Method for building three-dimensional objects containing embedded inserts
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1. A method for generating build sequence data for a computer-aided design model of a three-dimensional object, the method comprising:
- identifying a location of an insert data representation in the computer-aided design model;
slicing the computer-aided design model into a plurality of sliced layers;
generating support layers for at least a portion of the plurality of sliced layers; and
generating an unfilled region in the computer-aided design model at the identified location of the insert data representation.
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Abstract
A method for generating build sequence data for a computer-aided design model of a three-dimensional object, the method comprising identifying a location of an insert data representation in the computer-aided design model, slicing the computer-aided design model into a plurality of sliced layers, generating a plurality of support layers for at least a portion of the plurality of sliced layers, and generating an unfilled region in the computer-aided design model at the identified location of the insert data representation.
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1. A method for generating build sequence data for a computer-aided design model of a three-dimensional object, the method comprising:
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identifying a location of an insert data representation in the computer-aided design model; slicing the computer-aided design model into a plurality of sliced layers; generating support layers for at least a portion of the plurality of sliced layers; and generating an unfilled region in the computer-aided design model at the identified location of the insert data representation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for generating build sequence data, the method comprising:
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receiving a computer-aided design model comprising an object data representation; identifying a location of at least one insert data representation in the object data representation; slicing the object data representation and the at least one insert data representation into a plurality of sliced layers; generating support layers for at least a portion of the plurality of sliced layers; and subtracting the at least one insert data representation from the object data representation at the identified location of the at least one insert data representation. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for building a three-dimensional object from a computer-aided design model, the method comprising:
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identifying a location of an insert data representation in the computer-aided design model; slicing the computer-aided design model into a plurality of sliced layers; generating support layers for at least a portion of the plurality of sliced layers; subtracting a geometry of the insert data representation from the computer-aided design model after the support layers are generated, thereby forming an unfilled region in the computer-aided design model; forming a plurality of layers using a layer-based additive technique, the plurality of layers being based on at least one of the plurality of sliced layers and the support layers; and placing an insert corresponding to insert data representations on at least one of the plurality of formed layers at a location corresponding to the unfilled region. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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