US 12,214,528 B1
Methods and systems for support structures in cut parts
Kenneth J. Susnjara, Birdseye, IN (US)
Assigned to Thermwood Corporation, Dale, IN (US)
Filed by Thermwood Corporation, Dale, IN (US)
Filed on Sep. 25, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/473,375.
Int. Cl. B29C 64/386 (2017.01); B29C 33/38 (2006.01); B29C 64/188 (2017.01); B33Y 10/00 (2015.01); B33Y 40/20 (2020.01); B33Y 50/00 (2015.01); B33Y 80/00 (2015.01); B29L 31/00 (2006.01)
CPC B29C 33/3842 (2013.01) [B29C 64/188 (2017.08); B29C 64/386 (2017.08); B33Y 40/20 (2020.01); B33Y 80/00 (2014.12); B29L 2031/757 (2013.01); B33Y 10/00 (2014.12); B33Y 50/00 (2014.12)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A computer-implemented additive manufacturing method, comprising:
receiving an electronic representation of a part with a control system, the part having a plurality of layers;
determining that anchoring structures will be formed in the part;
identifying one or more layers of the part that will include the anchoring structures;
determining locations for the anchoring structures within the one or more layers, each anchoring structure includes a protrusion that extends towards an interior of the layer and that is located within the layer;
generating instructions for forming the one or more layers including anchoring structures with a cutting machine; and
connecting a support structure to the anchoring structures.