Patent ID: 7747341

Claim:
A method for producing a three-dimensional multi-material component by the ink-jet-type printing of droplets of at least one material in successive layers, comprising the steps of: (1) cutting up a representation of the multi-material component into characteristic objects; (2) slicing the representation of the component into print layers as a function of said characteristic objects; (3) establishing a plurality of discrete spatial print path trajectories for each print layer; (4) establishing a set of printing parameters as a function of the nature of the materials deposited and the deposition conditions thereof for each print layer and for each discrete spatial trajectory; and (5) establishing a spatial and temporal sequencing law for a print path for said print layers and for said discrete spatial trajectories as a function of the objects, arranging the objects in a three-dimensional arrangement and the characteristics of the printer, in order to optimise the process of depositing each print layer, wherein the slicing of the representation of the multi-material composite consists in maximizing the quantity of materials deposited per print layer.