Online Karamba3D Workshop by Clemens Preisinger, June 22-24 (McNeel Europe in Barcelona)

June 22-24, 2020

10 AM-1 PM/ 2-6 PM

Online course hosted by McNeel Europe S.L. (Barcelona)

Clemens Preisinger, structural engineer at Bollinger Grohmann and plugin developer of Karamba3D,  will teach Karamaba3D from scratch. Karamba3D is a parametric structural engineering tool that provides accurate analysis of spatial trusses, frames, and shells. It is fully embedded in the parametric design environment of Grasshopper, a plugin for the 3D modeling tool Rhinoceros. This makes it easy to combine parameterized geometric models, finite element calculations, and optimization algorithms like Galapagos. The online course will be hosted on the ZOOM platform.

Course Outline

Day 1

• Introduction
• Presentation of recent building projects
• Definition of a basic structural system
• Results retrieval and display for beams
• Optimization of beam and truss cross sections
• Structural performance informed form finding

Day 2

• Analysis of shells and plates
• How to debug a structural model
• Results retrieval and display for shells
• Creating shell-meshes and loads
• Optimization of shell cross sections
• Form finding for shells

Day 3

• Generation and analysis of gridshells
• Eigenforms and natural vibrations
• Global buckling analysis
• The Karamba3D Utilities
• Using Karamba3D in C# scripts
• Individual project development

Karamba 1-year licenses for non-commercial use will be provided to the participants free of charge.

Online course fee: EUR 397,50 (+VAT); full-time students and university teachers will get a 50 % discount (proof of status required). Please note, your seat is only confirmed once your payment has cleared.

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

Course language: English 

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