Software Workshops
Workshop attendees are expected to bring their own laptop.
Software companies will provide software to conference participants. All Workshops
will have a maximum capacity of 30 people per session
Gehry technologies - The Digital Project Workshop
McNeel - Rhinoceros3D Workshop, Options
Autodessys - FormZ Workshop
AutoDesk - REVIT Workshop
Bentley Systems - Generative Components Workshop
To those interested in the Generative Components workshop:
Bentley Systems, Incorporated is pleased to announce a no-cost GenerativeComponents workshop at ACADIA 2006 on Thursday, October 12th & Friday, October 13th at the annual conference.
The workshop will run all day on both days, and is open to a highly select group of 10 attendees, based upon submission and acceptance of a statement of interest, as outlined below.
General Description:
GenerativeComponents is a highly regarded and unique 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 faculty 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 'modeled 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 stereolithography.
Supporting information:
For a general description of GenerativeComponents please see
http://www.bentley.com/en-US/Markets/Building/GenerativeComponents.htm
and for examples of the work created at previous SmartGeometry workshops please see
http://www.smartgeometry.org/
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 designers 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. Include one image of a prior design, if possible. Please forward this statement to: becareers@be.org, with a subject of ACADIA 2006 Workshop. If you have any questions, please contact laura.meier@bentley.com
Software and documentation supplied:
Participants at this workshop will be provided with an evaluation copy of GenerativeComponents and an introductory user manual and example files.
Agenda:
Day 1: Conceptual overview and 'hands-on' parametric model
Day 2: Advanced modeling and scripting
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 goal 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.
Vendors
The University of Kentucky-Center for Visualization and Virtual Environments
The University of Kentucky-College of Design
Gehrytechnologies
McNeel
Autodessys
AutoDesk
Bentley Systems
Taylor & Francis Publishers
