Altair Inspire Print3D

Efficient Design for Additive Manufacturing

 

What is Altair Inspire Print3D?

Inspire Print3D enables teams to cut product development and additive manufacturing costs by reducing material usage, print times and post processing. It provides a fast and accurate toolset for the design and process simulation of selective laser melting (SLM) parts.

The easy to use advanced thermo-mechanical simulation enables design engineers to develop parts ready for additive manufacturing. By capturing behavior independent of the printer type, with Inspire Print3D designers can evaluate and easily modify critical process variables. Reducing expensive trial and error by simulating part build, cooling, cutting and springback, Inspire Print3D delivers designs having the fewest supports, optimally oriented on the print bed.

Engineers can quickly understand changes to process or design that effect manufacturing efficiency then export part and support structure geometry to major printer preparation software for printing. Inspire Print3D simplifies the identification and correction of potential deformation, delamination and excessive heating issues before building a part.

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Why Inspire Print3D?

Reduce Manufacturing Cost

Minimize part supports, correct potential defects, such as part deformation, delamination and overheating before printing to effectively enhance product design and reduce post-processing efforts.

Increase Process Efficiency

From generative design to manufacturability assessment, use performance and manufacturing simulation tools in a single environment that is fast, easy, accurate, and affordable.

Design Optimal Parts

Create best performing designs for the SLM process by applying advanced thermo-mechanical simulation to reduce post-processing and avoid expensive trial-and-error.

Inspire Print3D Features

Part and Supports Design

Generate support structures as part of the design process; interactively create and edit supports within the same environment as the designed part.

Easy-to-learn Environment

The intuitive, process-driven user experience enables users to gain deep manufacturing insights quickly, driving faster and better design decisions.

Printing Analysis

Run the embedded thermo-mechanical solver to accurately simulate the entire printing process from building and cooling to cutting and springback.

Identify Defects

Easily detect and plot defects - large deformation, excessive heating, delamination - to aid design or process modification.

Materials and Printers

Select from the growing library of additive manufacturing materials and standard printers included or apply a variety of advanced options for a customized setup.

Ready for Printing

Assess the part layer-by-layer to validate its geometry even before any 3D printing analysis is performed, then export a file containing the prepped part and supports.

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Inspire Print3D Workflow

  1. Model Setup
     
  2. Thermo-mechanical Analysis
     
  3. Optimize Manufacturability
     

    Customer Story

    “The introduction of Inspire Print3D adds new possibilities and greatly enhances the capabilities for us to evaluate our designs."

    Dr. Jukka Pakkanen, M&H CNC-TECHNIK GmbH

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