Invention Application
- Patent Title: METHOD OF ANALYZING AND UTILIZING SURFACE TOPOLOGY FOR TARGETED LOCAL THERMAL MANAGEMENT IN ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS
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Application No.: US17522475Application Date: 2021-11-09
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Publication No.: US20220063204A1Publication Date: 2022-03-03
- Inventor: Jason Robert Nixon , Clint Newell , Timothy Diekmann
- Applicant: Stratasys, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US MN Eden Prairie
- Assignee: Stratasys, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Stratasys, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US MN Eden Prairie
- Main IPC: B29C64/393
- IPC: B29C64/393 ; B29C64/314 ; B29C64/268 ; B29C64/209 ; B29C64/336 ; B33Y40/10 ; B33Y50/02

Abstract:
A method for 3D printing a part with an additive manufacturing system includes printing a first portion of a part in a layerwise manner and analyzing a topology of the first portion of the part. The method includes determining a tool path for printing a second portion of the part on a surface of the first portion of the part, and pre-heating the first portion of the part along the tool path as a function of the topological analysis of the first portion of the part. The method includes printing the second portion of the part along the tool path.
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