Algorithms-Aided Design (AAD) is the use of specific algorithms-editors to assist in the creation, modification, analysis, or optimization of a design. The algorithms-editors are usually integrated with 3D modeling packages and read several programming languages, both scripted or visual (RhinoScript,
Grasshopper,
MEL,
C#,
Python). The Algorithms-Aided Design allows designers to overcome the limitations of traditional
CAD software and
3D computer graphics software, reaching a level of complexity which is beyond the human possibility to interact with digital objects. The acronym appears for the first time in the book ''AAD Algorithms-Aided Design, Parametric Strategies using
Grasshopper'', published by
Arturo Tedeschi in 2014.
Further reading
*Mario Carpo, "The second digital turn: design beyond intelligence", Writing Architecture, 2017,
*"AD Scripting Cultures: Architectural Design and Programming", John Wiley & Sons, 1 edition 2011,
* Kostas Terzidis, "Algorithmic Architecture", Routledge, 1 edition 2006,
* Nicholas Pisca, "YSYT - Maya MEL Basics for Designers", 2009,
* Arturo Tedeschi, ''AAD Algorithms-Aided Design, Parametric Strategies using Grasshopper'', Le Penseur, Brienza 2014,
* https://architosh.com/2016/05/inflection-point-disruptions-platforms-and-growth-with-rhino-grasshopper-part-1/
References
External links
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