Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Methods of constructing a printable 3D model, and related devices and computer program products
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Application No.: US16636749Application Date: 2017-08-31
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Publication No.: US11244505B2Publication Date: 2022-02-08
- Inventor: Johannes Elg , Henrik Vallgren , Fredrik Mattisson , Fredrik Olofsson
- Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
- Current Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: Myers Bigel, P.A.
- International Application: PCT/US2017/049517 WO 20170831
- International Announcement: WO2019/045712 WO 20190307
- Main IPC: G06T17/20
- IPC: G06T17/20 ; B33Y50/00 ; B29C64/386 ; G06T17/10

Abstract:
Methods of constructing a printable three-dimensional (3D) model are provided. A method of constructing a printable 3D model includes constructing a ray-cast mesh representation of an object by using ray-casting on a preliminary digital 3D model of the object. Moreover, the method includes converting the preliminary digital 3D model of the object into the printable 3D model, of the object by adding, to the preliminary digital 3D model of the object, an interior surface that is based on the ray-cast mesh representation. Related devices and computer program products are also provided.
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