Abaqus: Additive Manufacturing Plugin (AMModeler)
Abaqus: Additive Manufacturing Plugin (AMModeler)
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Hello everybody,
I am modeling the Laser Powder Bed Fusion Additive Manufacturing process in Abaqus. I started my thermomechanical modeling by using the conventional technique, MODEL CHANGE, but I got different errors due to the inflation of inactive elements prior to their activation. In addition, I discovered the difficulties of structural analysis while attempting to activate elements in various orientations relative to the global coordinate system.
So, I just noticed the AMModeler plugin that Abaqus CAE introduced in 2018. I have reviewed the Abaqus help documentation and also downloaded some of the workshop files from the 3ds website.
I have a few issues with the determination of tool-path intersection and the extraction of g-codes from the ReplicatorG app suggested by Abaqus, converting them into the AMModeler plugin by generateEvent Series.py script.
Can anybody help me in this regard?
Thank you
Hossein.
I am modeling the Laser Powder Bed Fusion Additive Manufacturing process in Abaqus. I started my thermomechanical modeling by using the conventional technique, MODEL CHANGE, but I got different errors due to the inflation of inactive elements prior to their activation. In addition, I discovered the difficulties of structural analysis while attempting to activate elements in various orientations relative to the global coordinate system.
So, I just noticed the AMModeler plugin that Abaqus CAE introduced in 2018. I have reviewed the Abaqus help documentation and also downloaded some of the workshop files from the 3ds website.
I have a few issues with the determination of tool-path intersection and the extraction of g-codes from the ReplicatorG app suggested by Abaqus, converting them into the AMModeler plugin by generateEvent Series.py script.
Can anybody help me in this regard?
Thank you
Hossein.
RE: Abaqus: Additive Manufacturing Plugin (AMModeler)
What are the exact issues you encountered ?
RE: Abaqus: Additive Manufacturing Plugin (AMModeler)
Thank you very much for your response.
I would like to consider the laser path rotations in each layer (e.g. 67 degree), activating the elements. It does not make sense for me when I generate the g-codes with ReplicatorG App since I do not know how I can match the generated g-codes to the various paths. Is there any specific step that has to be defined before generating the g-codes to include different scanning strategies, or do I have to generate g-codes first without any pre-determination, followed by matching the results to the AMModeler plugin through the generateEventSeries.py script? That is to say, the challenging issue is how I can define the time and space event series based on different laser path rotations.
Furthermore, I reviewed all the Abaqus help documentation and downloaded the QA000000575 from the knowledgebase article on the 3ds website. I have tried to figure out how to use the generateEventSeries python script file to turn the g-codes into the AMModeler plugin, but I am not sure which part of the script needs to be changed to fit my needs.
I would appreciate your time and help if you could share with me any step-by-step procedure or detailed explanation of this script for modification.
Best Regards,
Hossein