Patent ID: 9346136
Filing Date: 2016-05-24
CPC Classification: A63F,A63H,B23P,B44C,G09B,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A method for manufacturing a model, the method comprising: a) preparing a plurality of pieces having contours in a shape of cross-sections of an object at specific positions disposed along a random axis of the object with a predetermined interval; and b) assembling the plurality of pieces through an integration process of connecting and fixing surfaces of adjacent pieces among the plurality of pieces to each other so as to form the model which corresponds to a shape of the object; wherein step a) comprises: a1) making a three-dimensional model with respect to the object through three-dimensional computer modeling; a2) extracting an outline by introducing a virtual plane in the three-dimensional model, and converting the extracted outline into a spline to store the spline; a3) extracting a next outline at a next position in the axis, and converting the extracted next outline into a next spline to store the next spline; a4) repeating step a3) along the axis; a5) printing the plurality of splines formed by steps a2) to a4) on prepared plates; and a6) making the plurality of pieces by cutting along the splines printed on the plates; wherein: in step a5), a pair of splines among the plurality of splines are printed on the plate, an outer spline of the pair of splines serves as a cutting line, and an inner spline of the pair of splines serves as a guideline, and in step a6), the plate is cut along the cutting line to make the plurality of pieces.