Hello, I am an architecture student currently working on a project. I am interested in using topology optimization to develop a support base, and after researching, I found that the ‘Topos’ plugin for Grasshopper seems most suitable.
What I want to do is modify the central support base shown in the image through topology optimization. However, since the current shape of the support base is not typical, I anticipated difficulties with the optimization process. As expected, Topos is not functioning, and I have not found a solution yet. I have several questions:
1. Could the problem be with the Boundary Domain part of my approach? If so, how should I change it?
2. Is it possible to set up multiple Volume Load Meshes instead of just one?
3. Topos often encounters errors; could overlapping volumes between Meshes significantly impact this? What other reasons might there be for these issues?
I apologize for the multitude of questions. Finding a manual for the Topos plugin or functioning example files has been challenging, and none seem to work properly. I am in a situation where I need to perform topology optimization, and I would like to seek advice from experts on better methods and the feasibility of this approach.
Thank you.
I want to create the support mesh like this.
topos test.gh (14.0 KB)