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Step 1: Start MSC Apex Generative Design
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Import/create the Design Space including the Interfaces (Non-Design Spaces) in MSC Apex Generative Design as one solid. For this GD-Bracket the already prepared Design Space was imported.
Open the Optimization Tools to select the imported Geometry as the Design Space.
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On the smaller outer cylinders a Non-Design Space Thickness of 1mm and a Machining Allowance of 0.5 mm is applied. For these cylinders the “automatically create interface” option can be used by selecting the corresponding boundary conditions on these surfaces.
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Step 5: Definition of load cases
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Manufacturing Method: Generic AM
Failure Criteria: Von Mises
Safety Factor: 2520
Strut Density: Medium
Shape Quality: Balanced
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Step 7: Casting Design Rules via the Advanced User Settings
To change the Manufacturing Method to Casting the Advanced User Settings have to be used.
The following commands are added to the scenario:
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With the first command the optimisation strategy is set to Casting. The following commands defining tools. Each tool is one draw direction for the manufacturing process. The actual draw direction is set as a vector. For each draw direction a draft angle can be set. The draft angle (specified in degrees) is the tapering angle for walls/ribs regarding the Draw Directions. Specified in degree.draw directions.
In this case two draw directions are defined in positive and negative z-direction and a tapering angle of 5°.
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Step 8: Starting the optimisation and visualize the results
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The whole MSC Apex Generative Design project with all results can be downloaded here:
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