Solidify

solidified lattices are derived from strut lattices and are a necessary step to convert the paths & nodes into a triangulated mesh, or stl file, for printing solidify workflow there are two workflow paths for creating a solidified strut lattice tet strut lattice steps the strut lattice operation implicitly creates a tet mesh while creating the tet strut lattice strut lattice docid\ idhmaxmvu97uzzihv0pdk solidify docid\ pcwfrpen5gntnb9inmfib hex strut lattice steps hex strut lattices require a separate operation to create a hex mesh scaffold first hex mesh docid 2s1mlnx3yfvzt6f5rge5h strut lattice docid\ idhmaxmvu97uzzihv0pdk solidify docid\ pcwfrpen5gntnb9inmfib tet strut latticehex strut lattice all strut lattices need to use the solidify operation to be converted into a printable mesh file tet strut lattice video text strut lattice select input mesh (design space) select population type (uniform most common) click lattice type use lattice search or manually select unit cell parameters lattice type cell size strut diameter optionallly add zones or advanced options solidify select strut lattice select options generate processing takes approx 1 minute (or up to 5 minutes with advanced options) hex strut lattice video text hex mesh select input mesh (design space) select preview to visualize select population type choose gridded or loft define and adjust cells preview regenerates after a few seconds of inactivity strut lattice select the hex mesh select lattice type select strut diameter solidify select strut lattice generate reference hex mesh docid 2s1mlnx3yfvzt6f5rge5h training for more details on gridded and loft hex mesh options solidify options sides per strut the circular cross section of struts are faceted to 6 sides by default when converted to a printable mesh file the user can choose to adjust the facets up to 16 sides reference sides per strut docid\ ifzie8ilfq8rw8lvxx9qm for more information sides per strut apply base the apply base docid\ gopjf6dmsrjfbpp1dsncs feature creates a flat surface on the base struts to ensure platform adhesion during printing use this feature when you want to adhere your lattice directly to the platform apply base strut lattice and solidify strut lattice and solidify are a team both tools must be used to create a printable strut lattice strut lattice strut lattice is the foundational structure, derived from your specified parameters at its core, this is a structure of unprintable lines and nodes solidify solidified lattices are derived from strut lattices but have been converted into a triangulated mesh, or stl file, for printing strut lattice and solidify visibility strut lattice can be viewed volumetrically (preview or diameter) or as lines (paths & nodes) solidify accurately depicts the printable stl file, with all utilized features in play if you are not seeing a feature depicted in a volumetric strut lattice view, you may need to view the solidified lattice strut lattice polylines > strut lattice volumetrically > solidified lattice strut lattice the strut lattice lines are polylines, not splines, made up of line segments the default view for strut lattices is to display them volumetrically with the specified strut diameter, helping you visualize the lattice in 3d this view expands each line segment with a circular cross section of the specified diameter line segments along a curved strut may appear not fully connected on the outside of the curve however, this is only a temporary visual representation and does not affect the integrity of your struts solidify in the mesh conversion, all seemingly disconnected line segments are fully connected in the printable lattice