Method, apparatus, and article of manufacture for a control system in a selective deposition modeling system
Assignee3D Systems, Inc.
InventorEdward J. Dacey
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Abstract
Techniques for controlling jobs in a selective deposition modeling (Selective Deposition Modeling) system. A client computer system can connect directly to a Selective Deposition Modeling system to work with a job queue located at the Selective Deposition Modeling system. Jobs in the job queue may be previewed in three-dimensional form. Moreover, the jobs in the job queue may be manipulated to move the jobs to different positions in the job queue or to delete a job. Additionally, multiple jobs may be automatically combined to generate a single build process.
Claims62
A rapid prototyping system, comprising:
- at least one rapid prototyping apparatus;
- at least one client computer in communication with the rapid prototyping apparatus;
- means for receiving jobs from the client computer and for combining at least two jobs in one build process, each job corresponding to a three-dimensional object to be built;
- and
- means for performing the build process to form the three-dimensional objects corresponding to the combined jobs.
A method of creating three-dimensional objects in a rapid prototyping system, the method comprising the steps of:
- connecting at least one client computer to at least one rapid prototyping apparatus;
- receiving jobs from the client computer, each job corresponding to a three-dimensional object to be built;
- combining at least two jobs into one build process;
- and
- performing the build process by the rapid prototyping apparatus to form the three-dimensional objects corresponding to the combined jobs.
An article of manufacture comprising a computer program carrier readable by a computer and embodying one or more instructions executable by the computer to perform method steps for creating a three-dimensional object in a rapid prototyping system having at least one rapid prototyping apparatus, the method comprising the steps of:
- connecting at least one client computer to the rapid prototyping system;
- receiving jobs from the client computer, each job corresponding to a three-dimensional object to be built;
- combining at least two jobs into one build process;
- and
- performing the build process by the rapid prototyping apparatus to form the three-dimensional objects corresponding to the combined jobs.
A rapid prototyping system, comprising:
- at least one rapid prototyping apparatus;
- at least one client computer in communication with the rapid prototyping apparatus;
- means for accepting multiple jobs from the client computer to be placed in a job queue, wherein each job comprises a request to build a three-dimensional object;
- and
- means for previewing a three-dimensional object corresponding to a job in the job queue, the object being previewed in three-dimensional form at the client computer as the three-dimensional object will be rendered by the rapid prototyping apparatus while the job is in the job queue.
A method of creating a three-dimensional object in a rapid prototyping system, the method comprising the steps of:
- accepting multiple jobs to be placed in a job queue from at least one client computer, wherein each job comprises a request to build a three-dimensional object by a rapid prototyping apparatus;
- and
- previewing a three-dimensional object corresponding to a job in the job queue, the object being previewed in three-dimensional form at the client computer as the three-dimensional object will be rendered by the rapid prototyping apparatus while the job is in the job queue.
A rapid prototyping system, comprising:
- means for accepting multiple jobs to be placed in a job queue, wherein each job comprises a request to build a three-dimensional object by a rapid prototyping apparatus;
- and
- means for manipulating the jobs to combine at least two jobs into one build process performed by the rapid prototyping apparatus.
A method of creating a three-dimensional object in a rapid prototyping system, the method comprising the steps of:
- accepting multiple jobs to be placed in a job queue, wherein each job comprises a request to build a three-dimensional object by a rapid prototyping apparatus;
- and
- manipulating the jobs to combine at least two jobs into one build process performed by the rapid prototyping apparatus.
A rapid prototyping system, comprising:
- means for accepting multiple jobs to be placed in a job queue, wherein each job comprises a request to build a three-dimensional object by at least one rapid prototyping apparatus;
- and
- means for combining two or more jobs in one build process performed by the rapid prototyping apparatus.
A method of creating a three-dimensional object in a rapid prototyping system, the method comprising the steps of:
- accepting multiple jobs to be placed in a job queue, wherein each job comprises a request to build a three-dimensional object;
- and
- generating a build by combining two or more jobs in the job queue.
An article of manufacture comprising a computer program carrier readable by a computer and embodying one or more instructions executable by the computer to perform method steps for creating a three-dimensional object in a rapid prototyping system, the method comprising the steps of:
- accepting multiple jobs to be placed in a job queue, wherein each job comprises a request to build a three-dimensional object;
- and
- generating a build by combining two or more jobs in the job queue.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.