and the work conditions stored in said storage device;
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• an image and color input device for receiving image data and color data of the object and supplying three-dimensional data thereof based on the image and color data.

A three-dimensional forming apparatus comprising:

• a three-dimensional measuring device for measuring a three-dimensional form of an object to generate three-dimensional data thereof;
• a compression device for compressing the three-dimensional data in a predetermined direction by non-uniform compression;
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• a working apparatus for working a three-dimensional model based on the compressed three-dimensional data obtained by said compression device.

A three-dimensional forming apparatus comprising:

• a measuring device for measuring a three-dimensional form of an object to generate three-dimensional data thereof;
• a detector for detecting a background portion of the three-dimensional data;
• a data converter for converting the three-dimensional data at the background portion detected by said detection device to be predetermined form data;
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• a working apparatus for working a three-dimensional model by working a material according to the three-dimensional data converted by said data converter.

A reproduction apparatus comprising:

• a pick-up device for imaging a two-dimensional image of an object;
• a measuring device for measuring a three-dimensional form of the object;
• a working apparatus for working a material so as to reproduce the three-dimensional form measured by said measuring device;
• a display device for displaying the two-dimensional form of the object imaged by said pick-up device and the three-dimensional form measured by said measuring device;
• a first input device operable by a user for instructing to start a measurement by said measuring device;
• a first controller for controlling said measuring device to start the measurement when instructed by said first input device while said display device displays the two-dimensional form of the object continuously and for controlling said display device to display the three-dimensional form measured by said measuring device;
• a second input device operable by a user for instructing to approve or stop to start working of the three-dimensional form by said working apparatus after the measurement by said measuring device is started;
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• a second controller for controlling said working apparatus to start working when approved by said second input device, and for controlling said display device to display the two-dimensional form of the object continuously instead of the three-dimensional form when instructed to stop the working by said second input device.