The Regents of the University of Colorado; a body corporate
发明人:
Nicholas Jacobson
申请号：
US16375132
公开号：
US20200316868A1
申请日:
2019.04.04
申请国别(地区):
US
年份:
2020
代理人:
摘要：
Systems and methods are provided for ultra-high resolution 3D printing anatomical and structural models. Some embodiments use a method of 3D volumetric printing that includes receiving imaging data (e.g., medical imaging data). Using the imaging data, a computer-aided design (CAD) model of the structure can be created. For example, in some embodiments the CAD model may be a voxel-based model or a stereolithography (STL) model. The CAD model can then be sliced into multiple horizontal layers to create a set of color files in a format supporting transparency. Using the set of color files, instructions can be generated to control a 3D printer supporting multiple materials to produce a 3D model of the structure using the multiple materials. In some embodiments, the 3D model of the structure produced by the 3D printer includes at least one layer with a gradient with two or more of the multiple materials.
