From Design Automation to Generative Design in AEC

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The Journey from Design Automation to Generative Design in AEC

Dieter Vermeulen Technical Sales Specialist AEC Generative Design & Engineering @BIM4Struc

@BIM4Struc TRADITIONAL DESIGN PROCESS

@BIM4Struc @BIM4Struc @BIM4Struc @BIM4Struc

GENERATIVE DESIGN: A form of artificial intelligence, dedicated to the creation of better outcomes for products, buildings, infrastructure and systems.

@BIM4Struc GENERATIVE DESIGN PROCESS

PEOPLE COMPUTER PEOPLE

@BIM4Struc STADIUM DESIGN CONSTRUCTION PLANNING SITE DRAINAGE

NEIGHBORHOOD PLANNING SPACE PLANNING FAÇADE DESIGN @BIM4Struc Generative design is a methodology and a process more than a singular product or tool

@BIM4Struc Benefits of Generative Design

@BIM4Struc What level of design progression ?

@BIM4Struc Traditional Design

@BIM4Struc Sketching

@BIM4Struc Computer Aided Drafting

@BIM4Struc Parametric Design

@BIM4Struc PARAMETRIC DESIGN Designer/engineer uses computer as passive machine

one one limited human + computer = design

@BIM4Struc PARAMETRIC MODELING

@BIM4Struc Parametric Modeling a = 2 b = 1 a – b = c

@BIM4Struc Parametric Modeling a = 2 b = 1 a – b = c f(x)

@BIM4Struc Parametric Modeling a = 2 b = 1 a – b = c

@BIM4Struc Conceptual Tower Mass – Design Model

Assign Parametric Create Geometry Modify Parameters Document the Idea Constraints

@BIM4Struc Design Automation

@BIM4Struc input design output automation

@BIM4Struc Dynamo Ecosystem to increase capabilities

REVIT API Difficulty

REVIT DYNAMO

Expressive Power

@BIM4Struc Dynamo to simplify things

PROGRAMMING VISUAL SCRIPTING

@BIM4Struc Conceptual Tower Mass - Automated Placement Design Automation with Revit and Dynamo Player

@BIM4Struc Cut Openings in Structural Walls Thanks for contributing: Design Automation with Revit and Dynamo Jesper Wallaert, AB Clausen, Denmark

@BIM4Struc Computational Modeling

@BIM4Struc Computational Modeling Process

DATA GENERATE ANALYZE EXPLORE INTEGRATE INPUT

@BIM4Struc Conceptual Tower Mass with Computational Modeling

Generate Model Get Boundaries Analyze & Evaluate Geometry Integration

@BIM4Struc Light Distribution Analysis

Generate Option for Conceptual Analysis Get Revit Context Evaluation Light Distribution Point Intensity

@BIM4Struc Special thanks for contributing: Light Distribution Analysis Jared Linden, Hoare Lea, UK Radu Gidei, UK Computational Modeling with Revit and Dynamo

@BIM4Struc Generative Design

@BIM4Struc GENERATIVE DESIGN Computer and designer/engineer unite as cocreators

100s to 1000s one computing computational of human + + power = algorithms design options @BIM4Struc @BIM4Struc Generative Design Process

DATA GENERATE ANALYZE RANK EVOLVE EXPLORE INTEGRATE INPUT

VARIABLES INTEGRATED OPTIONS METRICS SCORING VISUALIZATION CONSTRAINTS CHAMPION

@BIM4Struc DATA GENERATE ANALYZE RANK EVOLVE EXPLORE INTEGRATE INPUT

@BIM4Struc Conceptual Tower Mass Optimization

Define Optimization Data and Constraints Computational Integrate in design Champion Selection Model

@BIM4Struc Conceptual Tower Mass Optimization Optimization with GD in Revit

@BIM4Struc Light Distribution Optimization

Analyze Evolve Data & Constraints Generate & Explore Results Ranking

@BIM4Struc Special thanks for contributing: Light Distribution Optimization Jared Linden, Hoare Lea, UK Radu Gidei, Matterlab, UK Design Optimization with Revit, Dynamo and GD

@BIM4Struc Shop Layout Planning Optimize the ratio of shop and storage area of a liquor store

@BIM4Struc Building Massing Conceptual Analysis Optimization with Generative Design in Revit

@BIM4Struc Office Workspace Layout Optimization with Generative Design in Revit

@BIM4Struc Design Technology Progression

TRADITIONAL DESIGN PARAMETRIC DESIGN GENERATIVE DESIGN RECORDING DECISIONS ASSOCIATING GEOMETRY DESCRIBING GOALS + CONSTRAINTS

COMPUTER AIDED PARAMETRIC DESIGN COMPUTATIONAL OPTION DESIGN DRAFTING MODELING AUTOMATION MODELING GENERATION OPTIMIZATION

AUTOCAD REVIT DYNAMO GENERATIVE DESIGN IN REVIT

@BIM4Struc What level of design progression ?

You know what to do !

@BIM4Struc Where to get started with Dynamo ? https://primer.dynamobim.org/

@BIM4Struc Learning Content Revit Help and more in-depth primer content

Access from within Revit > Help Generative Design Primer: https://www.generativedesign.org/

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