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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 17, 2019
Filed:
Oct. 21, 2016
Microsoft Technology Licensing, Llc, Redmond, WA (US);
Lakshmi Narayana Mummidi, Bellevue, WA (US);
Parmjeet Singh, Bellevue, WA (US);
Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
The system includes a predictive model trained to estimate an amount of material to be used to fabricate three-dimensional objects. The system further includes an estimation component that receives information regarding the three-dimensional object. The estimation component, using the predictive model, estimates the amount of material to be used to fabricate the three-dimensional object based upon the information regarding the three-dimensional object. The estimation component compares the estimated amount of material with an available amount to determine whether the material available is less than the estimated amount of material to fabricate the three-dimensional object. When it is determined the material available is less than the estimated amount of material, the estimation component can perform an action such as preventing commencement of a fabrication process and/or providing information to a user. The predictive model can be adaptively updated based upon an actual amount of material used during the fabrication process.