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title: Surface Isotropy
slug: software/surface-isotropy
description: The Surface Isotropy feature in Carbon Design Engine provides pattern uniformity on the surface of a lattice.
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createdAt: 2024-06-06T00:05:50.163Z
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Pattern uniformity on the surface may be desired for aesthetic reasons, so Design Engine allows you to **enable surface isotropy** as an advanced option, with additional processing time (approximately 5 minutes).

# Accessing Surface Isotropy

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![Surface Isotropy in Surface Controls under Strut Lattice](https://res.cloudinary.com/carbon3d/image/upload/t_auto_quality_format/Education/Software/Design-Engine/Tools-Features/Surface-Isotropy/Surface_Isotropy_Find.png)
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**STRUT LATTICE **(operation)

- Advanced (tab)
- Surface Controls (sub-menu)
- **Enable surface isotropy**
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# About Surface Isotropy

- Isotropy looks for consistency both across a single surface and across all surfaces as a cohesive unit.
- Variation may still be present where needed for conformity, so organic shapes and curves will see some variation to maintain the structure of the lattice.
- Using the default for [Cell Size Adaptivity](docId\:UpBQxWWLjaafbScteZwEd) (ie the main cell size) will yield the most consistent results.

![Surface Isotropy Example](https://res.cloudinary.com/carbon3d/image/upload/t_auto_quality_format/Education/Software/Design-Engine/Tools-Features/Surface-Isotropy/Isotropy_gif_labeled_700x500.gif)