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[Omar Elgack]

Hello,

I have made a thermal history simulation for 17–4 PH. I visualized one VTK file using Paraview, as shown in the picture. There are two things that confuse me:

1. I am expecting to see a molten pool (a circle with the 1mm default radius), but I do not see it clearly here. It should also have a varying temperature profile (maximum at the center and decreases a way from the center).

2. If "Z" is the building direction, then we need to look at the XZ or YZ planes to see the penetration of the molten pool. But in Paraview, I can only look at the XY plane. Is there a way to visualize it from the XZ or YZ planes?

Overall, I do not understand what this temperature profile represents in Paraview.

 

 

 

[Ashish Khemka]

Hi,

Please see if the following link helps: 1.5. Reviewing Results (ansys.com)

How to access the ANSYS Online Help

Regards,

Ashish Khemka

[Omar Elgack]

I followed the procedures in your second link since I have the student version. When I copied your first link to the Ansys Online Help address bar, I waited for a long time without getting any results. I also just tried to copy the title (1.5. reviewing results) but nothing changed. I do not think the problem is with my internet because I am connecting to a fast one. 

[Omar Elgack]

Please ignore my previous reply. I figured it out now. Thank you for your help. If I have a concern, I will let you know.

[Omar Elgack]

Hello Ashish,

Thank you for your support. I just have a simple question here. I noticed that the distance between the points is always 0.8 mm along the scanning direction for a slicing stripe width equals to the part dimension. You can tell this from the x coordinates of the points in the picture. This is the case for whatever value of sensor radius I use, which does not make sense. I would like to know if it is possible to reduce this distance and how, please?

Regards,

Omar