Abstract: A method for manufacturing a part by additive manufacturing including providing CAD data defining a geometry of the part, providing CAD data defining a geometry of a first clamping element, wherein the geometry of the first clamping element is determined in consideration of a geometry of a second clamping element such that the first clamping element can be clamped into the second clamping element for holding the part in a desired position for post-processing, generating machining data based on the CAD data defining the geometry of the part and the geometry of the first clamping element, and forming the part and the first clamping element by additive manufacturing process based on the machining data. The first clamping element has at least two parallel side surfaces and the second clamping element has two vice jaws positioned in parallel to each other along a longitudinal direction of the second clamping element.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a part by additive manufacturing including providing CAD data defining a geometry of the part, providing CAD data defining a geometry of a first clamping element, wherein the geometry of the first clamping element is determined in consideration of a geometry of a second clamping element such that the first clamping element can be clamped into the second clamping element for holding the part in a desired position for post-processing, generating machining data based on the CAD data defining the geometry of the part and the geometry of the first clamping element, and forming the part and the first clamping element by additive manufacturing process based on the machining data. The first clamping element has at least two parallel side surfaces and the second clamping element has two vice jaws positioned in parallel to each other along a longitudinal direction of the second clamping element.