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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 04, 2021
Filed:
Mar. 13, 2019
Kazuo Haida, Kanagawa, JP;
Kazuo Haida, Kanagawa, JP;
RICOH COMPANY LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A three dimensional object building device includes a generation unit and a movement controller. The generation unit is configured to generate layer information for each layer of a three-dimensional (3D) object from height information and color information, the height information including information on a three-dimensional position of each pixel of the 3D object, information on a diameter of a dot of build material for the pixel, and information on a gap from an ejection surface of a build unit when the build material for the pixel is to be ejected, the color information indicating a color of each pixel of the 3D object. The movement controller is configured to, when build material for a pixel indicated by the layer information is to be deposited, move the build unit to make a gap correspond to a diameter of a dot for the pixel.