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Frame Topology Optimisation
Frame topology optimisation: choose which members of a dense 3D beam lattice to keep, how thick each is and where joints move.
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Highlights
- Full 3D beam members, so bending and torsion are carried, not just axial force
- Optional stress limit, member and global buckling, minimum printable diameter and overhang angle
- Playback slider to watch the structure evolve, with convergence and member-size charts
- Weave the frame into one smooth closed solid and open it in Organic Lattice to keep editing
- Export to STL, CSV and JSON; save inputs on your computer or in your cloud
A question it answers
Where do the members of this bracket want to go, how thick does each need to be, and will the thin ones buckle?What you put in
Design domain built from primitives marked design, void or keep; support and load regions; volume fraction target; material properties; minimum member diameter for additive manufacture; optional stress limit, member and global buckling constraints, and an overhang angle constraint for printability; and the weave settings (smoothness, junction, body, standoff, boss radius).
What you get
Sized member layout with diameters, deflected shape, buckling mode shape, convergence and member-distribution charts, an iteration playback slider so you can watch the structure evolve, and export to STL, CSV and JSON; and the frame on screen woven into one smooth closed solid (members joined and left out, pieces, closed surface, triangles, woven mass), a woven STL and a hand-off to Organic Lattice.
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