VR-BESO: A VR-based structural design tool
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Welcome to the VR-BESO user guide.
VR-BESO is a novel interactive structural design tool based on virtual reality (VR) [1,2]. This tool integrates VR sculpting and topology optimisation techniques to generate innovative, lightweight, and efficient 3D structural designs. VR-BESO allows designers to immersively and intuitively observe and interact with 3D models. By alternatively using VR sculpting and executing topology optimisation, a human–computer collaboration is established to improve the efficiency of design exploration and the quality of optimised structures.
Unique features:
Immersive modeling environment
Intuitive interaction experience
Rich design freedom
Iterative design exploration
Reliable structural performance
Have fun with VR-BESO :)
The authors gratefully acknowledge the financial support provided by the Australian Research Council (FL190100014).
This guide covers all the basics, such as , , and detailed tutorials.
*Another software related to VR-BESO is called , which is used for 2D structural design [3–6].
– detailed installation instructions
– a description of the graphic user interface
– VR-BESO tutorials
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VR-BESO is licensed under .
[1] Z. Li, T.-U. Lee, Y.M. Xie, , Computer-Aided Design 160 (2025) 103532.
[2] Z. Li, T.-U. Lee and Y. M. Xie, “,” in Proceedings of the IASS Annual Symposium 2024: Redefining the Art of Structural Design, Zurich, Switzerland, Aug. 25–30, P. Block, G. Boller, C. D. Wolf, J. Pauli and W. Kaufmann (Eds.), 2024, pp. 1–10.
[3] Z. Li, T.-U. Lee, Y. M. Xie, "," Computer-Aided Design, vol. 160 (2023) 103532.
[4] Z. Li, T.-U. Lee and Y. M. Xie, “,” in Proceedings of the IASS Annual Symposium 2023: Integration of Design and Fabrication, Melbourne, Australia, Jul. 10–14, 2023, Y. M. Xie, J. Burry, T.-U. Lee and J. Ma (Eds.), 2023, pp. 2430–2440.
[5] Z. Li, T.-U. Lee, Y.M. Xie, , RMIT University (Apr 2023).
[6] Z. Li, , RMIT University, 2024.
