Abstract: A color three-dimensional shaping apparatus includes a data acquisition unit configured to acquire data on a 3D object as input data, a data creation unit configured to create first data regarding shapes of layers obtained by dividing the 3D object into multiple layers and second data regarding a surface color of the 3D object from the input data, a three-dimensional shaping unit configured to three-dimensionally shape the 3D object, based on the first data, a conveyance unit configured to convey a three-dimensional shaped object three-dimensionally shaped by the three-dimensional shaping unit, and a coloring unit configured to impart the surface color to the three-dimensional shaped object conveyed by the conveyance unit, based on the second data.

Abstract: A solid object shaping apparatus, which includes a head unit that ejects a liquid, and a curing unit that cures the liquid so as to form a block, shapes a solid object by using the blocks, and can cure the liquid in a plurality of curing modes including a first curing mode in which the liquid is cured so that the block with a first size is formed by a first reference amount of liquid, and a second curing mode in which the liquid is cured so that the block with a second size in which a surface area is larger than a surface area in the first size is formed by using the first reference amount of liquid.

Abstract: A technique capable of keeping image quality and speeding up a halftone process is provided. An image processing device performs the halftone process on image data in which a pixel has a pixel value conforming to a bit count N. Bits conforming to the bit count N include higher H bits (where H is an integer satisfying an inequality of 1?H<N) and lower L bits following the higher H bits (where L is an integer satisfying an inequality of 1?L?N?H). The image processing device includes a first halftone processing unit configured to generate dot data indicative of a formation state of a dot, with respect to a first pixel allowing a determination of a formation state of a dot, based on the higher H bits in the pixel value and higher H bits in a dither mask.

Abstract: A solid object shaping apparatus includes a head unit that can eject a plurality of types of liquids including a first liquid, and a second liquid having an amount of colorant components which is smaller than an amount of colorant components of the first liquid, and a curing unit, and a solid object is shaped by using the plurality of unit shaping bodies, and in which the unit shaping body can be formed in a plurality of formation modes including a first formation mode in which the first liquid is ejected from the head unit, a second formation mode in which the first liquid is ejected from the head unit, then the second liquid is ejected, and a third formation mode in which the second liquid is ejected from the head unit, then the first liquid is ejected.

Abstract: A three-dimensional object forming apparatus includes: a head unit; a curing unit; and a forming control unit. The determination unit determines a target voxel in which a dot is formed such that one or a plurality of pillars that extends in a predetermined direction is formed depending on a forming index value which is a value based on a probability that the dot is formed in the voxel on an inside of the three-dimensional object, and the number of pillars of the one or the plurality of pillars, which have a cross section of which a length in a first direction is greater than a length in a second direction crossing the first direction, is greater than the number of pillars, which have a cross section of which the length in the second direction is greater than the length in the first direction.

Abstract: A three-dimensional object forming apparatus includes: a head unit; a curing unit that cures the liquid discharged from the head unit, and forms a dot; and a forming control unit that controls an operation of the head unit such that a three-dimensional object is formed as an aggregate of dots by representing a shape of the three-dimensional object to be formed as a voxel-set and forming a dot in a voxel of the voxel-set which is determined as a target in which the dot is formed by a determination unit. The determination unit determines a target voxel in which a dot is formed depending on a result of comparing a forming index value which is a value depending on a dot forming rate in a voxel of the voxel-set which is positioned on an inside of the three-dimensional object with a threshold of a dither mask.

Abstract: A solid object shaping apparatus, which includes a head unit that ejects a liquid, and a curing unit that cures the liquid so as to form a block, shapes a solid object by using the blocks, and can cure the liquid in a plurality of curing modes including a first curing mode in which the liquid is cured so that the block with a first size is formed by a first reference amount of liquid, and a second curing mode in which the liquid is cured so that the block with a second size in which a surface area is larger than a surface area in the first size is formed by using the first reference amount of liquid.

Abstract: A solid object shaping apparatus includes a head unit, and a curing unit, in which a model indicating a shape and a color of a solid object to be shaped is approximated with a set of voxels each having a predetermined rectangular parallelepiped shape, a unit shaping body formed by a single dot or a plurality of dots is formed in the voxel, and the solid object is shaped by using the plurality of unit shaping bodies, and in which the plurality of unit shaping bodies constituting the solid object include a first and second unit shaping body. In the second unit shaping body, two or more faces forming a surface of the second unit shaping body correspond to a surface of the solid object, and a proportion of an inner portion of the model occupying the second unit shaping body is equal to or less than a reference value.

Abstract: Provided is a three-dimensional object formation apparatus including: a head unit which discharges a plurality of types of liquid including first liquid for forming a support which supports a three-dimensional object and second liquid for forming the three-dimensional object, when forming the three-dimensional object, and forms dots with the discharged liquid; and a curing unit which cures the dots, in which the three-dimensional object formation apparatus forms the three-dimensional object by forming the support with the cured dots, and the support is formed in a plurality of formation modes including a first formation mode of forming the support with a plurality of dots formed of the first liquid, and a second formation mode of forming the support with a plurality of dots not including dots formed of the first liquid and including dots formed of the second liquid.

Abstract: Provided is a three-dimensional object formation apparatus including: a head unit which discharges a plurality of types of liquid including first liquid and second liquid and forms dots with the discharged liquid; a curing unit which cures the dots; and a control unit which controls the head unit so that a three-dimensional object is formed by laminating layered formation bodies formed with the cured dots, in which the control unit controls a plurality of control modes including a first control mode of controlling the head unit so that the first liquid is discharged from the head unit in order to form one dot, and a second control mode of controlling the head unit so that the second liquid is discharged from the head unit in order to form the one dot, when the designation data designates the second liquid as liquid for forming the one dot.

Abstract: Provided is a three-dimensional object formation apparatus including: a head unit which discharges a plurality of types of liquid including first liquid and second liquid and forms dots with the discharged liquid; and a curing unit which cures the dots, in which the three-dimensional object formation apparatus forms a three-dimensional object with the cured dots, and the three-dimensional object is formed in a plurality of formation modes including a first formation mode of forming an inner portion of the three-dimensional object with a plurality of dots formed of the first liquid, and a second formation mode of forming the inner portion of the three-dimensional object with a plurality of dots not including dots formed of the first liquid and including dots formed of the second liquid.

Abstract: Provided is a three-dimensional object formation apparatus including: a head unit which discharges a plurality of types of liquid including first liquid and second liquid, and forms dots with the discharged liquid; a curing unit which cures the dots; and a control unit which controls the head unit so as to form the support and form the three-dimensional object by laminating layered formation bodies formed with the cured dots, in which the control unit controls a plurality of control modes including a first control mode of controlling the head unit so that the first liquid is discharged from the head unit in order to form one dot, and a second control mode of controlling the head unit so that the second liquid is discharged from the head unit in order to form the one dot, when the designation data designates the second liquid as liquid for forming the one dot.

Abstract: A liquid discharging apparatus includes: a liquid discharge head including plural nozzle rows each arrayed with plural nozzles and discharging liquid droplets onto a workpiece by a multi-pass method using n recording passes (n is an integer of 3 or more); and a head drive section that controls driving of n nozzle groups corresponding to the n recording passes in each of the nozzle rows with a discharge duty upper limit specific to each nozzle group, and for a pair of nozzle groups adjacent across the nozzle rows, when controlling driving of one of the nozzle groups with a discharge duty upper limit being the maximum discharge duty upper limit of one nozzle row containing the one nozzle group, controls driving of the other nozzle group with a discharge duty upper limit that is not the maximum discharge duty upper limit of another nozzle row containing the other nozzle group.

Abstract: A liquid discharging apparatus includes: a liquid discharge head including plural nozzle rows each arrayed with plural nozzles and discharging liquid droplets onto a workpiece by a multi-pass method using n recording passes (n is an integer of 3 or more); and a head drive section that controls driving of n nozzle groups corresponding to the n recording passes in each of the nozzle rows with a discharge duty upper limit specific to each nozzle group, and for a pair of nozzle groups adjacent across the nozzle rows, when controlling driving of one of the nozzle groups with a discharge duty upper limit being the maximum discharge duty upper limit of one nozzle row containing the one nozzle group, controls driving of the other nozzle group with a discharge duty upper limit that is not the maximum discharge duty upper limit of another nozzle row containing the other nozzle group.

Abstract: A printing apparatus includes a printing mechanism performing printing by ejecting ink from a printing head which is relatively moved with respect to the printed medium and a printing control section controlling operation of the printing mechanism. A plurality of nozzle rows are formed side by side for each of ink types in a main scanning direction in the printing head. The printing mechanism includes a transportation section which is configured so as to be capable of switching a transportation direction of the printed medium between a first direction and a second direction. The printing control section performs the printing by switching the first printing mode which uses two or more nozzle rows and the second printing mode which uses one or more nozzle rows, which is caused by switching the transportation direction.

Abstract: The printing device has a data generating section (controller section) which conducts image processing with a plurality of processors to generate dot data for printing from image data; and a printing section that conducts printing to a printing medium based on the dot data sent from the data generating section. The data generating section has a first processing mode that conducts processing to first image data that is a part of image data using N processors, and a second processing mode that conducts processing to second image data that is a part of image data using M processors, with N and M representing the number of the processors. N and M are natural numbers which are different from each other. The first processing mode and the second processing mode are determined depending on complexity of the image data.

Abstract: A printing apparatus comprising: a print head which relatively moves on a printing medium, and a print control unit that controls the print mechanism, a plurality of nozzle columns are formed in the print head, wherein the print control unit is configured to execute printing by using a first nozzle use setting configured such that a first group of a first nozzle column on an upper stream side is used and a second group of a second nozzle column on the downstream side is used, or a second nozzle use setting configured such that an entire third column is used, and a third nozzle use setting configured such that a third group of the second nozzle column on the upper stream side is used, and a fourth group of the first nozzle column on the downstream side is used in order of each first, second, and third nozzle use setting.

Abstract: A printing system provided with a printer and a host computer which transfers image data to the printer includes a data transfer unit configured to transfer the image data as image data of a first data format in the case where a connection between the printer and the host computer is first connection means, and transfer the image data as image data of a second data format in the case where a connection between the printer and the host computer is second connection means, wherein the second connection means has less data communication amount per unit time than the first connection means, and when given image data is transferred, image data of the second data format, corresponding to the given image data, has less data amount than image data of the first data format, corresponding to the given image data.

Abstract: A printing apparatus includes a printing mechanism performing printing by ejecting ink from a printing head which is relatively moved with respect to the printed medium and a printing control section controlling operation of the printing mechanism. A plurality of nozzle rows are formed side by side for each of ink types in a main scanning direction in the printing head. The printing mechanism includes a transportation section which is configured so as to be capable of switching a transportation direction of the printed medium between a first direction and a second direction. The printing control section performs the printing by switching the first printing mode which uses two or more nozzle rows and the second printing mode which uses one or more nozzle rows, which is caused by switching the transportation direction.

Abstract: A printing apparatus comprising: a print head which relatively moves on a printing medium, and a print control unit that controls the print mechanism, a plurality of nozzle columns are formed in the print head, wherein the print control unit is configured to execute printing by using a first nozzle use setting configured such that a first group of a first nozzle column on an upper stream side is used and a second group of a second nozzle column on the downstream side is used, or a second nozzle use setting configured such that an entire third column is used, and a third nozzle use setting configured such that a third group of the second nozzle column on the upper stream side is used, and a fourth group of the first nozzle column on the downstream side is used in order of each first, second, and third nozzle use setting.