Printability screen · SLM distortion · orientation · should-cost
AdditiveDFM screens a model for print-readiness — support-material volume and stair-stepping at every candidate orientation — and predicts SLM thermal distortion before you commit a build. The should-cost comes off the same engine that prices machining, fabrication, and casting, so you can compare additive against a traditional process on a real number, not a hunch.
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The problem
Overhangs that need supports you didn't plan for, walls too thin to survive, powder trapped in a cavity — these usually surface mid-build, not on the model.
Metal parts distort under their own thermal history, and without a prediction ahead of time, the first sign of how much is the part coming off the plate out of tolerance.
Deciding whether a part should be printed, machined, or cast usually comes down to who's in the room, not a should-cost comparison you can actually defend.
What you get
The orientation choices that actually drive a build's cost and surface finish get computed before the file ever reaches the machine — support volume and stair-stepping severity, side by side for every candidate orientation.
A physics-based distortion prediction runs on the part's own geometry and orientation, so you know roughly how it'll move before metal is ever melted.
The should-cost engine behind AdditiveDFM is the same one behind every Partimation quote, so choosing print over a traditional process is a cost comparison, not a guess.
Printability findings feed directly into orientation and support decisions, so build prep starts from what the model actually needs, not a blank plate.
How it works
Upload a 3D model. No setup, no template — the printability screen starts immediately.
Support-material volume and stair-stepping severity come back for every candidate orientation, so the best one is a number, not a guess.
SLM thermal-distortion prediction runs against the part's geometry and orientation.
Should-cost comes out of the same engine behind every Partimation quote, so print and traditional processes are directly comparable.
Pricing
Priced for a one-person bureau and a production AM shop alike. Checking a part is unmetered — run as many as you like.
EUR prices exclude VAT, added at checkout where it applies. Early adopters keep their price as the suite grows.
Run it your way
Sign in and check a part from any browser. We run the compute, ship the updates, and keep your data yours — the shared model only ever learns from your own builds to calibrate distortion predictions.
Defense, aerospace, and anyone under NDA can run the whole thing on their own hardware. Licenses and updates are signed files — it never phones home, so an air-gapped install stays air-gapped.
Go deeper — or start simpler
AdditiveDFM is built for AM service bureaus and OEM engineering teams who live in orientation and distortion trade-offs every day. If you just want a plain-language answer — will it print, in what, and for how much — PrintDFM is the same checks and the same cost engine, explained without the vocabulary.
What PrintDFM covers today, in plain terms:
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