CDFAM Computational Design Symposium, July 9-10 in Amsterdam

 

The CDFAM Computational Design Symposium Series brings together leading experts from design, engineering, architecture, academia, and software development for a series of knowledge-sharing and networking events focusing on computational design at all scales.

The next event in Amsterdam, July 9-10, features a curated single-track program exploring computational workflows, generative design, AI-driven simulation, geometry optimization, and advanced manufacturing.

Federico Casalegno, Executive Vice President of Design at Samsung Electronics, and Mathew Vola, Arup Fellow and Director of Computational Design, will deliver the keynote addresses.

Speakers from organizations including MIT, McNeel, SimScale, Carbon, Spherene, DTU, and more will present work that bridges theory and application—from architected materials to architectural planning.

Explore the program featuring over 30 experts sharing their work at the forefront of computational design.

Space is limited for this in-person event. Registration here...

food4Rhino webinar: LevelOpt - Intact.Simulation Topology Optimization (April 23, 2025 at 5 PM CEST)

food4Rhino webinar: LevelOpt - Intact.Simulation Topology Optimization
April 23, 2025, at 5 PM CEST

Intact.Simulation’s cutting-edge Topology Optimization meets the flexibility of Rhino Grasshopper with FEA Simulation in the loop.

LevelOpt is the latest feature in Intact.Simulation for Rhino Grasshopper.

With automated topology optimization, you can quickly generate high-performance concepts.

User-driven custom optimization: Not just a black box topology optimization tool. LevelOpt gives you the power to interject design changes, incorporate starting designs, and fine-tune settings at any stage.

Advanced capabilities: Freedom to adaptively adjust feature sizes and wall thickness and preserve functional regions as optimization progresses—ideal for tailored, intricate designs.

No preprocessing. No model simplification. No filtering. No postprocessing.

Features:

- Optimization for Compliance
- Supports Isotropic and Orthotropic Materials
- Component-level Flexibility
- Functional Region Preservation
- Custom Op

Speaker: Dr. Neel Goldy Kumar is a Product Manager and Engineer at Intact Solutions, Inc., where he leads the development of cutting-edge commercial simulation technologies. With a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, he has extensive expertise in modeling and simulation, particularly in high-complexity areas such as additive manufacturing and composites.

Free registration...

BE-AM 2024 - Built Environment & Additive Manufacturing (Formnext Frankfurt, 20 November)

BE-AM 2024

At Formnext Frankfurt (Germany)

20 November

BE-AM is a symposium and exhibition that brings together experts in 3D printing and Additive Manufacturing from industry, academia, design, and architecture. 

It is a platform to share and discuss ideas, projects, and technologies. The event is free to attend, hosted by the Formnext fair in Frankfurt/Main, and organized by Prof. Ulrich Knaack, Prof. Oliver Tessmann, Dr. Nadja Gaudillière-Jami, Alexander Wolf, Christin Gandyra, Emanuel Nowak and Malcolm Unger from the Technical University of Darmstadt. 

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Spherene for Rhino released!

Spherene for Rhino released!

Spherene metamaterial emulates isotropic bulk material but with variable density. Create models for additive manufacturing, lightweight structures, and efficient infills. 

Intuitively control the industry’s only surface conformal minimal surface and save more time than you would expect.

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food4Rhino webinar: Spherene Metamaterial

food4Rhino webinar: Spherene Metamaterial

26 April 2024 at 11h CEST

In this webinar, we discuss spherene™ metamaterial and its design tool integration in Rhino. Spherene metamaterial is revolutionizing design and manufacturing. It mimics bulk material properties, drastically cutting design time. Spherene is the industry's only isotropic minimal surface, versatile and inherently resilient. Spherene's Adaptive Density Minimal Surfaces (ADMS) are printable on any 3D printer in any material. The Rhino integration allows easy, best-in-class design, saving much engineering time. 

Speakers: 

• Christian Waldvogel is the founder of spherene, a Zurich-based company that is developing autonomous design software. He holds a Master’s degree in architecture from ETHZ, made his first 3D print in 1999, and spent most part of the 21st century as a conceptual artist. His work, which aims to reflect humanity as a species on a planet and in the universe, was published and exhibited worldwide and has directly led to the discovery of the spherene geometry in 2012. 
  
  
• Daniel Bachmann, the Chief Innovation Officer at spherene, brings a background in electronics engineering and a successful track record in 3D production, having owned two companies. His interdisciplinary skills extend to rapid prototyping, usability, and interaction design. Before spherene, he spent eight years sharing his knowledge of various manufacturing techniques, including woodworking, plaster and concrete casting, CNC, additive manufacturing, and laser cutting, as a lecturer for model building and design and as a workshop deputy at ETH Zurich's Rapid Architectural Prototyping Laboratory.

Free registration...

MECSPE 2024 - Bologna (Italy)

MECSPE 2024

6-8 March

BolognaFiere

Italy

MECSPE is one of the largest events dedicated to the latest technologies for the manufacturing industry. This 21st edition will allow visitors to learn about the main innovations in industrial processes, both in the exhibition area and in the demonstration area, with a focus on training, digitization, and sustainability.

Visit our partners to learn about what's new in Rhino 8:

• CIMsystem: Padiglione 19 - Stand E18
• Achelon: Padiglione 21 - Stand A70
• 3Ditaly: Padiglione 36 - Stand B82

More information...

Free tickets...

Available now: Public Beta of sphereneRHINO Plugin - A revolution in design and manufacturing

spherene, a specialized company in Adaptive Density Minimal Surface Technology (ADMS), launched its public beta release of its sphereneRHINO plugin. Now accessible directly through Rhino's package manager, the plugin offers a range of features beneficial for professionals in computational design, footwear, orthopedics, automotive, aerospace, and other sectors. The sphereneRHINO plugin improves both material efficiency and structural integrity in various design and manufacturing applications.

The plugin extends the capabilities of Rhino by integrating spherene’s patented features, including:

• Efficient material use for additive manufacturing
• Exceptional rigidity with minimal material
• Adaptive surface integration
• Parametric control
• Open-pored or closed-construction options

Getting started couldn't be simpler. Just go to Rhino's package manager and download the sphereneRHINO plugin. For step-by-step installation instructions, check out spereneRHINO's comprehensive documentation.

The Public Beta is available for free for a limited period! Make sure you explore the revolutionary features of sphereneRHINO at zero cost. This will become a paid service in the future.

A trailblazer in Adaptive Density Minimal Surface Technology, spherene is dedicated to revolutionizing design and manufacturing. 

Research projects at School of Mechanical Engineering - Istanbul Technical University

Erkan Gunpinar (Associate Professor at School of Mechanical Engineering - Istanbul Technical University) has been kind enough to share the following research projects with the Rhino/Grasshopper community:

• Helical5AM: Five-axis parametrized helical additive manufacturing
• 4 and 5-Axis additive manufacturing of parts represented using free-form 3D curves
• Curvature and Feature-Aware Print-Paths from Hexahedral Meshes for Additive Manufacturing
• SplineLearner: Generative learning system of design constraints for models represented using B-spline surfaces

Download the excerpts with links to the full papers...