Engineering.com speaks to five of the leading topology optimization companies about how their software is used in medical implants. Last month we took a look at generative design in consumer products.

Astrobotic, with support from SimuTech Group, used Ansys' topology optimization capabilities to help design a lander with mass savings of up to 20% while meeting structural durability criteria.

Topology optimization refers to software that takes advantage of the design freedoms offered by additive manufacturing. It is a generative approach, so multiple design configurations are created for ...