Category: DfAM
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Design of surface roughness on CAD of AM lattices using areal surface parameters for better design validation
AM lattices often have a down skin surface roughness different from the up skin one. The workflow shown below enables the design of a virtual “CAD with Designed Surface”. The latter has a…
Customize Parts Using Blocks, Not Your Time
Mass customization: production strategy aimed at satisfying customer needs while preserving the efficiency of mass production. At .Zero here's how we view mass customization, and how we are using nTop Platform helps us…
Developing 3D printed Prosthetics for Animals with nTop Platform
With the reusable workflows in nTop Platform and FDM 3D printing, industrial designers are able to rapidly iterate and prototype the design of functional parts. This blog highlights a use case for animal…
Custom Latticed-Based Flip Flops for Consumers
Creating an automated design workflow for custom flip flops opens the doors for sustainability and customization in footwear.
Functional Aesthetics in Additive Manufacturing
Color, Material, and Function (CMF) are three things to consider when designing a new product. When used appropriately and combined with additive manufacturing, they can help set your product apart from competition when…
Designing a 3D Printed, Elastomeric Lattice Wrist Rest
While additive manufacturing enables a totally new era of complex parts, it is still necessary to have a robust toolset that allows an engineer, designer, or product team to fully utilize these new…
3D-Footwear: Visualize and Materialize
Taking an initial idea to the final product can be daunting. We strive to help you understand, with clarity, all the steps required to get there.
Blending Form and Function: Designing an Origami Drink Insulator for Additive Manufacturing
Additive manufacturing (AM or 3D printing) has made design-driven production a reality. Any shape that can be constructed in a 3D CAD program can be produced with AM, providing product designers maximum geometric…
Designing a 3D Printed Shoe using nTop Platform
Fast Radius had an internal design challenge to create a shoe that could be printed as one part using an elastomeric material on HP's Multi-Jet Fusion technology. They designed workflows within nTop Platform…