Scanning Rules

The Scanning Rules options let you customize default scanning rules for Powder Bed Fabrication.

This page discusses:

Global

Beam Power
Specifies the beam energy input.
The value is 1W.
Defocusing Length
Specifies the defocusing length.
The value is 0mm.
Jump Speed
Specifies the default speed of the beam between the end of a track and start of a new one.

By default, Linking Speed is set to 3m/s.

Delay After Jump
Inserts a delay time before the beam starts.

By default, The value is 0s.

Continuous

Scan speed
Specifies the scanning speed.

By default, The value is 1m/s.

Point to Point

Beam Exposure Time
Length of time a point of the part is exposed to the laser beam.
Point to Point distance
Distance between two consecutive points of the same scan path.