Change the joint angles span by span and the flat lattice becomes a dome or a saddle
Two ways to choose the change. Two levels: one value for the inner spans and the opposite for the outer ones, up to ±30%. Optimized: a value per span, fitted to a target surface. The last switch shows the same case with the crossing springs as they were before the fix, when the model was not four-fold symmetric.
Lattice
Spans
Design
Crossing springs
Ramp
Bias load
Curvature change
Shape
Lattice
Crossing springs
Equilibrium of the lattice
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What the change does to one free span
at restthe span that extends mostthe span that contracts most
How the lattice responds
The vertical line follows the slider. Click a chart to jump there.