Structurally encoded component and method of manufacturing structurally encoded component

A method of embedding encoded data into a structurally encoded component, the method comprising:

• providing data comprising structural parameters of at least one of weight, density, size, shape, color, dimension, height, width, depth, material, blueprint, design, time, size of particles to be deposited, and step-by-step instructions for producing the structurally encoded component;
• populating a data structure with the structural parameters;
• converting the data structure into indicia representative of the data structure;
• and
• controlling at least one of a movement and a positioning of a 3D printer material extruding jet to selectively deposit material in a plurality of successive layers to build the structurally encoded component while inserting indicia derived from and conforming to the structural parameters into the structurally encoded component.

A system comprising:

• a plurality of structural parameters;
• a data structure populated with at least one of the structural parameters;
• indicia representing the data structure;
• a 3D printer configured to produce a plurality of layers of a material by selectively depositing the material in successive layers;
• and
• a component produced by controlling at least one of a movement and a positioning of a component of the 3D printer to produce the plurality of layers of the material in conformity with the structural parameters and containing the indicia representative of the data structure.