Optimized pathing solution for additive manufacturing

A method of operating an additive manufacturing system in which a build tool is configured to deposit a feedstock material and/or deliver consolidation energy promoting consolidation of the feedstock material within a build space to build an object, the method comprising:

• determining, by processing hardware, a build trajectory through the build space, the build trajectory having (i) a plurality of layers, (ii) a combination of a raster and a spiral form within at least one of the plurality of layers, and (iii) a plurality of build points at which the feedstock material and/or the consolidation energy is applied;
• determining, by the processing hardware, respective consolidation times of the feedstock material for one or more of the plurality of the build points;
• determining, by the processing hardware and based at least in part on the determined consolidation time of the feedstock material, a deposition rate at which the feedstock material is deposited and/or consolidation energy is delivered to the feedstock material, and
• causing, by the processing hardware, the build tool to build the object in accordance with the determined build trajectory and the determined deposition rate.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing thereon instructions that, when executed by processing hardware, cause the processing hardware to:

• determine, for a build tool configured to deposit a feedstock material and/or deliver consolidation energy promoting consolidation of the feedstock material, a build trajectory through a build space corresponding to an accessible range of the build tool, the build trajectory having (i) a plurality of layers, (ii) a combination of a raster and a spiral form within at least one of the plurality of layers, and (iii) a plurality of build points at which the feedstock material and/or the consolidation energy is applied;
• determine respective consolidation times of the feedstock material for one or more of the plurality of the build points;
• determine, based at least in part on the determined consolidation times of the feedstock material, a deposition rate at which the feedstock material is deposited and/or consolidation energy is applied to the feedstock material;
• and
• cause the build tool to build an object in accordance with the determined build trajectory and the determined deposition rate.