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Desktop Metal to offer experimental Live Parts technology Desktop Metal, Burlington, Massachusetts, USA, has previewed its Live Parts™ tool, an experimental software which is said to offer a new solution to simplify generative design for AM. The tool preview will be available exclusively to users of Dassault Systèmes’ SolidWorks with which Desktop Metal also announced a strategic partnership to advance design for Additive Manufacturing (DfAM) through education and an integration between SolidWorks applications and Desktop Metal systems. Live Parts, developed by Desktop Metal’s research and innovation group DM Labs, is stated to be an experimental generative design tool that “applies morphogenetic principles and advanced simulation to shape strong, lightweight parts in minutes.” Powered by a Graphics Processing Unit (GPU)-accelerated
multi-physics engine, Live Parts reportedly auto-generates designs in real-time. This is expected to enable users to quickly realise the full potential of AM for chosen applications – including material and cost efficiency, and design flexibility. According to Desktop Metal, the tool produces functional parts with complex, efficient geometries ideally suited to AM. “A GPU-accelerated multi-physics engine models parts as living organisms so that parts can be generated in real-time based on constraints and load conditions,” the company stated. “Natureinspired algorithms drive Live Parts. Unlike topology optimisation, no pre-existing part design is needed. Parts grow and adapt like plants and bones, changing shape to find the best form for their environment
Live Parts is said to offer a new solution to simplify generative design for AM (Courtesy Desktop Metal)
and function.” It also reports that users of Live Parts will require no prior knowledge of DfAM techniques or guidelines to be able to take full advantage of the design tool. An early-stage version of Live Parts is now available for preview use by SolidWorks users. During the preview of the tool, user feedback is invited to help guide its feature development. www.desktopmetal.com
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