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1. Introduction to DED Additive Manufacturing
2. Implementation of DED in the Mechanical Application
2.1. Methodology and Abstractions
2.2. Known Issues and Limitations
2.3. High Performance Computing
3. Preparing the Part for Simulation
3.1. Cleaning Up Facets in an .stl File
3.2. Creating a Part from a Tool Path File: Path to Part
3.2.1. Path-to-Part Workflow
3.2.2. Path Tool Options
3.2.3. Path-to-Part Tool Options
3.2.4. Contact Tool Options
3.2.5. Using the Script Editor for Customization and Troubleshooting
3.3. Slicing the Part for Manual Clustering
4. Using the DED Process Wizard
5. Workflow Through the Project Tree
5.1. Create the Analysis System
5.2. Attach Geometry and Launch the Mechanical Application
5.3. Insert AM Process for DED and Identify Geometries
5.4. Assign Materials
5.5. Apply Mesh Controls and Generate Mesh
5.6. Create Named Selections for Contact and Clustering
5.7. Define Build Settings
5.8. Perform Element Clustering
5.8.1. Element Clustering: Manual Approach
5.8.2. Element Clustering: G-Code Approach
5.8.3. Editing Individual Clusters for More Precise Control of Process Settings
5.9. Define Connections
5.10. Define DED Process Steps
5.11. Establish Thermal Analysis Settings
5.12. Apply Thermal Boundary Conditions
5.13. Solve the Transient Thermal Analysis
5.14. Establish Structural Analysis Settings
5.15. Apply Structural Boundary Conditions
5.16. Solve the Static Structural Analysis
5.17. Review Results
6. Supported G-Code Commands
7. Object Reference
7.1. AM Process for DED
7.1.1. Details
7.1.2. Tree Dependencies
7.1.3. Insertion Methods
7.1.4. Right-click Options
7.1.5. Additional Related Information
7.2. Build Settings
7.2.1. Details
7.2.2. Tree Dependencies
7.2.3. Insertion Methods
7.2.4. Right-click Options
7.2.5. Additional Related Information
7.3. G-Code Clustering
7.3.1. Details
7.3.2. Tree Dependencies
7.3.3. Insertion Methods
7.3.4. Right-click Options
7.3.5. Additional Related Information
7.4. Manual Clustering
7.4.1. Details
7.4.2. Tree Dependencies
7.4.3. Insertion Methods
7.4.4. Right-click Options
7.4.5. Additional Related Information
7.5. Cluster Settings
7.5.1. Details
7.5.2. Tree Dependencies
7.5.3. Insertion Methods
7.5.4. Right-click Options
7.5.5. Additional Related Information