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Rik_Van_Looy
In my (admittedly very limited) experience of playing around with topology optimization using a Markforged 3D printer, I've found that a sensible set of loading cases combined with not optimising too aggressively goes a long way. It's not hard to see how something like those lugs with tiny little 2-3 mm tendrils wouldn't be very impact tolerant...