The Boeing Company
System and method of simulating and optimizing surface quality based on location and orientation of additively manufactured build parts

Abstract:

An additive manufacturing system includes one or more processors configured to determine one or more geometrical characteristics of each of multiple segments of a build part at a candidate position of the build part relative to a platform. The one or more processors are configured to generate a quality score for each of the segments at the candidate position based on the one or more geometrical characteristics, The one or more processors are also configured to generate a simulation model of the build part at the candidate position for display. The simulation model includes graphic indicators corresponding to each of the segments. The graphic indicators are representative of the quality scores of the corresponding segments.