Physics Simulation Using Kangaroo Physics Online Workshop, April 21-23 (hosted by McNeel Europe)

 

Physics Simulation Using Kangaroo Physics Online Workshop

April 21–23, 2021

10 AM–5 PM CET

Hosted on Zoom by McNeel Europe

Ping-Hsiang Chen, a computational designer at the Applied Research team in KPF London, will teach a Kangaroo Physics online workshop at McNeel Europe. This course will help you get started with Kangaroo Physics, a fully integrated live physics engine in Grasshopper for interactive simulation, form-finding, optimization, and constraint solving. It also enables the simulation of material behavior and helps you conduct geometry analysis or produce animations. The course introduces the main concepts of constraints, particle systems, and inscribing material properties to a design to understand how geometries react to them. Participants will also learn how to use Kangaroo with different types of geometries such as NURBS, Mesh and SubD.

On completion of this course, participants are expected to be able to:

• Use Kangaroo for form finding with various constraint setup
• Understand possible application with physics-based modeling
• Work between different geometry types such as NURBS, Mesh, and SubD
• Create custom geometry functions using Kangaroo with new features in Rhino 7

Day 1 

Introduction to physic based modeling. Introduction to Kangaroo solvers and basic setup. Goals and forces. Creating tensile structures with Kangaroo. Understanding constraints. Interaction between elements. Origami and folding behavior.

Day 2 

Introduction to Mesh and SubD geometry, Subdivision and Quad Remesh.  Form finding with mesh and Kangaroo. Material behavior simulation. Understanding collision in Kangaroo. Geometry packing.

Day3 

Geometry optimization with Kangaroo. Genetic algorithm. Using Kangaroo for fabrication. Advanced modeling workflow using Kangaroo.

Course requirements: The class is designed for people who have already taken the Grasshopper level 1 course or use Grasshopper at work daily and understand basic data structure of Grasshopper. It is also preferable to have an intermediate level in Rhino. 

Online course fee: EUR 395,- (+VAT); full-time students and university teachers get a 50% discount (proof of status required). Please note, your seat will be confirmed after your payment has cleared.

Max. number of participants: 25. If there is no quorum, the course will be canceled 15 days before (April 7).

Course language: English

Educational seats are limited. Sign up now by contacting McNeel Europe!