Metamorphic AM and Voxshell to demonstrate integrated design-to-simulation at Formnext
Metamorphic AM, Derby, UK, will demonstrate a new workflow connecting its Morphé computational design platform with Voxshell’s ChopMesh meshing technology at Formnext 2026 in Frankfurt, November 17–20. The company will also showcase its engineering consultancy services and Rapid Geometry Review service.
The company’s Design for Additive Manufacturing (DfAM) services include Rapid Geometry Review, which provides expert assessment of existing AM geometry before customers commit to build costs. Metamorphic describes the service as a fast, commercially accessible route to design review.
Metamorphic also undertakes complex engineering programmes in quantum technologies, energy systems and other demanding applications. These involve developing geometry around physics, function, manufacturability and performance rather than preset optimisation workflows.
Morphé is a Rhino 8/Grasshopper plug-in for implicit modelling, voxel processing and vector-field-driven geometry. Developed through Metamorphic’s engineering work, it keeps geometry linked to the parameters, data, optimisation and design logic used to generate it.
Metamorphic will exhibit alongside Voxshell, which develops automated meshing technology for computational fluid dynamics (CFD) and finite element analysis (FEA). Voxshell’s ChopMesh platform is designed to convert complex geometry rapidly into simulation-ready volumetric meshes.
The companies will demonstrate a new Morphé-to-ChopMesh workflow. Morphé now supports direct OpenVDB (.VDB) export, enabling complex, function-driven geometry generated in Grasshopper to be transferred directly into ChopMesh for volumetric meshing. According to Metamorphic, this removes the need for intermediate STL repair and extensive manual clean-up, allowing users to move towards simulation-ready models in minutes.
Laurence Coles, co-founder and Mechanical Design Lead at Metamorphic, said, “Formnext gives us an opportunity to show the complete philosophy behind Metamorphic. We can help somebody interrogate an existing design through Rapid Geometry Review, work with them on an exceptionally difficult engineering problem, or give computational designers tools that allow them to explore sophisticated geometry themselves through Morphé.”
Manolis Papastavrou, co-founder and Computational Design Lead, added, “The connection with Voxshell is particularly exciting because it demonstrates where these workflows should be heading. Creating advanced geometry is only valuable if engineers can analyse and iterate it efficiently. Moving directly from Morphé into ChopMesh brings geometry generation and simulation preparation much closer together.”
Metamorphic and Voxshell will exhibit in Hall 12.1, Stand E76.
