Palace3D
Computational design for the complex, the beautiful, and the printable.
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Computationally designed metal jewelry (shown with permission from HP Inc). Powder bed printing allows for interlocking, no-assembly parts.
Home office mount for power supply (shown with permission from client).
AI-generated tea set automatically made printable (shown with permission from HP Inc).
Two tessellations interwoven and printed in TPU.
Computationally designed jewelry. The green is outside the printer's color gamut and is achieved through a computationally derived microtexture.
Metal plating for strength and aesthetics with the lattice and small dish shown before and after plating (plating executed by RePliForm Inc).
Consulting
Palace3D designs the geometry and the workflows that generate it. Whether you need a functional part with internal latticing or an aesthetic piece that brings you joy, we build the computational pipeline from concept to print-ready file for additive manufacturing.
Parametric & Generative Workflows
Our custom software and computational pipelines let you explore your design space rather than produce only a single output.
Lattices & Complex Geometry
Design for additive manufacturing includes a range of complex geometries such as variable, conformal lattice structures and high resolution filters. We tune these components to your application's needs.
AI-generated Parts Made Printable
AI tools help you express your creativity, but many of the parts they generate are poor quality or might not be manufacturable in your chosen print technology. We automatically address these flaws so you can print your vision.
Computational Color and Texture
Color and texture can be as important as the overall geometry. Printing in color HP Multi-Jet Fusion we create robust parts that aren't a boring monochrome. We invent new effects and patterns through computationally designed textures.
Custom Aesthetic & Artistic Pieces
Additive manufacturing opens up a world of personalized jewelry, decorative objects, and sculptural forms where the geometry itself is the point.
3mf Access
We are the implementors of the 3mf importer and exporter for SideFX Houdini. 3mf is a powerhouse file format for computational design, and Houdini is one of our primary computational design tools. Get in touch with us for early access
Examples from Automated Workflows
Gyroid Lattice — Parameter Space Exploration
This example demonstrates using animation of design parameters to explore a design space. In this case we use implicit modeling and vary the frequency of a gyroidal lattice along its three axes in world space. The color responds to the dominant axis of the gyroid at any point.
A Path to Printing AI-generated Parts
These are images of a tractor generated from a simple AI prompt: as generated on the left and after automated changes on the right to make the part manufacturable. The workflow thickens fragile sections, resolves problematic geometry, and adjusts the textures to adapt to any changes in shape.
Decoration by Tessellation
A variety of tessellations are useful for creating rich and intricate surfaces. Here we coarsely remesh a fish form and compute its dual mesh. Using this Voronoi tessellation, each tile blooms into a flower with petal tips reaching toward the vertices of their tile. We calculate flower centers from the cell centers and other petals from the first layer of petals. The petals must be thick enough to print well.
Products
Coming soon: A line of 3D-printed objects designed with the same computational care as our consulting work.
3D-Printed Business Cards
A variety of memorable, tactile business cards with complex surface geometry. No one throws these away.
Wall Switch & Outlet Face Plates
Decorative face plates for standard wall switches and power outlets — parametrically designed, available in a range of patterns and textures.
Personalized Jewelry
Computational jewelry personalized to your size and interests.
About Palace3D
Palace3D is a computational design studio. We provide both designs and design workflows. We happily weave together mathematics, software, fabrication, and art.
Let's Work Together
Do you have a project in mind? Do you just want to talk through what's possible? Or would you like early access to the 3mf importer and exporter for Houdini? Get in touch!