AECtech+ Barcelona (June 13-15, 2025)

Put your skills to the test and embark on an exhilarating 24-hour hackathon!

Join us from June 13 to 15 for the second AECtech+ Barcelona, hosted by Thornton Tomasetti | CORE studio and BIG.

Kick off the weekend early on Friday with a round of Morning Workshops. Take a deep dive into new concepts and workflows within the AEC space. These 3-hour workshops will give you the foundations to implement these technologies at the office or in the Hackathon. Workshops include:

• Exploring Buildings as Graphs: David Andres Leon & Sophie Moore
• Fundamentals of Parametric Geometry in C#: Christopher Diggins
• From Nodes to Code: Parametric Design for Beginners | Alloy Kemp & David Mans

Get inspired by a fantastic panel of presenters at the Afternoon Symposium speaking on a diverse range of innovations within AEC, from Platforms to Processes to Projects.

• CODA: Pep Tornabell
• ACPV Architects: Vincenzo Panasiti & Giovanni Consiglio
• Thornton Tomasetti | CORE studio: Jeroen Janssen & Georgios Athanasopoulos
• Infrared.city: Oana Taut
• BIG: Andreas Bak
• McNeel

On Saturday, immerse yourself in a hands-on learning experience at the 24-Hour Hackathon. Join fellow participants to tackle real-world industry challenges using cutting-edge technologies and computational approaches. This concentrated event will provide an opportunity for hands-on collaboration, problem-solving, and prototyping as you work against the clock to develop innovative solutions. Participants of all experience levels will be able to collaborate, learn from each other, build new relationships, and generate innovations for the AEC community.

Are you new to Hackathons? AECtech provides a unique opportunity to learn from a diverse peer group with varied domain expertise, working together towards a common goal. Need some inspiration? Check out what has been created in over ten years of AECtech hackathons.

Please visit the event site to learn more and register to secure your spot...

Shape To Fabrication 2025 Updates: Hackathon, Dev Day, Workshops and AEC Conference (London, 12-17 April)

Shape To Fabrication
London, UK
12-17 April

Shape to Fabrication (STF) is an architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) and design-focused conference presenting innovative real-world projects beyond the theoretical. The focus is on proven application and evidence-based project delivery.

Presenters at the conference represent an international field of architects, engineers, designers, fabricators, and software developers, all working at the cutting edge of their industries within AEC and design.

The 9th iteration of Shape to Fabrication is presented in partnership with the School of Architecture and Cities, University of Westminster, and the 2-day conference is taking place at the University of Westminster’s Marylebone Campus, London, on the 16th & 17th of April 2025.

*Conference Early Agenda and Moderators now available

**Mid-conference drinks at Heatherwick Studio on the 16th of April (available to all Conference attendees)

What else is happening?

The Shape to Fabrication 2025 Workshops take place the day before the conference on Tuesday, 15 April. 

*WS11 "Integrated Design for Robotic 3D Printing" revised

Preceding these will be the Rhino New Dev Day hosted by McNeel. 

Additionally, our Shape to Fabrication friends, Thornton Tomasetti | CORE studio, are delivering an AECtech Hackathon at Foster + Partners the weekend before Shape to Fabrication 2025. 

Here’s a reminder of all the dates you need to know:

• 12-13 April 2025 – AECtech Hackathon
• 14 April 2025 – Rhino New Dev Day
• 15 April 2025 – STF Workshops
• 16-17 April 2025 – STF Conference

*Please note that tickets for each event are separate, so make sure you book for each event you wish to attend.

Shape To Fabrication details and tickets...

Shape To Fabrication: Hackathon, Dev Day, Workshops and AEC Conference (London, 12-17 April)

Shape To Fabrication
London, UK
12-17 April

Shape to Fabrication (STF) is an architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) and design-focused conference presenting innovative real-world projects beyond the theoretical. The focus is on proven application and evidence-based project delivery.

Presenters at the conference represent an international field of architects, engineers, designers, fabricators, and software developers, all working at the cutting edge of their industries within AEC and design.

The 9th iteration of Shape to Fabrication is presented in partnership with the School of Architecture and Cities, University of Westminster, and the 2-day conference is taking place at the University of Westminster’s Marylebone Campus, London, on the 16th & 17th April 2025.

What else is happening?

The Shape to Fabrication 2025 Workshops take place the day before the conference on Tuesday, 15 April. 

Preceding these will be the Rhino New Dev Day hosted by McNeel. 

Additionally, our Shape to Fabrication friends, Thornton Tomasetti | CORE studio, are delivering an AECtech Hackathon at Foster + Partners the weekend before Shape to Fabrication 2025. 

Here’s a reminder of all the dates you need to know:

• 12-13 April 2025 – AECtech Hackathon
• 14 April 2025 – Rhino New Dev Day
• 15 April 2025 – STF Workshops
• 16-17 April 2025 – STF Conference

*Please note that tickets for each event are separate, so make sure you book for each individual event you wish to attend.

Shape To Fabrication details and tickets...

Parametric Design & AI Technology in Service of Engineers: Exclusive Seminar by ErgoCAD

 

Parametric Design & AI Technology in Service of Engineers:

Exclusive Seminar by ErgoCAD

The Department of Civil Engineering at the University of West Attica, in collaboration with ErgoCAD, is organizing a seminar at the Ancient Olive Grove Campus. Professional engineers and construction experts will present a series of lectures on parametric design, AI technology, and the transformative role of Rhino and Grasshopper in building design.

Event Details:

• Date: Monday, 4 November 2024
  
• Time: 16:00 - 20:00
• Location: Room B221, Building B, University of West Attica

Agenda 

• 16:00-16:10 – Welcome
  George Varelidis (Head of the Department of Civil Engineering, University of West Attica)
  
  
• 16:10-16:20 – Parametric Design in Construction
  Nikolaos Kourniatis (Associate Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, University of West Attica)
  
  
• 16:20-16:30 – Digital Tools in Construction
  Nikolaos Pneumatikos (Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, University of West Attica)
  
  
• 16:30-17:00 – Modern Applications of Parametric Design & AI in Building Design
  Alexandros Christodoulou (Civil Engineer and Programmer, Doctoral Candidate, University of Thessaly)
  
  
• 17:00-17:45 – Introduction to Rhino & Parametric Design with Grasshopper
  George Tsiamtsiakiris (Civil Engineer, Cofounder of ErgoCAD)
  
  
• 18:00-18:10 – Earthquake-Resistant Structures & Evaluation
  Konstantinos Repapis (Associate Professor, University of West Attica)
  
  
• 18:10-18:20 – Advances in Construction Design
  George Exarchakos  (Special Teaching Staff - EDIP)
  
  
• 18:15-19:30 – Advanced Computational Methods for Steel and Concrete Structure Analysis
  George Tsiamtsiakiris (Civil Engineer, Cofounder of ErgoCAD)
  
  
• 19:30-20:00 – Example Application of Consteel for a 7-Story Mixed-Structure Study
  George Tsiklis (Builder and Economist)

Additional Benefits for Attendees: Participants will receive Those attending the seminar will receive gifts valued at €150 from ErgoCAD. More information will be provided to those in the room at the end of the seminar.

Don't miss this opportunity to explore the future of parametric design and AI in engineering!

Complete notes and more information ...

Webinar: MIDAS CIVIL NX with Grasshopper

 

Innovative Parametric Modeling for Civil Engineers: MIDAS CIVIL NX with Grasshopper

Webinar: September 5, 2024

Session 1: Europe & Asia 9 am (BST/London)
Session 2: North & South America noon (EDT/New York)
Register here!

Join the MIDASIT team for an exciting webinar explicitly designed for civil engineers where MIDASIT will showcase the powerful integration of MIDAS CIVIL NX with Grasshopper. Discover how parametric modeling can transform your design workflow, offering flexibility and efficiency.

Learn from industry experts, see live demonstrations, and hear from real-world users about how this integration has enhanced their projects. Whether you're an experienced engineer or new to parametric design, this webinar will provide valuable insights to elevate your engineering solutions.

Details, agenda, and registration... 

 

Online event about Digital Manufacturing

Image by courtesy of Sterling Presser

Digital Manufacturing*
from AI to parametric design

On Thursday, February 29th, from 5:30 to 8:35 pm, ELEMENTE materialForum will host this online event about digital tools and computer-aided manufacturing methods and how they can improve sustainability, efficiency and resource conservation for the architecture and construction industry of the future.

Learn more....

New Plugin for Wind Tunnel Simulations Released: Tdyn Wind Tunnel

Rhino Tdyn Wind Tunnel plugin

This plugin combines the 3D design capabilities of Rhinoceros with the smooth user experience and computational power of Tdyn Wind Tunnel.

The plugin allows you to perform CFD simulations in three simple steps:

1. Automatic export of geometry created and prepared in Rhino to Tdyn Wind Tunnel.
2. Definition of wind speed and symmetries.
3. Launch the simulation and view the results!

This plugin is perfect for anyone who can benefit from aerodynamic analyses, regardless of their expertise in CFD simulations or fluid dynamics knowledge, for example:

• Structural engineers seek accurate values of the wind loads.
• Architects and urban designers who are willing to assess wind behavior around urban areas/buildings or enhance comfort inside spaces.
• Designers (cars, motorbikes, etc.) looking for improved estimations of aerodynamic coefficient.
• Fluid mechanics teachers whose purpose is to provide more intuitive and specific educational tools and content.

Furthermore, CFD experts will also find in Tdyn Wind Tunnel an extraordinary ally that will drastically reduce the preprocessing, meshing, and post-processing times while minimizing the associated errors.

Working with Rhino Tdyn WindTunnel:

The first execution of the plugin will check if Tdyn WindTunnel is installed on the PC and will automatically download and install it from the CompassIS Website. In subsequent executions, the user will be required to introduce the passwords needed for the execution of the Tdyn Wind tunnel.

The Rhino plugin is free, and Tdyn WindTunnel currently offers the possibility of evaluating it for free with temporal passwords, which can be obtained from our password generator.

Get more information and download...

Mastering Grasshopper Tekla Live Link: Discovering Hidden Options and Effective Workflow Tips (May 16 at 14h CEST)

This session explores some of the most interesting and non-intuitive components in Grasshopper Tekla Live Link, as well as uncovers some hidden options that can help streamline your workflow. Sebastian Lindholm (Trimble) and Krzysztof Wojslaw (LearnGrasshopper.com) on May 16 at 14:00 CEST will share their expert tips and tricks for working effectively with Live Link, allowing you to get the most out of this powerful tool.

Free registration...

 

Take the 1st step to becoming Engineer 4.0

Learn parametric design without prior coding experience in just eight weeks

Krzysztof Wojslaw from LearnGrasshopper will guide you through the transformation from an "old-school" engineer with zero programming experience to an engineer of the future who can automate manual tasks and have much more fun at work.

Monday 14.11.2022 at 21.00 CET

Live Q&A session 

Krzysztof Wojslaw, the training author, will answer all questions connected to the learning platform and how to start with Grasshopper completely from scratch.

More info about the training program: GrasshopperFundamentals.com

GRIDDLE - New volume mesher for Rhino

Griddle provides automatic, interactive, and easy-to-use surface meshing tools and volume mesh generation capabilities. 

Meshes created by Griddle can be imported into various numerical simulation software, including FLAC3D/3DEC, ABAQUS, ANSYS, NASTRAN, and LS-DYNA. 

Griddle is a commercial product with a free demo version available. 

It can be installed for Rhino Versions 6 and 7 (Windows platform).

Griddle has been designed to address meshing needs primarily in the fields of civil, mining, geotechnical, and petroleum engineering. However, Griddle is a general meshing software and it can produce volume meshes for a variety of applications requiring Finite Element, Finite Volume, Discrete Element analyses, or other types of numerical modeling.

Griddle's volume meshes are capable of creating:

• Fully structured, fully conformal, hexahedral volume meshes based on Rhino solids.
• Unstructured, fully conformal, hex-dominant, or tetrahedral volume meshes based on surface meshes.

In addition, Griddle provides powerful capabilities to work with surface meshes, such as mesh clean-up and repair, conformal intersections, re-meshing, extraction, extrusion, extension, etc.

Download an eval version on food4Rhino...