Patent ID: 8243334
Filing Date: 2012-08-14
Classification: B29C,B29K,B29L,B33Y,G03B,G05B,G06K,G06T,H04N

Abstract:
1. A method of printing a three-dimensional (3D) object in a 3D printer, the method comprising: causing a selection of a point in an object of interest in an image; automatically delineating the object of interest in the image; selecting a wire-frame 3D model of the object of interest, wherein the wire-frame 3D model includes shape information of the object of interest; breaking the 3D wire-frame model into 3D components; determining the position of the 3D components in relation with respect to the image representing said delineated object; coloring the 3D components with the color information from the image representing said delineated object; mapping information from a portion of the image representing said delineated object with the selected wire-frame 3D model; and transmitting the mapped information to a 3D printer to be printed.