Patent ID: 9555582
Date: 2017-01-31
CPC Classifications: B29C,B29L

Claim:
1. A method comprising: additive manufacturing a first wall and a second wall that meet at an angle to form a first corner of a shell; positioning a first support piece proximal to the first wall and the second wall and within the interior of the angle; additive manufacturing a first overhang that extends from the first wall and the second wall onto the first support piece, the first overhang forming at least a portion of a first face of the shell, wherein the first support piece is freestanding with respect to the first wall and the second wall; positioning the shell such that the first face contacts a print bed and a second face of the shell faces up; positioning a second support piece within a portion of the shell that was repositioned; and additive manufacturing a second overhang that extends from the first wall or the second wall onto the second support piece.