COMPUTER-AIDED SIMULATION OF MULTI-LAYER SELECTIVE LASER SINTERING AND MELTING ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING PROCESSES

摘要

Methods for computer-aided simulation of multi-layer selective laser sintering and melting additive manufacturing processes and corresponding systems (100) and computer-readable mediums (126). A method includes receiving (305) a solid model (402). The method includes slicing (310) the solid model (402) along a build direction and creating 3D meshes (404) that represent manufacturing layers. The method includes simulating (315) manufacture of each of the 3D meshes (404) to produce corresponding deformed 3D meshes (414). The method includes building (320) a 3D mesh model (412) from the deformed 3D meshes (414). The method includes displaying (325) the 3D mesh model (412).