The invention discloses a
laser scanning device based on
light spot switching, additive manufacturing equipment and a method of the
laser scanning device. The
laser scanning device comprises a laser device, a
collimator and a
galvanometer system, wherein the power of the laser device can be adjusted within the range of 5w-30000w; an
optical diffraction device is arranged between the
collimator and the
galvanometer system and used for achieving rapid switching of a
first light spot and a second
light spot so as to print a workpiece, the
first light spot is a
Gaussian light spot and used for printing the outer contour of the workpiece, the corresponding printing
layer thickness is h1, the second light spot is a shaping light spot and used for printing a filling area of the workpiece, and the corresponding printing
layer thickness is h2; the switching speed of the
first light spot and the second light spot does not exceed 200 milliseconds. The
optical diffraction device is arranged between the
collimator and the
galvanometer, rapid switching between the high-power shaping light spot and the low-power
Gaussian light spot is achieved, the
Gaussian light spot is adopted for printing the small-layer-thickness contour, the shaping light spot is adopted for printing the large-layer-thickness filling, and therefore on the premise that the printing quality of a workpiece is guaranteed, the production efficiency is improved. And the printing efficiency is greatly improved.