REMOVAL OF PRINTED ARTICLES FROM A 3D PRINTER

The invention relates to a method for removal of printed articles from a 3D printer (35). The method comprises the steps of: providing digital article design (34); establishing a printer motion pattern indicative of relative motion of a printhead (9) of the 3D printer (35) in relation to a build plate (7) of the 3D printer (35); printing a physical article (10) on the build plate (7) using the printhead (9) of the 3D printer (35), wherein the physical article (10) is representative of the digital article design (34); and executing the printer motion pattern to use an engaging arrangement (11) of the 3D printer (35) to remove the physical article (10) from the build plate (7). The printer motion pattern comprises the acts of: engaging the physical article; lifting the physical article; and disengaging the physical article. The invention further relates to a 3D printer system, a computer system, and a physical article.