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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 08, 2022
Filed:
Apr. 27, 2018
Hewlett-packard Development Company, L.p., Spring, TX (US);
Andrew L. Van Brocklin, Corvallis, OR (US);
James P. Shields, Corvallis, OR (US);
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Spring, TX (US);
Abstract
According to one example there is provided a non-transitory computer readable storage medium comprising instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to: obtain an object model; analyse the object model; obtain characteristics of an interface agent; generate a modified object model comprising a support structure and an interface between the support structure and the object, the interface being such that after generation of a 3D printed green part and after sintering thereof, the support structure may be released with a predetermined force; and controlling a 3D printer to generate a 3D printed green part based on the modified object model.