System and method for generating instructions for customization
AssigneeJostens, Inc.
InventorsCarlos D. Carbonera, Yuriy Malinin
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Abstract
A method of creating a triangulated surfaces for generating machine readable instructions for customization is provided. The method comprises selecting text or symbols. The text or symbols are spaced. The text or symbols are mapped between first and second curves. Triangulated surfaces are generated from the mapped text or symbols. The triangulated surfaces are converted to machine readable instructions.
Claims18
A method of creating a triangulated surface for engraving an item, the method comprising:
- selecting text;
- placing the text;
- spacing the text or symbols, wherein spacing the text is performed on the basis of the selected text;
- mapping the text between first and second curves, wherein mapping includes determining maximum and minimum expansion factors for the text and mapping based on these expansion factors;
- generating triangulated surfaces from the mapped text;
- identifying areas for clean up and generating clean up lines;
- and
- converting the triangulated surfaces, including the clean-up lines, into machine readable instructions for the generation of a tool path.
A method for creating a triangulated surface convertible to a series a machine readable instructions, the method comprising:
- defining a shape for placement of text;
- defining the text for placement on the shape;
- placing the text on the shape as triangulated surfaces, wherein placing the text is performed on the basis of the defined text;
- mapping the text on the shape, wherein mapping includes determining maximum and minimum expansion factors for the text and mapping based on these expansion factors;
- and
- converting the triangulated surfaces to machine readable instruction for generation of a customized item.
A computer-readable medium encoded with a computer program code for creating a triangulated surface convertible to a series of machine readable instructions, the program code causing a computer to execute a method comprising:
- defining a shape for placement of text;
- defining the text for placement on the shape;
- placing the text on the shape as triangulated surfaces, wherein placing the text is performed on the basis of the defined text;
- mapping the text on the shape, wherein mapping includes determining maximum and minimum expansion factors for the text and mapping based on these expansion factors;
- and
- converting the triangulated surfaces to machine readable instructions for generation of a desired output.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.