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[Krzysztof Stopka]

Hello,

I plan to use Additive Suite and Additive Print to examine variability in additively manufactured component dimensions. I plan to import a nominal build file, then determine any possible distortions, and use this information to produce a compensated model to then send to the AM machine.

Once a component is manufactured and I wish to compare the model-predicted distortions to the experimentally-characterized distortions (through something like a point cloud scan using an ATOS ScanBox Series 4), is there a specific format requirement for the data (e.g., .stl)? Can Additive Print then provide another “map” of the locations that show the greatest regions of disparity between the model and physical part? Thank you in advance and please let me know if I need to provide addiitonal details.

Best regards,
Krzysztof Stopka

[Akshay Maniyar]

Hi,

As per the description, it looks like you want to check the distortion between the actual printed part and the stl file which we can get from the final result of additive print. You can do it in SpaceClaim. You need to switch on the "Distortion compensation" feature.

Thanks,

Akshay Maniyar