We are going to tackle optimizing for the best stiffness to weight ratio using the Topology Study in SOLIDWORKS Simulation Professional. As an added bonus, why not make it look awesome? In my opinion, optimized shapes bordering on the look of alien technology are pretty dang cool looking. Keeping this economical would help me to convince our digital manufacturing team to print this silly – er, I mean serious – project of mine. The skateboard was going to have to be very strong for its weight, obviously so that it could hold my weight, but also because reducing the material volume as much as possible makes it faster and cheaper to print.
I immediately turned to the Topology study for a number of reasons. My plan for this project was to make a small board, just big enough to ride around our business park. I came up with the idea of trying to convince our digital manufacturing team to print me a skateboard. In this post, we'll cover how the Load Case Manager available for Topology and Static studies in SOLIDWORKS Simulation Professional can allow you to optimize a shape for multiple loading conditions. This helps reduce weight while maintaining material in critical areas needed to meet design requirements. If you have ever taken a look at the Topology study in SOLIDWORKS Simulation Professional, you may have been excited about its ability to create optimized shapes by removing material from a part. In recent years, SOLIDWORKS Simulation Professional added a brand new study called Topology.
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