System and method for additive manufacturing

A method for performing additive manufacturing, the method comprising:

• storing, in a memory, a design of an object to be printed;
• controlling, by a processor operatively coupled to the memory, a position of a multi-material vat that includes a plurality of resins;
• controlling, by the processor, a robotic arm having at least six degrees of freedom of motion such that the robotic arm moves with the six degrees of freedom to draw resin out of the multi-material vat to form the object;
• and
• executing, by the processor, a dynamic conformal slicing (DCS) algorithm to form a conformal map of a surface model of the object;
• using the DCS algorithm to discretize the surface model into a plurality of slicing layers;
• and
• minimizing, by the processor, a cross-section area of each slicing layer in the plurality of slicing layers by varying angles of a surface normal.

A system for additive manufacturing comprising:

• a multi-material vat that includes a plurality of resins;
• a robotic arm that provides at least six degrees of freedom of motion, wherein the robotic arm moves with the six degrees of freedom to draw resin out of the multi-material vat to form an object;
• a processor operatively coupled to the robotic arm and configured to control movement of the robotic arm in the six degrees of freedom;
• and
• wherein the processor is configured to execute a dynamic conformal slicing (DCS) algorithm to form a conformal map of a surface model of the object, wherein the processor uses the DCS algorithm to discretize the surface model into a plurality of slicing layers, and wherein the DCS algorithm is configured to approximate each slicing layer as a shape that is represented by a conformation vector.