An additive manufacturing system comprising: at least one consolidation device configured to form a build layer of a component; a build platform configured to rotate about a build platform rotation axis extending along a first direction; an optical detector configured to detect locations of at least two alignment marks , the at least two alignment marks located on at least one of said build platform and the build layer; and a controller including a processing device and a memory device coupled to said processing device, said controller configured to: receive locations of the at least two alignment marks from said optical detector ; determine the locations of the build platform rotation axis and a build platform rotation center point based on a comparison between the locations of the at least two alignment marks , wherein the build platform rotation center point lies along the build platform rotation axis; and control said at least one consolidation device to consolidate at least a portion of a plurality of particles on said build platform based at least partially on the determined build platform rotation axis and the determined build platform rotation center point ; wherein said at least one consolidation device comprises a laser device, and wherein said controller is further configured to control said laser device to etch the at least two alignment marks located on at least one of said build platform and the build layer. at least one consolidation device configured to form a build layer of a component; a build platform configured to rotate about a build platform rotation axis extending along a first direction; an optical detector configured to detect locations of at least two alignment marks , the at least two alignment marks located on at least one of said build platform and the build layer; and a controller including a processing device and a memory device coupled to said processing device, said controller configured to: receive locations of the at least two alignment marks from said optical detector ; determine the locations of the build platform rotation axis and a build platform rotation center point based on a comparison between the locations of the at least two alignment marks , wherein the build platform rotation center point lies along the build platform rotation axis; and receive locations of the at least two alignment marks from said optical detector ; determine the locations of the build platform rotation axis and a build platform rotation center point based on a comparison between the locations of the at least two alignment marks , wherein the build platform rotation center point lies along the build platform rotation axis; and control said at least one consolidation device to consolidate at least a portion of a plurality of particles on said build platform based at least partially on the determined build platform rotation axis and the determined build platform rotation center point ; wherein said at least one consolidation device comprises a laser device, and wherein said controller is further configured to control said laser device to etch the at least two alignment marks located on at least one of said build platform and the build layer. <EOS>