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# Lattice design optimization: Crowdsourcing ideas in the classroom

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## Summary

Dhruv Bhate (Arizona State) has students use nTopology's Element software to minimize beam weight under bending, tension and torsion via unit-cell selection, cell-size distribution, and member thickness optimization.

## Package Details

| Field            | Value                                                     |
| ---------------- | --------------------------------------------------------- |
| **ID**           | `lattice-design-crowdsourcing-classroom`                  |
| **Type**         | Research Paper                                            |
| **Author**       | nTop                                                      |
| **Version**      | 1.0.0                                                     |
| **nTop Version** | 5.49+                                                     |
| **Domain**       | Additive Manufacturing                                    |
| **Complexity**   | Beginner                                                  |
| **Tags**         | `research-paper`, `lattice`, `education`, `design-for-am` |
| **License**      | Proprietary                                               |
| **Verified**     | No                                                        |

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Independent research paper referencing nTopology — this entry links out to the original publication.

By Dhruv Bhate (Arizona State University), Solid Freeform Fabrication Symposium, 2018.

[Read it in the UT Austin repository](https://repositories.lib.utexas.edu/items/cb1c241c-68a2-4acc-b00d-4ecfb04db1e2)

## License

Proprietary.

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## Source

[https://community.ntop.com/packages/ntop/lattice-design-crowdsourcing-classroom](https://community.ntop.com/packages/ntop/lattice-design-crowdsourcing-classroom)