A simple classroom chair became an exercise in digital engineering, artificial intelligence, and parametric design.
This project, developed at the Design and Architecture Senior High School (DASH), demonstrates a modern workflow that connects the physical and digital worlds.
The Process
📸 Reality Capture
A classroom chair was photographed using a smartphone.
🤖 AI-Assisted Interpretation
The photograph was processed through Google Gemini to generate engineering reference views, including:
- Top View
- Front View
- Side View
- Isometric View
💻 3D Modeling & Assembly
The AI-generated engineering views were imported into CATIA xDesign on the 3DEXPERIENCE Platform and used as references to create a fully parametric assembly model.
⚙️ Driver-Based Design
A centralized Driver File managed:
- Geometrical Sets
- Reference Images
- Construction Planes
- Wireframe Geometry
- Sketch Profiles
- Parameters
- Formulas
Each component was informed by the Driver File, creating a true assembly where every part maintained its relationship to the overall design intent.
What Makes This Exciting?
This workflow demonstrates how students can transform:
Physical Object → Photograph → AI Engineering Views → Parametric Parts → Intelligent Assembly Model
The project highlights the convergence of Artificial Intelligence, Model-Based Engineering, and cloud-based product development tools, giving students exposure to workflows increasingly used in industry.
Proud of the students at DASH for embracing advanced digital engineering methods and exploring new ways to bridge reality and virtual design.
Course taught by Hector Camps through PHI Cubed as part of a Dual Enrollment Program with the Miami Dade College School of Architecture and Design and Architecture Senior High School.
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