Simufact Additive
First-class solution for metal-based AM processes
Simufact Additive is a scalable software solution for the simulation of metal-based additive manufacturing processes which focuses on powder bed melting (L-PBF) and metal binder jetting (MBJ) processes. It is designed to predict and compensate for distortion, residual stress and temperature distribution throughout the printing, heat treatment, cutting, hot isostatic pressing (HIP) as well as machining processes virtually before the part is manufactured by the 3D metal printer in reality.
Benefits And Features
Print 3D metal AM parts right first-time with Simufact Additive
Simufact Additive: Master your metal prints
Simufact Additive provides powerful simulation tools to predict and correct issues in metal additive manufacturing: From LPBF, sintering to machining. By accurately modeling thermal and mechanical behaviours, it helps you optimise designs, reduce distortions, and ensure high-quality, reliable parts right from the first print
Print Smart! Optimise with Simufact Additive
This powerful solution enables efficient additive manufacturing by simulating the entire process, from production to machining and heat treatment. It identifies potential issues like stress and deformation early, allowing you to make informed adjustments to your parameters, saving time and reducing material waste.
Capture defects and perfect your prints, every time
Enhance your AM precision with the PBF Process and Defect Analysis (PDA) module. Anticipate and resolve common issues like warping, residual stress, and defects such as porosity and incomplete fusion. By leveraging PDA's advanced capabilities, you can optimise parameters and significantly reduce trial-and-error, ensuring each metal part meets its exact specifications.
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Frequently Asked Questions
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This message appears when the surface mesh uses a large element size compared to the voxel mesh. The good news is that you can generate a new surface mesh even after the simulation results are present. After a new mesh is created, the result values are mapped onto the surface mesh.As a rule of thumb, the surface mesh should have the same edge length as the voxel mesh. The surface mesh is created in the analysis widget.
Simufact Additive does not offer an option to be controlled from outside (like e.g. Marc Mentat does with py_connect). There are two ways to work around this:
1) Rework your workflow to control everything by the Python script running inside Simufact Additive.
2) Use your outside control script to create a temporary script with the commands for Simufact Additive and use ...\simufact\additive\<version>\bin\runscript.bat to start Simufact Additive when running this script.
The workflow consists of - volume meshing - export of a t16 file- optional change of the unit system used - taking care of the material properties which are described in this article.
If only the result geometry needs to be transferred, there are additional, simpler options.
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