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One wonders at the unexpected brittleness. Take that bike stem: they describe the automated design process as inputting the forces you wish to withstand and let
by pierrebai 10y ago
One wonders at the unexpected brittleness. Take that bike stem: they describe the automated design process as inputting the forces you wish to withstand and let the algorithm optimize. That implies that the final form has no validation for any other forces. The bike stem might be weak to a diagonal force.
I also see that the structural design presented are mostly variation around the simple known trick of triangulation. I'm not sure the extra optimisation is worth the more complex form: extra manifacturing complexity and problematic adaptibility to other parts you need for a completed product. Look at that car body: can you imagine the body work to make it into a real car?
- RangerScience 10y agoThese design techniques pretty much require 3d printing for fabrication.