CPC B29C 64/393 (2017.08) [B29C 64/129 (2017.08); B29C 64/227 (2017.08); B29C 64/264 (2017.08); B33Y 10/00 (2014.12); B33Y 30/00 (2014.12); B33Y 50/02 (2014.12)] | 22 Claims |
1. A method for three-dimensional (3D) printing, the method comprising:
in a print head, ejecting a photopolymer resin onto a carrier film of a material transport unit to create one or more material layers of the photopolymer resin on the carrier film;
driving the material transport unit to transport the one or more material layers of the photopolymer resin toward an exposure field configured to expose light from a light engine toward at least a portion of a building plane of a building platform; and
synchronizing a movement speed of the print head with a feeding rate of a pattern data feeder using a linear encoder provided on the print head, the print head being moved along a stationary linear encoder bar.
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