Adding Engineering PLA material to Fusion 360 Material Library

[ajithramachandran69]

Hello there, This is Ajith

I've been working in Fusion 360 for the past 2 years and also have some experience in 3D printing. My concern in Fusion 360 is that it doesn't have Engineering PLA material of its own in Fusion 360 Material library as it is mostly used for 3D printing. and there are few article that tells to create new material manual which I think is a bit hectic procedure. Kindly add these material as soon as possible as we can use them for simulation and other purposes. Hope this forum post graps your attention. Thank you.

[henderh]

Hi @wersy,

I completely missed your direct question to me (from five months ago!). Although I admit, I've never actually printed anything in 3D (much less attempt to digitally simulate the strength of those structures with a high degree of accuracy) I suspected that perhaps PLA / 3D printer manufacturers may find it useful in R&D.

Now that I reflect on my comment some more, I agree the point is moot overall. The point I was trying to make (poorly) was that PLA doesn't mix well with linear static simulation other than non-useful / non-realistic cases.

Lastly, I'd like to express my appreciation of your contributions to this 'tricky topic' to keep us on track 🙏

Sincerely,

What would have been achieved by testing a PLA strand?
Nevertheless, the inhomogeneity of a printed part remains.