Aspects of the present disclosure relate generally to preparing models of three-dimensional structures. In particular, a model of a three-dimensional structure constructed of porous geometries is prepared. A component file including a porous CAD volume having a boundary is prepared. A space includin
Aspects of the present disclosure relate generally to preparing models of three-dimensional structures. In particular, a model of a three-dimensional structure constructed of porous geometries is prepared. A component file including a porous CAD volume having a boundary is prepared. A space including the porous CAD volume is populated with unit cells. The unit cells are populated with porous geometries having a plurality of struts having nodes on each end. The space is populated with at least one elongated fixation element extending beyond the boundary to produce an interlocking feature enabling assembly or engagement with a mating structure.
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1. A method of preparing a computer-generated model of a three-dimensional structure constructed of porous geometries, the method comprising: preparing a computer-generated component file including a porous CAD volume having a boundary;populating, by a processor, a space including the porous CAD vol
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A method of preparing a computer-generated model of a three-dimensional structure constructed of porous geometries, the method comprising: preparing a computer-generated component file including a porous CAD volume having a boundary;populating, by a processor, a space including the porous CAD volume with unit cells, at least one unit cell overlapping the boundary;populating, by a processor, the unit cells with porous geometries, a plurality of the porous geometries having a plurality of struts having opposing ends, each end being connected at a corresponding node, at least one strut overlapping the boundary and having a length, a first node outside the porous CAD volume, and a second node inside the porous CAD volume;removing, by a processor, all struts entirely outside the porous CAD volume such that each end of the remaining struts remains connected at its corresponding node; andpopulating, by a processor, the space with at least one elongated fixation element extending beyond the boundary to produce an interlocking feature to enable assembly or engagement with a mating structure. 2. The method of claim 1, wherein at least a first strut intersects a second strut at a node, and wherein the at least one elongated fixation element intersects the node at which the first strut intersects the second strut. 3. The method of claim 2, wherein the at least one elongated fixation element extends in a predetermined direction relative to the boundary. 4. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one elongated fixation element extends in a predetermined direction relative to the boundary. 5. The method of claim 4, wherein the at least one elongated fixation element is a plurality of elongated fixation elements extending beyond the boundary in a direction perpendicular to the boundary, each of the plurality of elongated fixation elements defining corresponding longitudinal axes therethrough, wherein the plurality of elongated fixation elements are substantially parallel, andwherein the intersections of the longitudinal axes of the fixation elements and the boundary have a density lower than the porosity of the mating structure. 6. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one elongated fixation element intersects the boundary. 7. The method of claim 1, wherein the component file further includes a solid volume contacting the porous CAD volume, andwherein the at least one elongated fixation element extends from the solid volume through the porous CAD volume. 8. The method of claim 1, wherein at least first and second elongated fixation elements populated by the processor extend beyond the boundary, and wherein the first and second elongated fixation elements are substantially parallel. 9. The method of claim 1, wherein at least first and second elongated fixation elements populated by the processor extend beyond the boundary, and wherein the first and second elongated fixation elements are substantially nonparallel. 10. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one elongated fixation element has a cross-section along a length thereof that is one of substantially (i) cylindrical, (ii) rectangular, (iii) triangular, (iv) hexagonal, and (v) octagonal. 11. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one elongated fixation element is tapered along a length thereof. 12. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one elongated fixation element has a helical exterior along a length thereof. 13. A method of producing the three-dimensional structure comprising: preparing the computer-generated model of the three-dimensional structure according to claim 1;depositing a metal powder onto a substrate;scanning a beam onto the deposited metal powder to form a first physical layer of a porous section corresponding to a portion of the porous CAD volume of the model of the three-dimensional structure, the three-dimensional structure having a geometric lattice structure constructed of porous geometries and a boundary, the porous geometries formed by a plurality of struts, each of the plurality of struts having a node on each end thereof,repeating the step of depositing the metal powder onto the substrate;repeating the step of scanning the beam onto the deposited metal powder to form additional physical layers of the three-dimensional structure; andforming at least one elongated fixation member for assembly or engagement with a mating structure, the at least one elongated fixation member corresponding to the at least one elongated fixation element and extending beyond the boundary. 14. The method of producing the three-dimensional structure according to claim 13, wherein the beam is at least one of (i) an electron beam and (ii) a laser beam. 15. The method of claim 13, wherein the step of forming the at least one elongated fixation member comprises the steps of: depositing a metal powder onto one of the (i) substrate and (ii) porous section;scanning a beam onto the deposited metal powder to form a first physical layer of the at least one elongated fixation member;repeating the step of depositing the metal powder onto the one of the (i) substrate and (ii) porous section;repeating the step of scanning the beam onto the deposited metal powder to form additional physical layers of the at least one elongated fixation member. 16. The method of claim 13, wherein at least first and second elongated fixation elements populated by the processor extend beyond the boundary in a direction perpendicular to the boundary, and wherein the first and second elongated fixation elements are substantially parallel,wherein at least first and second elongated fixation members for assembly or engagement with a mating structure are formed, andwherein the first and second elongated fixation members are substantially parallel. 17. The method of claim 13, wherein at least first and second elongated fixation elements populated by the processor extend beyond the boundary in a direction perpendicular to the boundary, wherein the first and second elongated fixation elements are substantially nonparallel; andforming at least first and second elongated fixation members for assembly or engagement with a mating structure are formed, andwherein the first and second elongated fixation members are substantially nonparallel. 18. The method of claim 17, wherein the porous section is a porous bone-ingrowth structure of a femoral knee implant having at least an anterior surface and an anterolateral chamfer surface adjacent thereto,wherein the first elongated fixation element extends from the anterior surface, andwherein the second elongated fixation element extends from the anterolateral chamfer surface. 19. The method of claim 1, further comprising removing the first strut when the first node is further from the boundary than the second node. 20. The method of claim 19, the second node being further attached to at least one adjacent strut inside the porous CAD volume, further comprising: moving a closer of the first and the second nodes to the predefined portion of the boundary at a position along the predefined portion of the boundary; andwhen the first node is the closer node, changing the length of at least the first strut such that the first strut remains connected to the first node, andwhen the second node is the closer node, changing the length of the at least one adjacent strut such that the at least one adjacent strut remains connected to the second node. 21. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium on which computer readable instructions of a program are stored, the instructions, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform a method of preparing a computer-generated model of a three-dimensional structure constructed of unit cells, the method comprising: preparing a computer-generated component file including a porous CAD volume having a boundary;populating, by a processor, a space including the porous CAD volume with unit cells, at least one unit cell overlapping the boundary;populating, by a processor, the unit cells with porous geometries, a plurality of the porous geometries having a plurality of struts having opposing ends, each end being connected at a corresponding node, at least one strut overlapping the boundary and having a length, a first node outside the porous CAD volume, and a second node inside the porous CAD volume;removing, by a processor, all struts entirely outside the porous CAD volume such that each end of the remaining struts remains connected at its corresponding node; andpopulating, by a processor, the space with at least one elongated fixation element extending beyond the boundary to produce an interlocking feature to enable assembly or engagement with a mating structure.
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