Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Fabricating three-dimensional objects with overhang
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Application No.: US15628424Application Date: 2017-06-20
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Publication No.: US10434717B2Publication Date: 2019-10-08
- Inventor: Shanen J. Boettcher , Yulin Jin , Emmett Lalish , Jesse McGatha
- Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
- Applicant Address: US WA Redmond
- Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
- Current Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US WA Redmond
- Agency: International IP Law Group, PLLC
- Main IPC: B33Y50/00
- IPC: B33Y50/00 ; B29C64/386 ; G06T11/20 ; G06T17/10 ; B29C64/40 ; B33Y10/00 ; B33Y30/00 ; B33Y50/02

Abstract:
The claimed subject matter includes a system and method to design 3D objects for fabrication. In embodiments, the method includes sampling coordinates of a two-dimensional object. The method also includes generating fabrication coordinates based on the sampled coordinates and a plane comprising a top layer of a three-dimensional (3D) object. Additionally, the method includes generating a 2D triangular mesh for the top layer of an overhang based on the sampled coordinates, an angle between the top layer and two points in a previous top layer border less than or equal to an overhang threshold angle.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170348915A1 FABRICATING THREE-DIMENSIONAL OBJECTS WITH OVERHANG Public/Granted day:2017-12-07
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