{"id":275053,"date":"2023-03-16T08:38:29","date_gmt":"2023-03-16T08:38:29","guid":{"rendered":"\/forum\/forums\/topic\/error-in-additive-simulation-via-ansys-apdl\/"},"modified":"2023-03-16T12:44:24","modified_gmt":"2023-03-16T12:44:24","slug":"error-in-additive-simulation-via-ansys-apdl","status":"closed","type":"topic","link":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/forums\/topic\/error-in-additive-simulation-via-ansys-apdl\/","title":{"rendered":"Error in Additive simulation via ANSYS APDL"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hello all,<\/p>\n<p>I have attempted to simulate additive manufacturing using ANSYS APDL. I have already applied an element type of SOLID278 with relevant material properties for aluminum 7075. I have also used &#8216;Mapped Meshing&#8217; due to my design parameters. In addition to this, I have used the &#8216;Element Birth and Death Technique&#8217; with a &#8216;DO* LOOP&#8217; to simulate the additive manufacturing of &#8216;Laser Cladding&#8217;. However, after running my PYANSYS code, I am running into this error where physical gaps are visible once the simulation is complete (shown in the image below). I would appreciate the solution to this cause.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"wp-colorbox-image cboxElement\" href=\"\/forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/03\/16-03-2023-1678955811-Error1.PNG\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Model 1\" src=\"\/forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/03\/16-03-2023-1678955811-Error1.PNG\" alt=\"Error: Gaps in the model\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The following code below is my code used for the full process in ANSYS APDL:<\/p>\n<div>!&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-!Pre-processing&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-<\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\/PREP7&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>!*&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>ET,1,SOLID70&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;!Thermal 3D element<\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>!&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-!Defining Material Properties&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-<\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>!*&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\/UNIT,SI&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>MPTEMP,,,,,,,,&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>MPTEMP,1,0&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>MPDATA,EX,1,,71.7e09<\/div>\n<div>MPDATA,PRXY,1,,0.32&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>MPTEMP,,,,,,,,&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>MPTEMP,1,0&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>MPDATA,KXX,1,,130&nbsp; 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&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;!Uniform temperature<\/div>\n<div>TREF,293,&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; !Reference temperature<\/div>\n<div>KBC,0&nbsp; &nbsp; !Ramped loading<\/div>\n<div>NEQIT,100 &nbsp; &nbsp; !No. of iteration<\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>!* &nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>ANTYPE,4 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; !Define model Transient Analysis<\/div>\n<div>!*&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>TRNOPT,FULL &nbsp; !Define Solution Method<\/div>\n<div>LUMPM,0 &nbsp; !Use of &#8216;Lumped Mass approx.&#8217;<\/div>\n<div>!*&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>NROPT,FULL&nbsp; &nbsp; !Specify Newton-Raphson as Full Transient Analysis<\/div>\n<div>TIME,1 &nbsp; !End of Time Step<\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>!&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-!Kill all ELEMENTS&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>!*&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>FLST,5,114,1,ORDE,2 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; !Select all NODES<\/div>\n<div>FITEM,5,1&nbsp; &nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>FITEM,5,-114<\/div>\n<div>NSEL,S, , ,P51X&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>ESLN,S &nbsp; 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