Additive manufacturing of tiled objects

摘要

Objects and methods for the manufacture of objects are provided such that the manufactured objects comprise a plurality of tile pieces and seams between the tile pieces, the seams allowing for controlled breaking of the objects. In some embodiments, the objects comprise casting molds or mold parts comprising a tile structure.

主权项

1. A method for manufacturing an object, the method comprising:
providing a 3D model of the object; determining a 3D mesh model of the object based on the 3D model of the object, the mesh model comprising a plurality of tile pieces and one or more seams between the tile pieces; and manufacturing the object by additive manufacturing based on the 3D mesh model such that the manufactured object comprises a plurality of tile pieces interlinked by one or more seams; wherein the strength of the one or more seams is less than the strength of any tile piece.