Additive fabrication support structures

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9183325
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14275459

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Some aspects provide a method of generating a support structure for an object, the support structure and the object to be fabricated via one or more additive fabrication techniques, comprising identifying one or more regions of the object as one or more regions to which mechanical support is to be provided, identifying one or more support points within at least a first region of the one or more regions, and generating the support structure for the object, the support structure comprising one or more support tips coupled to the object at the one or more support points, the support tips being generated based at least in part on a direction normal to the surface of the object at the respective support point.

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FORMLABS INC35 MEDFORD ST SUITE 201 SOMERVILLE MA 02143

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Hogge, Akimitsu Cambridge, US 2 112
Keeter, Matthew Cambridge, US 5 152
Lobovsky, Maxim Cambridge, US 42 535
Wighton, Shane Cambridge, US 19 233

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