Palo Alto Research Center Inc.

Adobe, Inc.

Jiahao Li

Walter Hsiao

Nurcan Gecer Ulu

Erva Ulu

Li-Yi Wei

Stephen Diverdi

Kazi Rubaiat Habib

A computing system captures a first image, comprising an object in a first position, using a camera. The object has indicators indicating points of interest on the object. The computing system receives first user input linking at least a subset of the indicators and establishing relationships between the points of interest on the object and second user input comprising a graphic element and a mapping between the graphic element and the object. The computing system captures second images, comprising the object in one or more modified positions using, the camera. The computing system tracks the modified positions of the object across the second images using the indicators and the relationships between the points of interest. The computing system generates a virtual graphic based on the one or more modified positions, the graphic element, and the mappings between the graphic element and the object.

Interactive virtual graphics with physical objects

A system for three-dimensional printing of an object is provided. The system includes a processor and a non-transitory computer-readable medium communicatively coupled to the processor and storing instructions that when executed by the processor are configured to cause the processor to perform operations including determine optimized build orientation based on the object and one or more user indicated surface quality characteristics, generate a plurality of layers comprising one or more support polygons, each layer of the plurality of layers corresponding to a slice in a three-dimensional ('3D') printing process, and generate, for each of the one or more support polygons, a corresponding toolpath, wherein a spacing between each generated toolpath is determined based on the user indicated surface quality characteristics.

Controller and 3D printing apparatus for varying density support structures through interpolation of support polygon boundaries with scalar density fields

A system for interactively designing a support structure for a three-dimensionally printed object having user-defined surface quality, the system including a processor and a non-transitory computer-readable medium communicatively coupled to the processor and storing instructions executable by the processor is provided. When executed, the instructions cause the processor perform operations including receiving a digital model of the object to be three-dimensionally printed, receiving user input related to a desired surface quality at one or more portions of the digital model, determining a printing orientation of the object based on the digital model and the user input; determining a support layout for the object, based on the printing orientation and the user input, and transmitting the support layout, the printing orientation, and the digital model to a three-dimensional printer.

Interactive design tool for varying density support structures

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Jiahao Li