Adaptor for additive manufacturing device that improves printing efficiency by reducing resin usage

A method of printing an additive manufactured structure, the method comprising the steps of:

• disposing a resin reservoir adaptor on a printing surface of an additive manufacturing machine, the resin reservoir adaptor including a reservoir having an associated area and an associated volume less than an associated area and an associated volume of the printing surface;
• securing a build platform adaptor to a translatable arm of the additive manufacturing machine via a connector of the build platform adaptor, the build platform adaptor including a plurality of printing platforms disposed below the connector, such that the plurality of printing platforms of the build platform adaptor are disposed above the resin reservoir adaptor;
• filling a cavity defined by the resin reservoir adaptor with an amount of a resin;
• lowering the build platform adaptor via the translatable arm of the additive manufacturing machine;
• receiving one of the plurality of printing platforms within the resin reservoir adaptor via the cavity;
• contacting at least a portion of the amount of the resin with the one of the plurality of printing platforms;
• and
• printing an additive manufactured structure with the at least the portion of the amount of the resin via the one of the plurality of printing platforms.