Running Netfabb Simulation

Thermal Analysis

To run the model, from a command line run:

$ pan -b STLH_t

The analysis progress is written to file STLH_t.out. To check progress run:

$ tail STLH_t.out

After the analysis completes, the last few lines of the output file STLH_t.out should be similar to the following:

Increment end
CPU wall for increment 33 = 00:00:01.58, since start = 00:00:40.91
 inc =       34 time =   11921.886 iter =    1 eps =    0.60531E+03
 inc =       34 time =   11921.886 iter =    2 eps =    0.11601E-11
Finished writing file results\ STLH_t_34.case
Writing record: 2, time: 12070.1080521538
Increment end
CPU wall for increment 34 = 00:00:00.67, since start = 00:00:41.58
Layer end

Mesh preview volume  =    17181.8507391381
Activated volume     =    16969.6503833795
Activated percentage =    98.7649738146357

Finished writing file .\ STLH_t.case

Analysis completed

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   2 Warnings
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   1 Critical warning
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CPU wall for printing = 00:00:23.39
CPU wall  = 00:00:41.63
CPU total = 00:01:46.81

Peak RAM used for this process = 223,880 kB

END Autodesk Netfabb Local Simulation

Actual CPU times will differ.

Quasi-Static Mechanical Analysis

Run the mechanical analysis from the command line:

$ pan -b STLH_m

After the analysis completes, the last few lines of the output file STLH_m.out should be similar to the following:

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Support structure removal time increment
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CPU wall for substrate removal = 00:00:02.08
 inc =     38 time =    211921.89     iter =    1 eps =   0.36883E+03
 inc =     38 time =    211921.89     iter =    2 eps =   0.17038E-09

Optimizing rigid body motion...
Initial RMS displacement          =    1.185526E-01
Optimized RMS displacement        =    8.882039E-02
Number of optimization iterations =        305
Rotation matrix =
   1.000000E+000    3.209669E-005    2.488942E-005
  -3.211007E-005    9.999999E-001    5.375605E-004
  -2.487216E-005   -5.375613E-004    9.999999E-001
Translation =     4.584022E-003    1.309558E-002    6.933183E-002

Finished writing file results\ STLH_m_38_f.case
Finished writing file results\ STLH_m_38.case
Increment end
CPU wall for increment 38 = 00:00:02.65, since start = 00:01:32.83
Layer end

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Total number of equilibrium iterations:           85
Mesh preview volume   =   17181.8507391381
Activated volume      =   16969.6503833795
Activated percentage  =   98.7649738146357

Finished writing file .\ STLH_m_f.case
Finished writing file .\ STLH_m.case

Analysis completed

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   36 Warnings
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   3 Critical warnings
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CPU wall for support removal = 00:00:02.70
CPU wall  = 00:01:32.88
CPU total = 00:05:18.27

Peak RAM used for this process = 1,200,364 kB

END Autodesk Netfabb Local Simulation

Actual CPU times will differ. Each of the warnings note a support structure element failure.