SEAM CONCEALMENT FOR THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELS
First Claim
1. A method for building a three-dimensional model with an extrusion-based digital manufacturing system, the method comprising generating a contour tool path that defines an interior region of a layer of the three-dimensional model, wherein the contour tool path comprises a start point and a stop point, and wherein at least one of the start point and the stop point is located within the interior region of the layer.
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Abstract
A three-dimensional model built with an extrusion-based digital manufacturing system, and having a perimeter based on a contour tool path that defines an interior region of a layer of the three-dimensional model, where at least one of a start point and a stop point of the contour tool path is located within the interior region of the layer.
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20 Claims
- 1. A method for building a three-dimensional model with an extrusion-based digital manufacturing system, the method comprising generating a contour tool path that defines an interior region of a layer of the three-dimensional model, wherein the contour tool path comprises a start point and a stop point, and wherein at least one of the start point and the stop point is located within the interior region of the layer.
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10. A method for building a three-dimensional model with an extrusion-based digital manufacturing system, the method comprising:
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receiving data comprising tool paths for building a plurality of layers of the three-dimensional model; and extruding a material in a pattern based on the tool paths to form a perimeter of the extruded material for one of the layers of the three-dimensional model, the perimeter comprising a start point and a stop point, and defining an interior region of the layer, wherein at least one of the start point and the stop point is located within the interior region of the layer. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A three-dimension model built with an extrusion-based digital manufacturing system, the three-dimension model comprising a plurality of layers of an extruded material, wherein at least one of the layers comprises:
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a perimeter of the extruded material, the perimeter comprising a start point and a stop point; and an interior region of the layer defined by the perimeter, wherein at least one of the start point and the stop point is located within the interior region of the layer. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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