Inspecting mesh models
    1.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11513494B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-11-29

    申请号:US16647127

    申请日:2017-12-04

    摘要: In an example, a method includes receiving, at least one processor, a mesh model for an object, a first transformation matrix to apply to the mesh model to describe a first object for generation in additive manufacturing and a second transformation matrix to apply to the mesh model to describe a second object for generation in additive manufacturing. The method may further include determining, by at least one processor, if the first and second transformation matrices describe transformations which are equivalent in terms of mesh errors and, if so, inspecting the mesh model for mesh errors once for both the first and second transformation matrices.

    Generating a preview of a part to be printed

    公开(公告)号:US11366454B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-06-21

    申请号:US17051559

    申请日:2018-08-20

    摘要: In one example, a representation of a volume of a part to be printed by an additive manufacturing system is generated, where the representation depicts a plurality of voxels. A plurality of slices of the representation are generated. Each slice relates to a plurality of voxels within a first plane. A first process is performed in respect of a slice of the plurality of slices, wherein in the first process at least one voxel that has a predetermined colour and is located on a predetermined surface of the part is identified and a data file is updated to include data representative of the identified at least one voxel. The first process is repeated in respect of another slice. A three-dimensional preview of the part to be printed is generated based on the data file.

    THERMAL SUPPORTS FOR FORMATION OF 3D OBJECT PORTIONS

    公开(公告)号:US20210354395A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-11-18

    申请号:US16607795

    申请日:2018-07-31

    摘要: According to examples, an apparatus may include a processor and a memory on which is stored machine readable instructions that may cause the processor to identify a color of a portion of a 3D object to be fabricated from a 3D model and to determine, based on the identified color of the portion, a property of a thermal support, in which the property may affect a temperature of an area near build material particles used to form the portion. The instructions may cause the processor to instruct fabrication components to fabricate the thermal support having the determined property and the fabrication components to fabricate the 3D object. The thermal support may be fabricated at a location with respect to the portion to increase a temperature of a set of particles used to fabricate the portion during fabrication of the portion.

    DEFINED LABELS FOR 3D OBJECT MODEL LABEL PLACEHOLDERS

    公开(公告)号:US20220143916A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-05-12

    申请号:US17418786

    申请日:2019-07-31

    摘要: According to examples, an apparatus may include a processor and a memory on which are stored machine-readable instructions that when executed by the processor, may cause the processor to access data corresponding to a 3D object model, in which the data may identify a label placeholder on the 3D object model. The processor may also access fabrication information pertaining to a 3D object to be fabricated based on the data, generate a defined label based on the accessed fabrication information, and may insert the defined label at the label placeholder on the 3D object model, such that the 3D object may be fabricated with the defined label positioned at a location on the 3D object corresponding to the label placeholder on the 3D object model.

    ORIENTATION BASED 3D MODEL SECTION THICKNESS DETERMINATIONS

    公开(公告)号:US20220083023A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-03-17

    申请号:US17419032

    申请日:2019-05-03

    IPC分类号: G05B19/4099

    摘要: According to examples, an apparatus may include a processor and a memory on which are stored machine-readable instructions that when executed by the processor, may cause the processor to identify a first orientation of a first surface portion of a three-dimensional (3D) model. The instructions may also cause the processor to, based on the identified first orientation of the first surface portion, determine a first thickness of a first section of a first geological region of the 3D model, the first section being adjacent to the first surface portion, in which a plurality of different orientations of 3D model surface portions are correlated to a plurality of different thicknesses. The instructions may further cause the processor to define the first section of the first geological region to have the determined first thickness.

    INSPECTING MESH MODELS
    10.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20210124333A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-04-29

    申请号:US16647127

    申请日:2017-12-04

    摘要: In an example, a method includes receiving, at least one processor, a mesh model for an object, a first transformation matrix to apply to the mesh model to describe a first object for generation in additive manufacturing and a second transformation matrix to apply to the mesh model to describe a second object for generation in additive manufacturing. The method may further include determining, by at least one processor, if the first and second transformation matrices describe transformations which are equivalent in terms of mesh errors and, if so, inspecting the mesh model for mesh errors once for both the first and second transformation matrices.