Patent ID: 11872767
Assignee: ALLOYED LIMITED
Field: Other special machines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  G | IPC B  G

Claim 8:
9. A method of generating tool path data to be followed by an additive manufacturing apparatus when manufacturing a physical object, the method comprising:
providing object design data in which a wall structural feature of the physical object is represented by a surface together with a specified thickness for the surface;
slicing the surface to generate a first layer line that lies within a first build layer of the additive manufacturing apparatus and a second layer line that lies within a second build layer of the additive manufacturing apparatus;
projecting the second layer line to a projected layer line that lies within the first build layer of the additive manufacturing apparatus; and
using the first layer line and projected layer line to provide tool path data to be followed by the additive manufacturing apparatus when depositing or solidifying material for the first build layer of the additive manufacturing apparatus.