ABQ_AM_MovingHeatSource_Advanced

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

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Optionally, you can include a parameter table of type "ABQ_AM_MovingHeatSource_Advanced" in the table collection for moving heat source. If a table of this type is not present, default values are used. However, if a table is present, all fields must be explicitly defined. No field should be left blank.

 

See Also
Special-Purpose Techniques for Additive Manufacturing

Parameter Table Type Definition

PARAMETER TABLE TYPE, NAME="ABQ_AM_MovingHeatSource_Advanced", PARAMETERS=7
 STRING, "False", "Conserve Total Energy", , "True|False",
 STRING, "False" , "Control Increment Size", , "True|False",
 STRING, "Relative", "Offset Type", , "Absolute|Relative",
 FLOAT , 0.0, "VectorX", , ,
 FLOAT , 0.0, "VectorY", , ,
 FLOAT , -1.0, "VectorZ", ,
 FLOAT , 1.0, "Field Factor", , ,

Parameters

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

Conserve Total Energy
Set to “True” to indicate that if part of the energy distribution along a path segment is outside the external mesh boundary, the power of the part of the energy distribution that is inside the mesh boundary is proportionally increased to keep the total energy conserved. If set to “False”, part of the energy distribution along a path segment outside the external mesh boundary is lost. Default value is “False”.
Control Increment Size
Unused. Should be set to “False”.
Offset Type
Set to “Relative” to indicate that the components of the offset vector defined in the table "ABQ_AM_MovingHeatSource_Uniform" are in terms of half of the box lengths in the local x-l, yl-, and zl-directions, respectively. Set to “Absolute” to indicate that the offset values are absolute.
VectorX
Components of the vector in the global coordinate system indicating the local xl-direction.
VectorY
Components of the vector in the global coordinate system indicating the local yl-direction.
VectorZ
Components of the vector in the global coordinate system indicating the local zl-direction.
Field Factor
Scaling factor that is multiplied to the first field of the event series. Default value is one. Only used if the energy distribution type is set to “Goldak” or “Uniform”.