Adventures in Automated Design: A Generative-Modeling Case Study

Generative Modeling is a brand-new feature in Autodesk Fusion 360 software that offers up creative design solutions in canvas in a matter of minutes. Users simply let the software know where the shape they want to create should be, and Generative Modeling will automatically come up with a variety of different suggestions for shapes. Unlike the generative design technology that has come before, Generative Modeling requires no detailed setup information from the user. Just click the faces to connect and obstacles to avoid, press go, and see multiple creative possibilities start to take shape in real time. In this case study, you’ll get a firsthand view of how two designers have used Generative Modeling to expand their creativity and explore possibilities in two very different applications. From initial concept all the way through to manufacturing. Their stories help show the advantages that an automated design tool like Generative Modeling can provide.