Update to Interfaces
For the optimisation we define different areas of the geometry. These are mainly the Design Space and Non-Design SpacesInterfaces.
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The Design Spaceis the most important space and complies with the imported/created solid CAD geometry. It includes any space where material is allowed to be or has to be, to provide maximal freedom for the algorithm. If the Design Space is limited, so is the optimisation algorithm and the optimisation potential is reduced.
Interfaces are all functional faces of a model so all faces where boundary conditions are applied to. With the Interface Tool these faces are selected to create both Non-Design Spaces and Machining Allowances.
The Non-Design Space contains the necessary geometries of the part. Any part for which you need a clearly defined geometry should be a Non-Design Space. To create Non-Design Spaces the geometry needs to be either split into cells or a constraint is applied to a surface, edge or point which automatically creates a Non-Design Space for this geometryeither the Interface Tool can be used or in case of complex geometries already existing cells can be selected with the Non-Design Space Tool. In this event the functional faces of the Non-Design Space still need to be selected in the Interface Tool to guarantee that this geometry is part of the result through an intersection . All faces of Non-Design Spaces without an Interface will be reduced a little bit so that the structure is integrated smoothly into the bionic design. Cells are partitions of the Design Space. They can be created with the split tool, directly in the Non-Design Tool or with a Boolean operation using two or more solids.
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