METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR SHELL FORMATION IN 3D PRINTING

A method for generating or enhancing a shell for a printed three-dimensional (3D) object includes converting a 3D print file representing the 3D object to at least one vector file representing the 3D object; using a vector trapping algorithm on the at least one vector file to generate or enhance the shell in the at least one vector file; processing the at least one vector file with the shell to produce at least one rasterized vector file; and printing, using the at least one rasterized vector file, the 3D object with the shell.