Method and system for building painted three-dimensional objects
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1. A method for printing a three-dimensional object, the method comprising:
- generating printing data for printing a layer of the three-dimensional object;
generating color data for an outer circumference region of the layer;
printing an inner region of the layer of the three-dimensional object with a three-dimensional printing system using at least one building material based on the generated printing data, wherein at least a portion of the inner region of the layer functions as a background for color perception; and
printing an outer circumference region of the layer based on the generated printing data and the generated color data with the three-dimensional printing system using at least one colored material by jetting the at least one colored material from a print head, wherein the outer circumference region extends around at least a portion of the inner region of the layer to define an apparent colored surface for the layer and the outer circumference region is printed at a higher resolution than the inner region.
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Abstract
generating an image data for cross sectional layers of the three-dimensional object, wherein the image data includes a first set of data for selectively printing building material at a first print resolution and a second set of data for printing one or more colored additives at a higher resolution and selectively depositing the building material and the one or more additives on successive layers based on the 2D image data to produce the three-dimensional object.
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1. A method for printing a three-dimensional object, the method comprising:
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generating printing data for printing a layer of the three-dimensional object; generating color data for an outer circumference region of the layer; printing an inner region of the layer of the three-dimensional object with a three-dimensional printing system using at least one building material based on the generated printing data, wherein at least a portion of the inner region of the layer functions as a background for color perception; and printing an outer circumference region of the layer based on the generated printing data and the generated color data with the three-dimensional printing system using at least one colored material by jetting the at least one colored material from a print head, wherein the outer circumference region extends around at least a portion of the inner region of the layer to define an apparent colored surface for the layer and the outer circumference region is printed at a higher resolution than the inner region. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for printing a three-dimensional object, the method comprising:
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slicing a digital representation of three-dimensional object into a plurality of layers, wherein at least a portion of the plurality of layers comprise colored layers that define a colored surface of the three-dimensional object; generating printing data for printing the plurality of layers, which comprises; generating first printing data for printing inner regions of the colored layers from at least one building material; and generating second printing data for printing outer circumferential regions of the colored layers from at least one colored material; and printing the plurality of layers of the three-dimensional object with a three-dimensional printing system based on the generated printing data by depositing the at least one colored material from an inkjet head material such that, for each colored layer, the outer circumference region of the colored layer extends around at least a portion of the inner region of the colored layer to define an apparent colored surface for the colored layer having a higher resolution than the inner regions. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A three-dimensional object printed with a three-dimensional printing system, the three-dimensional object comprising a plurality of printed color layers, wherein each color layer comprises:
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an inner region printed from at least one extruded thermoplastic building material, wherein at least a portion of the inner region functions as a background of the printed layer for color perception; and an outer circumference region printed from at least one colored jetted material, wherein the outer circumference region extends around at least a portion of the inner region to define an apparent colored surface for the printed layer and the outer circumference region is printed at a higher resolution than the inner region. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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