3D Shaping Data Buffering for Continuous Printing Startup
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing three-dimensional shaping devices experience long loading times for large shaping data files, which can delay the start of the shaping process, which is not addressed by existing technologies, and existing shaping data loading methods result in prolonged data loading times, delaying the start of the shaping process.
Innovation Solution
A three-dimensional shaping device with a control section that loads new shaping data into a shaping data holding section during the shaping period, allowing for continuous shaping without waiting for complete data loading, using a ring buffer configuration and asynchronous data loading.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If shaping data is loaded completely before starting the shaping process, then data completeness is ensured, but the shaping process starts later due to long loading times
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary action by loading shaping data in advance during the shaping process rather than waiting for complete data loading before starting. The control section loads new shaping data into the shaping data holding section during the shaping period, allowing the shaping process to start immediately with already-loaded data while continuing to load additional data in the background.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention implements continuity of useful action by making the data loading process continue during the shaping operation. Instead of stopping the shaping process to load data, the system continuously loads new shaping data into the holding section during the shaping period, ensuring both data availability and process continuity without interruption.
2Manufacturing precision
If large shaping data files are used to store complete shaping information, then shaping precision is improved, but data loading time increases significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The system segments the large shaping data file into smaller portions that can be loaded incrementally. The control section loads new shaping data in segments during the shaping period, allowing the shaping process to access necessary data without waiting for the entire large file to load completely, thus maintaining precision while reducing loading time.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary loading of shaping data before the shaping process starts, and continues to load additional data during the shaping operation. This preliminary action ensures that sufficient data is available for precise shaping while the remaining data loads in the background, resolving the contradiction between data completeness and loading time.
Data Source
AI summary
A three dimensional shaping device includes a plasticizing section that plasticizes a material to generate a shaping material; a nozzle that communicates with the plasticizing section and that includes an ejection port for ejecting the shaping material toward a stage; a movement mechanism that changes a relative position between the nozzle and the stage; a shaping data holding section that holds shaping data for shaping a three dimensional shaped object; and a control section that controls ejection of the shaping material from the nozzle and the movement mechanism in accordance with the shaping data read from the shaping data holding section to shape the three dimensional shaped object, wherein the control section loads new shaping data into the shaping data holding section during a shaping period in which the three dimensional shaped object is shaped.