Support for Thermal Loads in Additive Manufacturing
There is support for thermals loads on lattices that are defined in symbolic representations.
User Interface Location: In Creo Simulate thermal mode, click the Heat Load tab. In the Heat Load dialog box, from the References list, select Lattice Feature.
Release: Creo Parametric 5.0.0.0
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Support for Thermal Loads in Additive ManufacturingWhat is the benefit of this enhancement?
In addition to the improved support for the symbolic representation of lattices, there is also support for thermal loads on lattices defined in a symbolic representation. The support for thermal loads is visible when you are working in Creo Simulate. The simplified representation of lattices supports thermal loads when transferred to Creo Simulate. See the image below:
This enhancement expands the capabilities of the simplified lattice. The simplified lattice represents a method to quickly run design-analysis cycles to speed up the development of light-weight parts that fulfill structural and thermal requirements.
Additional Information
Tips: | Use this simplified representation to run all the initial thermal simulation experiments. Later in the process, switch to a full representation. |
Limitations: | All analyses calculated by this method for the simplified lattice are an approximation. Therefore, you should run the analysis calculations on the full lattice representation to get the accurate result. |
Does this replace existing functionality? | This replaces previous simplified representations for lattices. |
Configuration options associated with this functionality: | No configuration options. Requires an Additive Manufacturing Extension (AMX) license and a Creo Simulate license that includes Thermal Simulation. |
