Expertos en fabricación digital

Experts in digital fabrication

MASTER COURSE IN PARAMETRIC DESIGN 400H

XII EDITION SEPTEMBER - DECEMBER 2020

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Controlmad is an Authorized Rhinoceros Training Center, Rhino Fab Lab and Rhino Fab Studio.
We are experts in Digital Fabrication.
Some of our clients: Herzog & De Meuron, Perrault Architectes, Louis Vuitton, Repsol, WWF, etc.
Our teachers are experienced Authorized Rhinoceros University Instructors, at national and international level..
Controlmad Team teaches or colaborates at different universities: University of Valladolid
University of A Coruna, Istituto Europeo di Design Madrid, Universidad Europea Madrid,
Universidad Europea de Valencia,San Pablo CEU Madrid and University Rey Juan Carlos, Madrid.

We are settled in Madrid, Spain.

Main softwares used at the course: RHINOCEROS and GRASSHOPPER

Unlike other similar programs, RHINOCEROS is a program of three-dimensional modeling that is based on NURBS surfaces. NURBS (geometric representations of mathematical functions) are
considered the most perfect surfaces compared to meshes. It can create any model, simple or complex, with full control over the final form and with relative ease and speed. NURBS have
traditionally been used in modeling of automotive vehicles, aircraft, naval architecture and industrial design, but, since relatively short time, are also used for the development of complex
geometries in architecture for its versatility and ease of editing. Large architecture firms have started to use it for the development of competitive, complex shapes,drawings and produc-
tion.
GRASSHOPPER™ is a free graphical algorithm editor tightly integrated with Rhinoceros’s 3-D modeling tools. Unlike scripting, Grasshopper requires no knowledge of programming or scripting,
but still allows designers to build form generators from the simple to the awe-inspiring.

The course and the exercises are focused on architecture, design, product design, etc. Students do not only learn how to model and render, but also will implement various strategies to
obtain structures of complex models, analyze, calculate, interact with the physical environment etc. with the posibility of fabricating different models with CNC technology such as milling
machine, 3D printer...

The course INCLUDES:

- 400 hours training (Training languaje: English).
- One RHINO for Windows Educational LICENCE for your laptop and forever. As you will have your own complete Rhino license, we strongly recommend to use your laptop.
Our classroom is fully equipped with individual computers, in case it is not possible for you to bring it.
- Visits to Fundición Capa (Madrid), outstanding Parametric projects in Madrid and trip to a city with important parametric architecture or Schools (usually to Barcelona)
- Basic material for prototyping (MDF, Foam, etc. and PLA and ABS for the 3D printers)
- Certification: at the end of the course the student will be awarded a diploma* certifying the course attendance and completion of main tasks, plug-ins and add-ons taught at the course.
This diploma is certified by ControlMAD (Spain) and Rhino Fab Studio (Miami) under specific request.
* If the student has attended 80% of classes and presents and sends the THESIS paper and a report of each workshop showing and succeed main topics involved.

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MASTER COURSE IN PARAMETRIC DESIGN 2020 400hours

This study program, introduces you to the parametric design and digital manufacturing in the fields of architecture, product design, interior Design, industrial design, landscape, etc. through
the creation of physical and digital parametric models using as main tool GRASSHOPPER for Rhino and our digital fabrication tools CNC milling machine, 3D printers, Trotec laser machine...
Best specialist in the field, with university teaching experience, will cover every subject.

Who is it for?
Aimed at professionals and students from the world of architecture, industrial design, and everyone interested in learning and using parametric design tools.

The course requires previous basic knowledge in maths, geometry and 2D - CAD softwares as AutoCAD, Sketch-up or similar. If you do do not have it and want to join the course, we will
provide you with some documentation so you could work on your own prior the course starts.
The first day of every UNIT the instructor will provide the instructional materials (files, software) required to follow the UNIT.

Dates: March 23rd – June 17th, 2020

Course schedule: From Monday to Thursday.
Lectures are taken in the morning. Afternoon time is devoted to personal student’s work based on what instructors have taught during the morning.
Lectures and tutor support (classroom)___________________9,30 am - 3 pm* (30 minutes break)
Personal projects; independent work (classroom or at home)_______3,30 pm – 6,30 pm

*Lecture time might change exceptionally and will be notified in advance

Course Start___________________________________ September 21st

End of lectures__________________________________November 26th
Course ends and thesis presentation___________________December 17th

Instruction Language: ENGLISH

Place: Controlmad, Madrid, Spain.
Maximum number of students: 12
Minimum number of students: 7

Controlmad Advanced Design Center S.L. (management and coordination of the course) reserves the right to cancel the course if it does not reach the minimum number of students.
The deadline to announce the celebration of the course will be March 2nd, 2020. In case of not reaching the minimum number of students, Controlmad will get back the total amount of the
fee to those already enrolled, via bank transfer in a period of time of 30 working days, approximately.

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MASTER COURSE IN PARAMETRIC DESIGN 400hours

Madrid is also well-communicated with main cities in Spain and Europe. As lectures are from Monday to Thursday, it is also possible make short trips to enjoy best modern architecture,
exhibitions, restaurants and shopping.
Due to the strategic infraestructure communications in Madrid, it is easy to arrive to main Spanish cities using AVE (High Speed Train) or low cost Air companies. With these last ones,
you can also reach any European capital in hours.
We may advice you the best way to travel to these places and recommend what to visit regarding parametric design and architectural examples.

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PROGRAM & SCHEDULE

The course is divided into 5 GROUPS, composed by several UNITS: GROUP I: NURBS
GROUP II: DIGITAL FABRICATION
GROUP III: MESHES
GROUP IV: INTEROPERABILITY
GROUP V: THESIS

The aim of the following UNITS is that students learn new parametric tools based on Grasshopper that could lead them to a complete knowledge concerning modeling,
analysis (thermal, structural, etc.), digital fabrication techniques, form-finding techniques and physical interactivity of prototypes...

The instructor of every UNIT is the responsible for the material and software he/she uses for the development of the UNIT and exercises.

This course is managed and coordinated by Controlmad Advanced Design Center S.L. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact us by phone
+34 915393366 or via email at formacion@controlmad.com

Controlmad Advanced Design Center S.L. has the rights to do any change in the program topics, dates or tutors of the course, due to serious, important and
unexpected issues. We will always try to keep the schedule, quality and dates at any circumstances.
The instructor / instructors of every UNIT are the responsible for the material and software they use for the development of the course.

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OPENING Inaugural conference, presentation September 21st

GROUP I: NURBS September 22nd
UNIT I_ 56h_RHINOCEROS, from basic to advanced level
Instructor: Sergio Alonso del Campo-Controlmad (Spain)
UNIT II_ 64h_GRASSHOPPER, from basic to medium level
Instructor: Diego García Cuevas-Controlmad (Spain)
VISITS: Arganzuela Perrault Bridge, by Perrault Architects.
UNIT III_ 32h_GRASSHOPPER, advanced level
Instructors: Last edition Andrés Gonzales, Rhino Fab World Wide Director (USA)

GROUP II: DIGITAL FABRICATION October 13th

UNIT IV_64h_DIGITAL FABRICATION with GRASSHOPPER
Instructors: Controlmad
VISITS: Fundición Capa (Madrid) and other Digital Fabrication Labs.
TRIP+VISITS (last edition Barcelona)

GROUP III: MESHES November 3rd

UNIT V_ 32h_GRASSHOPPER, advanced level
NURBS to Mesh, form-finding strategies...
Instructor: Arturo Tedeschi (Italy)
UNIT VI_ 32h_GRASSHOPPER, advanced level
FEM analysis for parametric structures.
Instructors: Karamba developer (Austria)

GROUP IV: INTEROPERABILITY November 10th

UNIT VII_ 32h_GRASSHOPPER, advanced level.
Interoperability with ARDUINO, TABLETS, SMARTPHONES, REVIT and PYTHON.
Instructor: David Serrano Lozano (Spain)

GROUP V: THESIS November 30th

UNIT VIII_ 48h_Personal projects. Tutored development. Controlmad team + external collaborator
UNIT IX _ 16h_V-Ray for Rhino or Rhino Render Engine (Rendering and presentations for the projects). Controlmad team
UNIT X__ 24h_Personal projects. Prototyping (Milling and 3D printing)
FINAL REVIEW: Presentation of works. Jury December 17th

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UNIT I_ 56h_RHINOCEROS, from basics to Advanced level

Instructor: Sergio Alonso del Campo - controlmad (Spain)

Mornings: 35 hours. Afternoons: 21 hours

Sergio Alonso del Campo. Valencia (Spain). CEO ControlMAD

M. Arch. + Advanced Master in Structural Analysis of Monuments and
Historical Constructions (UPC + Universita di Padova).
Assistant professor at School of Architecture. Universidad Europea Valencia.
Visiting professor of Interior Design at IED Madrid
Visiting professor of Rhino, Grasshopper, Digital Fabrication and V-Ray at University of Valladolid,
University of A Coruña and University San Pablo C.E.U., Madrid.

In this UNIT we will work with Rhinoceros, as basis for GRASSHOPPER.

GRASSHOPPER is a plugin that runs on Rhino, so some previous knowledge of Rhino is required.

Starting with a sketch, drawing, physical model, scan data, or only an idea, Rhino provides the tools to accurately model and document your designs ready for rendering, animation, drafting,
engineering, analysis, and manufacturing or construction.

Rhino can create, edit, analyze, document, render, animate, and translate NURBS curves, surfaces, and solids with no limits on complexity, degree, or size. Rhino also supports polygon mes-
hes and point clouds. It offers uninhibited free-form 3-D modeling. Tools like these are available only in softwares much more expensive. Extreme precision, design, prototype, engineering,
analyze, document, and manufacture anything of any size no matter how small or how large. Unrestricted editing.
In this UNIT the student will start from 2D and will go trough different examples up to develope complex doble-curved 3 dimensional surfaces.

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UNIT II_ 64h_GRASSHOPPER, from basic to medium level.

Instructor: Diego García Cuevas controlmad (Spain)

Mornings: 40hours. Afternoons: 24hours

Diego García Cuevas. Madrid (Spain). CEO ControlMAD

M. Arch. Master in Biodigital Architecture (UIC. Barcelona).
Assistant professor at School of Architecture. Universidad Europea Madrid.
Visiting professor of Interior Design at IED Madrid
Visiting professor of Rhino, Grasshopper, Digital Fabrication and V-Ray at University of Valladolid,
University of A Coruña and University San Pablo C.E.U., Madrid.

The student will enter in the language and structure of Grasshopper to understand the way of designing and thinking with this software.
There will be a serie of short exercises and then stepping into parametric development of complex designs, facades, structures... as well as paradigmatic Grasshopper exercises as
‘surfaces subdivision’, ‘attractors and repellors’, ‘trigonometry’, ‘evaluation of functions’, ‘management of lists and trees’, etc.
The student will work with every basic tool in the Grasshopper menu, and will get the skills to develop any NURBS geometry.

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UNIT III_ 32h_GRASSHOPPER, advanced

Last instructor: Andres Gonzalez. Rhino FabStudio Worls Wide Director. McNeel Miami and Bits 3D Corp.
Company partnership: Trotec Laser Machines

Mornings: 20hours. Afternoons: 12hours

Thanks to the leading world laser brand TROTEC, students mix Grasshopper definitions with the fast fabrication pace of laser tools. Specifically, the unit looks for
paneling complex surfaces like roofs, façades and also paying attention to smaller scale for product design.

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UNIT IV_64h_DIGITAL FABRICATION

Instructor: Controlmad

Mornings: 40hours. Afternoons: 24hours

Topics: Cura software, 3D printers, Milling machine, KUKA robots, CNC technology, RHINONEST

This UNIT complements the knowledge of modelling with Grasshopper with the digital fabrication machines and systems and practice of some of the different digital manufacturing systems
that allow us to obtain physical elements of the virtual objects generated with Grasshopper. Some of them are: CNC milling machine, KUKA robots, waterjet cutters, 3d scanners, 3d printers
and lasser cutters.

At Controlmad, students will make some exercises with the CNC Milling machine (2,5m. x 1,3m.) and the 3D printers (RepRap type). Working in couples or teams, to develope different objects
to be 3d printed and / or milled, directly from the Grasshopper design and how to migrate the information from CAD to a CAM software (Gcodes).

This unit includes practice with standard materials for prototyping (MDF, foams...) and ABS or PLA plastic filament for the 3D printers.
We will see these technologies more closely with the visit to ‘Fundición Capa’ and other Digital Fabrication labs. www.controlmad.com
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UNIT IV_64h_DIGITAL FABRICATION / VISIT FUNDICIÓN CAPA

Instructors: Controlmad (Spain) + Fundición Capa
Visit day will be announced during the course

3D scanner 3d printed objects KUKA robot

CAPA has manufactured pieces by Salvador Dali, Eduardo Chillida, Antonio Lopez, Manolo Valdés and others important artists. The Foundry also has worked for several public institutions
such as the Reina Sofia Museum in Madrid, Prado Museum, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Ministry of Culture.

They work with KUKA robots, 3D scaners and 3d printers to give the best result for their clients.

The students will see how a 3d scanner creates clouds of points, how to get the meshes from there and finally how to prototype the scanned object at different scales with 3D printers or
the KUKA robot (500kg. power at the tip). Also, and depending on the availability, it is possible to see the casting process with melted aluminium or bronze used to create different sculptu-
res.

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UNIT V_ 32h_GRASSHOPPER, advanced

Instructor: Arturo Tedeschi (Italy). Author of Grasshopper bestseller book “AAD: Algorithms Aided Design”

Mornings: 20hours. Afternoons: 12hours

Topics: NURBS to MESH and Form Finding with Grasshopper

Program:
Geometry and Polygon Meshes, Geometry vs Topology
Creating Meshes in Grasshopper: topology, triangulations, NURBS to Mesh conversion. Controlling Polygon Meshes

Physics and Dynamic Simulation in Grasshopper, Particle-Spring system, Cable simulation, Membrane simulation, power-law, shell-behaviour
Introduction to form-finding strategies, Millipede plug-in
Examples and exercises on form-finding strategies

Pictures: http://www.arturotedeschi.com/wordpress/

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UNIT VI_ 32h_GRASSHOPPER, advanced

Instructor last edition: Adam Orlinski (Austria). Karamba developer.

Mornings: 20hours. Afternoons: 12hours

Topics: Karamba, Structural analysis

This UNIT will focus on designing processes informed by structural analysis.

It will be covered fundamentals of structural analysis and address specific topics within guided examples.

Based on parametric models we will look on:

-set-up, tricks and methods of structural modelling
-general load bearing behavior of different structural concepts
-form finding based on large deformation analysis (e.g. hanging models)
-structural optimization based on genetic algorithms (Galapagos / Octopus)
-BESO (Bi-directional Evolutionary Structural Optimization)
-Further utilization of results from the FE-analysis in parametric models

Karamba is a plug-in for Grasshopper that interactively calculates the statical

response of three dimensional beam structures under the action of external loads.
For further info, check: http://www.grasshopper3d.com/profile/karamba

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UNIT VII_ 32h_GRASSHOPPER, advanced.

Instructor: David Serrano Lozano, Alicante (Spain)

Mornings: 20hours. Afternoons: 12hours

Topics: Interoperability of Grasshopper with devices and other softwares

M. Arch. Expert in development and digital fabrication with parametric systems.

Certified Autodesk Revit Instructor.
REVIT programmer and Grasshopper add-ons developer
Assistant teacher at EPSA, Architecture and Computational Lab, University of Alicante.
Visiting professor of REVIT and Grasshopper at ControlMAD

Co-founder of ‘random[ ]’ office for the development of new technologies based solutions for
architecture and other areas as exhibitions, fashion shows, choreography, concert...

Connection to ARDUINO with Firefly plug-in for Grasshopper: interaction of physical environment with Grasshopper and ARDUINO. We will see how different sensors react to differences of
light, distance, sound...
Arduino is an open hardware platform based on a simple plate with a microcontroller and a development environment that implements the programming language of Processing.
Arduino can be used to develop stand-alone interactive objects or can be connected to the computer software as Flash, Processing, or Grasshopper, thanks to Firefly plugin.

Connection to INTERNET DATA. We will experiment also with tablets and smartphones to control Grasshopper. We will use internet as data base

Connection to REVIT. How to deal with Grasshopper and the famous BIM software REVIT.

Connection to PYTHON.

For further info check: http://randomarq.wordpress.com/

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UNIT VIII_ 48h_THESIS_Personal projects. Tutored development

Intructors: Controlmad Team

Mornings: 20hours. Afternoons: 12hours

The Thesis is a short research work that may consist of a summary and extension of the subjects or works achieved by the student during the different UNITS, or a specific research of
one study area with a personal project. It will cover three units: development, rendering and prototyping.

Thesis project by Ernesto Olmedo (Panama) student of Parametric design master, 2013 edition.

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UNIT IX_ 16h_THESIS_Personal projects. V-Ray for Rhino (Rendering and presentations for the projects)*
Instructor: Sergio Alonso del Campo

Mornings: 10 hours. Afternoons: 6 hours

VRay for Rhino is the perfect support for rendering and also the most popular.

Rhino users in all fields - from architecture and product design to 3D animation - depend on V-Ray as a quick, easy and cost efficient way to render their most cutting-edge images.
It allows us to get easy photorrealistic images of our 3D models.

The aim of the course is NOT to become a professional visual artist, but a professional parametric modeller and designer. Neverthless, we think it is important to have some skills to show
your projects or proposals in a proper way. So this UNIT will give you the general idea and the basic tricks to get photorrealistic images of your Grasshopper models.

Lights, physical sun, materials, bitmaps, exterior scenes, interior scenes, architecture, product design, etc.

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UNIT X_ 24h_THESIS_Personal projects. Prototyping (Milling and 3D printing)

Instructors: Controlmad Team

Mornings: 20hours. Afternoons:12hours

This is the final part of the course, where students prototype their personal projects.
It is not compulsory, but recommendable in order to get more practice with the digital fabrication tools.

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MASTER IN PARAMETRIC DESIGN 400hours

ENROLLMENT
Are you interested?
Enrollment fee: 4350 euro (VAT included)
Special early bird prices will be shown at the webpage if you register in advance.

Enrollment opens: March 2020

Enrollment deadline: August 19th, 2020 (if the course is confirmed, the deadline will be until the course starts).
How to make the payment:
_ Bank transfer or cash payment to bank account shown in the registration .pdf file
_ Credit card or PayPal*. Click on the Pay Now buttons
Note: Paypal additional management fees (50 eur) are charged, not included in the enrollment fee.

In order to guarantee a seat in the course, it is possible to make a first deposit of 800 euro and pay the rest of the fee in a maximum period of 30 days. Please check the registration
pdf.

Do you need a visa?

It should not be a problem as the length of the course is less than 3 months. However, for Non-EU citizens we do strongly recommend to contact the Spanish Embassy and start as soon as
possible the paperwork! It may take time depending on each country. Controlmad will provide all neccesary documents needed to get the visa (letter of invitation, payment invoice...).
Controlmad is not responsible of any delay and costs regarding visa issues or visa rejections that might affect enrollment deadlines and the participation in the course.
It also does not alter the cancellation policies and terms.
We had students from 35 countries: Argentina, Australia, Bahamas, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, France, Germany, Guatemala, Hungary, Iran, Italy, Kuwait,
Latvia, Mexico, Morocco, Portugal, Panama, Peru, Nigeria, Phillipines, India, Russia, Singapur, Syria, Saudi Arabia, Spain, Switzerland, Tunisia, Turkey, UK, U.S.A. ,Venezuela...

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ENROLLMENT PROCEDURE FOR ADMISSION IN MASTER IN PARAMETRIC DESIGN
To make effective your participation in the course, the student must deposit the total amount of the course fee via bank transfer or cash payment to the bank account shown below; It is
mandatory to write in the subject: Student´s full name Course Code: MGH

from SPAIN and EU countries:

Bank: BBVA
Holder: CONTROLMAD ADVANCED DESIGN CENTER,S.L Bank account: ES52-0182-0511-91-0204151813

from non-EU countries:

Bank: BBVA
Holder: CONTROLMAD ADVANCED DESIGN CENTER,S.L.
BIC/SWIFT: BBVAESMM
IBAN: ES52-0182-0511-91-0204151813
Bank address: BBVA, oficina 511, Cardenal Benlloch street, 9, 46021, Valencia (Spain)

IMPORTANT:
_ Bank expenses due to national / international bank transfers are different depending on the country and will be assumed by the student.
_ For spot reservation through Paypal, it is applied applies an additional charge, which is not part of the enrollment fee.
_ To maintain a rigorous registration order and due to bank transfers may take several days to be validated, it is important to confirm the registration by sending an email with scanned copy
or pdf of the bank statement to formacion@controlmad.com.
_ Controlmad will confirm your enrollment by email as soon as we receive your email with proof of payment, full name, cell number. If you do not receive this confirmation, please e-mail us
again or call +34 915393366
_ In order to guarantee a spot in the course, it is possible to pay the total amount or to make a first deposit of 800 euros and pay the rest of the fee in a maximum period of 30 days. In any
case, the total registration fee must be paid before the course starts. Otherwise, Controlmad might cancel your registration or do not get benefit of the special discount price at the moment
of making the first deposit, applying the current registration fee. In case of delayed payments, Controlmad might also charge an additional 5% of the pending amount per each week delay.
_If you need to split the payment, please contact us for specific details

CANCELLATION POLICY
The last day for the return of the total enrollment fee* in case of not attendance to the course, will be July 29th
* Once you register, it is applied a non-refundable fee of 195 euro.
If you withdraw from the course up to 30 days before the start date, Controlmad will be charged 50% of tuition amount
Any requests submitted 29 days or less before the start date will not be processed and Controlmad will be charged the full tuition amount.
For special situations, Force Majeure and/or justifiable causes, you may also submit a reschedule request to Controlmad , up to 30 days before the start date, if another course and spots are
available (students enrolled for that edition will have priority) and/or your spot is covered by any student of our waiting list. If not, Controlmad will apply the return and charges policies
described above.
Controlmad reserves the right to cancel the course if the number of students does not reach 7. Controlmad will notify it by email returning the full tuition amount.
Controlmad reserves the right to cancel or pospone the course due to special situations, Force Majeure and/or justifiable causes. In this case, your enrolment will be guaranteed for next edition.
For any doubts do not hesitate in contact us calling to +34 915393366 (business hours 9am – 6pm) or via email to formacion@controlmad.com www.controlmad.com
By registering in the course, you accept and understand Controlmad policies and terms
Thank you for your cooperation in complying with the Controlmad cancellation policy
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Visits to outstanding projects: Arganzuela Footbridge, Sagrada Familia Barcelona, Metropol Seville.

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