Fabricating full color three-dimensional objects

1. A method for fabricating full color three-dimensional objects, comprising transforming, via a computing device comprising three-dimensional printing capabilities, a three-dimensional model into instructions for a fabrication device by:

slicing the three-dimensional model into layers with color information preserved, the layers comprising addressable units, wherein the addressable units are associated with an amount of colored material applied during fabrication;

determining a tool path for fabricating a full color three-dimensional object from colored materials based on the addressable units for each layer, wherein determining the tool path comprises generating instructions that direct the fabrication device to:

apply colored material for addressable units of a same color before switching colors, the colored material to be adjusted to simulate a lighting effect based on lighting information indicating a luminosity value, the lighting effect to simulate at least one light shining on the full color three-dimensional object;

smooth an exterior of the full color three-dimensional object by switching colors at an addressable unit within one of the layers;

identify a deposit area for transitional material within the one layer; and

deposit the transitional material within the deposit area when switching colors.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the deposit area comprises an infill area.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the deposit area comprises a support structure.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the deposit area comprises an area outside the full color three-dimensional object.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the deposit area comprises a combination of an infill area, a support structure, and an area outside the full color three-dimensional object.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein generating instructions that direct the fabrication device to deposit the transitional material comprises:

calculating a length of colored material used while switching colors;

determining whether to generate transitional material based on the length of the colored material; and

generating instructions directing the fabrication device to deposit the transitional material.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein transforming the three-dimensional model into instructions for the fabrication device comprises:

slicing the three-dimensional model into layers with material information preserved; and

determining the tool path for fabricating the full color three-dimensional object based on the addressable units for each layer, wherein determining the tool path comprises generating instructions that direct the fabrication device to:

apply material for addressable units of a same material before switching materials;

smooth an exterior of the full color three-dimensional object by switching materials at one of the addressable units within each layer; and

deposit the transitional material within the identified deposit area when switching materials.

8. A computing system for fabricating full color three-dimensional objects, comprising:

a fabrication device; and

a fabrication manager communicably coupled to the fabrication device, wherein the fabrication manager comprises:

a processor that is configured to execute stored instructions; and

a system memory comprising code configured to:

slice a three-dimensional model into layers with color information preserved;

determine a tool path for fabricating a full color three-dimensional object from colored materials based on addressable units for each layer, wherein determining the tool path comprises generating instructions that direct the fabrication device to:

apply colored material for addressable units of a same color before switching colors, the colored material to be adjusted to simulate a lighting effect based on lighting information indicating a luminosity value, the lighting effect to simulate at least one light shining on the full color three-dimensional object;

smooth an exterior of the full color three-dimensional object by switching colors at an addressable unit within one of the layers;

identify a deposit area for transitional material within the one layer; and

deposit the transitional material within the deposit area when switching colors.

9. The computing system of claim 8 , wherein the deposit area comprises an infill area.

10. The computing system of claim 8 , wherein the deposit area comprises a support structure.

11. The computing system of claim 8 , wherein the deposit area comprises an area outside the full color three-dimensional object.

12. The computing system of claim 8 , wherein the deposit area comprises a combination of an infill area, a support structure, and an area outside the full color three-dimensional object.

13. The computing system of claim 8 , wherein the system memory comprises code configured to generate instructions that direct the fabrication device to deposit the transitional material by:

calculating a length of colored material used while switching colors;

determining whether to generate transitional material based on the length of the colored material; and

generating instructions directing the fabrication device to deposit the transitional material.

14. The computing system of claim 8 , wherein transforming the three-dimensional model into instructions for the fabrication device comprises:

slicing the three-dimensional model into layers with material information preserved; and

determining the tool path for fabricating the full color three-dimensional object based on the addressable units for each layer, wherein determining the tool path comprises generating instructions that direct the fabrication device to:

apply material for addressable units of a same material before switching materials;

smooth an exterior of the full color three-dimensional object by switching materials at one of the addressable units within each layer; and

deposit the transitional material within the identified deposit area when switching materials.

15. The computing system of claim 8 , wherein a surface of the full color three-dimensional object is fabricated in three dimensions.

16. The computing system of claim 8 , wherein the layers comprise two-dimensional polygons.

17. One or more computer-readable storage media for storing computer-readable instructions, the computer-readable instructions providing a system for fabricating a three-dimensional object when executed by one or more processing devices, the computer-readable instructions comprising code configured to:

slice a three-dimensional model into layers with material information preserved; and

determine a tool path for fabricating the three-dimensional object from different types of materials based on addressable units for each layer, wherein determining the tool path comprises generating instructions that direct a fabrication device to:

apply material for addressable units of a same material before switching materials, the material to be adjusted to simulate a lighting effect based on lighting information indicating a luminosity value, the lighting effect to simulate at least one light shining on a full color three-dimensional object;

smooth an exterior of the three-dimensional object by switching colors at an addressable unit within one of the layers;

identify a deposit area for transitional material within the one layer; and

deposit the transitional material within the deposit area when switching colors.

18. The one or more computer-readable storage media of claim 17 , wherein the different types of materials comprise color materials, transparent materials, dissolvable materials, or rubberlike materials, or any combinations thereof.

19. The one or more computer-readable storage media of claim 17 , wherein the deposit area comprises an infill area.

20. The one or more computer-readable storage media of claim 17 , wherein the deposit area comprises a support structure.

21. The one or more computer-readable storage media of claim 17 , wherein the deposit area comprises an area outside the three-dimensional object.