Methods and apparatuses for printing three dimensional images
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1. A computer-implemented method for three-dimensional (3D) printing of a 3D object, the method comprising:
- receiving, using a processor, an image depicting an object of interest;
breaking a 3D wire-frame model of the object of interest into 3D components using the processor, the wire-frame 3D model including shape information of the object of interest;
coloring, using the processor, the 3D components with color information from the image that depicts the object of interest;
determining, using the processor, the position of the 3D components with respect to the image that depicts the object of interest; and
generating, using the processor, mapped information by mapping information from a portion of the image that depicts an object of interest to the 3D components.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for printing a 3D object on a three-dimensional (3D) printer are described. The methods semi-automatically or automatically delineate an item in an image, receive a 3D model of the item, matches said item to said 3D model, and send the matched 3D model to a 3D printer.
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1. A computer-implemented method for three-dimensional (3D) printing of a 3D object, the method comprising:
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receiving, using a processor, an image depicting an object of interest; breaking a 3D wire-frame model of the object of interest into 3D components using the processor, the wire-frame 3D model including shape information of the object of interest; coloring, using the processor, the 3D components with color information from the image that depicts the object of interest; determining, using the processor, the position of the 3D components with respect to the image that depicts the object of interest; and generating, using the processor, mapped information by mapping information from a portion of the image that depicts an object of interest to the 3D components. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A computer-implemented system for three-dimensional (3D) printing of a 3D object, comprising:
at least one processor configured to receive an image depicting an object of interest; break a 3D wire-frame model of the object of interest into 3D components, the wire-frame 3D model including shape information of the object of interest; color the 3D components with color information from the image that depicts the object of interest; determine the position of the 3D components with respect to the image that depicts the object of interest; and generate mapped information by mapping information from a portion of the image that depicts an object of interest to the 3D components. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A non-transitory, computer readable storage medium having instructions stored thereon that cause an apparatus to perform a method comprising:
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receiving, using a processor, an image that includes an object of interest; breaking a 3D wire-frame model of the object of interest into 3D components using the processor, the wire-frame 3D model including shape information of the object of interest; determining the position of the 3D components with respect to an image that depicts the object of interest using the processor; and generating, using the processor, mapped information by mapping information from a portion of the image that depicts an object of interest to the 3D components.
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