Starting Temperature Setup

You can specify the initial temperature of the part, supports, and build tray for use in a thermal-mechanical additive manufacturing process.

Before you begin: You must be creating a thermal-structural simulation, not an Eigenstrain simulation.
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About Starting Temperatures
  1. From the Additive Manufacturing section of the action bar, click Starting Temperature Setup.
  2. Select the Part and supports, or modify the automatic selection.

    The PartBody is selected by default.

  3. Select the Build tray, or modify the automatic selection.
  4. Enter the Chamber temperature.

    The chamber temperature is the ambient temperature for the build process.

    This temperature is applied to the part and supports in the thermal case.
  5. Optional: Enter the Build tray temperature.

    You can enter a different temperature to mimic a process with a heated build tray. By default, the tray is the same temperature as the chamber. The tray temperature is used for both the thermal and mechanical case.

  6. Enter the Melting temperature for the additive manufacturing material.

    The melting temperature is used for the mechanical case.

  7. Click OK.

The chamber temperature and build tray temperature are added to the initial conditions for the thermal analysis case, and the melting temperature and build tray temperature are added to the initial conditions for the structural analysis case.