AdditiveMachine#

class ansys.additive.core.machine.AdditiveMachine(*, laser_power: float = MachineConstants.DEFAULT_LASER_POWER, scan_speed: float = MachineConstants.DEFAULT_SCAN_SPEED, heater_temperature: float = MachineConstants.DEFAULT_HEATER_TEMP, layer_thickness: float = MachineConstants.DEFAULT_LAYER_THICKNESS, beam_diameter: float = MachineConstants.DEFAULT_BEAM_DIAMETER, starting_layer_angle: float = MachineConstants.DEFAULT_STARTING_LAYER_ANGLE, layer_rotation_angle: float = MachineConstants.DEFAULT_LAYER_ROTATION_ANGLE, hatch_spacing: float = MachineConstants.DEFAULT_HATCH_SPACING, slicing_stripe_width: float = MachineConstants.DEFAULT_SLICING_STRIPE_WIDTH)#

Provides the additive manufacturing machine settings used during simulations.

Units are SI (m, kg, s, or K) unless otherwise noted. Exceptions include angles, which are (degrees), and the heater temperature, which is (degrees) Celsius.

Overview#

laser_power

Scanning laser power (W).

scan_speed

Laser scanning speed (m/s).

heater_temperature

Temperature (°C) of the machine build chamber heater.

layer_thickness

Thickness (m) of the powder layer deposited with each pass of the

beam_diameter

Width (m) of the laser on the powder or substrate surface defined

starting_layer_angle

Angle (°) to scan the first layer at.

layer_rotation_angle

Angle (°) to change the scan vector orientation from layer to layer.

hatch_spacing

Distance (m) between adjacent scan vectors, or hatches, when

slicing_stripe_width

Width (m) of a stripe, which is a section of scan lines within a

__repr__

__eq__

Import detail#

from ansys.additive.core.machine import AdditiveMachine

Property detail#

property AdditiveMachine.laser_power: float#

Scanning laser power (W).

Valid values are from 50 to 700 Watts.

property AdditiveMachine.scan_speed: float#

Laser scanning speed (m/s).

Valid values are from 0.35 to 2.5 m/s.

property AdditiveMachine.heater_temperature: float#

Temperature (°C) of the machine build chamber heater.

Valid values are from 20 to 500 °C.

property AdditiveMachine.layer_thickness: float#

Thickness (m) of the powder layer deposited with each pass of the recoater blade.

Valid values are from 1e-5 to 1e-4 m (10 to 100 µm).

property AdditiveMachine.beam_diameter: float#

Width (m) of the laser on the powder or substrate surface defined using the D4σ beam diameter definition.

Usually this value is provided by the machine manufacturer. It is sometimes called the laser spot diameter.

Valid values are from 2e-5 to 1.4e-4 m (20 and 140 µm).

property AdditiveMachine.starting_layer_angle: float#

Angle (°) to scan the first layer at.

The angle is measured counterclockwise from the X axis, such that a value of 90° results in scan lines parallel to the Y axis.

Valid values are from 0 to 180°.

property AdditiveMachine.layer_rotation_angle: float#

Angle (°) to change the scan vector orientation from layer to layer.

Valid values are from 0 to 180°.

property AdditiveMachine.hatch_spacing: float#

Distance (m) between adjacent scan vectors, or hatches, when rastering back and forth with the laser.

Hatch spacing should allow for a slight overlap of scan vector tracks such that some of the material re-melts to ensure full coverage of solid material.

Valid values are from 6e-5 to 2e-4 m (0.06 and 0.2 mm).

property AdditiveMachine.slicing_stripe_width: float#

Width (m) of a stripe, which is a section of scan lines within a layer.

Valid values are from 0.001 to 0.1 m (1 and 100 mm).

Method detail#

AdditiveMachine.__repr__()#
AdditiveMachine.__eq__(__o: object) → bool#