Additive fabrication support structures
US9183325B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 12, 2014 |
| Grant date | Nov 10, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 12, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2113/10
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Some aspects provide a method of generating a support structure for an object, the support structure and the object to be fabricated via one or more additive fabrication techniques, comprising identifying one or more regions of the object as one or more regions to which mechanical support is to be provided, identifying one or more support points within at least a first region of the one or more regions, and generating the support structure for the object, the support structure comprising one or more support tips coupled to the object at the one or more support points, the support tips being generated based at least in part on a direction normal to the surface of the object at the respective support point.
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