Steady-state Calculation Types

When setting up a Steady-state simulation on the AM Calculator, you can also select different Calculation Types.

Additive Manufacturing Simulation Types and for overall general theory, see Additive Manufacturing Module Theory.

For background theory related to Heat Sources, see About the Heat Source Models and About the Absorptivity Model. For Gaussian, Double ellipsoidal, and Conical heat sources, also see About Heat Source Calibration for additional details.

The standard steady-state calculation for a single set of processing parameters. This is available with all heat sources.

See Calculation Type (Steady-state) for settings information on the AM Calculator.

To calibrate a heat source based on the imported or entered experimental data instead of performing a single point calculation. This is available with Gaussian, Double ellipsoidal, or Conical heat sources.

See Calculation Type (Steady-state) for settings information on the AM Calculator. For information about previewing configuration settings (on the AM Calculator) as well as plot results (on the Plot Renderer), see Visualizing Heat Source Calibrations.

To include power and scan speed data, which is read from a file such as a spreadsheet. You can optionally include experimental melt pool width and depth (if there is data), and compare this to the calculated results using a Parity plot on the Plot Renderer. This is available with all heat sources.

For settings information on the AM Calculator, see Calculation Type (Steady-state). For information about previewing configuration settings (on the AM Calculator) as well as plot results (on the Plot Renderer), see Visualizing Batch Calculations in the AM Module.

To evaluate two axis variables of power and scanning speeds in the specified range and number of steps. This is available with all heat sources.

For settings information on the AM Calculator, see Calculation Type (Steady-state). For Plot Renderer Configuration settings, see AM Calculator: Plot Renderer Settings.