International Business Machines Corporation
LIGHT-BASED 3D PRINTING

Abstract:

Aspects of the present disclosure relate to light-based 3D printing. A computer aided design (CAD) representation of an object is obtained. Mirror and lighting requirements of a light-based 3D printer containing at least one mirror and at least one light source are determined based on the CAD representation of the object. Mirror and lighting characteristics of the at least one mirror and the at least one light source are adjusted based on the determined mirror and lighting requirements, the adjusting resulting in a first 3D light-based printer configuration. A 3D printing process is then initiated, wherein initiating the 3D printing process includes exposing a photosensitive material within the light-based 3D printer to light based on the first light-based 3D printer configuration.