Design Engine
Tools and Features
Sides per Strut
2min
Strut lattices created by Design Engine are converted to printable mesh files via the Solidify 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.
SOLIDIFY (operation)
- Sides per Strut (field option)
- 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.
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