Generating Lattice Structures

Lattice structures are getting lots of momentum in various fields due to their eccentric properties[1]. It is very important to have easy method to design these lattice structures.

Lattice_Karak[2] helps in getting the work done. It is free software with UI made for students and researchers.

Using Lattice_Karak  helps in designing various TPMS structures, export them into stl file for further processing like 3D printing and Finite Element analysis.

 

Lattice_Karak can be downloaded using the below link.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1WWL-UbPzErFCFVFJqw1as9w0M61aMxB4/view?usp=sharing

 

Videos on how to further use lattice_karak.

https://youtu.be/CuHQwsxPa3I

 

https://sites.google.com/iith.ac.in/lattice-karak/home

 

Suggested materials for understanding more about TPMS:

1)     https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addma.2017.12.006

2)     https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matdes.2017.03.018

3)     https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmbbm.2019.103520

 

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References

[1]     O. Al-Ketan and R. K. Abu Al-Rub, “Multifunctional Mechanical Metamaterials Based on Triply Periodic Minimal Surface Lattices,” Adv. Eng. Mater., vol. 21, no. 10, 2019, doi: 10.1002/adem.201900524.

[2]     S. K. K. Raju and P. S. Onkar, “Lattice_Karak: Lattice structure generator for tissue engineering, lightweighting and heat exchanger applications,” Softw. Impacts, vol. 14, p. 100425, Nov. 2022, doi: 10.1016/j.simpa.2022.100425.