Applies to 2023.0 Update and later

Simulation Examples

This section contains examples of using the solver of Local Simulation to simulate additive manufacturing processes.

Sample files for use with the examples are available from the Simulation downloads page.

Expand the downloaded ZIP archive into a convenient directory from which to run Local Simulation inside the numbered directories.

Topics in this section

Example 1: Thermo-Mechanical Process Parameter File Generation
Example 2: Part Scale Modeling
Example 3: Advanced Part Scale Modeling
Example 4: Moving Adaptive Refinement
Example 5: Directed Energy Deposition
Example 6: Part Scale Modeling with Build Plate Release
Example 7: Part Scale Modeling with CLI Support Structures
Example 8: Powder Bed Moving Source Modeling with Custom Toolpaths
Example 9: Powder Bed Part Level Plasticity
Example 10: Lack of Fusion *LFUS and *TPRE Example
Example 11: Modeling Powder Bed Support Structures using Multiple STLs
Example 12: Multi-Scale Powder Bed Simulations with Trapped Powder
Example 13: Peak Temperature Modeling Using Multi-layer Moving Adaptivity
Example 14: Multiscale Thermal Analysis for Lack of Fusion and Hotspot Prediction
Example 15: Thermo-mechanical Processing & Heat Treatment Modeling
Example 16: Heat Treatment Modeling Using the Restart Capabilities
Example 17: Thermal Modeling Using Advanced Convection Boundary Conditions
Example 18: Automatic Homogenization of STLs
Example 19: Custom Buildplate Geometry in Part Scale Powder Bed Modeling
Example 20: 6-Axis Directed Energy Deposition
Example 21: Directed Energy Deposition Compensation
Example 22: Symmetry Boundary Conditions
Example 23: Automatic Calibration of PRM Files
Example 24: Compressing and extracting Local Simulation results
Example 25: Multi-scale, multi-axis directed-energy deposition
Simulation downloads
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Simulation Examples

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