ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING TECHNIQUE FOR PRINTING THREE-DIMENSIONAL PARTS WITH PRINTED RECEIVING SURFACES
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Abstract
A method for printing three-dimensional parts with an additive manufacturing system, comprising printing successive layers having increasing cross-sectional areas, and printing layers of a three-dimensional part onto the previously printed layers, where a last layer of the previously printed successive layers has a cross-sectional area that is at least as large as a footprint area of the three-dimensional part.
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40 Claims
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21. A method for printing three-dimensional parts in a layer by layer manner with an additive manufacturing system, the method comprising:
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providing a starter piece having a receiving surface that is substantially parallel to a build plane and substantially normal to a print axis; printing a first layer of a three-dimensional part or a sacrificial layer onto the receiving surface; printing successive layers of the three-dimensional part or the sacrificial layers onto the previously printed layer; and printing the three dimensional part to a dimension greater than a build environment of the additive manufacturing system by moving the three dimensional part along the print axis. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. A method for printing three-dimensional parts in a layer by layer manner with an additive manufacturing system, the method comprising:
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providing a starter piece having a receiving surface substantially parallel to a build plane and substantially normal to a print axis; providing an electronic model of a three-dimensional part; slicing the electronic model into layers; generating tool paths for successive layers; printing the successive layers in the print plane with the additive manufacturing system based on the generated tool paths wherein the three-dimensional part is secured to the receiving surface of the starter piece; and printing a three-dimensional part onto the printed successive layers wherein a length of the three-dimensional part is greater than a length of a build environment of the additive manufacturing system. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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