Method for printing component with anti-counterfeit features

A computer-readable storage medium having data stored thereon representing a three-dimensional model suitable for additively manufacturing a component comprising a plurality of overlapping layers bonded to each other, wherein:

• the plurality of overlapping layers includes at least a first subset of layers;
• at least one layer of the at least a first subset of layers includes adjacent tracks bonded to each other;
• and
• at least one of the adjacent tracks has a tool path pattern that is encoded with information.

A method for manufacturing a component, comprising:

• providing a computer-readable three-dimensional model of the component, the computer-readable three-dimensional model being configured to be converted into a plurality of slices that define a plurality of overlapping layers of the component;
• and
• successively forming each of the plurality of overlapping layers of the component by additive manufacturing,
• wherein:
• the plurality of overlapping layers includes at least a first subset of layers;
• at least one layer of the at least a first subset of layers includes adjacent tracks bonded to each other;
• and
• at least one of the adjacent tracks has a tool path pattern that is encoded with information.