Additive Manufacturing Beta Features

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Beta Features Disclaimer

I. Beta Features for SpaceClaim

1. Distortion Compensation Add-in (Beta)

1.1. Setting Up the Distortion Compensation Add-in in SpaceClaim
1.2. Distortion Compensation Workflow (from Mechanical)

II. Beta Features for Additive Science

1. Thermal History Simulation (Beta)

1.1. Geometry Selection
1.2. Material Configuration
1.3. Machine Configuration
1.4. Specifying Outputs
1.5. Reviewing Results

2. Material Tuning Tool (Beta) to Create User Defined Materials

2.1. Overview

2.1.1. What is Penetration Depth?
2.1.2. What is Absorptivity?

2.2. Create Material Lookup File (.csv)

2.3. Create Material Parameters File (.json)

2.4. Run Single Bead Experiments

2.5. Identify and Remove Experimental Outliers

2.6. Create Experimental Data File (.csv)

2.7. Find Characteristic Width Values and Generate Characteristic Width File (.csv)

2.8. Find Simulation Parameters to Match Simulation to Experiments

2.9. Identify Coefficients for Penetration Depth and Absorptivity

2.10. Edit Material Configuration File (.json) and Check Results

2.11. User Defined Material File Requirements

2.11.1. Material Configuration File
2.11.2. Material Lookup Table
2.11.3. Characteristic Width Lookup Table

III. Beta Features for Additive Simulations in Mechanical

1. Maraging Steel Transformation Extension (Beta)

1.1. Setting Up the MaragingSteelTransformation Extension
1.2. Running the Simulation with Maraging Steel
1.3. Known Limitations and Restrictions

2. Simulation of a Multi-Axis DED Process (Beta)