Generating a three-dimensional object

An apparatus for generating a three-dimensional object, said apparatus comprising:

• a build area platform;
• a build material distributor to distribute a build material;
• an electrically conductive material ejection device to eject an electrically conductive material;
• a coalescing agent ejection device to eject a coalescing agent;
• an energy source;
• and
• a controller configured to:
• control the electrically conductive material ejection device to eject the electrically conductive material into a pattern on the build area platform,
• control the build material distributor to distribute a layer of the build material around and on top of the ejected electrically conductive material on the build area platform, and scrape a top portion of the layer of the build material to cause the ejected electrically conductive material to be exposed and to cause the layer of the build material to have substantially a same height as the ejected electrically conductive material,
• control the coalescing agent ejection device to eject the coalescing agent onto the layer of the build material and the ejected electrically conductive material, and
• control the energy source to apply energy onto the ejected electrically conductive material to melt and fuse the ejected electrically conductive material into a conductive trace pattern and onto the layer of the build material in contact with the ejected coalescing agent to coalesce and solidify.