JP6445113B2 - Three-dimensional additive manufacturing system, three-dimensional additive manufacturing method, additive manufacturing control device, control method thereof, and control program - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a technique for controlling a modeling position of a modeled object in three-dimensional additive manufacturing.

  In the above technical field, Patent Document 1 discloses an apparatus for forming a three-dimensional workpiece into a rectangular region by irradiating a plurality of irradiation units, and is provided with a gas inflow system and a gas outflow system. Discloses an apparatus for generating a gas flow containing particulate impurities and discharging the gas. In Patent Document 1, the flow direction of the gas containing fine particle impurities is from the periphery of the process chamber to the center of the process chamber, and the influence of the gas flow between the irradiation positions by the respective irradiation units is small.

Japanese Patent Laying-Open No. 2015-078334

  However, the technique described in the above document cannot cope with the control of the modeling position that removes the influence of the gas flow between the irradiation positions of the plurality of irradiation units.

  The objective of this invention is providing the technique which solves the above-mentioned subject.

In order to achieve the above object, a three-dimensional additive manufacturing system according to the present invention includes:
A plurality of irradiating means for irradiating the laminated material; and a removing means for generating a flow path on the laminated surface and removing dust generated from the irradiated laminated material. Laminate modeling means for irradiating with the irradiation means and modeling a layered object as a set of cell regions;
Control the selection of the cell area irradiated by each of the plurality of irradiation means so that the dust generated in the cell area upstream of the flow path does not affect the modeling in the cell area downstream of the flow path. Additive manufacturing control means;
With
When the first irradiating unit of the plurality of irradiating units irradiates the first cell region, the second irradiating unit of the plurality of irradiating units affects the first cell region. Irradiating a second cell region outside the upstream influence range, or the third irradiation means of the plurality of irradiation means is a third cell outside the downstream influence range where the irradiation to the first cell region is affected. In order to irradiate an area, selection of a cell area to be irradiated by each of the plurality of irradiation means is controlled in accordance with information on an irradiation procedure designed in advance.

In order to achieve the above object, the three-dimensional layered manufacturing method according to the present invention includes:
From the laminate material using a laminate modeling means having a plurality of irradiation means for irradiating the laminate material and a removing means for generating a flow path on the laminate surface and removing dust generated from the irradiated laminate material A layered modeling step of modeling each layered product as a set of cell regions by irradiating each layer with the plurality of irradiation means;
Control the selection of the cell area irradiated by each of the plurality of irradiation means so that the dust generated in the cell area upstream of the flow path does not affect the modeling in the cell area downstream of the flow path. Additive manufacturing control step;
Including
In the additive manufacturing control step, when the first irradiation unit of the plurality of irradiation units is irradiating the first cell region, the second irradiation unit of the plurality of irradiation units affects the first cell region. Irradiate the second cell area outside the upstream influence range to be applied, or the third irradiation means of the plurality of irradiation means is the third outside the downstream influence range that the irradiation to the first cell area affects. In order to irradiate the cell region, the selection of the cell region to be irradiated by each of the plurality of irradiation means is controlled in accordance with information on the irradiation procedure designed in advance.

In order to achieve the above object, the additive manufacturing control apparatus according to the present invention includes:
Data acquisition means for acquiring data of a layered object to be layered;
A plurality of irradiating means for irradiating the laminated material; and a removing means for generating a flow path on the laminated surface and removing dust generated from the irradiated laminated material. The additive manufacturing control means for controlling the additive manufacturing means for forming the additive manufacturing object as a set of cell regions by irradiating with the irradiation means, wherein the dust generated in the cell region upstream of the flow path is the flow path Laminate modeling control means for controlling the selection of the cell area irradiated by each of the plurality of irradiation means based on the data of the laminate modeled object, so as not to affect the modeling in the downstream cell area,
With
When the first irradiating unit of the plurality of irradiating units irradiates the first cell region, the second irradiating unit of the plurality of irradiating units affects the first cell region. Irradiating a second cell region outside the upstream influence range, or the third irradiation means of the plurality of irradiation means is a third cell outside the downstream influence range where the irradiation to the first cell region is affected. In order to irradiate an area, selection of a cell area to be irradiated by each of the plurality of irradiation means is controlled in accordance with information on an irradiation procedure designed in advance.

In order to achieve the above object, the control method of the additive manufacturing control apparatus according to the present invention is:
A data acquisition step for acquiring data of a layered object to be layered;
A plurality of irradiating means for irradiating the laminated material; and a removing means for generating a flow path on the laminated surface and removing dust generated from the irradiated laminated material. The additive manufacturing control step of controlling the additive manufacturing means for forming the additive manufacturing object as a set of cell regions by irradiating with the irradiation means, wherein the dust generated in the cell region upstream of the flow path is the flow path The additive manufacturing control step of controlling the selection of the cell region irradiated by each of the plurality of irradiation means based on the data of the additive manufacturing object, so as not to affect the modeling in the downstream cell region,
Including
In the additive manufacturing control step, when the first irradiation unit of the plurality of irradiation units is irradiating the first cell region, the second irradiation unit of the plurality of irradiation units affects the first cell region. Irradiate the second cell area outside the upstream influence range to be applied, or the third irradiation means of the plurality of irradiation means is the third outside the downstream influence range that the irradiation to the first cell area affects. In order to irradiate the cell region, the selection of the cell region to be irradiated by each of the plurality of irradiation means is controlled in accordance with information on the irradiation procedure designed in advance.

In order to achieve the above object, the control program of the additive manufacturing control apparatus according to the present invention is:
A data acquisition step for acquiring data of a layered object to be layered;
A plurality of irradiating means for irradiating the laminated material; and a removing means for generating a flow path on the laminated surface and removing dust generated from the irradiated laminated material. The additive manufacturing control step of controlling the additive manufacturing means for forming the additive manufacturing object as a set of cell regions by irradiating with the irradiation means, wherein the dust generated in the cell region upstream of the flow path is the flow path The additive manufacturing control step of controlling the selection of the cell region irradiated by each of the plurality of irradiation means based on the data of the additive manufacturing object, so as not to affect the modeling in the downstream cell region,
Is a control program for an additive manufacturing control apparatus that causes a computer to execute
In the additive manufacturing control step, when the first irradiation unit of the plurality of irradiation units is irradiating the first cell region, the second irradiation unit of the plurality of irradiation units affects the first cell region. Irradiate the second cell area outside the upstream influence range to be applied, or the third irradiation means of the plurality of irradiation means is the third outside the downstream influence range that the irradiation to the first cell area affects. In order to irradiate the cell region, the selection of the cell region to be irradiated by each of the plurality of irradiation means is controlled in accordance with information on the irradiation procedure designed in advance.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to remove the influence of the gas flow between the irradiation positions of the plurality of irradiation units.

1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a three-dimensional additive manufacturing system according to a first embodiment of the present invention. It is a conceptual diagram which shows the modeling state by the three-dimensional additive manufacturing system which concerns on 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a conceptual diagram which shows the modeling state by the three-dimensional additive manufacturing system which concerns on 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the function structure of the additive manufacturing part in the three-dimensional additive manufacturing system which concerns on 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the relationship between modeling by the some irradiation part of the lamination modeling part which concerns on 2nd Embodiment of this invention, and the flow path which removes dust. It is a block diagram which shows the function structure of the additive manufacturing control part in the three-dimensional additive manufacturing system which concerns on 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the function structure of the irradiation cell selection part which concerns on 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the structure of the irradiation cell position selection table which concerns on 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the structure of the database for irradiation cell selection which concerns on 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the structure of the additive manufacturing command table which concerns on 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the hardware constitutions of the additive manufacturing control part which concerns on 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the process sequence of the layered modeling control part which concerns on 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure of the three-dimensional additive manufacturing process which concerns on 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a conceptual diagram which shows the modeling state by the three-dimensional additive manufacturing system which concerns on 3rd Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the structure of the irradiation cell position selection table which concerns on 3rd Embodiment of this invention.

  Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. However, the constituent elements described in the following embodiments are merely examples, and are not intended to limit the technical scope of the present invention only to them. The term “cell region” used in the present specification indicates a region obtained by finely dividing a modeling region of each layer in three-dimensional additive manufacturing (for example, a 0.1 mm square). The three-dimensional additive manufacturing system of the present embodiment realizes modeling of each layer as a set of cell regions by irradiating the inside of the cell region with various scanning patterns.

[First Embodiment]
A three-dimensional additive manufacturing system 100 as a first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. The three-dimensional additive manufacturing system 100 is a system that performs three-dimensional additive manufacturing by irradiating a laminate material.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the three-dimensional additive manufacturing system 100 includes an additive manufacturing unit 101 and an additive manufacturing control unit 102. The layered modeling unit 101 includes a plurality of irradiation units 111 that irradiate the layered material, and a removal unit 112 that generates a flow path on the surface of the layered layer and removes dust generated from the irradiated layered material. Then, the layered modeling unit 101 irradiates each layer of the layered model made of a layered material with the plurality of irradiation units 111 to model as a set of cell regions. The additive manufacturing control unit 102 selects a cell region that each of the plurality of irradiation units irradiates so that dust generated in the cell region upstream of the flow channel does not affect the modeling in the cell region downstream of the flow channel. To control.

  According to the present embodiment, the selection of the cell region that each of the plurality of irradiation units irradiates so that the dust generated in the cell region upstream of the flow channel does not affect the modeling in the cell region downstream of the flow channel. By controlling the above, it is possible to remove the influence of the gas flow between the irradiation positions of the plurality of irradiation units.

[Second Embodiment]
Next, additive manufacturing by the three-dimensional additive manufacturing system according to the second embodiment of the present invention will be described. In the three-dimensional additive manufacturing system according to the present embodiment, the laminate material in the cell region by the irradiation unit based on the three-dimensional modeling data with respect to the moving direction of the squeegee blade for spreading the additive material on the upper layer of the additive object. The scanning direction is predicted and changed for each cell region.

  In the present embodiment, when the first irradiation unit of the plurality of irradiation units is irradiating the first cell region, the second irradiation unit is the second outside the upstream influence range that affects the first cell region. Control to irradiate the cell area. In addition, when the third irradiation unit of the plurality of irradiation units is irradiating the third cell region, the fourth irradiation unit is the fourth cell outside the downstream influence range where the irradiation to the third cell region affects. Control to irradiate the area. Furthermore, when the first irradiation unit of the plurality of irradiation units irradiates the first cell region, the second irradiation unit irradiates the second cell region outside the upstream influence range that affects the first cell region. In addition, each of the plurality of irradiation units according to information of the irradiation procedure designed in advance so that the third irradiation unit irradiates the third cell region outside the downstream influence range where the irradiation to the first cell region affects. Controls the selection of the cell region to be irradiated. The influence range is set in consideration of at least the irradiation intensity and scanning speed of the irradiation unit, the flow velocity of the flow path generated by the removal unit, and the size of the cell region.

<< Modeling concept of 3D additive manufacturing system >>
2A and 2B are conceptual diagrams illustrating a modeling state by the three-dimensional additive manufacturing system according to the present embodiment. In FIGS. 2A and 2B, the modeling part 200 on one laminated surface will be described as an example.

  FIG. 2A shows a case where the modeling unit 200 is divided into two and layered modeling is performed with two irradiation units. The left diagram of FIG. 2A shows a case where an irradiation cell position that is not affected by dust generated by irradiation by another irradiation unit 212 is selected and irradiated with respect to the irradiation cell position currently being irradiated by the irradiation unit 211. The central view of FIG. 2A shows a case where an irradiation cell position that is not affected by dust from the irradiation cell position currently being irradiated by the irradiation unit 221 is selected and irradiated by the other irradiation unit 222. The right diagram of FIG. 2A shows a case where the irradiation cell position currently being irradiated by the irradiation unit 231 and the irradiation cell position currently being irradiated by the irradiation unit 232 are selected so that dust does not affect each other.

  FIG. 2B is a conceptual diagram showing a modeling state by the three-dimensional additive manufacturing system according to the present embodiment. This is a case where the modeling unit 200 is divided into four parts and layered modeling is performed with four irradiation units. The left diagram in FIG. 2B shows a state where the irradiation unit 241 is currently irradiating. The central view of FIG. 2B shows a state where the irradiation unit 242a or the irradiation unit 243b is selected and irradiated so as not to influence the dust on the basis of the position currently being irradiated by the irradiation unit 241. The right diagram of FIG. 2B further shows the irradiation unit 243a so as not to affect the dust based on the current irradiation unit 241 and irradiation unit 242a, or the position during irradiation by the current irradiation unit 241 and irradiation unit 243b. Alternatively, the irradiation unit 242b is selected and irradiated.

  2A illustrates the case of two irradiation units, and FIG. 2B illustrates the case of four irradiation units. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and according to the present embodiment, irradiation cell positions in a plurality of irradiation units that are not affected by dust. You can make a choice.

<< Functional structure of additive manufacturing part >>
FIG. 3A is a block diagram illustrating a functional configuration of the additive manufacturing unit 310 in the three-dimensional additive manufacturing system 300 according to the present embodiment.

  The three-dimensional additive manufacturing system 300 includes an additive manufacturing unit 310, an additive manufacturing control unit 320, and an information processing device 330. The additive manufacturing unit 310 generates a three-dimensional additive manufacturing object according to various control commands of the additive manufacturing control unit 320. The layered modeling control unit 320 generates various control commands for controlling the layered modeling unit 310 according to the three-dimensional modeling data generated by the information processing device 330. The control command includes an irradiation command for controlling the irradiation unit 312 by the irradiation amplifier 311, a scanning command for controlling the operation direction via the rotary step motor 314 by the scanning amplifier 313, and movement of the modeling table 318. A movement command for controlling and a dust collection command for removing dust generated from the irradiation cell by the dust collecting amplifier 315 are included. The information processing apparatus 330 acquires information on the layered object to be three-dimensionally shaped and generates three-dimensional modeling data. Note that the information processing apparatus 330 may be a general-purpose computer or a special computer corresponding to the present embodiment.

  The layered modeling unit 310 includes a plurality of irradiation amplifiers 311 (represented by one) and a plurality of irradiation units 312. The layered modeling unit 310 includes a plurality of scanning amplifiers 313 and corresponding rotary step motors and mirror units. The layered modeling unit 310 includes a movement amplifier 317 and a modeling table 318. Further, the layered modeling unit 310 includes a dust collecting amplifier 315, an intake mechanism 316, and an exhaust mechanism (or dust collecting mechanism) 319, and generates an air flow 340.

  FIG. 3B is a diagram illustrating a relationship between modeling by the plurality of irradiation units 314 of the layered modeling unit according to the present embodiment and a flow path for removing dust. In FIG. 3B, the same components as those in FIG. 3A are denoted by the same reference numerals, and redundant description is omitted.

  As shown in FIG. 3B, for example, in the four divided areas A to D irradiated by each of the four irradiation units 314, the airflow is in the direction from the divided areas A and C to the divided areas B and D. And let it be the modeling part (irradiation part) 200 of the current layered modeling surface shown in FIGS. 2A and 2B. In addition, the direction of airflow is not limited to FIG. 3B. The processing of the present embodiment can be realized even in a direction opposite to or perpendicular to FIG. 3B or a combination of these directions.

<Functional configuration of additive manufacturing control unit>
FIG. 4 is a block diagram illustrating a functional configuration of the additive manufacturing control unit 320 in the three-dimensional additive manufacturing system 300 according to the present embodiment. 4, functional configurations of the additive manufacturing control unit 320 and the information processing apparatus 330 in FIG. 3 are shown. Here, the layered modeling unit 310 and the layered modeling control unit 320 may constitute a three-dimensional modeling apparatus 420, a so-called 3D printer. The structure of the layered modeling part 310 is the same as that of FIG. 3A, and the overlapping description is omitted. In FIG. 4, the three-dimensional modeling apparatus 420 including the additive manufacturing control unit 320 and the information processing apparatus 330 are illustrated as separate apparatuses, but the additive manufacturing control unit 320 may be configured as one apparatus. May be combined with the information processing apparatus 330.

  The layered modeling control unit 320 includes a communication control unit 421, a three-dimensional modeling data storage unit 422, a cell selection database 424, an irradiation cell selection unit 425, and a layered modeling command unit 426.

  The communication control unit 421 controls communication between the additive manufacturing control unit 320 and the information processing device 330, receives 3D modeling data, instruction commands, and the like from the information processing device 330, or includes an additive manufacturing control unit 320 and the status of the layered modeling part 310 are transmitted to the information processing apparatus 330. The three-dimensional modeling data storage unit 422 stores the three-dimensional modeling data received from the information processing device 330. The storage of the three-dimensional modeling data may be a unit of a three-dimensional modeled object or a layer unit to be stacked, or a layered modeling speed of the three-dimensional modeling apparatus 420, a processing speed of the information processing apparatus 330, or This is appropriately determined based on the communication capacity between the information processing device 330 and the additive manufacturing control unit 320. In this embodiment, modeling data in units of layers is output for each layered modeling in units of layers.

  The cell selection database 424 generates data used to generate irradiation candidate cell region positions that are not affected by dust from the cell region position currently being irradiated based on the additive manufacturing conditions in the additive manufacturing unit 310. Store. In the present embodiment, the irradiation cell selection unit 425 acquires modeling data in units of layers from the three-dimensional modeling data storage unit 422. The irradiation cell selection unit 425 is not affected by dust generated by irradiation based on the irradiation cell position currently being layered and the irradiation candidate cell that can be irradiated next from the cell selection database 424. The additive manufacturing command unit 426 is notified of the set of the irradiation unit and the next irradiation cell position. Then, when the modeling of each layer is completed, the irradiation cell selection unit 425 requests the modeling data of the next layer from the three-dimensional modeling data storage unit 422. In the present embodiment, the irradiation cell selection unit 425 selects the irradiation cell position for each layer. However, the irradiation cell position may be selected in advance by combining the modeling data of a plurality of layers. The layered modeling instruction unit 426 issues a command to each unit of the layered modeling unit 310 corresponding to the set of the irradiation unit selected by the irradiation cell selection unit 425 and the next irradiation cell position. Here, the cell selection database 424, the irradiation cell selection unit 425, and the layered formation command unit 426 constitute all or a part of the irradiation cell control unit.

  The information processing apparatus 330 may be a general-purpose computer such as a PC (personal computer). The information processing apparatus 330 includes a communication control unit 431, a three-dimensional modeling data generation unit 432, a display unit 433, an operation unit 434, a three-dimensional modeling database 435, and a three-dimensional modeling target data acquisition unit 436. . When the information processing apparatus 330 includes a function for generating 3D modeling target data, the 3D modeling target data acquisition unit 436 serves as a 3D modeling target data generation unit.

  The communication control unit 431 controls communication with the 3D modeling apparatus 420 or the 3D modeling target data generation apparatus which is an external device. The three-dimensional modeling data generation unit 432 uses the data stored in the three-dimensional modeling database 435 according to the input or operation by the operator from the operation unit 434 according to the operation instruction displayed on the display unit 433, and the three-dimensional modeling apparatus 420. Generates 3D modeling data for layered modeling of a 3D modeling object. The display unit 433 notifies the status of the three-dimensional modeling apparatus 420 and the information processing apparatus 330 and requests the operator to input parameters necessary for the layered modeling of the three-dimensional modeled object. The operation unit 434 includes a keyboard, a pointing device, a touch panel, and the like, and accepts an input and an operation instruction from an operator according to an instruction displayed on the display unit 433. The three-dimensional modeling database 435 stores data of a three-dimensional modeling object, a generation algorithm, a generation parameter, and the like, which are data used by the three-dimensional modeling data generation unit 432 to generate three-dimensional modeling data. The 3D modeling target data acquisition unit 436 acquires the 3D modeling target data provided from the 3D modeling target data generation apparatus via the communication control unit 431 or from a storage medium or the like via the I / O interface. To do.

(Irradiation cell selector)
FIG. 5 is a block diagram illustrating a functional configuration of the irradiation cell selection unit 425 according to the present embodiment.

  The irradiation cell selection unit 425 includes an irradiation cell region reception unit 501 and an irradiation cell position selection unit 502. In this embodiment, the irradiation cell region receiving unit 501 receives one layer of modeling data from the three-dimensional modeling data storage unit 422 and sends it to the irradiation cell position selection unit 502. The irradiation cell position selection unit 502 has an irradiation cell position selection table 502a, and selects the next cell to be irradiated from the current irradiation cell position without being affected by dust. For this purpose, the irradiation cell position selection unit 502 sends the current irradiation cell information to the cell selection database 424, and acquires the irradiation possible cell information generated based on the current irradiation cell information from the cell selection database 424. Then, using the irradiation cell position selection table 502a, the cell region position to be irradiated next by each irradiation unit is selected from the irradiation cell information, and a set of the irradiation unit and the irradiation cell position is output to the additive manufacturing command unit 426. To do. Further, when the modeling of one layer of modeling data received from the three-dimensional modeling data storage unit 422 is completed, the irradiation cell position selection unit 502 requests the modeling data of the next layer from the three-dimensional modeling data storage unit 422.

(Irradiation cell position selection table)
FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a configuration of the irradiation cell position selection table 502a according to the present embodiment. The irradiation cell position selection table 502a includes the irradiation unit and the irradiation cell to be irradiated next based on one layer of modeling data and irradiation state, the current irradiation unit information, and the irradiable cell information from the cell selection database 424. Used to generate a pair.

  The irradiation cell position selection table 502a is associated with the irradiation cell position 601 to be irradiated with one layer of modeling data, the irradiation state 602, the irradiation unit ID 603 when irradiation is being performed, and the cells that can be irradiated from the cell selection database 424. Information 604 is stored. The irradiation cell position selection table 502a stores the irradiation selection result 605 to be irradiated next from the irradiation unit ID 603 in the case of irradiation and the irradiation possible cell information 604 from the cell selection database 424.

  The irradiation state 602 includes an unirradiated state, an irradiated state, and an irradiation state. The irradiation selection result 605 to be irradiated next stores an irradiation unit to be irradiated and an irradiation order as an option. The group of the irradiation part of the irradiation selection result 605 in FIG. 6 and the irradiation cell position 601 in an unirradiated state is set as a group to be irradiated next. In the present embodiment, only the influence of dust is considered, but the distance of the irradiation cell may be considered as the selection of the group to be irradiated next.

(Database for cell selection)
FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a configuration of the cell selection database 424 according to the present embodiment. The cell selection database 424 stores data for generating irradiable cell position information based on the current irradiation cell position and the operation conditions of the layered modeling unit 310.

  The cell selection database 424 stores cell position information 703 that can be irradiated next in association with the irradiation cell position information 701 of all the layered modeling areas of the layered modeling unit 310 and the operation conditions 702 of the layered modeling unit 310. . The operating conditions 702 of the layered modeling unit 310 include the cell area size, irradiation conditions including irradiation intensity and irradiation speed, gas flow rate and flow velocity for dust removal, and the like.

(Laminated modeling command table)
FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a configuration of the additive manufacturing command table 800 according to the present embodiment. The additive manufacturing command table 800 generates an instruction (command) that the additive manufacturing command unit 426 transmits to the additive manufacturing unit 310 corresponding to the combination of the irradiation unit and the cell region selected by the irradiation cell selection unit 425. Used for.

  The layered modeling command table 800 stores a current irradiation cell position 802, a next irradiation cell position 803, and an irradiation timing 804 as an option in association with each irradiation unit ID 801.

《Hardware configuration of additive manufacturing control unit》
FIG. 9 is a block diagram illustrating a hardware configuration of the additive manufacturing control unit 320 according to the present embodiment.

  In FIG. 9, a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 910 is a processor for arithmetic control, and implements a functional component of the additive manufacturing control unit 320 of FIG. 4 by executing a program. A ROM (Read Only Memory) 920 stores initial data and fixed data such as a program. In addition, the communication control unit 421 communicates with the information processing device 330 via a network or the like. Note that the number of CPUs 910 is not limited to one, and may be a plurality of CPUs or may include a graphics processing unit (GPU) for image processing. In particular, a processor for selecting a cell region to be irradiated based on received three-dimensional modeling data and a processor for generating various commands for controlling scanning of irradiation in the cell region are different processors. Is desirable. Further, it is desirable that the communication control unit 421 has a CPU independent of the CPU 910 and write or read transmission / reception data in a RAM (Random Access Memory) 940 area.

  The RAM 940 is a random access memory that the CPU 910 uses as a work area for temporary storage. In the RAM 940, an area for storing data necessary for realizing the present embodiment is secured. The three-dimensional modeling data 941 is data of a three-dimensional model that is currently layered. The irradiation cell position selection table 502a is a table for selecting the next irradiation cell position described with reference to FIG. The layered modeling command table 800 is a table used to generate a command (command) to be transmitted to the layered modeling unit 310 described with reference to FIG. Transmission / reception data 945 is data transmitted / received via the communication control unit 421.

  The storage 950 stores a database, various parameters, or the following data or programs necessary for realizing the present embodiment. The cell selection database 424 is a database for generating the next irradiable cell position information based on the current irradiation cell position and the operation condition of the layered modeling unit 310 described in FIG. The cell selection condition 952 is operation data of the additive manufacturing unit 310 used in the present embodiment and related data for generation of next irradiable cell position information based on the operation condition. The cell selection algorithm 953 is an algorithm for selecting next irradiable cell position information based on the current irradiation cell position and the operation condition of the layered modeling unit 310.

  The storage 950 stores the following programs. The additive manufacturing control unit control program 955 is a control program that controls the entire additive manufacturing control unit 320. The irradiation cell position selection module 956 is a module that selects the next irradiation-possible cell position information based on the current irradiation cell position and the operation conditions of the layered modeling unit 310.

  Note that the RAM 940 and the storage 950 in FIG. 9 do not show programs and data related to general-purpose functions and other realizable functions that the additive manufacturing control unit 320 has.

<Processing procedure of additive manufacturing control unit>
FIG. 10A is a flowchart illustrating a processing procedure of the additive manufacturing control unit 320 according to the present embodiment. This flowchart is executed by the CPU 910 in FIG. 9 using the RAM 940, and realizes a functional configuration unit of the additive manufacturing control unit 320 in FIG.

  In step S <b> 1001, the layered modeling control unit 320 receives the three-dimensional modeling data from the information processing device 330 and stores it in the three-dimensional modeling data storage unit 422. In step S <b> 1003, the additive manufacturing control unit 320 executes a three-dimensional additive manufacturing process that is not affected by dust generated from the irradiation position according to the present embodiment.

(Three-dimensional additive manufacturing process)
FIG. 10B is a flowchart illustrating a procedure of the three-dimensional additive manufacturing process (S1003) according to the present embodiment.

  The layered modeling control unit 320 acquires irradiation cell data for one layer from the three-dimensional modeling data storage unit 422 in step S1011. In step S1013, the additive manufacturing control unit 320 generates an irradiation cell position selection table 502a corresponding to irradiation cell data for one layer. In step S1017, the additive manufacturing control unit 320 acquires an irradiation position that can be irradiated corresponding to the current irradiation cell position from the cell selection database 424. In the initial selection, the distance is selected from the distance between the irradiation cell positions, the subsequent irradiation order, or the total irradiation time.

  In step S1019, the additive manufacturing control unit 320 selects an irradiation position to be irradiated next using the irradiation cell position selection table 502a based on data from the cell selection database 424. Again, in the initial selection, the selection may be made from the distance between irradiation cell positions, the subsequent irradiation order, or the total irradiation time. Information on the irradiation position to be irradiated next is fed back to the cell selection database 424.

  In step S <b> 1021, the layered modeling control unit 320 generates an irradiation command and outputs the irradiation command to the layered modeling unit 310. In step S1023, the layered modeling control unit 320 further updates the irradiated cell position selection table 502a so that an unirradiated cell region is irradiated with irradiation. In step S <b> 1025, the layered modeling control unit 320 determines whether or not one layer of all modeling cells has been irradiated. If all the modeling cells of one layer have not been irradiated, the layered modeling control unit 320 returns to step S1017 and repeats irradiation of the unirradiated cell region so that dust is not affected.

  If all the modeling cells of one layer have been irradiated, the layered modeling control unit 320 determines whether or not the modeling of the three-dimensional layered object has been completed in step S1027. If the modeling of the three-dimensional layered object has not been completed, the layered modeling control unit 320 returns to step S1011 and acquires irradiation cell data of the next layer from the three-dimensional modeling data storage unit 422. If the modeling of the three-dimensional layered object is finished, the three-dimensional layered object is finished.

  According to the present embodiment, in each layer, the influence of the gas flow between the irradiation positions of a plurality of irradiation units is selected by selecting the next irradiation cell position in an area where dust is not affected based on the current irradiation cell position. Can be removed.

[Third Embodiment]
Next, additive manufacturing by the three-dimensional additive manufacturing system according to the third embodiment of the present invention will be described. The three-dimensional additive manufacturing system according to the present embodiment differs from the second embodiment in that the order of irradiation positions is planned in advance so that dust generated from the irradiation cell positions does not affect each other. Since other configurations and operations are the same as those of the second embodiment, the same configurations and operations are denoted by the same reference numerals, and detailed description thereof is omitted.

<< Modeling concept of 3D additive manufacturing system >>
FIG. 11 is a conceptual diagram showing a modeling state by the three-dimensional additive manufacturing system according to the present embodiment. In FIG. 11, the same components as those in FIGS. 2A and 2B are denoted by the same reference numerals, and redundant description is omitted.

  In FIG. 11, the irradiation order of the cell positions is determined in the order of numbers assigned to the cell positions in advance so that the mutual dust does not affect. The left figure of FIG. 11 is a case where the modeling part 200 is divided | segmented into two and it laminates-models with the two irradiation parts 1111 and 1112. FIG. Here, two irradiation units 1111 and 1112 simultaneously irradiate the positions with the same numbers. In this way, the irradiation time is shortened. The right figure of FIG. 11 is a case where the modeling part 200 is divided into four parts and layered modeling is performed with the four irradiation parts 1121 to 1124. Here, any one of the irradiation units 1121 to 1124 emits light at the same numbered positions. In this way, the irradiation time is shortened. In this way, the order of irradiation positions planned in advance is planned in consideration of shortening of irradiation time, that is, shortening of modeling time, in addition to the condition that dust generated from the irradiation cell position does not affect each other. Is desirable.

(Irradiation cell position selection table)
FIG. 12 is a diagram showing a configuration of the irradiation cell position selection table 1202a according to the present embodiment. The irradiation cell position selection table 1202a is a substitute for the irradiation cell position selection table 502a of the second embodiment. One layer of modeling data and irradiation state, current irradiation unit information, and an irradiable cell from the cell selection database 424 Based on the information, it is used to plan in advance a set of irradiation units and irradiation cells to be irradiated. In the irradiation cell position selection table 1202a, the same reference numerals are given to the same components as those in FIG. 6, and duplicate descriptions are omitted.

  The irradiation cell position selection table 1202a stores an irradiation selection order 1205 that is selected in advance so as not to affect dust in association with the irradiation cell position 601 to be irradiated with one layer of modeling data.

  According to the present embodiment, since the process of selecting the irradiation position of the irradiation unit during the stacking of the three-dimensional laminated shaped article can be omitted, the modeling speed can be increased while removing the influence of the gas flow between the irradiation positions of the plurality of irradiation units. Can be fast.

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The present invention has been described above with reference to the embodiments, but the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments. Various changes that can be understood by those skilled in the art can be made to the configuration and details of the present invention within the scope of the present invention. In addition, a system or an apparatus in which different features included in each embodiment are combined in any way is also included in the scope of the present invention.

  In addition, the present invention may be applied to a system composed of a plurality of devices, or may be applied to a single device. Furthermore, the present invention can also be applied to a case where an information processing program that implements the functions of the embodiments is supplied directly or remotely to a system or apparatus. Therefore, in order to realize the functions of the present invention on a computer, a program installed in the computer, a medium storing the program, and a WWW (World Wide Web) server that downloads the program are also included in the scope of the present invention. . In particular, at least a non-transitory computer readable medium storing a program for causing a computer to execute the processing steps included in the above-described embodiments is included in the scope of the present invention.

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A plurality of irradiating means for irradiating the laminated material; and a removing means for generating a flow path on the laminated surface and removing dust generated from the irradiated laminated material. Laminate modeling means for irradiating with the irradiation means and modeling a layered object as a set of cell regions;
Control the selection of the cell area irradiated by each of the plurality of irradiation means so that the dust generated in the cell area upstream of the flow path does not affect the modeling in the cell area downstream of the flow path. Additive manufacturing control means;
With
When the first irradiating unit of the plurality of irradiating units irradiates the first cell region, the second irradiating unit of the plurality of irradiating units affects the first cell region. Irradiating a second cell region outside the upstream influence range, or the third irradiation means of the plurality of irradiation means is a third cell outside the downstream influence range where the irradiation to the first cell region is affected. A three-dimensional additive manufacturing system that controls selection of a cell region irradiated by each of the plurality of irradiation means according to information on an irradiation procedure designed in advance so as to irradiate the region. From the laminate material using a laminate modeling means having a plurality of irradiation means for irradiating the laminate material and a removing means for generating a flow path on the laminate surface and removing dust generated from the irradiated laminate material A layered modeling step of modeling each layered product as a set of cell regions by irradiating each layer with the plurality of irradiation means;
Control the selection of the cell area irradiated by each of the plurality of irradiation means so that the dust generated in the cell area upstream of the flow path does not affect the modeling in the cell area downstream of the flow path. Additive manufacturing control step;
Including
In the additive manufacturing control step, when the first irradiation unit of the plurality of irradiation units is irradiating the first cell region, the second irradiation unit of the plurality of irradiation units affects the first cell region. Irradiate the second cell area outside the upstream influence range to be applied, or the third irradiation means of the plurality of irradiation means is the third outside the downstream influence range that the irradiation to the first cell area affects. A three-dimensional additive manufacturing method for controlling selection of a cell region irradiated by each of the plurality of irradiation means according to information on an irradiation procedure designed in advance so as to irradiate a cell region. Data acquisition means for acquiring data of a layered object to be layered;
A plurality of irradiating means for irradiating the laminated material; and a removing means for generating a flow path on the laminated surface and removing dust generated from the irradiated laminated material. The additive manufacturing control means for controlling the additive manufacturing means for forming the additive manufacturing object as a set of cell regions by irradiating with the irradiation means, wherein the dust generated in the cell region upstream of the flow path is the flow path Laminate modeling control means for controlling the selection of the cell area irradiated by each of the plurality of irradiation means based on the data of the laminate modeled object, so as not to affect the modeling in the downstream cell area,
With
When the first irradiating unit of the plurality of irradiating units irradiates the first cell region, the second irradiating unit of the plurality of irradiating units affects the first cell region. Irradiating a second cell region outside the upstream influence range, or the third irradiation means of the plurality of irradiation means is a third cell outside the downstream influence range where the irradiation to the first cell region is affected. An additive manufacturing control apparatus that controls selection of a cell region irradiated by each of the plurality of irradiation units according to information on an irradiation procedure designed in advance so as to irradiate the region.   When the first irradiating unit of the plurality of irradiating units irradiates the first cell region, the second irradiating unit of the plurality of irradiating units affects the first cell region. The third cell region that irradiates the second cell region outside the upstream influence range, and the third irradiation unit of the plurality of irradiation units is outside the downstream influence range where the irradiation to the first cell region is affected. 4. The additive manufacturing control apparatus according to claim 3, wherein selection of a cell region to be irradiated by each of the plurality of irradiation units is controlled in accordance with information on an irradiation procedure designed in advance.   The influence range is set in consideration of at least the irradiation intensity and scanning speed of the irradiation unit, the flow velocity of the flow path generated by the removal unit, and the size of the cell region. Or the additive manufacturing control apparatus of 4.   The additive manufacturing control means causes the additive manufacturing means to form the additive manufacturing object by irradiating the cell regions included in the divided areas obtained by dividing the layers with the irradiation means of the irradiation means. The additive manufacturing control apparatus according to any one of claims 3 to 5, which is controlled. A data acquisition step for acquiring data of a layered object to be layered;
A plurality of irradiating means for irradiating the laminated material; and a removing means for generating a flow path on the laminated surface and removing dust generated from the irradiated laminated material. The additive manufacturing control step of controlling the additive manufacturing means for forming the additive manufacturing object as a set of cell regions by irradiating with the irradiation means, wherein the dust generated in the cell region upstream of the flow path is the flow path The additive manufacturing control step of controlling the selection of the cell region irradiated by each of the plurality of irradiation means based on the data of the additive manufacturing object, so as not to affect the modeling in the downstream cell region,
Including
In the additive manufacturing control step, when the first irradiation unit of the plurality of irradiation units is irradiating the first cell region, the second irradiation unit of the plurality of irradiation units affects the first cell region. Irradiate the second cell area outside the upstream influence range to be applied, or the third irradiation means of the plurality of irradiation means is the third outside the downstream influence range that the irradiation to the first cell area affects. A control method of an additive manufacturing control apparatus for controlling selection of a cell region irradiated by each of the plurality of irradiation means according to information of an irradiation procedure designed in advance so as to irradiate a cell region. A data acquisition step for acquiring data of a layered object to be layered;
A plurality of irradiating means for irradiating the laminated material; and a removing means for generating a flow path on the laminated surface and removing dust generated from the irradiated laminated material. The additive manufacturing control step of controlling the additive manufacturing means for forming the additive manufacturing object as a set of cell regions by irradiating with the irradiation means, wherein the dust generated in the cell region upstream of the flow path is the flow path The additive manufacturing control step of controlling the selection of the cell region irradiated by each of the plurality of irradiation means based on the data of the additive manufacturing object, so as not to affect the modeling in the downstream cell region,
Is a control program for an additive manufacturing control apparatus that causes a computer to execute
In the additive manufacturing control step, when the first irradiation unit of the plurality of irradiation units is irradiating the first cell region, the second irradiation unit of the plurality of irradiation units affects the first cell region. Irradiate the second cell area outside the upstream influence range to be applied, or the third irradiation means of the plurality of irradiation means is the third outside the downstream influence range that the irradiation to the first cell area affects. A control program for an additive manufacturing control apparatus for controlling selection of a cell region irradiated by each of the plurality of irradiation means according to information on an irradiation procedure designed in advance so as to irradiate a cell region.

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