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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 11, 1997
Filed:
Jan. 25, 1993
Wayne A Vinson, Valencia, CA (US);
Frank F Little, Lakeview, CA (US);
Wolfgang Schwarzinger, Moorpark, CA (US);
Mark A Lewis, Valencia, CA (US);
Yehoram Uziel, Northridge, CA (US);
Robert T Pitlak, Westlake Village, CA (US);
Stuart T Spence, South Pasadena, CA (US);
3D Systems, Inc., Valencia, CA (US);
Abstract
A stereolithography system employing a more powerful laser and faster dynamic mirrors to speed up part building without sacrificing accuracy is described, especially large or complex parts. A controllable shutter is placed in the beam path of the laser to selectably block the passage of the beam and prevent unwanted solidification. A suitable servo controlled feedback loop is provided to accurately position the mirrors at the higher velocity. Also described is a means to reduce data flow by distributing tasks in a multiple processor environment, and to improve user interaction by the use of a spreadsheet model. These also improve the speed of part building, especially for large or complex parts.