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K. Deix¹ and C. Muller²

¹Institute of Material Technology, Building Physics and Building Ecology, Vienna University of Technology, Vienna, Austria
²bewegende Architektur e.U., Vienna, Austria

doi:10.4203/ccc.3.5.2

K. Deix, C. Müller , "A structure topology optimization approach for architects in Blender 3D", in B.H.V. Topping, J. Kruis, (Editors), "Proceedings of the Fourteenth International Conference on Computational Structures Technology", Civil-Comp Press, Edinburgh, UK, Online volume: CCC 3, Paper 5.2, 2022, doi:10.4203/ccc.3.5.2

Keywords: generative algorithm, topology optimization, finite element analysis, digital content creation, artistic, architectural, form finding, framework.

Abstract

The presented tool is a shape finding tool for large structures in civil engineering and architecture. Based on a basic structure of nodes and bending members, different shapes can be defined as starting point for the form finding process. Several fitness functions, such as smallest total weight, smallest/uniform longitudinal stress, smallest deformations, large/small lever arm, etc. are provided for shape finding. The resulting multi-dimensional optimization problem is solved using an evolutionary algorithm. This results in novel structural forms that can be used for parametric architectural design [1], among other applications. The tool has a modular structure, allowing different ways to be selected and also to be superposed.

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