Creating an Additive Manufacturing Machine

You can select the machine simulation parameters and decide the type of simulation (pattern or trajectory) to run.

  1. From the Additive Manufacturing section of the action bar, click Additive Manufacturing Machine .
  2. If the additive manufacturing expert attached one machine document to the machine object in the Powder Bed Fabrication application, the machine object will preselect it for you. If the expert attached multiple documents, select the one you want to use from the list.

    This document applies the appropriate strains to determine the distortions in the part being printed.

  3. Select a Simulation method:
    OptionDescription
    Pattern-based Applies strains based on predefined areas of the model.
    Trajectory-based Applies strains based on the laser settings from the DELMIA Powder Bed Fabrication application.
  4. For pattern-based simulations, enter the Slice thickness, which is the layer thickness of the additive manufacturing build process.