Tutorials – Basics

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Form Finding of a Shell

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Alphonso Peluso explains in a video tutorial a basic set up of form finding and structural analysis in Karamba. He also then explains how meshes from Karamba can be then unrolled and then made into a physical model.

Get the reference files here: BasicShellFormFinding.gh
The definition is created with Karamba (1.1.0) which means the Point Loads component is now bundled into the Loads component.

This tutorial uses Rhinoceros (Version 5 SR12 64bit), Grasshopper (0.9.0076) & Karamba (1.0.5).

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Analyze a Shell & Beam Structure

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In a 4 part tutorial, Junghwo Park explains how to create a simple 1 storey structure in Karamba & Grasshopper and then export the geometry into Revit using IFC formats in Geometry Gym.

The first two tutorials show how this simple structure of beams and shell can be created in Grasshopper and then analyzed in Karamba.

The third and fourth tutorial explain how Geometry Gym can be used to export the geometry created in Karamba into Revit. See Tutorial 3 & 4 – Export a Shell & Beam Structure to Revit with Geometry Gym.

Part 1 – Create the Geometry in Grasshopper

Part 2 – Input into Karamba

Get the reference files here: KarambaToGGymToRevit

These tutorials use Rhinoceros (Version 5 SR12 64bit), Grasshopper (0.9.0076) & Karamba (1.1.0).

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Analyze a Gridshell

TUTORIAL G01
DISCRETISE A NURBS INTO A STRUCTURAL DIAGRID

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TUTORIAL G01.1
PERFORM A FE STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS WITH KARAMBA

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In a 3 part video tutorial, the team at Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning of the University of Melbourne show how to first generate a generic gridshell on any input surface and then input this structure in Karamba to be analyzed. Basic principles such as beam IDs, defining cross sections, defining materials and interpreting results are described in detail. The third tutorial then takes the gridshell and performs a formfinding process.

Note that components such as Naked Vertices, remove Duplicate Lines and remove Duplicate Points are part of the Kangaroo package.

Download the TUTORIAL LIST.
Download the GRASSHOPPER MASTER FILE 1, on steel gridshell design and fabrication.
Download the GRASSHOPPER MASTER FILE 2, on timber gridshell design and fabrication.

These tutorial use Rhinoceros (Version 5 SR12 64bit), Grasshopper (0.9.0076), Karamba (1.1.0), Kangaroo (0.099) & Weaverbird

See all the online tutorials and download all necessary resources here.

Content development: Alberto Pugnale and Alessandro Liuti.
Creative team: Alberto Pugnale and Stanislav Roudavski.
Studio leaders: Alberto Pugnale and Louis Gadd.

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Simple Parametric Truss

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In a simple 3 part tutorial, Junghwo Park explains how to create a single truss in Karamba & Grasshopper and then exporting the geometry into Revit using Dynamo BIM & Rhynamo.

The first tutorial explains how to set up a truss parametrically and subsequently the following video shows how to analyze the structure in Karamba and then optimize the truss using Galapagos. See Tutorial 3 – Export a Simple Parametric Truss to Revit with Rhynamo

Part 1 – Set up the truss parametrically

Part 2 – Integrate the Truss into Karamba

Get the reference files here: KarambaToDynamoBIM_SingleTruss

These tutorials use Rhinoceros (Version 5 SR12 64bit), Grasshopper (0.9.0076) & Karamba (1.1.0).

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Introduction – Beam Grid

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Blue Clements (UVa M’Arch 2017) has made a series of Karamba Introductory tutorials as part of the Parametric Stuctural Design courses at the University of Virgina headed by Jeana Ripple.

The six part tutorial explains how to set supports, loads, assign cross sections, optimize cross sections and then evaluate the results.

Get the definition here: TU_Intro_BeamGrid.gh

These tutorials use Rhinoceros (Version 5 SR12 64bit), Grasshopper (0.9.0076) & Karamba (1.0.5) where Point Loads, Gravity, etc are separated into different components. The source definition has been created with Karamba 1.1.0 where all Loads are integrated into one component.

Part 1 – Setting Supports

Part 2 – Loads

Part 3: Manual Cross Section Selection

Part 4: Beam Displacement Values

Part 5: Optimize Cross Section

Part 6: Output Values and Displays

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Simple Setup

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Analyze a Beam

This video tutorial explains the first steps using Karamba, creating a parametric structural model.

Get the grasshopper definition here: Tutorial 01 – SimpleParametricBeam

These tutorials use Rhinoceros (Version 5 SR12 64bit), Grasshopper (0.9.0076) & Karamba (1.0.5) where Point Loads, Gravity, etc are separated into different components. The newer Karamba versions integrate all Loads into one component.

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Analyze a Beam

Taking the simple beam we are able to then develop a truss to be analyzed in Karamba.

Get the grasshopper definition here: Tutorial 2 – SimpleParametricTruss

These tutorials use Rhinoceros (Version 5 SR12 64bit), Grasshopper (0.9.0076) & Karamba (1.0.5) where Point Loads, Gravity, etc are separated into different components. The newer Karamba versions integrate all Loads into one component.

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