Simulation Examples

This section contains examples of using Local Simulation to simulate additive manufacturing (AM) processes.

Sample files for use with the examples are available in the Local_Simulation_example_Files_2021.1.zip package from this Download Link. Expand the downloaded ZIP archive into a convenient directory from which you can run Local Simulation inside the numbered directories.

Topics in this section

Example 1: Thermo-Mechanical Process Parameter File Generation
Example 2: Part Scale Modeling
Example 3: Advanced Part Scale Modeling
Example 4: Moving Adaptive Refinement
Example 5: Directed Energy Deposition
Example 6: Part Scale Modeling with Build Plate Release
Example 7: Part Scale Modeling with CLI Support Structures
Example 8: Powder Bed Moving Source Modeling with Custom Toolpaths
Example 9: Powder Bed Part Level Plasticity
Example 10: Lack of Fusion *LFUS and *TPRE Example
Example 11: Modeling Powder Bed Support Structures using Multiple STLs
Example 12: Multi-Scale Powder Bed Simulations with Trapped Powder
Example 13: Peak Temperature Modeling Using Multi-layer Moving Adaptivity
Example 14: Multiscale Thermal Analysis for Lack of Fusion and Hotspot Prediction
Example 15: Thermo-mechanical Processing & Heat Treatment Modeling
Example 16: Heat Treatment Modeling Using the Restart Capabilities
Example 17: Thermal Modeling Using Advanced Convection Boundary Conditions
Example 18: Automatic Homogenization of STLs
Example 19: Custom Buildplate Geometry in Part Scale Powder Bed Modeling
Example 20: 6-Axis Directed Energy Deposition
Example 21: Directed Energy Deposition Compensation
Example 22: Symmetry Boundary Conditions
Example 23: Automatic Calibration of PRM Files