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Shoe sole form with intricate lattice structure
This course will introduce you to nTop’s latticing options. After completing the course, you will have developed an understanding of how to implement a lattice into your workflow. Prerequisites: 101: nTop Essentials, 102: Guide to Meshing What will be covered:
  • Unit Cells, Cell Maps, and Periodic Lattices
  • Creating Periodic and Nonperiodic Lattices

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Before We Begin

Before We Begin

Lattice Properties and Terminology

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Periodic Lattice

Periodic Lattice

Unit Cells

Graph Unit Cells

TPMS Unit Cells

Custom Unit Cells

Cell Maps

Follow Along: Periodic Lattice

Download: Completed Periodic Lattice

Cell Maps Using CAD Faces

Cell Maps Using Meshes

Follow Along: Periodic Lattice on Faces

Download: Completed Periodic Lattice on Faces

Simple Volume Lattices

Knowledge Check: Periodic Lattices

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Optional Test Problem

Optional: Periodic Lattice Test Problem

Answer to Optional Periodic Lattice Test Problem

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Non-Periodic (Stochastic) Lattices

Voronoi Volume Lattice

Voronoi Surface Lattice

Delaunay Lattice

Follow Along: Non-Periodic Lattices

Download: Completed Non-Periodic Lattices

Knowledge Check: Non-Periodic Lattices

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Modifying Lattices

Lattice Utilities

Applying Lattice Utilities

Filtering Lattice Beams

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What’s Next

Resources

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