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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 22, 2019
Filed:
Aug. 29, 2014
Applicant:
Microsoft Technology Licensing, Llc, Redmond, WA (US);
Inventors:
Emmett Lalish, Seattle, WA (US);
Yulin Jin, Redmond, WA (US);
Kristofer N. Iverson, Redmond, WA (US);
Gheorghe Marius Gheorghescu, Sammamish, WA (US);
Xin Tong, Beijing, CN;
Yang Liu, Beijing, CN;
Assignee:
Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 64/386 (2017.01); G05B 19/4099 (2006.01); G06T 19/20 (2011.01); G06T 7/00 (2017.01); G06F 17/50 (2006.01); B33Y 50/00 (2015.01); B33Y 10/00 (2015.01); B33Y 30/00 (2015.01); B33Y 50/02 (2015.01); B29C 64/106 (2017.01); B29C 64/40 (2017.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G05B 19/4099 (2013.01); B29C 64/106 (2017.08); B29C 64/386 (2017.08); B29C 64/40 (2017.08); B33Y 10/00 (2014.12); B33Y 30/00 (2014.12); B33Y 50/00 (2014.12); B33Y 50/02 (2014.12); G06F 17/50 (2013.01); G05B 2219/35134 (2013.01); G05B 2219/49007 (2013.01);
Abstract
The claimed subject matter includes techniques for printing three-dimensional (3D) objects. An example method includes obtaining a 3D model and processing the 3D model to generate layers of tool path information. The processing includes automatically optimizing the orientation of the 3D model to reduce an amount of support material used in the printing. The method also includes printing the 3D object using layers.