Siemens Industry Software Gmbh

Siemens Product Lifecycle Management Software Inc.

Ugs Corp.

Timothy Ray Fithian

William Vittitow

David Madeley

James Maynard

Mai-Anh T Bui

Ashish Joshi

Michael Taesch

Zhenqun Li

Systems and methods for designing and manufacturing an additive manufacturing (AM) model. A method includes computing a wedge plane and initial toolpath for an AMmodel based on a breaking angle. The method includes trimming an excess toolpath of the AM model using a breaking plane. The method includes building the toolpath along the normal of a first layer and trimming based on a next layer. The method includes building a next wedge of the toolpath in the direction of a wedge plane used to trim a previous wedge The method includes storing the toolpath.

Additive swept wedge buildup toolpath

A component of a computer-aided manufacturing (CAM) system may be configured to cause a processor to generate instructions that specify how a 3D-printer additively builds an article on a build plate via depositing material from a deposition head. The 3D printer is configured to cause the deposition head to rotate in order to selectively change, an angle of a deposition axis at which the deposition head outputs material. The generated instructions specify how the deposition head is operated by the 3D printer to build the article on the build plate such that material deposited along a side wall surface of the article is provided by the deposition head having its deposition axis orientated at an angle determined based at least in part on an angular orientation of the side wall surface.

Apparatus and method for additive manufacturing

A system, method, and computer program comprising loading a part definition; receiving a user selection of a local area of a part to be cut, the part corresponding to the part definition; creating a cut area max/min box according to the user selection; preparing a tracing according to the max/min box; identifying cut area containment shapes; setting trim shapes according to the cut area containment shape; creating cut-regions according to the trim, blank, part and check shapes; and creating a tool path program to cut the part, and appropriate means and computer-readable instructions.

System, method, and computer program product for localized cavity milling design

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Timothy Ray Fithian