The highest value for Additive Manufacturing is achieved when 3D printing is introduced into the very early stages of the product life cycle. At these stages, designers can consider designs that are only possible through Additive Manufacturing, the combination of assemblies, and the optimization of the designs for the specific manufacturing process. The role that design plays in the process changes depending on where the product is in its development cycle.
This paper presents several automatic design optimization methods that can help you take full advantage of Additive Manufacturing when moving production from traditional manufacturing methods to those that involve HP Multi Jet Fusion (MJF) technology for parts that have already been designed.
