Information processing apparatus and non-transitory computer readable medium
An information processing apparatus includes a processor configured to acquire three-dimensional-shape data that is data for a three-dimensional body and that represents a shape of a three-dimensional object, set in advance a feature requirement that indicates one or more features concerning a cross section of the three-dimensional body, detect one or more features that satisfy the feature requirement in the three-dimensional-shape data, and output information regarding the one or more features detected in the three-dimensional-shape data.
1. An information processing apparatus comprising:
a processor configured to
acquire three-dimensional-shape data that is data for a three-dimensional body and that represents a shape of a three-dimensional object to be formed using a three-dimensional-object forming method,
set in advance a feature requirement that indicates one or more features concerning a cross section of the three-dimensional body,
detect one or more features that satisfy the feature requirement in the three-dimensional-shape data the one or more detected features indicative of deformation occurring during the formation of the three-dimensional structure, and
output information regarding the one or more features detected in the three-dimensional-shape data.
2. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 ,
wherein the feature requirement concerns a cross-sectional area at a cross section of the three-dimensional body.
3. The information processing apparatus according to claim 2 ,
wherein the processor detects by using the feature requirement a region where contraction difference occurs in the three-dimensional body during formation of the three-dimensional body.
4. The information processing apparatus according to claim 3 ,
wherein the feature requirement further includes a height in a layering direction of the three-dimensional body.
5. The information processing apparatus according to claim 4 ,
wherein the processor detects by using the feature requirement a region where pull-in due to contraction occurs in the three-dimensional body during formation of the three-dimensional body.
6. The information processing apparatus according to claim 2 ,
wherein the feature requirement further includes a height in a layering direction of the three-dimensional body.
7. The information processing apparatus according to claim 6 ,
wherein the processor detects by using the feature requirement a region where pull-in due to contraction occurs in the three-dimensional body during formation of the three-dimensional body.
8. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 ,
wherein the feature requirement concerning a cross section of the three-dimensional body further includes information concerning at least one of a transverse direction of the three-dimensional body, a longitudinal direction of the three-dimensional body, and a width direction of the cross section, the width direction including a specified position in the cross section.
9. The information processing apparatus according to claim 8 ,
wherein the processor detects by using the feature requirement a region where swaying occurs during formation of the three-dimensional body.
10. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 ,
wherein the feature requirement further includes a shape difference between cross sections adjacent in a layering direction of the three-dimensional body.
11. The information processing apparatus according to claim 10 ,
wherein the processor detects by using the feature requirement a region where the shape difference necessitates a support during formation of the three-dimensional body.
12. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 ,
wherein the feature requirement concerning a cross section of the three-dimensional body further includes information concerning an opening surrounded by the three-dimensional body.
13. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 ,
wherein the processor detects by using the feature requirement a region where at least one of a trap and a hollow structure appears during formation of the three-dimensional body, and
wherein the trap is where a forming material collects, and the hollow structure is where a forming material collects inside the three-dimensional body and a cavity is formed inside the three-dimensional body.
14. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 ,
wherein the feature requirement further includes information concerning a distance from inside the three-dimensional body to an edge of the three-dimensional body.
15. The information processing apparatus according to claim 14 ,
wherein the processor detects by using the feature requirement a region where a thin wall appears during formation of the three-dimensional body.
16. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 ,
wherein the feature requirement further includes information concerning a distance from outside the three-dimensional body to an edge of the three-dimensional body.
17. The information processing apparatus according to claim 16 ,
wherein the processor detects by using the feature requirement a region where a narrow gap appears during formation of the three-dimensional body.
18. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 ,
wherein the three-dimensional-shape data represents the three-dimensional body by using a plurality of voxels.
19. The information processing apparatus according to claim 18 ,
wherein the processor associates each feature that is detected with one or more of the plurality of voxels, the one or more voxels corresponding to a region where the feature is detected, and the processor stores the feature in association with the one or more voxels.
20. The information processing apparatus according to claim 18 ,
wherein each voxel has a cuboid, spherical, or cylindrical shape.
21. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 ,
wherein the one or more detected features indicative of deformation occurring during the formation of the three-dimensional structure include at least one of
a region where a contraction difference occurs during formation of the three-dimensional structure,
a region where pull-in occurs during the formation of the three-dimensional structure,
a region where swaying occurs during the formation of the three-dimensional structure,
a region where a shape difference between adjacent cross sections adjacent in a layering direction necessitates a support during the formation of the three-dimensional structure,
a region where at least one of a trap and a hollow structure appears during the formation of the three-dimensional structure,
a region where a thin wall appears during the formation of the three-dimensional structure, and
a region where a narrow gap appears during the formation of the three-dimensional structure.
22. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing a program causing a computer to execute a process for information processing, the process comprising:
acquiring three-dimensional-shape data that is data for a three-dimensional body and that represents a shape of a three-dimensional object to be formed using a three-dimensional-object forming method;
setting in advance a feature requirement that indicates one or more features concerning a cross section of the three-dimensional body;
detecting one or more features that satisfy the feature requirement in the three-dimensional-shape data, the one or more detected features indicative of deformation occurring during the formation of the three-dimensional structure; and
outputting information regarding the one or more features detected in the three-dimensional-shape data.
23. The non-transitory computer readable medium according to claim 22 ,
wherein the one or more detected features indicative of deformation occurring during the formation of the three-dimensional structure include at least one of
a region where a contraction difference occurs during formation of the three-dimensional structure,
a region where pull-in occurs during the formation of the three-dimensional structure,
a region where swaying occurs during the formation of the three-dimensional structure,
a region where a shape difference between adjacent cross sections adjacent in a layering direction necessitates a support during the formation of the three-dimensional structure,
a region where at least one of a trap and a hollow structure appears during the formation of the three-dimensional structure,
a region where a thin wall appears during the formation of the three-dimensional structure, and
a region where a narrow gap appears during the formation of the three-dimensional structure.
24. The non-transitory computer readable medium according to claim 22 ,
wherein the three-dimensional body is represented in the three-dimensional-shape data by a plurality of voxels, each voxel having a cuboid, spherical, or cylindrical shape.