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LATTICE STUDY
Connected point distributions,
trigonometric waves, conformal structures.
The same three pieces printed in over
twenty different geometric variations.
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ARRANGEMENT OF ALL PRINTED LATTICE VARIATIONS
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CLOSE-UP OF LATTICE PIECE DESIGN VARIANTS
LATTICE
STRUCTURES
Inspired by crystalline structures found in nature,
engineered lattices organize a network of repeated cells
that house variants of beams and surfaces.
Solid forms can now be viewed as voids to be filled
with intricate linkages of developable geometries.
Structural optimization through the benefits of
weight reduction, zonal strengthening, and adaptive behavior.
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GROUP OF VORONOI SAMPLES DIFFERING IN DENSITY, THICKNESS, AND MATERIAL
VORONOI
The skin of a giraffe, honey combs, and cells on a leaf.
A procedural formation around distributed points
that favors the shortest path and the tightest fit,
mimicking nature's tendency for efficiency.
Natural conformation to the part’s boundary,
it’s behavior can be adjusted by the
distance between points and the thickness of beams.
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LAYOUT OF VORONOI SAMPLES FROM LEAST TO MOST DENSE
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FOCUSED IMAGE OF VORONOI MODEL
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ANIMATION OF VORONOI PARTS TO EXHIBIT STRUCTURAL BEHAVIOR
TRIPLY PERIODIC
MINIMAL SURFACE
‘Minimal surface’ refers to a surface that spans the smallest
possible area within a given boundary — i.e. soap bubbles.
‘Triply periodic’ meaning repeated in three-dimensions,
creating a crystalline structure.
All TPMS variations are generated with
basic algebraic operation of sine and cosine curves.
Depending on how you add, subtract, divide, or multiply
the implicit field of these curves, you can control the resulting
thickness, spacing, and orientation of the pattern
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DISPLAY OF TPMS PATTERN MANIPULATION
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IMAGE OF GYROID VARIATION WITH ENLARGED CAVITIES
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ARRANGEMENT OF THE SAME DIAMOND PATTERN UNDER VARYING ALGEBRAIC OPERATION
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IMAGE OF TPMS DIAMOND PIECE THAT HIGHLIGHTS ITS INTERNAL CHANNELS
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ANIMATION OF TPMS SHAPES DIFFERING IN PARAMETER AND MATERIAL
Cubic
Conformity
The cube-based construction of many traditional lattices
presents a challenge when conforming to curved volumes.
Either the part must be intersected with a larger lattice cube,
leaving irregular struts, or very small unit cells
must be used to closely approximate the curve.
Alternatively, you could generate the cells directly from
the part’s curved side surfaces, but a singularity
is formed in part’s center where all the beams
will merge together into a dense axis.
This 'lotus pattern' explores possible ways of
addressing this singularity, either eliminating it all together
or forming a separate inner section that
seamlessly connects to the outer region.
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LAYOUT OF 'LOTUS PATTERN' MODELS
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OVERHEAD IMAGE OF PATTERN CREATION METHOD PAIRINGS
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IMAGE DETAILING THE CONFIRMITY OF BEAMS
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IMAGE OF THE VORONOI, TPMS, AND CUBIC LATTICES
CREDITS
HARDWARE
EnvisionOne - ETEC
SOFTWARE
Rhino & Grasshopper
nTopology
Adobe Suite
MATERIAL
Elastic Tough Rubber 90 - Adaptive3D
Elastic Tough Rubber 70 - Adaptive3D
Loctite 3D IND402 - Adaptive3D
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