ABQ_AM_MovingHeatSource_Uniform

This parameter table type is used in special-purpose techniques for additive manufacturing.

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See Also
Special-Purpose Techniques for Additive Manufacturing

ProductsAbaqus/Standard

You must include a parameter table of type “ABQ_AM_MovingHeatSource_Uniform” in the table collection for moving heat flux if the energy distribution type is set to “Uniform”. Parameters defined in this table indicate lengths, offsets, and subdivisions of the box toolpath used in the toolpath-mesh intersection module.

Parameter Table Type Definition

PARAMETER TABLE TYPE, NAME="ABQ_AM_MovingHeatSource_Uniform", PARAMETERS=9
  INTEGER, , "SubDivX", , ,
  INTEGER, , "SubDivY", , ,
  INTEGER, , "SubDivZ", , ,
  FLOAT, , "OffsetX", , ,
  FLOAT, , "OffsetY", , ,
  FLOAT, , "OffsetZ", , ,
  FLOAT, , "BoxLengthX", , ,
  FLOAT, , "BoxLengthY", , ,
  FLOAT, , "BoxLengthZ", , ,

Parameters

For reference, see Figure 1 in Box Toolpath-Mesh Intersection.

SubDivX
Number of subdivisions along the local xl-direction.
SubDivY
Number of subdivisions along the local yl-direction.
SubDivZ
Number of subdivisions along the local zl-direction.
OffsetX
Component of the offset vector in the local xl-direction.
OffsetY
Component of the offset vector in the local yl-direction.
OffsetZ
Component of the offset vector in the local zl-direction.
BoxLengthX
Length of the box in the local xl-direction.
BoxLengthY
Length of the box in the local yl-direction.
BoxLengthZ
Length of the box in the local zl-direction.