Wire-feed　additive　manufacturing　is　efficient　and　cost-competitive　in　producing　large　expensive　metal　components　with　complex　geometry　in　many　industries　especially　for　aerospace　and　automotive　industries.　Recently,　researchers　have　shown　an　increased　interest　in　the　process　ability　of　lightweight　high-strength　structural　materials,　such　as　aluminum　alloys.　However,　there　is　still　a　lack　of　knowledge　regarding　laser　wire-feed　metal　additive　manufacturing　(LWMAM)　of　aluminum　and　its　alloys.　To　seek　stable　deposition　conditions,　it　is　necessary　to　understand　the　relationship　between　process　parameters　and　geometry　characteristics　of　the　deposited　materials.　In　this　study,　the　deposition　of　Al　alloy　5A06　wire　with　a　laser　beam　was　investigated　by　producing　single　and　multi-layered　tracks.　The　effect　of　the　wire　feeding　direction　and　the　angle　was　firstly　studied,　and　then　the　influence　of　the　main　process　parameters,　such　as　laser　power,　traverse　speed,　and　wire　feed　rate　on　geometry　characteristics　of　the　deposited　was　investigated.　The　high-speed　camera　system　was　used　to　capture　the　images　of　the　weld　pool　and　droplet　transfer,　which　reflected　the　stability　of　the　welding　process.　©　2020　Elsevier　Ltd