Digital Project™ Knowledgeware Add-ons

Gehry Technologies offers four Knowledgeware add-on products for Digital Project Designer: Knowledge Template, Knowledge Advisor, Knowledge Expert , and Product Engineering Optimizer.   DIGITAL PROJECT KNOWLEDGE TEMPLATE Knowledge Template enables automatic capture and reuse of design patterns and sequences of operations for generative design. A flexible repeated design element, can automatically adjust its shape and dimensions when it is placed at multiple locations within a complex building system.   PRODUCT HIGHLIGHTS Supports development of intelligent building components and design templates for reuse on multiple projects. Encapsulates component objects’ internally and operator exposed behaviors. Allows repurposing of developed geometry for different desighers and projects. Enables development of project-accessible object libraries. Automates generation of repetitive design structures, while enabling differences between each instance of the structure.   KEY BENEFITS Increases productivity through generative designs and automatic capture and reuse of design patterns or sequences of operations. Captures almost any kind of component or knowledge developed in Digital Project, including geometric features such as solid, surface, and wireframe geometric operations. Captures Knowledgeware elements including parameters, formulas, rules, checks, and embedded VBScript features.   DIGITAL PROJECT™ KNOWLEDGE ADVISOR PRODUCT OVERVIEW Knowledge Advisor builds on Knowledge Template by enabling advanced control of parametric components and features.   PRODUCT HIGHLIGHTS Provides real-time checks, rules, and reactions for intelligent component libraries developed with Knowledge Template.  Checks and error notification of preset conditions and values. Rules produce action in response to condition changes.  Resulting actions can include changing a parameter value, turning features on and off, or applying different subsequent features to the overall design. Reactions, similar to rules, trigger actions in response to specific events in a model rather than changes in parametric conditions. Reactions help monitor model changes and keep designs consistent.   KEY BENEFITS Reduces risk of errors and improves productivity. Monitors model changes and keeps designs consistent.   DIGITAL PROJECT™ KNOWLEDGE EXPERT Knowledge Expert is an infrastructure for developing expert systems, based on Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology. Automatically verify building construction codes and project-specific or firm-wide project rules, and create "what if" scenarios with Digital Project Knowledge Expert.   PRODUCT HIGHLIGHTS Checks design rules and codes and automatically applies design corrections. Provides easy management and maintenance of company and project knowledge, best practices, and standards. Organizes and shares firm-wide and project-wide standards. Verifies building construction codes.   KEY BENEFITS Reduces risk of errors and improves productivity. Captures and standardizes architecture and construction knowledge. Ensures rules and codes are followed when multiple building professionals collaborate on a project.   DIGITAL PROJECT ENGINEERING OPTIMIZER PRODUCT OVERVIEW Product Engineering Optimizer is a natural and efficient way to optimize performance guided designs. Explore multiple design options and find the best combination of parameters for a quantifiable design goal.   PRODUCT HIGHLIGHTS Enables analysis of design configurations: evaluates interactions between parameters, makes parameter predictions, and identifies which parameters are most influential. Tests as many parameters as required. Supports multi-discipline and multi-goal design optimization.   KEY BENEFITS Accelerates exploration of design alternatives. Optimizes designs for multiple disciplines and goals. Reduces number of design iterations necessary to reach goals.