Webinar: MIDAS CIVIL NX with Grasshopper, March 19

 

Parametric Automation for Bridge Engineers: MIDAS CIVIL NX with Grasshopper

Enhance your bridge design workflow with automation. Join MIDAS for an interactive and practical webinar on automating bridge design and analysis using MIDAS CIVIL NX and Grasshopper. This session will introduce the powerful MIDAS Grasshopper plug-in, demonstrating how parametric modeling can streamline your workflow, minimize manual effort, and enhance design efficiency.

 What you’ll learn:

• Automate tendon profile generation using Grasshopper
• Optimize construction stage analysis with parametric modeling
• Reduce repetitive tasks and enhance design accuracy with practical applications
• Gain insights into transforming drawings into structural analysis models for efficient bridge design

This is an opportunity to gain hands-on knowledge, see real-world applications, and ask your questions during the live Q&A session. Whether you're new to parametric design or looking to optimize your current workflow, this webinar will provide valuable insights to help you work smarter, not harder.

Don’t miss this chance to revolutionize your bridge design process! 

Secure your spot today and take the first step toward automation-driven efficiency.

March 19, 2025 - Choose from one of two sessions:

• Session 1: Europe & Asia 9:00AM (BST/London)
• Session 2: North & South America 12:00PM (EDT/New York)

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The Flowing Bridge, Entrance outdoor theatre footbridge, Taiyuan, China, by Sterling Presser Architects+Engineers

Copyright Rex Zou

The Flowing Bridge (by Sterling Presser Architects+Engineers) is a unique infrastructure project designed as an entrance to the Taiyuan outdoor theatre and a strategic connection to the whole park above the river Xiahoe meander. The bridge is conceived as an invitation to the arts and the entire composition is a sequence. Its indirect path allows the visitor to arrive from the side and discover the water step by step. The concept is to design a connection to the car park in harmony with the lotus pattern of the landscape and the outer theatre.

The balustrades are a specific feature using parametric design. It has been developed as a vibrant artistic surface to provide quality within the public space. The bespoke Grasshopper definition enabled a visual and differentiated effect. It is designed to be visually abstract using a moiré definition, which underlines the curved concept and plays with the natural light. The railing reads at different speeds, whether it is perceived by pedestrians, cyclists, or light VIP vehicles, and creates an ever-changing feel.

Two grids shift parametrically while keeping the code requirement of a minimum of 110 mm between elements for safety. Sterling Presser used Rhino geometry definition of the whole project to deliver a 3D coordinated construction information package for the local contractor.

Parametric Bridge Modeling with Grasshopper and SOFiSTiK

 

Basic Online Training Course for Bridge Design
27-30 September 2022 
14:00 CET - 18:00 CET
Hosted by SOFiSTiK

Parametric tools such as Grasshopper and the scripting capabilities of FEA software packages such as SOFiSTiK FEA allow engineers to automate functionalities to work faster and more creatively. Besides, it comes with a lot of potential to parametrize and optimize structures of any type.

This 4-day course teaches you the entire parametric modeling process with Grasshopper and SOFiSTiK FEA of a post-tensioned concrete bridge. You will learn the fundamentals of Grasshopper to create effective and maintainable visual scripts and how to use the SOFiSTiK Grasshopper components to build the axis-based bridge structure.

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