Wacky Wednesday - Generative Design

Yesterday's quote from Charles Kettering was about keeping an open mind and finding opportunities in any industry. Well, are you ready for something truly fascinating? I was amazed about this:

Source: http://www.arup.com/news/2015_05_may/11_may_3d_makeover_for_hyper-efficient_metalwork

We tend to think that computers would design things in a clunky, logical fashion; but instead they take after nature, looking to provide the best support with the mininmal material. Each of these pieces are designed for the same structural load and forces, but the last one is using a latest form of algorythm in a practice called Generative Design.

And it can be applied to more than structural supports. How about car frames:

Source: http://www.femnews.pl/en/2016/07/26/where-vr-meets-the-road-how-gpus-power-hack-rod-worlds-first-ai-generated-car/

or engine blocks?

Source: http://inthefold.autodesk.com/in_the_fold/2015/07/autodesk-within-generative-design-optimized-for-3d-printing.html

I find the concept fascinating. Who knows where it will appear next. Perhaps it will be how the cast is made for the next broken bone you see:

Source:https://www.digitaltrends.com/cool-tech/smart-cast-algorithms/

For an interesting article on the topic, click here.