CONSUMABLE MATERIALS HAVING ENCODED MARKINGS FOR USE WITH DIRECT DIGITAL MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS
First Claim
1. A marked consumable material for use in a direct digital manufacturing system, the marked consumable material comprising an exterior surface having encoded markings that are configured to be read by at least one sensor of the direct digital manufacturing system, wherein the marked consumable material is configured to be consumed in the direct digital manufacturing system to build at least a portion of a three-dimensional model.
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Abstract
A consumable material comprising an exterior surface having encoded markings that are configured to be read by at least one sensor of a direct digital manufacturing system, where the consumable material is configured to be consumed in the direct digital manufacturing system to build at least a portion of a three-dimensional model.
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20 Claims
- 1. A marked consumable material for use in a direct digital manufacturing system, the marked consumable material comprising an exterior surface having encoded markings that are configured to be read by at least one sensor of the direct digital manufacturing system, wherein the marked consumable material is configured to be consumed in the direct digital manufacturing system to build at least a portion of a three-dimensional model.
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9. A method of manufacturing a marked consumable material for use in a direct digital manufacturing system, the method comprising:
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providing a consumable material precursor comprising an exterior surface, wherein the consumable material precursor is formed from an extrudable material; and forming encoded markings at the exterior surface of the consumable material precursor, wherein the encoded markings are configured to be read by at least one sensor in the direct digital manufacturing system, and wherein the marked consumable material is configured to be consumed in the direct digital manufacturing system to build at least a portion of a three-dimensional model. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for building a three-dimensional model with a direct digital manufacturing system, the method comprising:
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feeding a marked consumable material to the direct digital manufacturing system, the marked consumable material comprising an exterior surface having encoded markings; reading at least a portion of the encoded markings while feeding the marked consumable material to the direct digital manufacturing system; melting the marked consumable material to at least an extrudable state in the direct digital manufacturing system; and depositing the melted material from a deposition head of the direct digital manufacturing system to form the three-dimensional model in a layer-by-layer manner. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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