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June 29, 2021
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Generative Design

  • June 29, 2021
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Patriot_1776
22-Sapphire II
July 7, 2021

Well, it's an interesting CONCEPT, and looks like it makes interesting "organic" designs, but they look pretty much like they're not manufacturable.  Despite people's love for the whiz-bang technology of 3D printing, it is NOT even a low-volume production method, the materials are limited, and the material properties aren't what you get with billet.  3D printing CAN be used in certain instances to get shapes not possible with traditional methods, but in practice it's almost never used to make real parts except for cheap plastic parts that see no loading.  I can see perhaps using the software to get a rough idea of where material needs to be, but you'll never produce organic shapes like that in any volume.  In addition, you can't cast (except for maybe lost-wax), or especially forge shapes like that to get the properties/grain structure you want for strength.

 

Interesting videos, but, I really can't see this being used much due to the limitations.

Jaime_LeeCommunity ManagerAuthor
Community Manager
July 7, 2021

Thank you for your assessment!  @Patriot_1776  I wonder if anyone else has an topics related to Generative Design they would like to start.  This post I started was actually a "placeholder" so the label would show up 😉

Patriot_1776
22-Sapphire II
July 7, 2021

Ah, well, now they have their first comments!  🙂