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Generative design is a design exploration process. Designers or engineers input design goals into the generative design software, along with parameters such as performance or spatial requirements, materials, manufacturing methods, and cost constraints. The software explores all the possible permutations of a solution, quickly generating design alternatives. It tests and learns from each iteration what works and what doesn’t. Learn the foundational concepts required to perform an analysis. You'll start with a closer look at what generative design is, then progress through model preparation, design space, constraint and conditions, and finally explore results generated.
Generative design is a design exploration process. Designers or engineers input design goals into the generative design software, along with parameters such as performance or spatial requirements, materials, manufacturing methods, and cost constraints. The software explores all the possible permutations of a solution, quickly generating design alternatives. It tests and learns from each iteration what works and what doesn’t.
Learn the foundational concepts required to perform an analysis. You'll start with a closer look at what generative design is, then progress through model preparation, design space, constraint and conditions, and finally explore results generated.
Knowing a little more detailed information about what generative design is and how it can be used will give the proper background to starting later exercises.
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Knowing a little more detailed information about what generative design is and how it can be used will give the proper background to starting later exercises.
You will learn:
This content was created by Apolo Vanderberg, Autodesk Designated Specialist and Instructor focused on CFD and Generative Design.
DISCLAIMER: This content demonstrates methods that can be applied when completing a simulation study in order to demonstrate software capabilities and possible workflows. The simulation study shown follows design assumptions that are not mentioned in the videos – users should apply engineering judgement when working on their own project.
Knowing a little more about the process of modifying CAD geometry for use within generative design will allow you to take those concepts to real-world exercises.
Module outline
Knowing a little more about the process of modifying CAD geometry for use within generative design will allow you to take those concepts to real-world exercises.
Learn the following skills:
This content was created by Apolo Vanderberg, Autodesk Designated Specialist and Instructor focused on CFD and Generative Design.
Design conditions allow us to input expected loads and constraints to the model at hand. These load cases allow us to represent different conditions the desired outcome will have to endure.
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Design conditions allow us to input expected loads and constraints to the model at hand. These load cases allow us to represent different conditions the desired outcome will have to endure.
Learn the following skills:
This content was created by Apolo Vanderberg, Autodesk Designated Specialist and Instructor focused on CFD and Generative Design.
This content covers more details about target objectives and manufacturability of the expected outcomes from generative design in addition to material selection and costing.
Module outline
This content covers more details about target objectives and manufacturability of the expected outcomes from generative design in addition to material selection and costing.
Learn the following skills:
This content was created by Apolo Vanderberg, Autodesk Designated Specialist and Instructor focused on CFD and Generative Design.
Step through leveraging Pre-check to ensure models will run, Previewer to get initial insight into what outcomes may look like, and submitting jobs for generation.
Module outline
Step through leveraging Pre-check to ensure models will run, Previewer to get initial insight into what outcomes may look like, and submitting jobs for generation.
Learn the following skills:
This content was created by Apolo Vanderberg, Autodesk Designated Specialist and Instructor focused on CFD and Generative Design.
With outcomes produced, we step through each of the methods for interrogating and comparing results to help narrow down outcomes.
Module outline
With outcomes produced, we step through each of the methods for interrogating and comparing results to help narrow down outcomes.
Learn the following skills:
This content was created by Apolo Vanderberg, Autodesk Designated Specialist and Instructor focused on CFD and Generative Design.