anton is an open-source generative design framework built on Blender, the open-source 3D creation suite. At its current stage of development, anton uses a narrow-band topology optimization methodology as a design generator and uses implicit surfaces for mesh generation.
taichi-buildrequires spgrid_topo_opt, a Narrow-Band Topology Optimization framework developed by Haixiang Liu (University of Wisconsin-Madison), Yuanming Hu (MIT CSAIL), Bo Zhu (Dartmouth College), Wojciech Matusik (MIT CSAIL), Eftychios Sifakis (University of Wisconsin-Madison).- The following python modules are also required:
NumpyScipyScikit-learngmsh-api
- For a minimal installation, download a
native-buildrelease. - For more advanced and reliable results, download a
taichi-buildrelease. - Open Blender and head over to
Edit->Preferences->Add-ons->Install - Navigate to the downloaded .zip file and click
Install Add-on
Read more about anton: https://anton.readthedocs.io/en/latest/