SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONFIGURING AN ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING DEVICE
First Claim
1. A system for manufacturing a three-dimensional (3D) object, comprising:
- a server intermediary to a 3D printer and a user computing device, the server configured to;
receive a plurality of raw data sets each corresponding to a respective 3D object;
store a set of configuration parameters for a 3D printer, the set of configuration parameters corresponding to settings of the 3D printer;
transform each raw data set of the plurality of raw data sets into a respective data file having a predetermined file format selected based on the set of configuration parameters for the 3D printer, wherein each data file comprises information corresponding to images of a plurality of layers of the respective 3D object and printer instructions for manufacturing the respective 3D object using the 3D printer;
receive, from the user computing device, a request to build a selected one of the 3D objects; and
transmit, to the 3D printer responsive to the request, the data file corresponding to the selected 3D object to cause the 3D printer to manufacture the selected 3D object based on the printer instructions included in the corresponding data file.
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Abstract
This disclosure provides systems and methods for simplifying additive manufacturing. A user can interact with a simple user interface on a smartphone or other computing device to quickly and easily print a 3D object. In some implementations, a user may use an application executing on the computing device to select an object from a catalog of available objects. The user can be provided with a simple interface, such as a single button, for causing a 3D printer to print the selected object. In some implementations, the systems and methods of this disclosure can create a file having a preconfigured file format specific to the user'"'"'s 3D printer, based on the object that the user selects to be printed. The preconfigured file can be automatically sent to the user'"'"'s 3D printer and the 3D printer can automatically print the object according to the preconfigured file.
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1. A system for manufacturing a three-dimensional (3D) object, comprising:
a server intermediary to a 3D printer and a user computing device, the server configured to; receive a plurality of raw data sets each corresponding to a respective 3D object; store a set of configuration parameters for a 3D printer, the set of configuration parameters corresponding to settings of the 3D printer; transform each raw data set of the plurality of raw data sets into a respective data file having a predetermined file format selected based on the set of configuration parameters for the 3D printer, wherein each data file comprises information corresponding to images of a plurality of layers of the respective 3D object and printer instructions for manufacturing the respective 3D object using the 3D printer; receive, from the user computing device, a request to build a selected one of the 3D objects; and transmit, to the 3D printer responsive to the request, the data file corresponding to the selected 3D object to cause the 3D printer to manufacture the selected 3D object based on the printer instructions included in the corresponding data file. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of manufacturing a three-dimensional (3D) object, comprising:
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receiving, by a server, a plurality of raw data sets each corresponding to a respective 3D object; storing, by the server, a set of configuration parameters for a 3D printer, the set of configuration parameters corresponding to settings of the 3D printer; transforming, by the server, each raw data set of the plurality of raw data sets into a respective data file having a predetermined file format selected based on the set of configuration parameters for the 3D printer, wherein each data file comprises information corresponding to images of a plurality of layers of the respective 3D object and printer instructions for manufacturing the respective 3D object using the 3D printer; receiving, by the server from a user computing device, a request to build a selected one of the 3D objects; and transmitting, by the server to the 3D printer responsive to the request, the data file corresponding to the selected 3D object to cause the 3D printer to manufacture the selected 3D object based on the printer instructions included in the corresponding data file. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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