Generative Design
AI-driven generative design automates creation and optimization of innovative, efficient design alternatives.
Business impact
- Design cycle time — Shortens time needed to generate and evaluate multiple design options
- Cost reduction — Lowers material and prototyping costs through optimized designs
- Product quality — Enhances structural integrity and performance of final products
- Sustainability metrics — Reduces material waste and embodied carbon in designs
- Innovation rate — Enables exploration of novel design spaces beyond human intuition
Data requirements
- CAD models (Code) — Provide geometric and parametric input data for design exploration
- Simulation data (CAE, CFD, FEA) (Numeric) — Enable performance evaluation and optimization of design variants
- Material properties databases (Structured) — Inform constraints and feasibility of design options
- Environmental and climate data (Numeric) — Support sustainability and energy efficiency optimization
- User feedback and preferences (Text) — Guide design goals and constraints for human-centered outcomes
AI methods and techniques
- Agentic AI — Autonomously generates and iteratively improves design options based on constraints
- Predictive AI — Predicts performance metrics rapidly to guide design optimization
- Generative AI — Creates novel design geometries and configurations beyond human intuition
AI models and model families
GPT-4o, Claude, Llama, Custom deep learning surrogate models for simulation
Industries
Real-world evidence
26 documented case studies on record.
Companies using this: ABB, Airbus SE, Autodesk, BIG Bjarke Ingels Group, Baytree, Bosco Verticale, Buildrz, Daiwa House Industry, Diabatix, Eastgate Centre, Evogene, General Motors, Gensler, Google, New Balance and 9 more.
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