Design Proposal

A "pure" topology optimization result is a set of cells that together form the design proposal. The original design space and the design proposal are shown in the following figure:

This "pure" result cell set is a subset of the design cells and can be further processed to use it in the development process. For this purpose, methods for creating smooth surfaces like in Tosca Fluid.smooth can be used. The result itself is to be treated as a design proposal: Because of the large freedom implied in the topology optimization approach, the resulting geometries are typically characterized by a free and "bionic-looking" shape. Not every detail of the topology optimization result proposal must or can be realized in the final design. Therefore, the design proposal must be interpreted; a final design must be derived from the proposal.

Because of the low modeling effort and the large design freedom, the topology optimization approach is well suited for application in the early conceptual stages of product development processes.