Renishaw has released an update to its QuantAM build file preparation software dedicated to the company's metal additive manufacturing (AM) systems. The software has an intuitive workflow and is easy to navigate. In only four steps, from orientation to support, to layout and review, the user can import CAD data and create a machine-ready build file. The software is designed specifically for Renishaw metal AM systems, which incorporate laser powder bed fusion technology. QuantAM allows tighter integration into the machine control software and provides the ability to accurately and rapidly review all build files for Renishaw AM systems, including those from third party packages.
Users can position the parts to be built then add, import and edit the required support anchors. Multiple components, each with their own material properties, can be efficiently configured on the build plate and reviewed, in slice by slice detail, prior to sending the build file to the Renishaw metal AM system. QuantAM can also be used as a tool to guide the Design for Additive Manufacturing (DfAM) process, helping customers to further unlock the benefits of metal AM.
The 2017 update includes a number of new, helpful features including editable angled, tree and cluster supports that can be applied to specific areas of the model for optimum support. There is a handy navigational interface tool, "Navicube," which allows the user to rotate parts and select views. Part clusters, also called stacked parts, can be created to gain the most out of the build volume.
QuantAM 2017 retains and extends the open parameter editing tools from the first release, providing the user with the freedom to optimize machine settings to suit the material and geometries being processed. A key new feature of QuantAM 2017 is that the build file can be edited, allowing parameters to be modified and parts to be added, subtracted or translated right down to the laser toolpath level.
QuantAM build preparation software is available to all users of Renishaw metal AM systems via a monthly subscription, together with training for licensed users and full technical support.
Streamlining process control software is part of Renishaw's wider mission to provide end-to-end solutions for innovative manufacturing and support the managed integration of metal AM into the production workspace, with more software releases expected soon.
For more information contact:
Renishaw, Inc.
1001 Wesemann Dr.
West Dundee, IL 60118
847-286-9953
usa@renishaw.com
www.renishaw.com/quantam