Frustum & Siemens Partnership
Engineers and designers using NX with Convergent Modelling technology in combination with the newly integrated capabilities from Frustum can blend topology optimisation with traditional CAD data, overcoming a traditional hurdle in such workflows.
Frustum has announced it is providing its topology optimisation and freeform geometry generator as an integrated module in Siemens NX software.
A pioneer in functional generative design and topology optimisation software, and a member of the Siemens PLM Solution Partner Program, Frustum is hoping to increase design innovation for additive manufacturing through this partnership.
Engineers and designers using NX with Convergent Modelling technology in combination with the newly integrated capabilities from Frustum can blend topology optimisation with traditional CAD data, overcoming a traditional hurdle in such workflows. Frustum is part of the Siemens next47 partner program, created to help support start-up companies with disruptive technology solutions.
“Siemens is excited to offer our NX customers this truly innovative topology optimisation solution from our partner Frustum,” said Bob Haubrock, senior vice president of Product Engineering Software for Siemens PLM Software. “Frustum’s unique technology, now fully integrated with NX and its exclusive Convergent Modelling, fits with Siemens’ approach and vision to free industrial designers and engineers to create the next generation of parts and products that closely match customer needs, reduce energy consumption, and drastically reduce the cost and time to market for these innovations.”
Generative design is a category of software that automatically generates several design options, based on input constraints such as material, function, weight and cost, in a fraction of the time it would take to create manually. Frustum’s topology optimisation software streamlines the shape of products by automating weight and material reduction, while retaining reliability. Made available in the latest release of Siemens’ NX CAD software, Convergent Modelling simplifies the ability to work with geometry consisting of a combination of facets, surfaces and solids, such as those created through topology optimisation. The integration of Frustum’s technology with NX, enables the creation of optimised design that can then be quickly refined and made ready for additive manufacturing, using Convergent Modelling.
With this integration, designers are now able to calculate, optimise, adapt and validate design options at the same time by running multiple scenarios, seamlessly adding force application points and load cases. Users can also leverage Convergent Modelling to further edit or refine the results of a topology optimisation study, gaining unparalleled design flexibility. The amalgamation of Frustum’s and Siemens’ technologies is set to benefit a range of industries, including aerospace, automotive and heavy machinery by creating components and parts optimised for lightweight, yet stiffer designs.
“As a partner with Siemens PLM Software, we are thrilled to be part of the Siemens’ NX solution,” said Jesse Coors-Blankenship, founder and CEO of Frustum. “This is great recognition for the power of our technology and optimisation framework, which removes some of the barriers associated with additive manufacturing. We are excited to enable Siemens’ NX customers to design fully optimised parts, ready for 3D printing, as well as empower them to move beyond the boundaries of traditional CAD geometry.”
