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US 5,595,703 AGranted
Method for supporting an object made by means of stereolithography or another rapid prototype production method
AssigneeMaterialise, Naamloze Vennootschap
InventorsBart Swaelens, Johan Pauwels, Wilfried Vancraen
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Abstract
A method of supporting an object made by stereolithography or another rapid prototype production method, in which a support is provided with at least one supporting structure which is airier than a supporting structure made of solid standing walls, including those made with notches at the top and/or at the bottom. The supporting structure can be made airy by using walls of which at least a number are provided with openings over a major part of their surface.
Claims13
A method of supporting an object made by sterolithography or another rapid prototype production method comprising:
- creating at least one supporting structure adapted to support an object to be made with each supporting structure constituting an open framework made up of supporting elements that are interconnected at spaced locations such that each supporting structure has an outer surface provided with openings over a substantial portion thereof.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.