The old adage “evolution, rather than revolution” holds true. Essentially, the user is optimising within a very confined set of options. When this is compared to the theoretical blue sky approach, it becomes clear that the results from a typical software optimisation process are restricted to the model that is used. In other words, the user takes a model, parameterises it, gives the system a set of inputs, variables and a goal, and has the system iterate it to find the best solution. Looking at the most widely available optimisation tools out there (most Finite Element Analysis systems include such tools), they rely on the design of experiments method. Inspire has a non-standard, yet clear interface that enables explorationĪs a purely theoretical exercise it can be done without restriction, but problems arise when using a software system to support the process. Important new features in solidThinking Inspire 9.Fig 1. The software is easy to learn and works with existing CAD tools to help design structural parts at reduced cost, development time, material consumption, and weight. New features in solidThinking Inspire 9.5, launched this week, allow users to apply Inspire to an even larger set of designs than before and make better early-design decisions, Bartels added. “It enhances human creativity by proposing designs that can be evolved into a finished product and easily exported to your preferred CAD tool.” “solidThinking Inspire changes the way product designers and structural engineers approach design,” says Andy Bartels, program manager for solidThinking Inspire. It helps design engineers, product designers, and even architects to quickly create and investigate structurally efficient concepts. solidThinking Inspire software takes an existing design or a new 3D sketch and generates an optimized material layout within the package space using the loads as an input. Alas, no such software exists.ĭesigners - specifically, those developing structural concepts - are more fortunate. SolidThinking Inspire Takes Structural Concepts to New Level 24 Jun, 2013 By: Nancy Spurling Johnson Version 9.5 further simplifies design optimization for engineers, product designers, and even architects.Īs an editor, I would be thrilled to have access to a software program that could take a subpar or outdated article, apply a few guidelines specified by me, and generate specific ideas about how to improve the content.
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