TY - JOUR
T1 - MSLattice
T2 - A free software for generating uniform and graded lattices based on triply periodic minimal surfaces
AU - Al-Ketan, Oraib
AU - Abu Al-Rub, Rashid K.
N1 - Funding Information:
The first author would like to acknowledge the help of Juan Esteban Villegas Delgado in certain aspects of coding. The metal 3D printing was performed done using the system available in the Core Technology Platforms at New York University Abu Dhabi.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2020 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
PY - 2021/12
Y1 - 2021/12
N2 - Nature-inspired materials based on triply periodic minimal surfaces (TPMS) are very attractive in many engineering disciplines because of their topology-driven properties. However, their adoption across different research and engineering fields is limited by the complexity of their design process. In this work, we present MSLattice, a software that allows users to design uniform, and functionally grade lattices and surfaces based on TPMS using two approaches, namely, the sheet networks and solid networks. The software allows users to control the type of TPMS topology, relative density, cell size, relative density grading, cell size grading, and hybridization between lattices. These features make MSLattice a complete design platform for users in different engineering disciplines, especially in applications that employ additive manufacturing (3D printing) and computational modeling. We demonstrate the capability of the software using several examples.
AB - Nature-inspired materials based on triply periodic minimal surfaces (TPMS) are very attractive in many engineering disciplines because of their topology-driven properties. However, their adoption across different research and engineering fields is limited by the complexity of their design process. In this work, we present MSLattice, a software that allows users to design uniform, and functionally grade lattices and surfaces based on TPMS using two approaches, namely, the sheet networks and solid networks. The software allows users to control the type of TPMS topology, relative density, cell size, relative density grading, cell size grading, and hybridization between lattices. These features make MSLattice a complete design platform for users in different engineering disciplines, especially in applications that employ additive manufacturing (3D printing) and computational modeling. We demonstrate the capability of the software using several examples.
KW - additive manufacturing
KW - architected materials
KW - cellular materials
KW - GUI
KW - MSLattice
KW - triply periodic minimal surfaces
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U2 - 10.1002/mdp2.205
DO - 10.1002/mdp2.205
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85120539275
SN - 2577-6576
VL - 3
JO - Material Design and Processing Communications
JF - Material Design and Processing Communications
IS - 6
M1 - e205
ER -
