Development of Design Support Tool Using 3D Topology Optimization with Multilevel Voxel Analysis

Abstract

In this paper, a useful design tool that deal with 3-D topology optimization is being developed. Traditionally topology optimization is a tool for CAE engineers, but here we aim to develop a tool that gives design engineers inspiration of structure in conceptual design stage in structural mechanics sense. To help designers, the interactiveness and flexibility against the user operation is necessary. To achieve the goal, topology optimization using the adaptive multi level voxel analysis is used. With 3 dimensional examples it was demonstrated that several possible designs can be obtained interactively.