Patent ID: 9545754
Date: 2017-01-17
CPC Classifications: B29C,B33Y

Claim:
1. A method for building a three-dimensional object with an extrusion-based layered deposition system having a mount, the method comprising: providing a first consumable assembly to the extrusion-based layered deposition system, wherein the first consumable assembly comprises a container portion retaining a supply of a filament, a first extruder portion, and a flexible guide tube configured to guide the filament from the container portion to the extruder portion; placing the container portion at a location that is offset from the mount; inserting the first extruder portion of the consumable assembly in the mount of the extrusion-based layered deposition system such that the guide tube extends between the location of the placed container portion and the inserted extruder portion; building at least a portion of the three-dimensional object from the filament retained in the container portion; and interchanging the first consumable assembly with the first extruder portion with a second consumable assembly with a second extruder portion.