Independent mode on independent dual head printer

A method of printing at least two independent objects, comprising:

• providing a first CAD file and a second CAD file to a slicer, wherein the first CAD file represents a first object and the second CAD file represents a second object;
• slicing the first CAD file into a first set of instructions for printing the first object and slicing the second CAD file into a second set of instructions for printing a second object, wherein slicing the first CAD file and the second CAD file includes parsing the first CAD file in a first plurality of layers and the second CAD file into a second plurality of layers and creating a first print path for the first plurality of layers and a second print path for the second plurality of layers, and the first set of instructions include a motion in a z-axis after printing at least one layer of a first plurality of layers and the second set of instructions include a motion in the z-axis after printing at least one layer of a second plurality of layers and the method further comprises replacing the motions with a synchronization sequence;
• defining a first build area for the first object and defining a second build area for the second object;
• spacing apart the first build area from the second build area a distance in an X, Y-plane;
• creating a g-code file including the first set of instructions for printing the first object and the second set of instructions for printing the second object, wherein the second object is spaced apart the distance in the X, Y-plane from the first object in the g-code file;
• executing the g-code file by a printer;
• and
• printing the first object with a first print head on a print bed in the printer and the second object with a second print head on the print bed in the printer, wherein at least of a portion of the first object and the second object are printed simultaneously and the first object is spaced apart from the second object the distance in the X, Y-plane.

A printer for printing at least two independent objects, comprising:

• a controller;
• a print bed connected to the controller;
• a first print head for printing a first object on the print bed connected to the controller;
• a second print head for printing a second object on the print bed connected to the controller;
• and
• an on-board machine parser connected to the controller;
• wherein the controller is configured to execute instructions to:
• parse a g-code file including a first set of instructions for printing a first object and a second set of instructions for printing a second object,
• determine which of the first object and the second object is taller and setting one of the first print head and the second print head as a bed owner based on which of the first object and the second object is taller, and
• print the first object with the first print head and print the second object with the second print head on the print bed in the printer, wherein at least of a portion of the first object and the second object are printed simultaneously and the first object is spaced apart from the second object a distance in an X, Y-plane.