I am trying to optimize a column made of plastic, which is intended to be fabricated in a 3D printer. Now I am going to explain the definition that I am working on in order to show how this relates to the problem I am trying to solve. Secondly I would like to ask advice on how to deal the problem of minimizing the quantity of material used and keeping the structure strength in an acceptable range. I know that these topics appear on the Karamba manual, however the explanation is quick and brief and I, and perhaps some others, can´t grasp completely what are they and how they work. Hello, the purpose of this post is to understand better the three basic outputs that the analyze component in Karamba mean, in order to use the right value in a Galapagos optimization.įirst of all I would like to ask someone with patience, time and disposition for a definition of maximum displacement, resulting force of gravity and internal elastic energy.