Topology optimization technology has been around for a long time, but topology optimization has not been widely used because the complex designs obtained by topology optimization cannot be realized by traditional manufacturing methods. However, additive manufacturing can solve the manufacturing problem of complex structures after topology optimization, so topology optimization technology has been paid more and more attention, opening up a new engineering field.
Most skateboard racks on the market have a very similar square look, and likewise, topology optimization brings new shortcuts for skateboard racks to have a cooler, curvier look.
Usually, the software of choice for skateboard racks is Rhino, Maya, and Grasshopper. Designers can use the SubD tool to model the massing geometry in Rhino to create a more fluid and organic initial solid shape and use Grasshopper to test some preliminary topology optimization and meshing.
With the advancement of additive manufacturing technology, many structures with excellent properties can be used in products. Traditional CAD interactive modeling methods are difficult to draw complex or irregular structures. nTopology is a relatively intelligent software in the current CAD market. There are many algorithms behind it, which can simplify the user's modeling process. At the same time, multiple algorithms can be strung together in the form of a table to define their own design workflow for subsequent repeated use. to automate the same design tasks.
Different from traditional design software, the design driven by intelligent algorithms is completely dynamic. Whether it is the movement satisfying the constraints of geometric relations, or the movement or deformation of objects in the real physical world under the action of force, it can be realized during the design process, the geometric model of any state in the process can be output.
nTopology adopts implicit modeling technology, which is a driving design technology based on mathematical functions or implicit models, which makes nTopology's design process have high speed and reliability. nTopology has CAD, CAE, and CAM functions, and can quickly realize innovative designs such as generative design, lightweight, topology optimization, etc., and output product solutions that can be used for additive manufacturing. In the design for the skateboard rack, gyroscopic geometry can be blended with the underlying structure to create a sculpted look that is not usually possible in traditional 3D modeling software.
nTop's implicit modeling technology provides a new set of tools that can overcome operational limitations while simultaneously describing parts with different material properties. Powerful modeling capabilities allow engineers to automate a large number of workflows that previously required human intervention for the design of fixtures, packaging, and implementing support structures. Outlines, hatches, or any other complex geometry required for CAM output can be easily designed using implicit modeling.
In conclusion, product design engineers need to keep pace with industry demands as technology changes with each passing day. Due to the rapid development of advanced manufacturing technologies, the product development process has become challenging. The increasing need to customize products to meet functional requirements has sparked a technological revolution that has brought unprecedented levels of complexity across all engineering disciplines.