A method of reducing distortion in an additively manufactured part; comprising: forming a densification linking platform (RA1) of successive layers of composite, the composite including a metal particulate filler in a polymer-based binder matrix; forming densification linking supports (SS1, SH1) of successive layers of the composite above the densification linking platform; forming a desired part of successive layers of the composite upon the densification linking platform and densification linking supports; depositing the composite along wall tool paths and along infill tool paths within the wall tool paths during the forming of the densification linking platform (RA1), the densification linking supports (SS1, SH1), and the desired part , thereby forming at least one walled structure having an internal volume in which infill structures are provided, at least a portion of the wall tool paths forming a plurality of access channels (CH2) penetrating through the walled structures into the internal volume; debinding the binder matrix, by flowing a debinding fluid around the densification linking platform (RA1), the densification linking supports (SS1, SH1), and the desired part and through the plurality of access channels, sufficient to form a shape-retaining brown part assembly including the debound densification linking platform, the densification linking supports, and the desired part; and sintering the shape-retaining brown part assembly formed from the composite to densify the densification linking platform, the densification linking supports, and the desired part together at a same rate as neighboring metal particles throughout the shape-retaining brown part assembly undergo atomic diffusion. forming a densification linking platform (RA1) of successive layers of composite, the composite including a metal particulate filler in a polymer-based binder matrix; forming densification linking supports (SS1, SH1) of successive layers of the composite above the densification linking platform; forming a desired part of successive layers of the composite upon the densification linking platform and densification linking supports; depositing the composite along wall tool paths and along infill tool paths within the wall tool paths during the forming of the densification linking platform (RA1), the densification linking supports (SS1, SH1), and the desired part , thereby forming at least one walled structure having an internal volume in which infill structures are provided, at least a portion of the wall tool paths forming a plurality of access channels (CH2) penetrating through the walled structures into the internal volume; debinding the binder matrix, by flowing a debinding fluid around the densification linking platform (RA1), the densification linking supports (SS1, SH1), and the desired part and through the plurality of access channels, sufficient to form a shape-retaining brown part assembly including the debound densification linking platform, the densification linking supports, and the desired part; and sintering the shape-retaining brown part assembly formed from the composite to densify the densification linking platform, the densification linking supports, and the desired part together at a same rate as neighboring metal particles throughout the shape-retaining brown part assembly undergo atomic diffusion. <EOS>