Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Segments in virtual build volumes
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Application No.: US16076240Application Date: 2017-07-10
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Publication No.: US11241837B2Publication Date: 2022-02-08
- Inventor: Hector Lebron , Jake Wright , Stephen G. Rudisill , Matthew A. Shepherd , Vanessa Verzwyvelt , Morgan T. Schramm
- Applicant: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.
- Applicant Address: US TX Houston
- Assignee: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.
- Current Assignee: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Houston
- International Application: PCT/US2017/041372 WO 20170710
- International Announcement: WO2019/013752 WO 20190117
- Main IPC: B29C64/393
- IPC: B29C64/393 ; B33Y10/00 ; B33Y30/00 ; B33Y50/02 ; B33Y70/00 ; B29C64/165 ; G05B19/4099

Abstract:
In an example, a virtual build volume comprising a representation of at least a part of an object to be generated in additive manufacturing is segmented into a plurality of nested segments comprising a core segment, an inner peripheral segment and an outer peripheral segment. Additive manufacturing control instructions may be generated for the nested segments. The control instructions for the core segment may provide a first region of the object corresponding to the core segment and having a first color. The control instructions for the outer peripheral segment may provide a second color for a second region of the object corresponding to the outer peripheral segment. The control instructions for the inner peripheral segment may provide a third color for a third region of the object corresponding to the inner peripheral segment, wherein a color of the third region is determined so as to at least partially visually mask the first region.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210170691A1 SEGMENTS IN VIRTUAL BUILD VOLUMES Public/Granted day:2021-06-10
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