Materialise N.v.

Manuel Michiels

Gert Claes

Yogesh Sovani

Systems and methods for predicting locations of overheating of one or more objects for build of the one or more objects by additive manufacturing using simulation. A method includes simulating temperature of an object as a function of spatial location during a layer by layer build using powder based additive manufacturing comprising determining a temperature over time at a plurality of locations of a plurality of layers of the object. The method further includes calculating, for each of the plurality of locations, an overheating index that is a function of each of a corresponding maximum temperature, thermal gradient, and heat modulus. The method further includes, based on one or more overheating indexes of one or more locations exceeding the threshold indicating overheating, adjusting a build of the object.

System and methods for predicting overheating for additive manufacturing using simulation

Systems and methods for designing lattice structures in a way that ensures their buildability when manufactured in an additive manufacturing environment are disclosed.

Systems and methods of improving buildability in additive manufacturing

A system and method for modifying features in designs of objects to make them physically capable of being manufactured using additive manufacturing techniques and machines is provided, carrying out the following steps: Determine if one or more surfaces of the object have a surface angle below a threshold angle; designate one or more edges including a first edge, the first edge being between a first surface of the one or more surfaces and a second surface of the one or more surfaces, wherein the first surface has a surface angle below the threshold angle and the second surface has a surface angle equal to or above the threshold angle; and generate one or more additional surfaces along the one or more edges in the design file.

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Manuel Michiels