Information processing apparatus, three-dimensional shaping system, and information display method

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12583182-B2
Application number	US-202217658671-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 11, 2022
Priority date	Apr 13, 2021
Publication date	Mar 24, 2026
Grant date	Mar 24, 2026

Abstract

An information processing apparatus includes a display control unit configured to cause, based on shaping data, a display unit to display a display screen including a first display region and a second display region. The shaping data is generated based on first shape data representing a shape of a three-dimensional shaped object and includes route information representing a movement route of a discharge unit that moves while discharging a shaping material and discharge amount information representing a discharge amount of the shaping material in the movement route. On the first display region, at least a part of second shape data representing the shape of the three-dimensional shaped object and including the route information is displayed, and on the second display region, at least a part of information included in the shaping data is displayed.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . An information processing apparatus comprising:
a display controller configured to cause, based on shaping data, a display to display a display screen including a first display region and a second display region, wherein the shaping data is generated based on first shape data representing a shape of a three-dimensional shaped object and includes route information representing a movement route, along which a discharge unit moves while discharging a shaping material, and discharge amount information representing a discharge amount of the shaping material along the movement route, on the first display region, at least a part of second shape data representing the shape of the three-dimensional shaped object and including the route information is displayed, on the second display region, textual information, which includes at least a part of information included in the shaping data, is displayed, the shaping data includes data indicating a control position, at which discharge of the shaping material is controlled and which is displayed on the movement route, the control position displayed on the movement route includes at least one of a control position of a suction unit that is provided in the discharge unit and sucks the shaping material and a control position of a flow rate adjusting unit that is provided in the discharge unit and adjusts a flow rate of the shaping material, the movement route includes a start position colored with a first color and an end position colored with a second color different from the first color, a first control position of the suction unit and a first control position of the flow rate adjusting unit are displayed near the start position in order, and a second control position of the flow rate adjusting unit and a second control position of the suction unit are displayed near the end position in order.

2 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein
the shaping data include at least one of (1) apparatus information related to a three-dimensional shaping apparatus that acquires shaping data and shapes the three-dimensional shaped object, (2) shaping condition information related to shaping conditions of the three-dimensional shaped object, and (3) control information for controlling the three-dimensional shaping apparatus.

3 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein
the display controller displays, on the second display region, at least one of a moving direction of the discharge unit and the control position.

4 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein
the display controller displays, on the second display region, at least one of a moving direction of the discharge unit and the control position in a manner of overlapping at least the part of the second shape data on the first display region.

5 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein
the display controller displays, on the second display region, information included in the shaping data corresponding to a selected position of the second shape data.

6 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein
the display controller displays the information displayed on the second display region in a changeable manner.

7 . A three-dimensional shaping system comprising:
the information processing apparatus according to claim 1 ; and a three-dimensional shaping apparatus that acquires the shaping data and shapes the three-dimensional shaped object using the discharge unit.

8 . An information display method comprising:
displaying, on a display, a display screen including a first display region and a second display region based on shaping data, wherein the shaping data is generated based on first shape data representing a shape of a three-dimensional shaped object and includes route information representing a movement route, along which a discharge unit moves while discharging a shaping material, and discharge amount information representing a discharge amount of the shaping material along the movement route, on the first display region, at least a part of second shape data representing the shape of the three-dimensional shaped object and including the route information is displayed, on the second display region, textual information, which includes at least a part of information included in the shaping data, is displayed, the shaping data includes data indicating a control position, at which discharge of the shaping material is controlled and which is displayed on the movement route, the control position displayed on the movement route includes at least one of a control position of a suction unit that is provided in the discharge unit and sucks the shaping material and a control position of a flow rate adjusting unit that is provided in the discharge unit and adjusts a flow rate of the shaping material, the movement route includes a start position colored with a first color and an end position colored with a second color different from the first color, a first control position of the suction unit and a first control position of the flow rate adjusting unit are displayed near the start position in order, and a second control position of the flow rate adjusting unit and a second control position of the suction unit are displayed near the end position in order.

Assignees

• Seiko Epson Corp

Inventors

• Endo Wataru

Classifications

• B33Y30/00

  Apparatus for additive manufacturing; Details thereof or accessories therefor · CPC title

• B29C64/321

  Feeding · CPC title

• B33Y50/02

  for controlling or regulating additive manufacturing processes · CPC title

• B29C64/209

  Heads; Nozzles · CPC title

• B33Y50/00

  Data acquisition or data processing for additive manufacturing · CPC title