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Additive Manufacturing : a new way to design - Topological optimization, design taking into account the constraints of a range of additive manufacturing processes

Authors: Thomas BRETEAU, Rémy BLANC, Benoît VIEILLE

Publication date: December 10, 2025 | Lire en français

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    Buy-to-fly ratio

    In machining, the ratio between the mass of the final (machined) part and the mass of the raw part. In aeronautics, it is generally around 20%.

    Functional skeleton

    All surfaces that ensure the positioning and retention of one part on another or another on it.

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