APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR FORMING THREE-DIMENSIONAL OBJECTS USING LINEAR SOLIDIFICATION AND A VACUUM BLADE

摘要

An apparatus and method for making a three-dimensional object from a solidifiable material using a linear solidification device with a vacuum blade is shown and described. In certain examples, the vacuum blade travels at a fixed distance relative to the linear solidification device as the linear solidification device travels along a travel axis. In other examples, the linear solidification device and the vacuum blade travel along the travel axis independently of one another.