Hybrid support structures for additively printed parts
US11308249B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 28, 2019 |
| Grant date | Apr 19, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 25, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2119/18
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A method, medium, and system to receive a specification defining a model of a part to be produced by an additive manufacturing (AM) process; execute an AM simulation on the model of the part to determine a prediction of thermal distortions to the part; execute a topology optimization (TO) to create TO supports that counteract the predicted thermal distortions; generate at least one rule-based support based on a geometry of the part to interface with the part at one or more regions other than the TO supports; combining the TO supports and the at least one rule-based support to generate a set of hybrid supports; save a record of the set of hybrid supports; and transmit the record of the set of hybrid supports to an AM controller to control an AM system to generate a support structure for an AM production of the part.
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