Patent ID: 10598962

Abstract:
The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing a spectacle frame adapted to a spectacle wearer, particularly by means of 3D printing or other additive manufacturing techniques. The present invention provides for this purpose a method comprising the steps of providing a virtual 3D model of a spectacle frame; providing a virtual 3D model of the head of the spectacle wearer which comprises at least a part of the head of the spectacle wearer which is in contact with the spectacle frame when the spectacle frame is being worn; positioning the 3D model of the spectacle frame relative to the 3D model of the head in a virtual environment so that the 3D model of the head intersects the 3D model of the spectacle frame where said part of the head of the spectacle wearer is in contact with the spectacle frame when the spectacle frame is being worn; cutting a portion out of the 3D model of the spectacle frame along the intersecting plane of the 3D model of the spectacle frame and the 3D model of the head; and manufacturing at least a part of the spectacle frame on the basis of the part of the 3D model of the spectacle frame from which the portion has been cut.