In many cases, it is time and cost prohibitive to go through trials and errors fabricating your productions parts due to their size and complex structures. To perform the calibration, you will probably need to use a simplified geometry.

Choosing a good calibration geometry is critical for a successful calibration process. Since distortion can behave differently with respect to specific geometrical features, we highly recommend that you design your own calibration geometry. Additive Print provides great flexibility to use any geometry for this calibration process.

Consider the following aspects when selecting or designing a calibration geometry: geometrical features, distortion magnitude, buildability, simulation efficiency, and aspect ratio (for Scan Pattern and Thermal Strain simulation types).