Selective Volume Fusing Method for Cellular Structure Integration

Abstract

Cellular structure is one of the solutions for producing parts in a more resource efficient way by reduction of material and time used. These complex structures can be customised and built by using additive manufacturing technology. Cellular structures can be designed and modelled according to specific properties required. However, the modelling can be time and resource consuming due to the complexity and the size of the structure. This article presents a concept for integrating the cellular structure to the base 3D model that will be used in development of a design software tool. Hybrid B-Rep and polygon approach which is implemented with open-source libraries are used.