Several additional software tools are included in subscription and installation of Netfabb Ultimate to address specific tasks in and around the design-to-part workflow.
Access the utilities from the main menu, from task-specific locations, or separately from the list of installed software.
The utilities are only available in the Ultimate subscription. They cannot be obtained separately.
Simulation Utility
Simulation Utility is the graphical user interface for the nonlinear finite-element thermo-mechanical solvers for metal-additive manufacturing processes available in the ecosystem.
Simulation Utility appears in two products: Autodesk® Netfabb® Ultimate and Autodesk® Netfabb® Local Simulation, a product separate from Netfabb itself. In Netfabb Ultimate, the simulation is limited in size and complexity, the type of simulation (MPBF only) as well is in the restriction to the material configurations included. In Local Simulation these limitations are not present and it provides capability to also simulate DED and to define your own materials.
Advanced Toolpath Utility
Advanced Toolpath Utility is a development environment toolpath generation and build data export packages that can then be used by
Netfabb.
Optimization Utility
Optimization Utility generates lattices and iteratively improves them under static loads. It also improves full-volume geometry iteratively under load.
Lattice Topology Utility
Lattice Topology Utility is a design tool to create unit topologies for import into
Optimization Utility.