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Switzerland-based geometric optimization software company Spherene AG has just released the latest version of their parametric design software Spherene 2.0
If you’re working in additive manufacturing, simulation, or industrial design, you might be interested to see what the latest version offers.
Based in Zürich, the Spherene team has been refining their Adaptive Density Minimal Surface (ADMS) approach since 2018. The idea is simple enough. Users create a minimal surface structure that behaves like a bulk material, but weighs less and doesn’t snap under load. It’s isotropic, printable, and doesn’t care whether you’re using SLA, SLS, metal powder bed, or a DIY machine you built in a cave (out of scraps).
The geometry produced adapts to any shape, distributes stress evenly, and works with practically any material you throw at it. It’s field-driven and parameterized, so you don’t need to manually sculpt lattices or bake a fresh set of scripts every time your part changes shape. You just plug in your design intent and let the modifiers handle the rest. Whether you want to alter the thickness, density, bias, cavities, closures, it’s all covered.
Spherene 2.0 works natively in Rhino3D, Grasshopper, and Autodesk Fusion, and will soon be available for integration in nTop. You can simulate within Grasshopper using the Intact plugin, or export labyrinth structures for CFD workflows. There’s no vendor lock-in, no dodgy workarounds, just direct control over high-performance geometry that prints well and simulates cleanly.
Why Spherene 2.0 Is Useful
Supports less, performs more: ADMS geometries often need little or no support, saving time on both slicing and post-processing.
True isotropy: These aren’t gyroids in a party hat. Spherene’s structures are equal in all directions, so they handle stress without surprise failures.
Material-agnostic: Stainless steel, aluminium alloys, photopolymers, even paste extrusion—doesn’t matter.
Fast iteration: Design changes don’t mean starting from scratch. Update the field values and you’re ready to export.
Proper export quality: The new meshing engine produces clean, high-resolution STL files without weird edges or topological headaches.
Spherene isn’t just producing fanciful and pretty designs, as it has been used in real life applications. ESA has already validated the concept in aerospace contexts. Rapidia’s femur demo, printed in 316L stainless, showed how easy it is to create medical-grade structures with controlled porosity and directional performance. In footwear, it’s already being used to build midsoles with variable damping and embedded logos, without breaking the model or the designer.
What’s New in Spherene 2.0
Version 2 introduces a proper stack of upgrades. Here’s what’s changed:
- Cleaner UI with refreshed icons
- New menu and inspector panel
- Two new geometry modifiers: Detail and Cavity
- Support for Field Geometries, allowing advanced shaping
- Labyrinth export for CFD simulations
- New meshing engine for higher-quality output
- Fully overhauled documentation
Available now for Rhino, Fusion, and Grasshopper. nTop integration starts rolling out on June 24. If you’d like a demo of Spherene 2.0, then you can access it here
