Workflow: Performing a process simulation for additive manufacturing

Fusion Manufacturing Extension

This feature is part of an extension. Extensions are a flexible way to access additional capabilities in Fusion. Learn more.

After you have created an additive setup with an MPBF machine, positioned the part on the build platform, and added support structures, perform a process simulation to predict, and compensate for, displacement during the additive manufacturing process.

  1. Create a Process Simulation study.

    model before simulation

  2. (Optional) Perform a check before solving the Process Simulation and view the mesh.

    mesh

  3. Solve the Process Simulation study.

  4. View and analyze the simulated results.

    displacement results

    Tip: A sufficiently refined mesh is needed to make sure that the simulated results are accurate. Keep resolving the additive process simulation with successively finer meshes until convergence is achieved.

  5. Optional steps:

Note: This feature is available only when you select a machine with additive MPBF capabilities.
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