Results can be imported and viewed in ParaView, or Simulation Utility for Netfabb. Figure 2 displays the model results of the original and new heat treatment cycle simulations. The simulation results of the original case show a reduction of 90%, as shown in the previous example 15. Using restart files, the new heat treatment cycle which has slower heat up and cool down periods and lower temperatures, the resulting peak stresses are about 1/3 of those of the original heat treatment cycle. This illustrates the usefulness of the restart capability to optimize heat treatment schedules using Netfabb Simulation.
Figure 2: Von Mises stress results for the original and new heat treatment cycles