One of the things I like to do most, is automate workflows. Specifically 3D-CAD and/ or BIM workflows.

Dynamo for Revit is a visual programming tool which allows for this type of automation.

Since I’ve started using it, I have made numerous scripts, doing simple things as copying an annotation to all the sheets within a project, to more complex scripts that export all parts of a certain category in a specified orientation to separate files.

Or a script that exports the full bill of materials of an entire project to a single excel file. In which it automatically adds all pieces profiles, panels, etc. to: m^2/panel color and meters/ profile. So that this file can be directly imported into the ERP system.

Also, in the past couple of years sometimes I ran into the limitations of Dynamo. So I learned how to make my own custom nodes and use Python scripts to overcome these limitations when necessary.

In the past couple of years I have built Revit model libraries from the ground up. Currently I’m maintaining and updating these with new features.

These libraries include amongst others; cubicles, lockers and benches.

At Hermeta, one of my tasks is updating and designing the 3D models of the aluminium gravity die casting molds.

For Solidworks, I have currently created two macro’s thus far.

One exports six file types at once. The other checks a folder for .SAT files and converts them all -fully automated- to .STEP files using Solidworks.

This is a Solidworks assembly I’ve made of the Gardelux 1 from Hermeta.

This assembly is equation driven, meaning, the position and number of hooks, supports, etc., are a dependent of the extrusion length.

By simply filling in the length needed, the entire product is generated.

Below are examples of 1, 1,5 and 2,5 meter in length.

1 m

1,5 m

2,5 m

For Adobe illustrator I’ve recently created an export macro that, with a single click, exports every wanted PNG format and an EPS file in seperate subfolders.

One of my activities currently at Hermeta, is making instruction manuals.
Below is a number of examples:

3D printing for me, is just as much as a hobby as i use it for work. Below are some examples of 3D prints.

Here’s an example of a project I did for someone to redesign a part of a model kit. The part that came with the kit was from a previous model year of the truck.

The goal was to create the part for the current model year. Below is one of the example images i used and the end result.

Another thing I made is a replica of a KitchenAid

Below is a 3D printing project which I did in my spare time.
I had the idea to print some custom housings for my USB drives.

For the roller coaster cart, a lot of details had to be simplified or left out to make it 3D-printable and usable.

Below to the left is the second version and to the right, the first version.

And the end result:

The same idea was also used to create a USB flash drive in the shape of a coat hook.

In the last couple years I’ve made several visualizations and animations of products.
This is an example of some of the work I did for Hermeta.

This was an assignment to redesign an existing product and to optimize it for assembly.
An important part of this, is the reducing of the number of parts.

For this assignment, I chose to use the Silver River II 3,5″ HDD external USB/E-SATA housing from Thermaltake.

his product had 9 parts, plus a connector from the LED cable, the LED glass, two stickers and 8 screws.
So there was room for improvement.

In the new housing, that was optimized for assembly, there were only 6 parts left and no screws.

This was an assignment to create a scale prototype of an existing design chair.

At first, I created a 3D model of the chair so I had all the necessary dimensions and drawings to make the parts and create a mold in order to vacuum form the seat.

In the image below, the left side is the 3D model and on the right is the original chair.

Up next, was the actual vacuum forming of the seat.

After this had been done, the frame could be soldered and the legs were made.

Painting the seats:

After adding the 3D printed parts to the bottom of the seat, the miniature chairs could be assembled.

This is a 3D model of a PC screen I made in my first year at Hogeschool Rotterdam.

In the first year at Hogeschool Rotterdam, I chose to follow the optional course in automotive design.

During this course, the group that I was part of designed the concept below, which I made a global 3D model from.

This was an assignment during my time at Hogeschool Rotterdam, to design a remote control that was fully producible.

The design of injection molded parts was a course I followed at Hogeschool Rotterdam.
The assignment was to design an injection mold for a plastic bottom shell of a remote control.

In the cross-section below, the structure of the mold can clearly be seen.

Furthermore, a simulation was run, to check whether the part was actually producible and if the injection point was in the right location.
The images below show the filling time and the sink marks.

While working for HDW Nederland b.v. , I got the assignment to design a frame around an existing tower, for use during aerial platform training.

This is a design of a V8 engine block inspired barbecue I made during my time at Hogeschool Rotterdam.
The goal was to design a barbecue from sheet metal and assemble it without any additional fasteners.

This design was then made from sheet steel with the use of laser cutting.
Below is an image of the final product.

This is a design I made of an EBM bottle during my time at Hogeschool Rotterdam.

Below is an assignment i made, optimizing the design of a hole punch using FEA.

The analysis of the handle is shown as an example here.
To shorten calculation time, a symmetry constraint was used.

The same applies to the meshing.
By having a coarse mesh on the locations where the precision is not needed, the runtime of the analysis is shortened.

Below are the results of the study, where it’s visible that the yield strength is not passed in any location.