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ESI Additive Manufacturing : a unique solution for the simulation of Powder Bed Fusion Additive Manufacturing process.
This multi-scale and multi-physics tool offers first two modules:
- Prescan (quick estimation of optimized parameter sets): Find best estimated parameter sets (laser power, laser speed, lasing strategy, etc.) maximizing material deposition rate and material density through quick optimization algorithms (parameter ranges scanning).
- Distortion (Macro scale modeling): Part-scale simulation of the manufacturing process by a layer-by-layer activation approach. This module simulates distortions and residual stresses in the workpiece at any time during production. The analysis of a manufacturability criterion (maximum distortion in build direction) gives a manufacturability assessment, representative of the feasibility of the part as defined by the user considering its support strategy and orientation. Post processing operations allows to map results on initial geometry or to compensate it in order to minimize distortions for future builds.
ESI Additive Manufacturing 2019.5 is composed of the following applications:
- Visual-Environment 15.0.2
- AM Core 2019.5: Including Distortion and Prescan modules
- Prescan Optimizer: PAM-OPT 2019.1
- Distortion Mesher: VisCART 2019.0.1.41 from ACE+ Suite 2019.0
- Distortion Solver: SYSWELD 2019.0
Main update regarding previous version of ESI Additive Manufacturing (2019.0) concerns the Distortion model setup workflow. This completely new, robust, intuitive and user-friendly workflow has been developed in order to make more efficient and quicker the setup of any Distortion simulation.
See the Release Notes for details about this release. Please liaise with local support for more information.
About Tutorials please contact your local account manager.
NB: For advanced use of AM process simulation (melt pool simulation, powder spreading simulation, thermal history analysis, geometry compensation, etc.), prototype modules can be made available upon request, under specific commercial agreements.