An Automated Design Workflow for Piled Foundations in Hong Kong Tom Bush Ove Arup & Partners Hong Kong Ltd. 30 May 2019
Outline • Digital Transformation of Design • Planning for Automation • Pile Design: Automated • Reflections
Digital Transformation of Design
How we design
We generate data sets …
… by carrying out processes
How we could work
Culture shift from designing artifacts
To designing logic
Planning for Automation
Automation Platform 3D CAD Package Visual Programming BIM / Attribution Plug-in for Rhino Plug-in for Grasshopper
How does visual programming work?
How does visual programming work?
Pile Design: Automated
Scalable Automation Foundation Design
Scalable Automation M&E Design Architectural Structural Foundation Construction Model Design Design Façade Design
Benefit: Improved Quality ∞ Repeatable Checkable More time
Reflections
Reflections Capturing logic is not easy – but once it is captured, it is • captured forever . There is a distinction between scripts and tools . • Our industry needs to upskill rapidly . • Eliminating repetitive work allows more time for the interesting • stuff .
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