3D Shape Preview With Void Region Visualization Before Printing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing three-dimensional shaping systems fail to provide adequate visualization of shaping quality, making it difficult to confirm information related to void regions in shaped objects before production.
Innovation Solution
An information processing device and method that specifies void regions in three-dimensional shaped objects based on shaping data, displaying these regions on a display unit to allow for advanced confirmation of shaping quality.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If only basic shape preview is displayed, then the display simplicity is maintained, but the shaping quality information cannot be confirmed in advance
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the displayed information into multiple layers: basic shape data and void region data. The void region specification data is overlaid on the shape preview, allowing quality information to be displayed without replacing the basic shape visualization. This segmentation enables both shape confirmation and quality assessment in the same display interface.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent merges the shape preview display with void region specification display into a single integrated visualization. By combining these two types of information in one display interface, the system provides comprehensive shaping quality information without requiring separate displays or interfaces, thus maintaining display simplicity while preventing information loss.
2Reliability
If void region analysis is performed and displayed, then shaping quality can be confirmed in advance, but the processing time and computational load increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent performs void region specification analysis as a preliminary step before the actual three-dimensional shaping process. By calculating and identifying void regions in advance based on the shaping data, the system enables quality confirmation before production, allowing users to detect and correct potential issues without incurring material or time costs of actual shaping.
3Reliability
If detailed void region information is provided, then shaping failures can be prevented, but the ease of operation decreases due to information overload
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality by providing void region specification information at specific locations within the shape data rather than presenting all information uniformly. The void regions are highlighted or marked at their actual positions in the three-dimensional space, allowing users to focus attention only on problematic areas rather than reviewing entire datasets, thus maintaining operational simplicity while enabling failure prevention.
Data Source
AI summary
An information processing device includes a data processing unit that specifies a void region of a three-dimensional shaped object based on shaping data for shaping the three-dimensional shaped object, the shaping data including path information indicating a movement path of a discharge unit that moves while discharging a shaping material and discharge amount information indicating a discharge amount of the shaping material in the movement path; and a display control unit that display, on a display unit, at least a part of first shape data indicating a shape of the three-dimensional shaped object generated based on the shaping data, in which the display control unit performs, on the display unit, a display that can specify the void region in at least a part of the first shape data.