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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 13, 2023
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2019
Hewlett-packard Development Company, L.p., Spring, TX (US);
Aja Hartman, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Lihua Zhao, Palo Alto, CA (US);
David Woodlock, Vancouver, WA (US);
Lee Dockstader, Vancouver, WA (US);
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Spring, TX (US);
Abstract
In an example, a method includes operating, by a processor, on object model data. The object model data describes at least part of an object to be generated in additive manufacturing. The method also includes determining, by a processor, pattern data. The pattern data comprising areas of variable reflectance intended to be formed on a portion of the object. The method includes determining, by a processor, object generation instructions to apply a fusing agent to at least part of a layer of build material corresponding to the portion of the object in a density corresponding to the reflectance of the generated pattern data.