Tagged build material for three-dimensional printing
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1. A method, comprising:
- providing a three-dimensional printer that includes a tag sensor;
receiving a request from a client over a network to fabricate an object on the three-dimensional printer, the three-dimensional printer coupled to a supply of a build material including a tag that stores at least one property of the build material;
reading data from the tag with the tag sensor;
providing the data from the tag to the client over the network, the data including at least one property of the build material;
receiving one or more operational parameters from the client selected for use in controlling operation of the three-dimensional printer when fabricating the object with the build material having the at least one property stored in the tag; and
fabricating the object with the build material according to the one or more operational parameters.
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Abstract
A supply of build material such as a spool or cartridge is instrumented with a data tag that includes information about the build material. A three-dimensional printer can read the information from the tag and determine how to use the build material during fabrication of a three-dimensional object.
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1. A method, comprising:
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providing a three-dimensional printer that includes a tag sensor; receiving a request from a client over a network to fabricate an object on the three-dimensional printer, the three-dimensional printer coupled to a supply of a build material including a tag that stores at least one property of the build material; reading data from the tag with the tag sensor; providing the data from the tag to the client over the network, the data including at least one property of the build material; receiving one or more operational parameters from the client selected for use in controlling operation of the three-dimensional printer when fabricating the object with the build material having the at least one property stored in the tag; and fabricating the object with the build material according to the one or more operational parameters. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20)
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19. A method, comprising:
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providing a three-dimensional printer that includes a controller and a tag sensor; coupling a container of a build material to the three-dimensional printer, the container including a tag that stores at least one property of the build material; reading data from the tag with the tag sensor; transmitting the data to the controller; determining an operational parameter for configuring the three-dimensional printer for a fabrication process using the build material based upon at least one property of the build material in the data, the operational parameter including at least one of a build platform temperature, a build volume temperature, an infill requirement, a rafting requirement, a support structure requirement, and a cooling requirement; controlling operation of the three-dimensional printer with the controller according to the operational parameter; and fabricating an object with the three-dimensional printer based upon the operational parameter.
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