Device for a layerwise manufacturing of a three-dimensional object

A device for manufacturing a three-dimensional object by a layer wise solidification of a building material at the positions in the respective layers that correspond to the object, comprising:

• a building field, in which the building material in powder form is solidified,
• an application element that applies the building material in powder form in the form of a layer;
• and
• a drive mechanism that moves the application element across the building field in order to apply the layer of the building material, wherein
• the drive mechanism is designed such that for an application of layers it moves the application element between a first end position on a first side of the building field and a second end position on an opposite second side of the building field on a circular path back and forth,
• the application element is designed as a blade and that side of the blade, which is facing the building field, applies the building material onto a support device or a previously solidified layer,
• the application element is connected to the drive mechanism by a holder having a main arm, and
• the application element has a main body extending substantially in parallel to the main arm of the holder.