Generative Components

Hi Santhosh,

GenerativeComponents is Bentley Systems' Computational Design tool. For CONNECT Edition it is available as Companion Feature to AECOsim Building Designer, which is a comprehensive BIM tool covering architectural, structural, HVAC, plumbing/piping, and electrical disciplines. Currently, GenerativeComponents is integrated with the architectural and structural disciplines in AECOsim Building Designer. Other services could be modeled in GenerativeComponents using attributed geometry because BIM information can be attached to any geometric node type.

When one-off modeling known results, tools like GenerativeComponents rarely save time, especially if users are not already very familiar with GenerativeComponents.

There are several use cases, some of which are related, that commonly warrant use of GenerativeComponents:

1. When changes are anticipated that can be captured in a parametric model.
2. When exploration of variants is desired to find a design solution.
3. When a class of strongly related solutions is desired where individual solutions are instantiations of a parametric design reacting to the specific inputs for each instance.
4. When standard CAD tools are not delivering capabilities necessary to produce the desired results and the design and creation of design tools is needed.
5. When simulation of motion, kinetic, or dynamic behavior is part of the design exploration with a parametric system being able to capture the range of motion.
6. When there is the need to defer a decision and parametric techniques permit to continue design around and beyond the items of deferred decisions, e.g. through the use of place holders, or if a potential range for the decision is known.
7. When resolution of geometry can be described and processed in an algorithmic fashion.
8. When automating repetitive or tedious workflows.
9. When inclusion of multi-objective optimization benefits the design process.

plus 1: When any combination of the above conditions occurs.

Please take a look at the introductory material at https://communities.bentley.com/products/products_generativecomponents/w/generative_components_community_wiki.

There is also this post in the Forum in a thread "How to start with GenerativeComponents".

HTH,

      Volker

Hi Santhosh,

GenerativeComponents is Bentley Systems' Computational Design tool. For CONNECT Edition it is available as Companion Feature to AECOsim Building Designer, which is a comprehensive BIM tool covering architectural, structural, HVAC, plumbing/piping, and electrical disciplines. Currently, GenerativeComponents is integrated with the architectural and structural disciplines in AECOsim Building Designer. Other services could be modeled in GenerativeComponents using attributed geometry because BIM information can be attached to any geometric node type.

When one-off modeling known results, tools like GenerativeComponents rarely save time, especially if users are not already very familiar with GenerativeComponents.

There are several use cases, some of which are related, that commonly warrant use of GenerativeComponents:

1. When changes are anticipated that can be captured in a parametric model.
2. When exploration of variants is desired to find a design solution.
3. When a class of strongly related solutions is desired where individual solutions are instantiations of a parametric design reacting to the specific inputs for each instance.
4. When standard CAD tools are not delivering capabilities necessary to produce the desired results and the design and creation of design tools is needed.
5. When simulation of motion, kinetic, or dynamic behavior is part of the design exploration with a parametric system being able to capture the range of motion.
6. When there is the need to defer a decision and parametric techniques permit to continue design around and beyond the items of deferred decisions, e.g. through the use of place holders, or if a potential range for the decision is known.
7. When resolution of geometry can be described and processed in an algorithmic fashion.
8. When automating repetitive or tedious workflows.
9. When inclusion of multi-objective optimization benefits the design process.

plus 1: When any combination of the above conditions occurs.

Please take a look at the introductory material at https://communities.bentley.com/products/products_generativecomponents/w/generative_components_community_wiki.

There is also this post in the Forum in a thread "How to start with GenerativeComponents".

HTH,

      Volker

Thanks Mueller, despite your pretty nice explanation, i doubt that how generative components can be used in MEP discipline (mechanical, electrical & plumbing). Because I fetched MEP related video tutorials in Bentley e-learning website. Seems only architecture stuffs are there. As a MEP BIM modeller, i would like to learn only MEP stuffs. So please guide me where can I learn that. If possible please send the link of websites or documents.

Hi Santhosh,

Specific MEP training materials are:

https://learn.bentley.com/app/Public/ViewLearningPathDetails?lpId=111690 (Mechanical)

https://learn.bentley.com/app/Public/ViewLearningPathDetails?lpId=112330 (Electrical)

HTH,

     Volker

Hi Mueller, 

Already I am aware of AECOsim MEP Videos.

Actually, I asked for GENERATIVE COMPONENTS - MEP specific videos...

Thanks, I request you to send the weblink of available learning materials (Documents or Videos) of "MEP - GENERATIVE COMPONENTS" only.

A few year ago I was told that GC only could work in conjunction with Microstation. At that time I had worked with PowerCivil for several years. When I finally succeeded in convincing my manager to give me a Microstation license so I could get my my hands on GC. GC has been moved to AECOsim.

I have seen that capabillities in GC so my question is, Why is it that only AECUsim users can use GC. In my humble opinion it will give so much meaning to open up for GC to be used in all the application available.

Kind regards

Ole