Desktop Metal, Inc.
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COMPRESSING 3D PRINTER DATA

Abstract:

Two dimensional layer data representing successive layers of objects to be 3D-printed is reduced in size to reduce storage requirements and transmission bottlenecks that increase costs and reduce the efficiency of 3D printers, by encoding the layer data in accordance with systems and methods that take into account 2D and 3D regularities inherent in such layer data, and allow for efficient and lossless reconstruction of the original 3D layer data when it is needed by the 3D printer.