Patent ID: 9533450
Date: 2017-01-03
CPC Classifications: B29C,B33Y

Claim:
1. An apparatus for manufacturing a three-dimensional object by solidifying multiple solidifiable materials, comprising: a first solidifiable material source; at least one linear solidification device movable only along a first axis, wherein during an object solidification operation, the at least one linear solidification device scans solidification energy along a second axis while moving along the first axis; a second solidifiable material source; and a build platform movable in a first build platform operation along a third axis, wherein during a second build platform operation, at least one of the build platform and first solidifiable material source moves relative to the other of the build platform and the first solidifiable material source in a plane perpendicular to the third axis; wherein the first solidifiable material source is spaced apart from the second solidifiable material source along the first axis or the second axis; and wherein the first solidifiable material source is spaced apart from the second solidifiable material source along the second axis, and the build platform is translatable along the second axis as well as the third axis.