AMSUPPORTS

AMSUPPORTS, NSUPPORTS, CompName, SectArray
Specifies information about the supports in an additive manufacturing analysis.

SOLUTION: Additive Manufacturing

NSUPPORTS: Number of supports.
CompName: Root name of the components containing the elements comprising each support. (For example, if CompName = "MySupport," MySupport1 represents support 1, MySupport2 represents support 2, etc.)
SectArray: Name of the array (*DIM) containing the section-reference ID for each support.

Command Default

No supports are included in the build. All non-plate elements are assumed to be the build part.

Notes

The section-reference ID array (SectArray) is NSUPPORTS long, with each array member representing a section-reference ID of a corresponding support.

SECTYPE specifies the type of support, and SECDATA specifies the geometry of the support.

Example 1: Specifying Support Information in an Additive Manufacturing Analysis

! specify supports
*dim,suppsect,,2               ! two supports
suppsect(1)=101                ! support 1 sectID=101
suppsect(2)=101                ! support 2 sectID=101
!
sectype,101,support,block      ! sectype is a block support
secdata,.07,1                  ! wall thickness and spacing
amsupport,2,support,suppsect   ! root name is "support" and suppsect is the
                               !   array name containing the section IDs

This command is also valid in PREP7.

For more information, including a list of the elements and commands used in an additive manufacturing analysis, see Additive Simulation in the Mechanical Application in the LPBF Simulation Guide.

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