In this tab, it is possible to rigid and elastic couplings between these structural elements Next, elements can be attributed with analytical properties like material, cross-section, boundary conditions or loads.

Structure Elements like points, curves or surfaces can be converted into structural points, curves and surfaces.

Section Provides components to create & attribute SOFiSTiK sections from planar geometry, inspect the sections, and write this information to SOFiSTiK files.

General Provides a component to start an analysis calculation directly from Grasshopper, a component to stream text data to *.dat files or a component to adjust visualization settings globally.

Sofistick plugin to Grasshopper provides four groups of components: Let’s Answer the next question: What software can we use?īelow you can find a list of Grasshopper live connections with analysis software Designers can choose from several optimization targets such as: material usage, cost or choose the most sustainable solution. Computers can go through thousands of designs and, based on the results, choose the most optimal one that suits our demand.

Moreover, if you combine parametric possibilities additionally with a genetic solver (Galapagos/Octopus), complex optimisations can be automated. This approach provides a better service to the client and the design team. Designers can easily test or discover solutions they may otherwise not have had time to consider. This is a new design process called Value Engineering. This gives the possibility to engineers iterate effortlessly through different design alternatives. Third of all, elements in the structure can be automatically generated and updated based on the parameter values. Designer can finally forget about manually filling raports and change them over and over again. Second of all, load combinations and design reports can be automated. Now it is possible to model natvie objects in these software and prepare models for future changes. First of all, complex structure geometry and object shapes that previously were hopeless to model in analysis software.

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