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 |
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.
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