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AssigneeHewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
InventorsPol Fornos, David Ramirez Muela, Sergio Puigardeu Aramendia
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Certain examples described herein relate to preparing a base of build material for additive manufacturing. The base is formed from layers of build material that do not form part of an object undergoing additive manufacture. The base is heated by the application of energy, for example using a radiation source. A thermal profile of the base is measured after heating and is used to determine a pattern of application of at least one printing agent to the base. The pattern of application is used to deposit the at least one printing agent upon the base, wherein the presence of the printing agent affects the heating of the base. In this way the pattern of application of printing agent may be used to effect a thermal homogeneity of the base.
A method of preparing a base for additive manufacturing, wherein the base does not comprise an intended part of a three-dimensional object undergoing additive manufacture, the method comprising:
An additive manufacturing system comprising:
A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising a set of computer-readable instructions stored thereon which, when executed by at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to, during formation of a base prior to construction of a three-dimensional object:
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