Additive manufacturing system
AssigneeGenerative Parametrics Limited
InventorsAlex GROFFMAN, Tom OLDAKER, Mohammad MAHDI EMAMI
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Abstract
There is disclosed a method of determining regions for an additive manufacturing system comprising a plurality of printer agents, wherein each of the printer agents is associated with a workspace, and wherein the printer agents are arranged so that at least one pair of adjacent printer agents has intersecting workspaces, the method comprising: identifying a layer of a part; determining a plurality of separate regions associated with the layer, wherein each region is assigned to one of the printer agents; and outputting the plurality of regions.
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A method of determining regions for an additive manufacturing system comprising a plurality of printer agents, wherein each of the printer agents is associated with a workspace, and wherein the printer agents are arranged so that at least one pair of adjacent printer agents has intersecting workspaces, the method comprising:
- identifying a layer of a part;
- determining a plurality of separate regions associated with the layer, wherein each region is assigned to one of the printer agents;
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- outputting the plurality of regions;
- wherein a dimension of each region is equal to and/or greater than a minimum possible separation between the printer agents adjacent said region.
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An apparatus for determining regions for an additive manufacturing system comprising a plurality of printer agents, wherein each of the printer agents is associated with a workspace, and wherein the printer agents are arranged so that at least one pair of adjacent printer agents has intersecting workspaces, the apparatus comprising:
- a processor for:
- identifying a layer of a part;
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- determining a plurality of separate regions associated with the layer, wherein each region is assigned to one of the printer agents;
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- a user interface and/or a communication interface for outputting the plurality of regions;
- wherein a dimension of each region is equal to and/or greater than a minimum possible separation between the printer agents adjacent said region.
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