Sides per Strut

strut lattices created by design engine are converted to printable mesh files via the solidify docid\ pcwfrpen5gntnb9inmfib operation to become a triangular mesh, the circular cross section of struts are converted to a faceted circular cross section the sides per strut feature allows the user to choose how many facets the struts' circular cross section becomes by default , lattices are given 6 sided strut cross sections accessing sides per strut solidify (operation) sides per strut (field option) using sides per strut valid inputs are between 3 16 sides larger numbers yield a less faceted, rounder aesthetic to the lattice struts the effect of a larger number is a larger file size for the downloaded lattice mesh all files will vary by complexity the example part shown here yields a 40% larger file size for a 16 sided strut compared to the standard 6 sided strut file