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MAMMATUS GENERATIVA
Blending footwear with generative design tools. Embedding static objects with knowledge and direction.
DESIGN APPROACH
Traditionally, we design objects by their familiar shapes and configurations.
Adjustments are often discrete and static.
Generatively, objects are given insight, re-perceived as constraints and objectives.
Objects now carry information, developing an evolution of informed mutations.
GENERATIVE SIMULATION
Using Finite Element Analysis (FEA), this model simulates the force vectors of a foot strike and
the material properties of PebaX® Rnew®, a bio-based thermoplastic elastomer made of castor beans.
Layered with Topology Optimization (TopOp), the midsole then morphs and reforms,
fine-tuning structural integrity in balance with targeted material usage.
COMPUTATIONAL ENVIRONMENT
Material
Pebax Rnew 30R51 SA 01
Boundary Conditions
Force Vector
Displacement Restraint
Optimization Objective
Structural Compliance Response
Optimization Constraint
Volume Fraction
Passive Region
CREDITS
HARDWARE
Original Prusa i3 MK3S+
SOFTWARE
Rhino
Grasshopper
nTopology
Houdini
Redshift
Adobe Suite
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