Frustum announces release of TrueSOLID™ generative design software

News
April 9, 2018

April 9, 2018

Frustum announces release of TrueSOLID™ generative design software

According to Frustum, TrueSOLID’s volumetric geometry kernel allows for the blending of indeterminate generative geometry to traditional surface-based CAD with engineering precision (Courtesy Frustum)

 

Frustum, Boulder, Colorado, USA, has announced the commercial availability and latest release of its patent-pending core technology, TrueSOLID™. Developed to help designers and engineers deliver better products faster, with fewer errors and lower costs, the technology works alongside traditional Computer Aided Design (CAD) and reportedly aims to help Additive Manufacturing keep pace with the emerging on-demand economy.

According to Frustum, TrueSOLID’s volumetric geometry kernel allows for the blending of indeterminate generative geometry to traditional surface-based CAD with engineering precision. As well as creating high-quality designs that deliver weight and material savings, the technology is said to allow manual and procedural modelling of highly complex and manufacturable mechanical parts.

The new version of TrueSOLID includes multi-part assembly optimisation, new optimisation modes and kernel-integrated mesostructures (lattices).

Jesse Coors-Blankenship, CEO and Founder, Frustum, explained, “The TrueSOLID volumetric geometry kernel was designed to be a fundamental component of next generation 3D design software and to enable design for Additive Manufacturing. The intention is to bring about the transformation of CAD design from deterministic to generative.”

“Moving towards a single-click solution for product design, our technology grants engineers and designers the freedom to reimagine how parts can be designed for a new generation of complex products made with 3D manufacturing,” he concluded.

TrueSOLID is the underlying technology used to power Generate®, Frustum’s flagship product, which provides control over geometrically complex designs and workflows for AM, milling and casting. The technology is currently being commercially licensed to Siemens PLM software, serving Siemens NX and Siemens SolidEdge customers.

Frustum will attend and exhibit at Rapid + TCT 2018 in Fort Worth, Texas, USA, April 23–26. At the conference, members of the team will be available for conversations and demonstrations of Generate and TrueSOLID.

www.frustum.com

News
April 9, 2018

In the latest issue of Metal AM magazine

Download PDF
 

Extensive AM industry news coverage, as well as the following exclusive deep-dive articles:

  • Metal powders in Additive Manufacturing: An exploration of sustainable production, usage and recycling
  • Inside Wayland Additive: How innovation in electron beam PBF is opening new markets for AM
  • An end-to-end production case study: Leveraging data-driven machine learning and autonomous process control in AM
  • Consolidation, competition, and the cost of certification: Insight from New York’s AM Strategies 2024
  • Scandium’s impact on the Additive Manufacturing of aluminium alloys
  • AM for medical implants: An analysis of the impact of powder reuse in Powder Bed Fusion

The world of metal AM to your inbox

Don't miss any new issue of Metal AM magazine, and get the latest industry news. Sign up to our twice weekly newsletter.

Sign up

Discover our magazine archive…

The free to access Metal Additive Manufacturing magazine archive offers unparalleled insight into the world of metal Additive Manufacturing from a commercial and technological perspective through:

  • Reports on visits to leading metal AM part manufacturers and industry suppliers
  • Articles on technology and application trends
  • Information on materials developments
  • Reviews of key technical presentations from the international conference circuit
  • International industry news

All past issues are available to download as free PDFs or view in your browser.

Browse the archive

Looking for AM machines, metal powders or part manufacturing services?

Discover suppliers of these and more in our comprehensive advertisers’ index and buyer’s guide, available in the back of Metal AM magazine.

  • AM machines
  • Process monitoring & calibration
  • Heat treatment & sintering
  • HIP systems & services
  • Pre- & post-processing technology
  • Powders, powder production and analysis
  • Part manufacturers
  • Consulting, training & market data
View online
Share via
Copy link
Powered by Social Snap