Abstract: A method of generating control data for a printer device to generate a phantom object of a source object, comprises: receiving a parameter map of the source object, the parameter map including input voxels, each input voxel being assigned a respective input parameter value; generating a parameter map of the phantom object based on the parameter map of the source object, the parameter map of the phantom object including output voxels, each output voxel being assigned a respective output parameter value; generating a printing map of the phantom object, the printing map of the phantom object including the output voxels, each output voxel being assigned a respective printing material to be applied by the printer device; and generating control data for the printer device to print the phantom object using the printing materials according to the printing map.

Abstract: A method of encoding data for additive manufacturing comprises: displaying a graphical user interface (GUI) having at least a planar segment selector control, a pattern shaping control, and a material selection control. The method also comprises displaying on the GUI a cross-section of a three-dimensional object at a position corresponding to a specific planar segment selected by the planar segment selector control. A planar pattern having nested contours is displayed over the cross-section, wherein each contour is shaped according to an input received by the pattern shaping control and is associated with at least one building material according to an input received by the material selection control. A data structure describing the planar pattern is stored in a computer storage.