The additive manufacturing industry has grown fast over the last decade. Additive manufacturing technology is used to produce also fully functional products where knowing their main properties is crucial. One of them is surface quality, which depends on surface texture. In this thesis, surface texture of four samples, made by four different additive manufacturing technologies were analysed using a focus-variation 3D microscope. Results showed that the surface quality depends on the surface orientation in the built chamber. It was also proven that focus-variation 3D microscopy is suitable for analysis of surfaces made with different additive manufacturing techniques.
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