Additive Suite Documentation


The manuals listed below form the Additive Solutions product documentation set.

Additive Manufacturing - Release notes.
LPBF Simulation Guide - Describes how to perform a laser powder bed fusion (LPBF) process simulation in Workbench/Mechanical.
DED Simulation Guide - Describes how to perform a directed energy deposition (DED) process simulation using the DED Process Add-on in Workbench/Mechanical.
Sintering Simulation Guide - Describes how to perform a sintering simulation using the Sintering Process Add-on in Workbench/Mechanical.
Sintering Calibration Guide - Provides guidelines for collecting experimental data and calibrating a sintering material.
Distortion Compensation Guide - Guide for using the Distortion Compensation Add-on for LPBF and sintering simulations in Workbench/Mechanical. The add-on offers options for both single and iterative distortion compensation. Iterative compensation automatically iterates through solutions and generates an optimized compensation geometry so that after loading or processing, a geometry deforms to within the desired tolerance range.
Additive Prep User's Guide - User's Guide for Additive Prep, a tool that allows you to prepare parts that will be additively manufactured.
Additive Print and Science User's Guide - User's Guide for Ansys Additive. Applies to Additive Print and Additive Science.
Additive Print and Science Calibration Guide - Includes instructions for performing a calibration for the Additive Print software so that simulations are more accurate.