Method, apparatus, and article of manufacture for a control system in a selective deposition modeling system
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1. A rapid prototyping system, comprising:
- at least one rapid prototyping apparatus;
at least one client computer in communication with the rapid prototyping apparatus;
means for receiving jobs from the client computer and for combining at least two jobs in one build process, each job corresponding to a three-dimensional object to be built; and
means for performing the build process to form the three-dimensional objects corresponding to the combined jobs.
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Abstract
Techniques for controlling jobs in a selective deposition modeling (Selective Deposition Modeling) system. A client computer system can connect directly to a Selective Deposition Modeling system to work with a job queue located at the Selective Deposition Modeling system. Jobs in the job queue may be previewed in three-dimensional form. Moreover, the jobs in the job queue may be manipulated to move the jobs to different positions in the job queue or to delete a job. Additionally, multiple jobs may be automatically combined to generate a single build process.
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62 Claims
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1. A rapid prototyping system, comprising:
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at least one rapid prototyping apparatus;
at least one client computer in communication with the rapid prototyping apparatus;
means for receiving jobs from the client computer and for combining at least two jobs in one build process, each job corresponding to a three-dimensional object to be built; and
means for performing the build process to form the three-dimensional objects corresponding to the combined jobs. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method of creating three-dimensional objects in a rapid prototyping system, the method comprising the steps of:
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connecting at least one client computer to at least one rapid prototyping apparatus;
receiving jobs from the client computer, each job corresponding to a three-dimensional object to be built;
combining at least two jobs into one build process; and
performing the build process by the rapid prototyping apparatus to form the three-dimensional objects corresponding to the combined jobs. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An article of manufacture comprising a computer program carrier readable by a computer and embodying one or more instructions executable by the computer to perform method steps for creating a three-dimensional object in a rapid prototyping system having at least one rapid prototyping apparatus, the method comprising the steps of:
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connecting at least one client computer to the rapid prototyping system;
receiving jobs from the client computer, each job corresponding to a three-dimensional object to be built;
combining at least two jobs into one build process; and
performing the build process by the rapid prototyping apparatus to form the three-dimensional objects corresponding to the combined jobs. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A rapid prototyping system, comprising:
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at least one rapid prototyping apparatus;
at least one client computer in communication with the rapid prototyping apparatus;
means for accepting multiple jobs from the client computer to be placed in a job queue, wherein each job comprises a request to build a three-dimensional object; and
means for previewing a three-dimensional object corresponding to a job in the job queue, the object being previewed in three-dimensional form at the client computer as the three-dimensional object will be rendered by the rapid prototyping apparatus while the job is in the job queue. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24)
means for providing a list of jobs in the job queue to the client computer; and
means for selecting the job to be previewed by the client computer.
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22. The system of claim 20 wherein the client computer is directly connected to the rapid prototyping apparatus.
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23. The system of claim 20 wherein the job queue resides with the rapid prototyping apparatus.
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24. A rapid prototyping system of claim 20 further comprising:
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means for combining at least two jobs into one build process; and
wherein the means for previewing a three-dimensional object corresponding to a job in the job queue previews all three-dimensional objects combined into the one build process as they will he rendered by the rapid prototyping apparatus.
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25. A method of creating a three-dimensional object in a rapid prototyping system, the method comprising the steps of:
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accepting multiple jobs to be placed in a job queue from at least one client computer, wherein each job comprises a request to build a three-dimensional object by a rapid prototyping apparatus; and
previewing a three-dimensional object corresponding to a job in the job queue, the object being previewed in three-dimensional form at the client computer as the three-dimensional object will be rendered by the rapid prototyping apparatus while the job is in the job queue. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28)
providing a list of jobs in the job queue to the client computer; and
selecting a job to be previewed by the client computer.
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27. A method of claim 25 further comprising:
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combining at least two jobs into one build process; and
wherein the step of previewing a three-dimensional object corresponding to a job in the job queue previews all three-dimensional objects combined into the one build process as they will be rendered by the rapid prototyping apparatus.
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28. The method of claim 25 further comprising the step of combining at least two jobs into one build process wherein the three-dimensional objects associated with the combined jobs can be previewed in three-dimensional form at the client computer.
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29. A rapid prototyping system, comprising:
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means for accepting multiple jobs to be placed in a job queue, wherein each job comprises a request to build a three-dimensional object by a rapid prototyping apparatus; and
means for manipulating the jobs to combine at least two jobs into one build process performed by the rapid prototyping apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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36. A method of creating a three-dimensional object in a rapid prototyping system, the method comprising the steps of:
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accepting multiple jobs to be placed in a job queue, wherein each job comprises a request to build a three-dimensional object by a rapid prototyping apparatus; and
manipulating the jobs to combine at least two jobs into one build process performed by the rapid prototyping apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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42. A rapid prototyping system, comprising:
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means for accepting multiple jobs to be placed in a job queue, wherein each job comprises a request to build a three-dimensional object by at least one rapid prototyping apparatus; and
means for combining two or more jobs in one build process performed by the rapid prototyping apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48)
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49. A method of creating a three-dimensional object in a rapid prototyping system, the method comprising the steps of:
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accepting multiple jobs to be placed in a job queue, wherein each job comprises a request to build a three-dimensional object; and
generating a build by combining two or more jobs in the job queue. - View Dependent Claims (50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55)
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56. An article of manufacture comprising a computer program carrier readable by a computer and embodying one or more instructions executable by the computer to perform method steps for creating a three-dimensional object in a rapid prototyping system, the method comprising the steps of:
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accepting multiple jobs to be placed in a job queue, wherein each job comprises a request to build a three-dimensional object; and
generating a build by combining two or more jobs in the job queue. - View Dependent Claims (57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62)
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