Getting started

Step one: Load a part into Lattice Commander

1. Begin with a part loaded on a build platform.
2. In the project tree, click and hold the part to drag & drop it under Lattice Commander.

Note: If Lattice Commander is not available in your project tree, activate it by selecting Lattices in the project tree, then click Lattice Commander in the context view.

Dragging a part into Lattice Commander creates a new component with the part loaded as a mesh body.

Step two: Generate a lattice

This function effectively reuses the entire mesh body as a template, permitting lattice structures to be generated within the volume that the mesh body encloses.

1. Select the mesh body.
2. From the menu, choose Create > Volume Lattice.
3. In the context view, make the desired adjustments. For example, choose the desired Unit topology.
4. Click Generate.

The lattice is generated as a new body. The original mesh body is still there, but it has automatically been switched to be invisible and ignored.

Step three: Generate a skin

This function takes the original mesh body and assigns a thickness to each of its triangles.

1. Select the mesh body.
2. From the menu, choose Create > Hollow.
3. In the context view, make the desired adjustments. For example, choose the desired Thickness.
4. Click Generate.

The skin has been generated.

Step four: Generate the merged part

Parts are generated from the whole component, and the result is sent to the platform that was selected last before starting the part generation. Generating parts rasterizes the entire component and compares the roles of all present parts to determine where the generated part should be solid.

Use the roles for each body in a component to determine the outcome of part generation, solid, trim, void, and ignore.

1. Select the component.
2. Adjust the roles as desired: In the context view, click the role icon of a body to cycle through the two or four roles. (Lattices cannot be used for trimming or voiding; so, there are only two roles to choose from.)
3. From the menu, choose Generate > Generate Component.

A component being previewed, with all the available roles in use. Trim volumes are shown in green, void volumes in red. Solid bodies appear in pale pink, ignored ones are hidden.

The result of generating a part from the example above.