ABQ_AM_MaterialDeposition_Bead_Orientation

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

Products Abaqus/Standard

Optionally, you can include a parameter table of type "ABQ_AM_MaterialDeposition_Bead_Orientation" in the table collection that you specify to activate elements in the step if the deposition process type is "Bead". You can define an arbitrary fixed bead orientation that is the components of vector z . This orientation vector overrides the stacking direction defined in "ABQ_AM_MaterialDeposition_Bead".

If a table of type "ABQ_AM_MaterialDeposition_5AxisStrategy" is present in the same table collection, you must define a time varying orientation vector in the event series defining the toolpath trajectory. The time varying orientation vector overrides the fixed orientation defined in "ABQ_AM_MaterialDeposition_Bead_Orientation".

Parameter Table Type Definition

PARAMETER TABLE TYPE, NAME="ABQ_AM_MaterialDeposition_Bead_Orientation", PARAMETERS=3
 FLOAT, , "X-Component of the Orientation Vector Z", , , 
 FLOAT, , "Y-Component of the Orientation Vector Z", , ,
 FLOAT, , "Z-Component of the Orientation Vector Z", , ,

Parameters

X-, Y-, and Z-Components of the Orientation Vector Z
Components are defined with respect to the global coordinate system. Vector z should not be parallel to the toolpath trajectory.