RE: files on open/closed cell strucrus

From: Rupert Soar <R.C.Soar_at_lboro.ac.uk>
Date: Wed Jan 21 2004 - 03:11:11 EET

Thanks George,

I always seem to come back to your excellent work and regularly dazzle
visitors with your structures. Thanks for the advice, I may have a go
at replicating the tangled reindeer into a structure for a test part.

Keep on inspiring

Rupert

-----Original Message-----
From: George W. Hart [mailto:george@georgehart.com]
Sent: 21 January 2004 00:59
To: Rupert Soar
Cc: rp-ml@rapid.lpt.fi
Subject: Re: files on open/closed cell strucrus

Rupert Soar wrote:
>...Boolean operations...my software locks up...

I've tried quite a few, and my experience is that no commercial software

is very robust when given complex Boolean operations. If you take the
union of a few hundred small objects, the package is likely to give an
error message or crash. If anyone can recommend a software tool (free
or commercial) that they feel is particularly good at complex Boolean
operations, please let us know.

>...Are there any CAD files out there of closed or open cell/foam
> structures that you would be willing to share?...

Some of these files are like open-cell foam structures. I generate them

by different algorithms, not involving Boolean operations:
     http://www.georgehart.com/rp/rp.html

George
http://www.georgehart.com/
Received on Wed Jan 21 02:48:14 2004

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