Course Summary
This course in Generative Design Part Consolidation teaches students how to create complex designs using algorithms and coding. The course covers topics such as parametric design, data-driven design, and computational design.Key Learning Points
- Learn how to use algorithms and coding to create intricate designs.
- Understand the principles of parametric design and computational design.
- Explore data-driven design and its applications in various industries.
Related Topics for further study
Learning Outcomes
- Understand the fundamentals of generative design and its applications.
- Learn how to use algorithms and coding to create complex designs.
- Develop skills in data-driven design and its use in various industries.
Prerequisites or good to have knowledge before taking this course
- Basic knowledge of design principles and software such as Adobe Illustrator or Sketch.
- Familiarity with coding languages such as JavaScript or Python.
Course Difficulty Level
IntermediateCourse Format
- Online self-paced course
- Video lectures
- Hands-on projects
Similar Courses
- Generative Art and Computational Creativity
- Introduction to Computational Arts: Processing
Related Education Paths
Notable People in This Field
- Golan Levin
- Casey Reas
Related Books
Description
Designing a product is only part of the process. Now, can that product be manufactured? In many cases the end product is made up of an assembly of different pieces to simplify manufacturing. With generative design and additive manufacturing, we can now take a different approach to the process of designing and producing complex products by ultimately reducing the number of parts and steps in an assembly while optimizing a design for strength and weight reduction.
Knowledge
- Inspect a multi-component assembly.
- Identify manufacturing methods.
- Practice how to reverse engineer for design intent.
- Create a Generative Design Outcome.
Outline
- Review and Analyze a Complex Assembly
- Course overview
- Get the software
- Week 1 overview
- Open and explore a design
- Create design comments
- Isolating critical areas in the edit model workspace
- Creating new components inside edit model
- Copying and moving bodies and components
- Changing the color of a body or component
- Creating an obstacle for moving geometry
- Create obstacles using the connector obstacle tool
- Cloning and creating generative models
- Editing an obstacle region
- Practice exercise 1 video instructions
- Practice exercise 1 solution
- Practice exercise 2 video instructions
- Practice exercise 2 solution
- Practice exercise 3 video instruction
- Practice exercise 3 solution
- Customer story
- Get the software
- Review and Analyze a Complex Assembly resources
- About the discussion forum
- Online learning communities and social media
- Practice exercise 1 instructions
- Practice exercise 2 instructions
- Practice exercise 3 instructions
- Week 1 challenge exercise
- Pre-course questions
- Week 1 quiz
- Set up a Generative Study
- Week 2 overview
- Adjust Generative Study Resolution
- Select Generative Design materials
- Selecting a manufacturing method
- Setting generative objectives
- Selecting preserve regions to keep
- Selecting obstacles to avoid
- Set a designs structural constraints
- Create real world loading conditions
- Cloning load cases
- Create a fully defined generative study
- Solve a Generative Study to create multiple outcomes
- Cloning a generative model to copy a study
- Cloning a study
- Practice exercise 1 video instructions
- Practice exercise 1 solution
- Practice exercise 2 video instructions
- Practice exercise 2 solution
- Practice exercise 3 video instructions
- Practice exercise 3 solution
- Set up a Generative Study resources
- Practice exercise 1 instructions
- Practice exercise 2 instructions
- Practice exercise 3 instructions
- Week 2 challenge exercise
- Week 2 quiz
- Select and Post Process an Outcome to Finalize a Design
- Week 3 overview
- Viewing and filtering outcomes
- Identifying potential outcomes
- Selecting a final outcome for a design
- Creating a 3D design from an iteration
- Review a created design
- Edit existing geometry with direct modeling
- Adding a Generative Outcome to an Assembly
- Measure and inspect geometry
- Add comments to a design
- View designs on the web
- Use A360 Markup tools
- Practice exercise 1 video instructions
- Practice exercise 1 solution
- Practice exercise 2 video instructions
- Practice exercise 2 solution
- Practice exercise 3 video instructions
- Practice exercise 3 solution
- Select and Post Process an Outcome to Finalize a Design resources
- Practice exercise 1 instructions
- Practice exercise 2 instructions
- Practice exercise 3 instructions
- Week 3 challenge exercise
- Week 3 quiz
- Beneficial Knowledge for Working with Generative Designs
- Week 4 overview
- Setting up a buckling simulation
- Reviewing a failed simulation solve
- Reviewing a buckling simulation
- Setting up a modal frequency simulation
- Reviewing a modal frequency simulation
- Setting up a thermal stress simulation
- Reviewing a thermal stress simulation
- Mesh Manipulation of a lifting bracket
- Mesh display options
- Exporting a mesh file
- Setting up a 2-axis generative manufacturing method
- Reviewing generative outcomes for 2-axis cutting
- Exploring exported 2-axis and unrestricted designs
- Practice exercise 1 video instructions
- Practice exercise 1 solution
- Practice exercise 2 video instructions
- Practice exercise 2 solution
- Practice exercise 3 video instructions
- Practice exercise 3 solution
- Beneficial Knowledge for Working with Generative Designs resources
- Practice exercise 1 instructions
- Practice exercise 2 instructions
- Practice exercise 3 instructions
- Week 4 challenge exercise
- Week 4 quiz
- Course assessment
Summary of User Reviews
Discover the world of generative design with this course on Coursera. Students have raved about the engaging and informative lessons covering various aspects of design. One key aspect that many users enjoyed was the hands-on exercises that allowed them to apply the concepts learned in class.Pros from User Reviews
- Engaging and informative lessons
- Hands-on exercises allow for practical application of concepts
- Well-structured curriculum
- Great support from the instructor and community
- Easy to follow and understand
Cons from User Reviews
- Some users found the pace to be too slow
- Not enough depth on certain topics
- Limited interactivity with other students
- Some technical issues with the platform
- Not suitable for advanced learners
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