Patent ID: 11931964
Assignee: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.
Field: Other special machines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  G | IPC B  G

Claim 0:
1. A method comprising:
receiving, by a processor:
a geometry specification of a part to be three-dimensionally (3D) printed using a 3D printer; and
a performance specification of an electronic component to be integrally 3D printed within the part;

retrieving, by the processor and from a configuration library, a plurality of physical configurations of the electronic component that satisfy the geometry specification of the part to be printed, each physical configuration defining a corresponding shape of the electronic component;
simulating, by the processor and for each physical configuration, an operating performance of the electronic component if the electronic component were to have the physical configuration when integrally 3D printed within the part having the geometry specification;
determining, by the processor, an object model of the part including, from among the plurality of physical configurations, a particular physical configuration having the simulated operating performance that most closely matches the performance specification of the electronic component, the object model determined according to the specification of the part, the performance specification of the electronic component, and a material property of an electronic component printing material of the 3D printer with which the electronic component is to be integrally 3D printed within the part;
generating, by the processor, a 3D printing file comprising the object model of the part in which the electronic component is integrally 3D printed within the part with the particular physical configuration; and
causing, by the processor, the 3D printer to 3D-print the part including the electronic component with the particular physical configuration, such that the electronic component is integrally printed within the part.