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Does somebody know a solution to this? When i start the simulation, the results show no thermal influece on the body of the gear, with maximal global temperature of the simulation showing only the general surrounding temperature of 22&deg;C.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The code surrounding the seeming error code serves the implementation of a lissajoux-path on to the laser, worked just fine on the flat surface model.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/03\/29-03-2024-1711721952-mceclip0.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/03\/29-03-2024-1711722207-mceclip1.png\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","class_list":["post-359612","topic","type-topic","status-closed","hentry","topic-tag-apdl","topic-tag-mechanical","topic-tag-simulation","topic-tag-transient"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t<!-- All in One SEO 4.9.10 - aioseo.com -->\n\t<meta name=\"description\" content=\"HelloI am doing a simulation of a laser hardening process with Ansys 2023R2. 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