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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 04, 2017
Filed:
Nov. 12, 2014
Graphtec Corporation, a Corporation Duly Organized and Existing Under the Laws of Japan, Kanagawa, JP;
Mitsuru Yokoyama, Kanagawa, JP;
Hirohito Hori, Kanagawa, JP;
Graphtec Corporation, Kanagawa, JP;
Abstract
There are provided a shape data generation apparatus and shape data generation program capable of arranging, on one sheet-like medium, parts obtained by slicing one cutting shape. A shape data generation apparatus includes a slicing unit () configured to slice a cutting shape represented by supplied shape data into a plurality of parts in accordance with a closed shape prepared in advance, an arrangement unit () configured to arrange, of the cutting shape, a part protruding from the closed shape to fit in a free space within the closed shape, and a generation unit () configured to generate shape data representing a plurality of parts fitted in the closed shape.