Generating data for a three-dimensional (3D) printable object, including a truss structure
US10891786B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 11, 2016 |
| Grant date | Jan 12, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 24, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2119/18
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A computer program product for generating data for a three-dimensional (3D) printable object includes a computer readable storage medium. The computer readable storage medium includes computer usable program code embodied therewith. The computer usable program code, when executed by a processing device converts mesh data into a volumetric voxel data set. The voxel data set is organized as an N-ary tree defining at least a portion of the 3D printable object. The computer usable program code converts the N-ary tree of the voxel data set into print instructions defining a truss structure, and prints the 3D object including the truss structure.
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