MANUFACTURING METHOD, MANUFACTURING APPARATUS, DATA PROCESSING METHOD, DATA PROCESSING APPARATUS, DATA CARRIER

摘要

A method of manufacturing an object (6) is provided. The method comprises depositing a first layer (1) of construction material on a build platform (13). The method comprises depositing binder onto the first layer of construction material to bind at least a region of the first layer together to form a support layer (2). The method comprises depositing a second layer of construction material (3) on the support layer to form a spacer layer. The method comprises depositing a third layer of construction material on the spacer layer (4a). The method comprises depositing binder selectively onto the third layer to bind one or more regions of the third layer together to form a first layer of the object (6). Also provided are data processing methods, program carriers, data processing apparatus and manufacturing apparatus for implementing the method.