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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 02, 2016
Filed:
May. 28, 2014
Makerbot Industries, Llc, Brooklyn, NY (US);
Taylor S. Goodman, Chappaqua, NY (US);
Mark Waller, Greenfield, MA (US);
Aljosa Kemperle, Brooklyn, NY (US);
MakerBot Industries, LLC, Brooklyn, NY (US);
Abstract
A three-dimensional printer uses its extruder and build platform to properly orient the build platform within a working volume. In a multi-point leveling operation, the extruder is moved to the z-axis origin at a number of x-y positions within the plane of the build platform, and the height of the build platform is adjusted to meet the extruder at the origin. If the build platform is a meltable material such as a plastic, then this leveling process must be performed while the extruder is cool. A homing operation may be performed periodically after leveling in order to realign the z-axis positions of the build platform and extruder. A non-meltable contact point may be usefully provided so that homing can be performed while the extruder is hot, such as immediately before a build or between a number of builds.