Enhanced lattice export with boundary trimming of simplified beams in Creo

Creo Parametric 12.4.0.0
User Interface Location:

• Part mode
  1. Click File > Save As > Save a Copy. The Save a Copy dialog box opens.
  2. Next to Type, select Stereolithography (.stl) or 3MF (.3mf).
  3. Click Options. The STL Export Profile Settings or 3MF Export Profile Settings dialog box opens.
  4. Click to expand the Lattice Settings section.

• Tray assembly
  1. Click File > Print > Prepare for 3D Printing. The Tray tab opens.
  2. Click Preparation > Lattice Printing Options. The Lattice Printing Options dialog box opens.

Description
A new export option has been introduced that allows simplified beams to be trimmed at the exterior lattice boundary.

• In Part mode, the option is applicable when you use Save As to export as an STL or 3MF file.
• In the Tray Assembly, the option is applicable for exporting and slicing.

For beams lattice with simplified representation, beams are trimmed at open and closed lattice boundaries during export by default. This increases calculation time.
If you do not need to trim the beams, to reduce calculation time, clear the Trim simplified beams at the boundary check box.

Lattice is not trimmed:	Lattice is trimmed at the exterior boundary:

Benefits

• More flexibility to prepare 3D latticed models using simplified representation
• Straightforward export workflow
• Supported inside the same familiar Lattice user interface

Additional Information

For more information, Follow this link.

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