Additive swept wedge buildup toolpath
AssigneeSiemens Product Lifecycle Management Software Inc.
InventorsJames Maynard, Michael Taesch, Timothy R. Fithian, William Vittitow, Mai-Anh T Bui, Ashish Joshi
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Abstract
Systems and methods for designing and manufacturing an additive manufacturing (AM) model. A method includes computing a wedge plane and initial toolpath for an AMmodel based on a breaking angle. The method includes trimming an excess toolpath of the AM model using a breaking plane. The method includes building the toolpath along the normal of a first layer and trimming based on a next layer. The method includes building a next wedge of the toolpath in the direction of a wedge plane used to trim a previous wedge The method includes storing the toolpath.
Claims21
A method performed by a data processing system, comprising:
- computing a wedge plane and initial toolpath for an additive-manufacturing model based on a breaking angle;
- trimming an excess toolpath of the AM model using a breaking plane;
- building the toolpath along the normal of a first layer and trimming based on a next layer;
- building a next wedge of the toolpath in the direction of a wedge plane used to trim a previous wedge;
- and
- storing the toolpath.
A data processing system comprising:
- a processor;
- and
- an accessible memory, the data processing system particularly configured to
- compute a wedge plane and initial toolpath for an additive-manufacturing model based on a breaking angle;
- trim an excess toolpath of the AM model using a breaking plane;
- build the toolpath along the normal of a first layer and trimming based on a next layer;
- build a next wedge of the toolpath in the direction of a wedge plane used to trim a previous wedge;
- and
- store the toolpath.
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A non-transitory computer-readable medium encoded with executable instructions that, when executed, cause one or more data processing systems to:
- compute a wedge plane and initial toolpath for an additive-manufacturing model based on a breaking angle;
- trim an excess toolpath of the AM model using a breaking plane;
- build the toolpath along the normal of a first layer and trimming based on a next layer;
- build a next wedge of the toolpath in the direction of a wedge plane used to trim a previous wedge;
- and
- store the toolpath.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.