Annoucement:
Generative Components free of charge workshop at eCAADe on 24th and 25th September, hosted by FH Wiesbaden/FH Frankfurt.
General Description:
GenerativeComponents is a parametric and associative design software with application both to conventional architectural design as well as to more geometrically unconventional architectural forms. This workshop will introduce designers, researchers and faculties to the underlying concepts of parametric design and their application to a variety of design issues. The advantage of GenerativeComponents is that it enables the designer to set up fairly complex design models using any combination of geometric relations, algebraic expressions, logical dependencies and scripting techniques to capture the essential "design intent". These models can then be used to explore variations and thereby test a range of alternatives which would not be possible if each variation had to be 'modelled by hand' with a conventional 'non-parametric' CAD application. GenerativeComponents has some facilities under the heading 'Fabrication Planning' that can prepare geometry for digital modeling making including laser cutting and stereolythography.
Supporting information:
For a general description of GenerativeComponents please see
http://www.bentley.com/en-US/Markets/Building/GenerativeComponents.htm
and for example of the work create at previous SmartGeometry workshops at
Prerequisites:
Prospective attendees should be familiar with 3D modeling with curves, surfaces and solids. GenerativeComponents is both an application for designers with no programming experience (who want to design by establishing associativity between geometric elements) and for designer who are actively interested in exploring the overlap between conventional design and 'programmatic' design (using scripting techniques). It is not a pre-requisite that attendees have programming skills, but it is important that attendees can think logically and apply this approach to relatively complex geometric constructions and systems involving logical dependencies. It is not a prerequisite that attendees have prior MicroStation experience.
Application to participate:
Prospective attendees should submit a one page statement of their interest in parametric design, describing either a recent project which used parametric techniques or describing a reasonably small self contained design problem which is inherently parametric in nature and some aspect of the possible approach they propose to adopt. Please forward this statement to Zeljko Djuretic
Software and documentation supplied: Participants at this workshop will be provided with an evaluation copy of Generative Components and an introductory user manual and example files.
Overall:
We aim to offer a tutor participant ratio of 1:5. The tutors will be drawn from a very experienced group of expert users of GenerativeComponents and of other high end parametric design systems. Our aim is to offer a very high level workshop with access to the latest software tools and tutors with unparalleled experience in parametric design. This is an important and unique educational opportunity. The number of attendees is limited to 10.