Abstract:Support structures are required to enable the build of additively manufactured parts. The supports reinforce overhanging regions on the part and/or counteract the thermally-induced residual stresses generated during printing. However, the optimal design of the part for its intended use case is decoupled from the design of the support structures in a conventional design for additive manufacturing (DfAM) workflow. In this work, a novel methodology is presented that simultaneously optimises the part topology and … Show more
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