Methods and systems for shell formation in 3D printing
US11625902B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 9, 2021 |
| Grant date | Apr 11, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 28, 2041 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T2219/2012
- WIPO fieldMaterials, metallurgy
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A method for generating or enhancing a shell for a printed three-dimensional (3D) object includes converting a 3D print file representing the 3D object to at least one vector file representing the 3D object; using a vector trapping algorithm on the at least one vector file to generate or enhance the shell in the at least one vector file; processing the at least one vector file with the shell to produce at least one rasterized vector file; and printing, using the at least one rasterized vector file, the 3D object with the shell.
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