solidThinking Harnesses Mother Nature’s Design Approach

solidThinking Harnesses Mother Nature’s Design Approach
By Kkelly16. 九月 2009 09:00
When it comes to shapes, there’s no better inspiration than nature. Whether its the bone structure of the human body or the shapes found in a spider web, the ability to mimic natural forms has been an almost-elusive task. solidThinking has come up with new software technology, called “morphogenesis,” that it says can mimic nature

Included as part of the 8.0 Inspired software package, morphogenesis takes initial shape definitions outlined by the designer and then “grows” the most efficient shapes around the initial structure. “With the debut of morphogenesis form generation, designers are provided with an environment to replicate biological growth processes in nature where structure develops and takes shape in response to environmental stimuli,” says James Dagg, vice president of software development at solidThinking.

The addition of morphogenesis also paves the way for designers to easily and cost-effectively modify forms without having to conduct complex computations, thereby permitting more experimentation.

Watch this video to see how morphogenesis can change the way you approach industrial design: