Proposing Digital Design Methodology for Furniture Products by
Integrating Generative Design Approach to Conventional process
Abstract
In a conventional furniture design process, the designer develops a
number of design alternatives by drawing two dimensional sketches and 3d
CAD models to start ideation and exploration. These ways of exploration
and conceptualization are sometimes tiring, time taking and complex.
Therefore, the designer is able to produce less output with limited
results. However, with recent advancements in design simulation,
visualization and modelling capabilities, the ways of design exploration
and conceptualization have changed. Technological transformations have
changed the entire product design and development process in the past
years. Today, parametric modeling techniques are changing the role of
CAD tools in the furniture design field. In comparison to the
conventional CAD tools (direct drafting and modeling techniques)
parametric and generative design techniques allow the designer to
rapidly and easily generate iterations, providing a flexible way to
explore and conceptualize innovative solutions based on specific
parameters. Considering the growing transformations this research aims
to explore the new language of design - generative design. The study
focuses on to integrate generative design and parametric modeling
techniques with conventional design process to develop a digital design
and development methodology for furniture products.