Patent ID: 8372330

Claim:
A method of making a three-dimensional object from a solidifiable material, comprising: providing a rigid or semi-rigid solidification substrate that is transparent and/or translucent and a first film layer that is transparent and/or translucent; providing a peeling member; solidifying the solidifiable material in contact with the first film layer to create a solidified object section while maintaining a substantially fixed distance between the rigid or semi-rigid solidification substrate and the peeling member, wherein the first film layer is disposed between the rigid or semi-rigid solidification substrate and the peeling member; moving the peeling member along the length of the first film layer while maintaining the substantially fixed distance between the peeling member and the rigid or semi-rigid solidification substrate to peel the first translucent film layer from the solidified object section; providing a second film layer that is transparent and/or translucent between the first film layer and the rigid or semi-rigid solidification substrate; and admitting air between the second film layer and the rigid or semi-rigid solidification substrate.