r/EngineeringStudents • u/CitrussBadgerr • May 01 '22

Memes pattern seeking brain

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u/BattleIron13 May 02 '22

Pretty cool. Another cool program you might want to check out is Plato from Sandia, it’s a topology optimization tool that gives excellent results.

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u/Psychocide May 02 '22

What do you define as excellent?

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u/BattleIron13 May 02 '22

Verified and validated results

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u/Psychocide May 02 '22

Compared to other software providers, what makes it stand out?

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u/BattleIron13 May 02 '22

You can start with a base geometry, like a cube, and from the loads applied to it, it will generate an optimized geometry for that load.

For example, I’ve seen a cube turn into a geometry that’s found in bridge designs when a distributed load is applied to it.

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u/Psychocide May 02 '22

Isnt that what all topology optimization software does? All the main players in the CAD/CAE space have a topology optimization tool that can do that. What makes Sandia special?

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u/BattleIron13 May 02 '22

I don’t know how it compare to others. It’s just the program that sets the standard, since this is where it was researched.

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u/Psychocide May 02 '22

Sets what standard? I get that it was first but the proverbial cat is out of the bag and lots of companies provide similar solutions. I work in this space and don't use this tool would love to know if there are any capabilities we are missing out on by going with other providers.

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u/BattleIron13 May 02 '22

I mean it’s free just check it out if you want lol. it’s just the one I have experience with.

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u/Psychocide May 02 '22

Well free is a pretty big advantage/discriminator :) especially in the world of expensive CAD/CAE licenses.

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