TPMS Designer

TPMS Designer is a toolbox to aid in design and analysis of cellular structures
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TPMS-Designer

An open-source Matlab toolbox for generation, analysis and visualisation of TPMS-like structures and other 3D objects.

Install Instructions

  • To install the complete toolbox in Matlab, download the latest release of TPMS Designer Release and include files in your path within matlab.

  • To install just the GUI application, download and run TPMS-Designer/app/TPMS Designer GUI.mlappinstall

  • For users without Matlab, you may download the stand-alone version. Download and run TPMS-Designer/app/TPMSDesigner_Installer_web.exe This may take a while and will prompt you to install the relevant version of the free matlab runtime.

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Cite As

Alistair Jones, Martin Leary, Stuart Bateman, Mark Easton, TPMS Designer: A tool for generating and analyzing triply periodic minimal surfaces, Software Impacts, Volume 10, 2021, 100167, ISSN 2665-9638, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.simpa.2021.100167.

MATLAB Release Compatibility
Created with R2023b
Compatible with any release to R2023b
Platform Compatibility
Windows macOS Linux

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Version Published Release Notes
3.2.1.2

See release notes for this release on GitHub: https://github.com/Alistairj43/TPMS-Designer/releases/tag/3.2.1.2

3.2.1.1

See release notes for this release on GitHub: https://github.com/Alistairj43/TPMS-Designer/releases/tag/3.2.1.1

3.1.3.1

See release notes for this release on GitHub: https://github.com/Alistairj43/TPMS-Designer/releases/tag/3.1.3.1

3.1.2.1

See release notes for this release on GitHub: https://github.com/Alistairj43/TPMS-Designer/releases/tag/3.1.2.1

3.1.1.1

See release notes for this release on GitHub: https://github.com/Alistairj43/TPMS-Designer/releases/tag/3.1.1.1

3.1.0.0

See release notes for this release on GitHub: https://github.com/Alistairj43/TPMS-Designer/releases/tag/3.1.0.0

3.0.1.2

See release notes for this release on GitHub: https://github.com/Alistairj43/TPMS-Designer/releases/tag/3.0.1.2

3.0.1.1

See release notes for this release on GitHub: https://github.com/Alistairj43/TPMS-Designer/releases/tag/3.0.1.1

3.0.1.0

See release notes for this release on GitHub: https://github.com/Alistairj43/TPMS-Designer/releases/tag/3.0.1.0

2.3.1.1

See release notes for this release on GitHub: https://github.com/Alistairj43/TPMS-Designer/releases/tag/2.3.1.1

2.2.1.1

See release notes for this release on GitHub: https://github.com/Alistairj43/TPMS-Designer/releases/tag/2.2.1.1

2.2.1.0

See release notes for this release on GitHub: https://github.com/Alistairj43/TPMS-Designer/releases/tag/2.2.1.0

2.2

Bug Fixes
Compatability Info Updated - (Requires Image Processing Toolbox)
Added functionality including new manufacturability predictive index and visualisation options
UI Updates to app-designer app (including direct input of values)

2.1

Migration to github

2.0

Converted to toolbox, giving access to examples, source code, and an improved UI for new users.

1.5

- Improved UI and visualization features
- Added unit cell homogenization for mechanical properties

1.4

- Improved UI
- Import and export options
- Asses expected L-PBF defects (Ra, Rz, and PositionalError) based on Publication by Jones et Al: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmatprotec.2021.117179
- Spherical Histogram (pole-figure) representation improved

1.3

- Updated user interface
- Full rotation controls (pitch,roll,yaw)
- More inbuilt implicit structures
- stl export
- Better visualization options
- Diagnostic tools (polar heat-map)
- Export and import structures defined in xlsx (experimental)

1.1

Compatability Fix

1.0

To view or report issues in this GitHub add-on, visit the GitHub Repository.
To view or report issues in this GitHub add-on, visit the GitHub Repository.