Here are the key highlights of our 2024.1 release:
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Mission Switch
A direct switch between Apex Generative Design and Apex Structures to further enhance and ease the process of result validation with a comprehensive FE simulation without export/ import of data and without switching the software
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Casting (Advanced User Settings)
Relevant manufacturing constraints for casting are now implemented, allowing to create optimized, castable designs with a highly automated workflow.
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Mass Target (Advanced User Settings)
This feature allows users to define a specific mass goal for their optimized designs, suitable for scenarios with specific weight limitations or objectives related to material usage.
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Maximum thickness (Experimental Function)
With this feature the user can set a value for the maximum size of generated structures to avoid too big material accumulation and achieve better manufacturability. Currently, this is only a tech demo and available via the Advanced User Settings
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Bug fixes / Improvements:
Soft symmetry enhancements (stability, clarity, robustness)
Performance improvements for min/max thickness
Improvement surface generation / smoothing generally
Improvement surface generation for automated intersection robustness
Display of the displacement result corrected
Several performance improvements for various algorithms