In a recent post I mentioned a trip to Amsterdam to visit with Van Wijnen and MX3D. The press embargo has now lifted on MX3D’s bridge – as you can see from a slew of recent articles – so I can now share a bit more information about that part of the visit.
During that week I spent 2.5 days at MX3D, mostly to participate in discussions about how best to instrument the bridge with sensors. Autodesk started our collaboration with MX3D around the vision of using generative design for the creation of the bridge’s form… during the last year or so (actually more) our collaboration has morphed to focus on the creation of a “smart” bridge that knows how it’s used and how well it fits into its environment.
Here’s a video from MX3D about the recent progress:
My role in the team relates to the software for data visualization: mainly around Dasher 360, of course. Other Autodeskers are participating in other ways: Alex Tessier and Alec Shuldiner are heavily involved in the…