3D printing is making more and more sense in our society, it is a method that is often lighter and more ecological when manufacturing materials and products, especially when what is intended is to make a tool at a specific time and for a specific assumption. Apple knows this, and since it doesn't want to be left behind in anything, be it autonomous driving or augmented reality, has got down to work with a 3D mapping system through photography that it has also recently seen fit to patent.
In addition, at the end of last November, rumors leaked that Apple was working hand in hand with LG to include a 3D photography and 3D mapping system in its mobile systems planned for the year 2017. It seems that all this is beginning to come true, thus, We would not be surprised if this 3D photography feature came from the hand of the new iPhone 8 (or 10th anniversary), since Apple really likes to attract attention when it comes to camera, as it did in its day with dual flash, later with LivePhotos and now with dual lens and Bokeh mode.
Thanks to this mapping system, according to the patent, it will be possible to take photographs of an object, which would finally present the information of the 3D content on the screen and we will be able to send it to other software and hardware elements, such as a 3D printer. This would be an interesting step, since regular users of 3D printers would have one more incentive to get hold of the apple device, since it could make their design work much easier. This Apple patent It was filed in mid-2015 but has been published today by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.