Cloud-based application incorporates Forward AM’s Ultrasim Lattice Library for optimal printer/material pairings.
Engineering software provider Hyperganic has unveiled HyDesign, a new cloud-native design application for creating 3D printed lattice structures. The new tool aims to make designing lattice-based products easy, fast, and cost-effective for industrial designers, application engineers and OEMs using 3D printing.
The Ultrasim 3D Lattice Library by Forward AM is directly embedded into the software, replacing the standalone version of the Ultrasim 3D Lattice Engine and streamlining the design process within HyDesign.
“Developing products for 3D printing has traditionally been costly trial-and-error,” said Michael Robinson, Managing Director and CTO of Hyperganic in a press release. “HyDesign changes this by accelerating the design process with design flexibility, validated materials, and simulation, all in an app that takes minutes to learn.”
Key features:
- Create and customize lattice structures in seconds and export as standard file formats such as STL or 3MF in minutes.
- Access validated materials from the Ultrasim 3D Lattice Library by Forward AM, minimizing costly and time-consuming trial prints in the development of footwear, seating and protection applications.
- Currently a beta feature, meshless simulation helps further reduce trial-and-error efforts, achieving results within 5% deviation from industry-standard purpose-built simulation packages.
- Design directly in your browser without specialized hardware or expert designer.
Forward AM’s Ultrasim 3D Lattice Library offers curated, tailored lattices built on the company’s material science expertise and rigorous testing. According to Forward AM, the library provides optimal combinations of lattice designs, materials and printers, tested and used across industries such as footwear, seating and protection. Example printer-material pairings include Ultrasint TPU 01 for HP’s Multi-Jet Fusion (MJF5200) and TPU 88A for Farsoon’s HT252.
“The Ultrasim 3D Lattice Library represents a significant leap in designing for additive manufacturing,” said Martin Back, CEO and managing director of Forward AM in a press release. “By combining our materials expertise with Hyperganic’s technology, we’re not just optimizing products – we’re reshaping entire industries and accelerating innovation cycles across the board.”
While integrated into HyDesign, the library remains freely accessible on Forward AM’s website, with detailed technical specifications for designers and engineers.
David Alby Medina, an automotive 3D designer and former road cyclist, used HyDesign to create an ergonomic bike saddle, overcoming four years of trial-and-error with traditional 3D modeling.
“One of the features that I love about HyDesign is that it is far more user-friendly compared to existing software options and I don’t have to take care of doing highly demanding computing operations on my computer. All the re-meshing operations are done on the cloud,” Medina comment in the press release. Hyperganic claims that the full-size saddle design was generated in seconds and exported in minutes.
HyDesign is now commercially available with a 14-day free trial.
