Back to basics – Light-weighting & optimisation
In the first of a series of back to basics articles, Al Dean explores one of the key concepts in…
Search Results for : topology optimisation
Taking the metal out the pedal
KSR International used topology optimisation to automate the redesign of a brake pedal and reduced structural optimisation time to just…
Review: solidThinking Inspire 2018
Topology optimisation is all the rage these days, but Altair's solidThinking Inspire has long been ahead of the game. With…
Review: Frustum Generate 1.4
With topology optimisation all the rage in design technology, there are a wealth of solutions available. Al Dean takes a…
Review: solidThinking Inspire Unlimited – beta
With growing interest in topology optimisation, solidThinking has launched an initiative to make its tools more accessible. Al Dean takes…
Weight watchers
Despite its skeletal appearance, the Light Rider is an extremely strong yet lightweight electric motorcycle designed by Airbus subsidiary APWorks…
Review: solidThinking Inspire 2016
solidThinking Inspire has forged the way for mainstream use of topology optimisation that is now rapidly becoming a hot topic…
Review: Siemens PLM NX 11
Despite a 30 year heritage, Siemens NX is still finding room for innovation. Al Dean looks at what's coming in…
Lessons from historic architecture for large-format 3D printing
Large-format 3D printing challenges may be solved by studying enduring historic architecture
Text-to-spaceship
How NASA is automating its generative design tools with AI
