| """Legal disclaimer and scope clarification for VAE-FDM.""" |
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| DISCLAIMER_SHORT = ( |
| "PRELIMINARY DESIGN ONLY - Verify with licensed PE using validated FEM software." |
| ) |
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| SCOPE_PAPER = """ |
| PAPER-VALIDATED (Pastrana et al., ICLR 2025): |
| - Equilibrium of pin-jointed bar systems (residual forces = 0) |
| - Shape matching for compression-only shells (Bezier surfaces) |
| - Shape matching for cable-net towers (mixed tension/compression) |
| - Real-time inference (~1ms on Apple M2) |
| - Force density values q per edge (model units) |
| """.strip() |
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| SCOPE_EXTENSION = """ |
| EXTENSIONS (this tool, NOT paper-validated): |
| - Variational encoder for sampling diverse equilibrium solutions |
| (shell VAE and tower VAE; tower VAE is experimental with higher |
| reconstruction error due to 656-dim latent space) |
| - GNN encoder for variable topologies (paper mentions as future work) |
| - Classical baseline (L-BFGS-B direct optimization) |
| - Interactive 3D explorer (standalone, no Rhino3D required) |
| - Export to DXF, OBJ, STL, CSV, JSON, PNG |
| """.strip() |
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| DISCLAIMER_FULL = f""" |
| DISCLAIMER - VAE-FDM STRUCTURAL FORM-FINDING TOOL |
| |
| {SCOPE_PAPER} |
| |
| {SCOPE_EXTENSION} |
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| IMPORTANT: |
| 1. EQUILIBRIUM is guaranteed by the FDM decoder (paper-validated). |
| Every predicted shape satisfies force balance by construction. |
| 2. This tool does NOT perform material checks, buckling analysis, |
| or serviceability verification. |
| 3. The paper operates in dimensionless model units. |
| 4. VAE models trade reconstruction accuracy for solution diversity. |
| The deterministic model is recommended for accurate predictions. |
| |
| REQUIREMENTS FOR CONSTRUCTION: |
| - All results must be verified by a licensed Professional Engineer |
| (PE/CEng) using validated FEM software (ETABS, SAP2000, RFEM). |
| - The engineer of record bears full responsibility for the final |
| structural design. |
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| Software: VAE-FDM v1.1.0 |
| Paper: Pastrana et al. (2025) ICLR. arXiv:2409.02606 |
| """.strip() |
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