Laser Electrodeposition Metal Printer

Electroforming is like electroplating, but deposits a thicker layer for making metal parts. As with electroplating, it's done by first creating a basic mold/mandrel to act as a substrate to electrochemically deposit the metal upon, in order to build up a metal part.

I propose a laser-catalyzed version of electroforming for building metal parts. This would involve using a laser to enhance the electrodeposition wherever desired. Like a DLP resin printer, a base plate would still be required to build your metal part on top of, but a mold representing the shape of the desired part would no longer be required, unlike with electroforming. This is because the electrodeposition would be controlled by the laser-catalysis, with the laser being steered/directed digitally, like in a laser DLP 3D printer.