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COLOR OR MULTI-MATERIAL THREE-DIMENSIONAL (3D) PRINTING

  • US 20170043533A1
  • Filed: 10/28/2016
  • Published: 02/16/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/18/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for forming a three-dimensional object, comprising:

  • (a) providing at least two material cartridges that are in fluid communication with a mixer that is in fluid communication with a nozzle of a print head, wherein each material cartridge contains a building material;

    (b) using building materials from said at least two material cartridges to generate a first mixture in said mixer;

    (c) directing said first mixture from said mixer through said nozzle towards a support to form a first layer of said first mixture adjacent to said support, wherein said first layer is part of said three-dimensional object;

    (d) using building materials from said at least two material cartridges to generate a second mixture in said mixer; and

    (e) directing said second mixture from said mixer through said nozzle towards said support to form a second layer of said second mixture as part of said three-dimensional object, wherein at least a portion of said second layer is adjacent to at least a portion of said first layer.

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