Ansys Workbench Additive is a native feature within Ansys Mechanical. It allows to simulate the entire Design to Print Additive Manufacturing process with full user control in Workbench Mechanical. Furthermore, it provides a post-treatment simulation capability.

Ansys Workbench Additive allows to:

• Enables physics-based topology optimization with built-in manufacturing constraints for AM
• Calculate efficient lattice structures
• Simulates the AM process for accurate prediction of part distortion and stresses
• Provides simple input of process parameters to define the AM build process
• Enables use of nonlinear and temperature-dependent material properties
• Provide full-user access to process settings for customization
• Enable efficient HPC performance scaling with Ansys HPC products

Ansys Workbench Additive enables to:

• Predict residual stress and distortion at every process step
• Simulate the post-process phases like support and base-plate removal as well as heat treatment
• Run Parametric Studies, exploiting the capability of Ansys Workbench