Running Netfabb Simulation

Thermal analysis

To run the model, from a command line run:

$ pan -b t11

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

$ tail t11.out

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

 inc =     38 time =    15831.914    iter =    1 eps =   0.45725E+02
 inc =     38 time =    15831.914    iter =    2 eps =   0.91446E-13
Finished writing file results\ t11_38.case
Finished writing file results\ t11_38_c.case
Writing record:           2, time:    15831.9140625000
Increment end
CPU wall for increment 38 = 00:00:00.39, since start = 00:00:35.54
Layer end

Mesh preview volume  = 4487.62499999999
Activated volume     = 4487.62499999999
Activated percentage = 100.000000000000

Finished writing file .\ t11.case
Finished writing file .\ t11_c.case

Analysis completed

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1 Warning
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CPU wall for printing = 00:00:15.02
CPU wall = 00:00:35.60

Approximate single thread simulation time = 00:08:19.45

Peak RAM used for this process = 257,040 kB

END Autodesk AM Process Simulation

Actual CPU times will differ.

Quasi-static mechanical analysis

To run the model, from a command line run:

$ pan -b m11

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

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Support structure removal time increment
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  inc =     40 time =    18831.914    iter =    1 eps =    0.28631E+03
  inc =     40 time =    18831.914    iter =    2 eps =    0.30285E-09

Optimizing rigid body motion...
Initial RMS displacement          =     1.033511E-01
Optimized RMS displacement        =     1.018185E-01
Number of optimization iterations =         183
Rotation matrix =
   1.000000E+000   -6.223594E-006   1.459135E-005
   6.223451E-006    1.000000E+000   9.818827E-006
  -1.459142E-005   -9.818736E-006   1.000000E+000
Translation =    2.687014E-004    6.969212E-005    1.774403E-002

Finished writing file results\  m11_40_f.case 
Finished writing file results\  m11_40.case 
Increment end
CPU wall for increment 40 = 00:00:01.09, since start = 00:00:57.68
Layer end

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Total number of equilibrium iterations: 79

Mesh preview volume  =   4487.62499999999
Activated volume     =   4487.62499999999
Activated percentage =   100.000000000000

Finished writing file .\ m11_f.case
Finished writing file .\ m11.case

Analysis completed

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12 Warnings
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1 Critical warning
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CPU wall for support removal = 00:00:01.15
CPU wall = 00:00:57.74
Total thermal & mechanical simulation time = 00:01:33.34
Approximate single thread simulation time = 00:19:07.85

Peak RAM used for this process = 899,064 kB

END Autodesk AM Process Simulation

Actual CPU times will differ.

Each of the warnings note a support structure element failure, while the Critical Warning summarizes the support failures.