InfinitForm
Assembly Line
Here come manufacturable generative designs
Big CAD vendors may scoff, claiming that their generative design software has options to create manufacturable parts, and indeed, they do. However, whether they produce machinable part designs is a matter of debate. Such software has yet to spur widespread industry acceptance of generative design. The machinable shapes offered as proof are made by carving away non-machinable details and smoothing out otherwise gnarly, organic shapes resulting from a bone-growth algorithm on which they are based. It’s a roundabout approach at best and, at worst, incomplete — leaving non-machinable details behind.
Bogomolny, once the creator of shape optimization tools (ParaMatters CogniCAD) now has a better way. His InfinitForm software, still to be released, will optimize with cutting tools very much in mind. The size of the cutting tool is seen at the onset of optimization. This sets InfinitForm apart from conventional shape optimizers, which work by adding elements along stress paths or removing elements where no stress is present, all without consideration of the CNC machines that make 80% of aerospace and automotive parts.
InfinitForm Emerges from Stealth to Transform Manufacturing with a Groundbreaking AI-Copilot for Mechanical Engineers
InfinitForm is proud to announce the public launch of its innovative software which promises to transform the engineering design process for manufacturing. This software enables mechanical engineers to establish new standards for speed, efficiency, and performance through extensive GPU-accelerated design simulation and optimization tools, improved collaboration features, and an intuitive user interface. InfinitForm raised seed funding led by Schematic Ventures in December 2023 and has swiftly progressed from a beta version to a commercial product.
The existing Design-for-Manufacturing process is challenged by silos, intricate workflows, and time-intensive procedures. This process can take weeks to months, involve a multitude of expensive software tools, workflows, and require highly skilled personnel with cumbersome coordination. InfinitForm’s software reduces the time this complex process takes down to minutes.