Sat May 18, 2013 10:00 - Tue May 21, 2013

New York City, New York
United States of America

Announcing DesignX @ ICFF 2013. Join us May 18-21 in New York City for a series of hands-on workshops bringing together leading experts from digital design and fabrication. These workshops—on the topics of Digital Tools, Fab On-Demand, and Cloud-Based Apps—will bring designers up to speed on the latest software, and will show you how to harness fabrication technology to bring your ideas to reality.

DesignX is geared toward innovative designers, manufacturers, representatives and anyone who is interested in learning about the digital tools and technology trends that are revolutionizing design today. Join us for an inspiring four days of educational programming and networking events led by industry experts in the fields of digital design and fabrication.

Sat Mar 09, 2013 10:00 - Sun Mar 10, 2013

Brooklyn, New York
United States of America

Discover beautiful, playful, and self-structuring forms using Grasshopper and Kangaroo.

About This Workshop:
Expanding on the capabilities of the parametric tool, Grasshopper, Kangaroo provides creative professionals with the ability to integrate physics-based simulation techniques into their workflow. In applications ranging from architectural to product design, this workshop will cover advanced techniques for modeling adaptable components using dynamic constraints and forces in a performance-oriented environment.

In a fast-paced and hands-on learning environment, you will learn techniques for using Parametric Design, Physics-Based Simulation, and Component Detailing for Digital Fabrication. Through guided exercises, group discussions, and one-on-one prototyping sessions, you will design and construct a series of component assemblies.

Takeaways:

• Focused learning with Grasshopper and Kangaroo[/*]
  
• Approaches to working with constraints, ranging from geometric to physical[/*]
  
• Techniques for detailing geometry for Digital Fabrication[/*]
  
• Hands-on experience with a large format CNC laser cutter[/*]
  
• Assemble and take home a collection of Prototypes
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Fri Mar 08, 2013 14:00 - Fri Mar 08, 2013

T-Splines gives Rhino users a way of exploring shapes easily and quickly in an intuitive way, closing the gap between design ideation and actual 3D model production.

About This Online Course:
The principles and rationale behind T-Splines will be covered, providing students with the resources to model shapes of any complexity as a single smooth, water-tight surface. Additionally, this intensive course will introduce techniques for working with polygonal and box modeling, direct surface editing, and local definition tools interchangeably.

Takeaways:

• Introduction to the TSplines plug-in
  Creating and manipulating TSplines geometry[/*]
  
• Coupling freeform and precision modeling techniques[/*]
  
• Workflows for moving between TSplines and Rhino geometry[/*]

Fri Feb 22, 2013 14:00 - Fri Feb 22, 2013

This course will provide an overview of the theory and practice of designing custom surface components with the grid-based modeling plug-in, PanelingTools.

About This Online Course:
Students will learn intuitive techniques, inspired by paper folding, for the design, analysis, and fabrication of complex surfaces. Additionally, the principles and rationale behind NURBS will be covered, shedding light on how this particular type of geometry may impact the various design decisions you will face when paneling surfaces.

Takeaways:

• Introduction to grid-based modeling with PanelingTools[/*]
  
• Moving from paper folding inspiration to digital model[/*]
  
• Paneling surfaces with custom components[/*]
  
• Preparing components for digital fabrication[/*]