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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 13, 2020
Filed:
Nov. 14, 2017
3d Systems Korea, Inc., Gangnam-gu, Seoul, KR;
Jae Il Park, Seoul, KR;
Gyeo Rye Lee, Busan, KR;
Du Su Kim, Yongin-si, KR;
Sung Wook Cho, Seoul, KR;
3D Systems Korea, Inc., Soeul, KR;
Abstract
A 3D printing estimation apparatus includes a database storing 3D model data indicating a printing part and usage amount information of each material in one spraying process, a printing data generating part for generating 3D data of a printing object including the printing part and a support, an area splitting part for splitting the 3D data into at least one area, a material determining part for determining a type and a printing pattern of each material constituting each of the at least one area, and a material usage amount estimating part for determining a number of times each material is sprayed on the at least one area based on the determined type and the printing pattern of each material, and estimating a usage amount of each material to be printed the printing object based on the determined number of times and the usage amount information.