I am simulating the laser power bed fusion process. Using Abaqus CAE and user subroutines. I have successfully managed to update my stresses onto a simple block structure and visualize the residual stresses and distortion due to the thermal strains during the fabrication process. CAE mesh (brick elements) The part should consist of a perfect cubic mesh in order to conduct the layer activation.
When it comes to complex geometries it becomes complicated to achieve a perfect equally sized mesh mesh with imperfections. I would like to know how i can convert my part geometry into equally sized voxels. To perform the stress updating onto each elements. And the possibilities of converting a generated voxel file into an '.inp','.iges' or other 3D part/mesh file so that it can be uploaded onto Abaqus CAE. Thank you very much in advance.
