Industrial design is today a crucial aspect of marketing products; car makers, for example, now want to update the style of their models every year.
The problem then becomes finding sources of inspiration for new design directions. (Seen a really different watch lately?)
Others, like Rhino, solve the problem through algorithmic design variations (Universal Deformation Technology). solidThinking is adapting technology used by its parent company prosthetics design -- bone development.
I'll have more details in next week's upFront.eZine, but now I wanted to share images of how this bone-based design might work in architecture (click thumbnails for larger images):
1. Draw the volume of the product that defines its overall shape and function (must be watertight surfaces or 3D solids). Here is part of a stadium:
2. Add forces (do not need to be exact).
3. Transfer solidThinking model to Inspired (a one-buton click).
4. Specify general parameters, such as how much material to leave (default = 30%) and minimum or maximum thicknesses.
5. Wait a few minutes for Inspired to generate bone-based structure. This is the minimum material required to maintain strength.
6. Now designer can add his flair...
7. Finalize the design...
8. ...and create the final rendering (all done with solidThinking).
www.solidthinking.com
The problem then becomes finding sources of inspiration for new design directions. (Seen a really different watch lately?)
Others, like Rhino, solve the problem through algorithmic design variations (Universal Deformation Technology). solidThinking is adapting technology used by its parent company prosthetics design -- bone development.
I'll have more details in next week's upFront.eZine, but now I wanted to share images of how this bone-based design might work in architecture (click thumbnails for larger images):
1. Draw the volume of the product that defines its overall shape and function (must be watertight surfaces or 3D solids). Here is part of a stadium:
2. Add forces (do not need to be exact).
3. Transfer solidThinking model to Inspired (a one-buton click).
4. Specify general parameters, such as how much material to leave (default = 30%) and minimum or maximum thicknesses.
5. Wait a few minutes for Inspired to generate bone-based structure. This is the minimum material required to maintain strength.
6. Now designer can add his flair...
7. Finalize the design...
8. ...and create the final rendering (all done with solidThinking).
www.solidthinking.com
Did you get out on the town in Barcelona? The bone design looks very much like Gaudi's stuff - La Familia Sagrada, and Batlo. Interesting stuff.
Posted by: matt lombard | Nov 11, 2009 at 01:16 PM