Three paths:
Path 1 - Make part with regular generative design process: You will get a complex one piece structure with many cavities, openings and structural elements. You will get many choices and ideas to consider. Risk: Some parts may be not be able to be manufactured or withstand testing
Path 2 - Run multiple times (GD) with decreasing forces to determine the load path(curve)skeletal structure of the part. The curves that are in the center of the body elements - become guide curves from which profiles are selected and swept creating a primary single piece skeletal structure. The creation of sweeps allow the option to create multiple parts based on the users discretion. So the engineer can make a unified one piece part or multiple component assembly.
Path 3. - Use Automated Modeling to generate a net shape like GD would. Then plug into Generative design with netshape being the limiting envelope boundary so when GD generate new models it will be a smaller set with more preferred design choices than Path 1. Also use complexity constants as you optimize the design. See Complexity in past articles.
As the Team understands more how to control shapes and curves there will be more options discovered beyond 3.
Now let me get back to my meditation (HUMMMMMMM Just teasing! 😃
Have a Good Holiday Season.
John
