Apparatus and method for forming three-dimensional objects using a tilting solidification substrate
First Claim
1. A method of making a three-dimensional object from a solidifiable material, comprising:
- solidifying a portion of the solidifiable material to create an exposed solidified object surface in contact with a solidification substrate;
tilting the solidification substrate about a first axis in accordance with at least one tilting parameter, wherein the at least one tilting parameter is based on at least one of object data representative of the three-dimensional object and the solidifiable material.
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Abstract
An apparatus and method for making a three-dimensional object from a solidifiable material using a linear solidification device is shown and described. The apparatus includes a solidification substrate assembly that is tiltable about a tilting axis to peel a solidification substrate from a recently formed object surface and to level the solidification substrate assembly and squeeze out accumulated solidifiable material between the solidification substrate and the recently formed object surface. Intelligent peeling and leveling may also be provided by providing a tilting parameter database that is used to adjust tilting parameters based on object geometry and/or solidifiable material properties.
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29 Claims
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1. A method of making a three-dimensional object from a solidifiable material, comprising:
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solidifying a portion of the solidifiable material to create an exposed solidified object surface in contact with a solidification substrate; tilting the solidification substrate about a first axis in accordance with at least one tilting parameter, wherein the at least one tilting parameter is based on at least one of object data representative of the three-dimensional object and the solidifiable material. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of making a three-dimensional object from a solidifiable material, comprising:
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solidifying a first layer of the solidifiable material in a first pattern corresponding to a first portion of the three-dimensional object to form a first solidified exposed object surface in contact with a solidification substrate, wherein the first layer of the solidifiable material is located between a build platform and the solidification substrate along a build axis; first tilting the solidification substrate about a tilting axis in a direction away from the build platform; moving the build platform away from the solidification substrate within a volume of the solidifiable material to provide a second layer of solidifiable material between the solidified exposed object surface and the solidification substrate; second tilting the solidification substrate about the tilting axis in a direction toward the build platform; and solidifying the second layer of the solidifiable material in a second pattern corresponding to a second portion of the three-dimensional object, wherein the step of first tilting the solidification substrate about a tilting axis in a direction away from the build platform comprises determining a tilt angle based on a selected solidifiable material identifier and tilting the solidification substrate about the tilting axis in the direction away from the build platform by the determined tilt angle. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method of making a three-dimensional object from a solidifiable material, comprising:
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solidifying a first layer of the solidifiable material in a first pattern corresponding to a first portion of the three-dimensional object to form a first solidified exposed object surface in contact with a solidification substrate, wherein the first layer of the solidifiable material is located between a build platform and the solidification substrate along a build axis; first tilting the solidification substrate about a tilting axis in a direction away from the build platform; moving the build platform away from the solidification substrate within a volume of the solidifiable material to provide a second layer of solidifiable material between the solidified exposed object surface and the solidification substrate; second tilting the solidification substrate about the tilting axis in a direction toward the build platform; and solidifying the second layer of the solidifiable material in a second pattern corresponding to a second portion of the three-dimensional object, wherein the step of second tilting the solidification substrate about a tilting axis toward the build platform comprises determining a leveling velocity based on a selected solidifiable material identifier and tilting the solidification substrate about the tilting axis in the direction toward the build platform at the determined leveling velocity. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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