Systems and methods for mass customization
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1. A method for facilitating mass customization of an object, the object comprising a dental appliance, the method comprising:
- generating a template representing data common to a plurality of different dental appliances, the template comprising a source spline;
generating specific data to customize an appliance in conjunction with the template, the specific data comprising a target spline;
wherein the source spline and the target spline define at least one tool path; and
directing at least one tool along the at least one tool path to fabricate a customized version of the appliance.
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Abstract
A method facilitates mass customization of an object by generating a template representing data common to the object; generating specific data to customize the object in conjunction with the template; and fabricating a customized version of the object.
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25 Claims
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1. A method for facilitating mass customization of an object, the object comprising a dental appliance, the method comprising:
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generating a template representing data common to a plurality of different dental appliances, the template comprising a source spline; generating specific data to customize an appliance in conjunction with the template, the specific data comprising a target spline;
wherein the source spline and the target spline define at least one tool path; anddirecting at least one tool along the at least one tool path to fabricate a customized version of the appliance. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 24)
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12. A method for fabricating a customized object, the method comprising:
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receiving a digital representation of a target path; generating a mathematically smoothed version of the target path; applying the smoothed target path to generate a secondary target path; generating a streamlined tool path, based on the secondary target path; and directing a tool along the tool path to fabricate the customized object, the customized object comprising a customized dental appliance having cavities shaped to receive and resiliently reposition a patient'"'"'s teeth. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method for facilitating mass customization of an object, the object comprising an article of manufacture, the method comprising:
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generating a template representing data common to a plurality of different objects, the template comprising a source spline; extracting the common data from a calculation process used in object fabrication; generating specific data to customize the object in conjunction with the template, the specific data comprising a target spline;
wherein the source spline and the target spline define at least one tool path; anddirecting at least one tool along the at least one tool path to fabricate a customized version of the object. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 25)
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