CPC B29C 64/40 (2017.08) [B22F 10/25 (2021.01); B22F 10/28 (2021.01); B22F 10/36 (2021.01); B22F 10/38 (2021.01); B29C 64/153 (2017.08); B29C 64/386 (2017.08); B33Y 10/00 (2014.12); B33Y 50/02 (2014.12); B33Y 70/00 (2014.12); B33Y 80/00 (2014.12); B33Y 30/00 (2014.12); Y02P 10/25 (2015.11)] | 4 Claims |
1. An additively manufactured component comprising:
one or more cross sectional layers defining a surface having a surface roughness;
a datum feature defined by the surface; and
a surface irregularity defined by the surface,
wherein the surface irregularity has a size that is greater than the surface roughness of the surface and is less than one millimeter,
wherein the surface irregularity is at a predetermined location relative to the datum feature, the datum feature indicating a position of the predetermined location,
wherein the datum feature has a size that is greater than about one millimeter, and
wherein the surface irregularity comprises a surface aberration that defines encoded information.
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