COMPLIANT RECOATER ASSEMBLIES, SYSTEMS, AND RELATED METHODS

Disclosed embodiments are generally related to recoater assemblies for additive manufacturing systems. In some embodiments, a recoater blade may include a plurality of flexible portions that are configured to deflect relative to one another when moved over and past a defect on a build surface. In other embodiments, a recoater assembly may include compliant attachments that exhibit compliances that increase in an outward direction relative to a central portion of a body of the recoater assembly. In still other embodiments, a pair of scoops may be disposed on opposing end portions of a recoater blade and/or recoater assembly to help guide and collect excess powder dispensed onto a build surface.