Shape to Fabrication took place earlier this year in London, and the organisers, Simply Rhino, have now published all of the technical write-ups of the presentations that took place during the 2-day AEC-focused conference.
Thursday, November 6, 2025
Shape to Fabrication 2025 - Conference Presentation Reports Published
Wednesday, November 5, 2025
Rhino User Webinar: Free Form to Fabrication - New recorded webinar now available!
If you were unable to attend the latest Rhino User Webinar live, it is now available to view!
Get guided by Ignacio Fuentes-Cantillana Monereo and learn from him the fundamentals of SubD in Rhino and Grasshopper —how its geometry enables complex forms with crisp creases—through a quick form-finding exercise and real project examples, then jump to fabrication: panelization, machine-learning-aided layout, and how SubD data drives milling and robotic workflows to deliver complex results.
Tuesday, November 4, 2025
Kangaroo Physics online workshop, December 1-3 (McNeel Europe)
Ping-Hsiang Chen, former computational designer at Zaha Hadid Architects, will lead a three-day online Kangaroo Physics workshop hosted by McNeel Europe.
This course introduces Kangaroo Physics, the live physics engine in Grasshopper, covering interactive simulation, form-finding, optimization, and constraint solving. Participants will learn to simulate material behavior, analyze geometry, and create animations, while exploring core concepts like constraints, particle systems, and material properties.
The workshop will also cover the application of Kangaroo to various geometry types, including NURBS, Mesh, and SubD.
On completion of this course, participants are expected to be able to:
- Use Kangaroo for form-finding with various constraint setups
- Explore practical applications of physics-based modeling
- Work across different geometry types, including NURBS, Mesh, and SubD
- Create custom geometry behaviors using Kangaroo and new features in Rhino 8
Day 1 – Fundamentals of Physics-Based Modeling
- Introduction to physics-based modeling concepts.
- Overview of Kangaroo solvers and basic setup.
- Understanding goals and forces.
- Exploring constraints and element interactions.
- Case study: Grid shell and wood bending systems.
Day 2 – Form Finding and Geometry Optimization
- Introduction to tensegrity structures.
- Exploring origami and folding behaviors.
- Introduction to Mesh and SubD geometry in Rhino.
- Using Subdivision and QuadRemesh for Geometry Optimization
- Form-finding with Mesh with Kangaroo.
Day 3 – Advanced Applications and Workflows using Kangaroo
- Simulating inflation and pneumatic structures.
- Geometry optimization using Kangaroo.
- Applying Kangaroo for fabrication workflows.
- Understanding and managing collision detection.
- Geometry packing and spatial optimization.
- Advanced modeling workflows with Kangaroo.
Course requirements: The class is designed for participants who have completed the Grasshopper Level 1 course or regularly use Grasshopper in their daily work and are familiar with its basic data structures. An intermediate level of proficiency in Rhino is also recommended.
Software requirement: Rhino 8
Online course fees for each course: EUR 395 (+VAT); full-time students and university teachers get a 50% discount (proof of status required). Please note that we will confirm your seat after your payment has cleared.
Maximum number of participants for each course: 25. If there is no quorum, the course will be canceled 15 days before.
Monday, November 3, 2025
Introducing Carbonfly: CO2-based CFD for Indoor Air Quality in Rhino and Grasshopper
Carbonfly is a free and open-source Python library and Grasshopper toolbox designed for CO₂-based indoor airflow and air quality simulation. Developed by researchers at Institute of Energy Efficiency and Sustainable Building (E3D) - RWTH Aachen University, Carbonfly brings the power of scientific scientific Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) into the visual programming environment of Grasshopper, making professional indoor environmental modeling more accessible to architects, engineers, and design practitioners.
Carbonfly integrates OpenFOAM through the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL), enabling full CFD workflows to run seamlessly on Windows machines commonly used in architectural and engineering practices. Users can prepare boundary conditions, build simulation cases, and run CFD processes directly within the Rhino & Grasshopper environment.
The toolbox provides predefined boundary conditions tailored for indoor airflow simulations, including mechanical supply and exhaust, window-driven natural ventilation, and dynamic human respiration. Additional helper tools assist in estimating wind-driven ventilation and air exchange rates based on building physics standards.
Carbonfly also includes documented examples of mechanically ventilated rooms, naturally ventilated spaces, and dynamic breathing scenarios, offering an intuitive learning path for new users.
By combining the strengths of Rhino & Grasshopper in parametric modeling with the high-fidelity physics of OpenFOAM, Carbonfly creates a streamlined workflow for user-centered, healthy building design - all without leaving the Grasshopper interface.
Rhino and Orca3D at METS Trade, Amsterdam, 18-20 November
METSTRADE 2025
NDAR booth 05-257, Hall 5
18-20 November
Amsterdam
The Netherlands
METSTRADE is a prime opportunity to connect, exchange ideas, and explore
the latest marine innovations for naval architecture and shipbuilding.
Meet the NDAR Team at Hall 5, booth 05-257 and learn from them the latest developments in Orca3D, the powerful
naval architecture and marine design plug-in for Rhino3D.
🔍 What's new? The NDAR Naval Architecture Solution combines the Rhino3D
platform with marine plug-ins Orca3D, ExpressMarine, VisualARQ and all
Rhino3D plug-ins, seamlessly integrating specialist applications GHS,
ShipWeight, MAESTRO Marine, NavCad.
📅 Let’s Meet! To ensure dedicated time to your specific needs, please schedule a meeting in
advance with the NDAR Team:
- 📧 Email: ndar@ndar.com
- 📞 Phone: +33 (0)4 92 91 13 24
Meeting Notes from October’s Grasshopper UK UGM by Simply Rhino
Simply Rhino have published their meeting notes following the recent Grasshopper UK UGM that took place at Sybarite in London on the 8th of October.
If you were not able to join the meeting in-person then you can read up on the presentations that were enjoyed from Sybarite (SKP Chengdu Façade and the Möet & Chandon Bar), Eckersley O’Callaghan (SKP Chengdu Façade and the Engineers Arcade), VisualARQ and LandsDesign.
Thursday, October 30, 2025
Karamba3D online workshop, November 24-26 (McNeel Europe)
After the completion of this course, you will be able to:
- Have an in-depth understanding of model setup in Karamba3D for beams.
- Set up beam structures in a parametric manner to gain full geometric control.
- Perform simple optimization and form-finding procedures on your geometry.
- Learn how to integrate Karamba3D into your BIM/structural workflows.
- Introductory lecture to parametric engineering
- Parametric structural modeling with beams
- Defining cross-section and material properties
- Results retrieval and display for beams
- Optimization of cross sections of beams
- Introduction to optimization procedures for shape and topology
- Form finding procedures
- Debugging Models and Troubleshooting Errors
- Save states of your Karamba3D model into Rhino for quick versioning
- Harnessing the power of Speckle to send and receive structural models on the cloud
Course requirements: Prior knowledge of Grasshopper and Rhino is essential. Basic understanding of Karamba3D would be beneficial but not required.
Software requirement: Rhino 8 & Karamba3D 3.1.5
Karamba3D 1-year licenses for non-commercial use will be provided to the participants free of charge.
Additional Software: Speckle v2, Revit (optional for interoperability workflows), RFEM, Robot, SCIA (optional for interoperability workflows)
Online course fees: EUR 395 (+VAT). Full-time students and university teachers receive a 50% discount (proof of status required). Please note that we will confirm your seat after your payment has cleared.
Maximum number of participants for each course: 25. If there is no quorum, the course will be canceled 15 days before.
Course language: English
Wednesday, October 29, 2025
Free Workshop Optimization in Grasshopper
Free Workshop Optimization in Grasshopper
November 6-13, 2025
Join How To Rhino's FREE online workshop & discover how to leverage Grasshopper's optimization tools to make smarter, data-driven design decisions and elevate your portfolio!
In this value-packed workshop, you'll learn:
- The fundamentals of Genetic Algorithms (From theory to practice, made simple!)
- How to FINALLY understand optimization logic in Grasshopper to solve complex problems.
- Seamless single-objective optimization setups using Galapagos to find the best design solutions.
- Workflows to visualize data and present your findings with clarity and impact.
Includes practical video lessons & live Q&A sessions.
ART "Authorized Rhino Trainer" - Required Class for North American Region
Would you benefit by becoming an Authorized Rhino Trainer (ART)?
Your certification will allow you to stand out from others offering Rhino training.
As an ART, you can post your class schedule to the Rhino Learn page for exposure to Rhino users who visit the website. This schedule can be searched by type of training and region.
ART Requirements include participation in this online class.
This online class is for ART candidates in the North American Regions.
(Other regions may also give permission for you to join our class.)
Online Class Format
- Five Sessions
Monday-Friday
December 1-5, 2025 - Time: 8 am-12 pm PST Pacific Time
See the ART Requirements for all Regions.
Questions? Please email Mary Ann Fugier.
Tuesday, October 28, 2025
Jewelry Conference: AI for Designers, Manufacturers and Retailers
AI for Designers, Manufacturers and Retailers
Novembre 19, 2025
Hatton Garden, London (UK)
Rhino User Webinar: From Code to Craft - Computational Design in Art and Furniture
This webinar examines the application of computational design in art and furniture, highlighting two specific projects. The first, robotic interactive sugar printing, uses a data-driven approach where Grasshopper transforms human sound into corresponding robotic movements. The second project, the Pat-chair, serves as a case study to explore how computational design tools are used to generate both the product's form and its digital manufacturing toolpath. Peggy Yu is an architect, artist, and the co-founder of Patch Design. Her work spanning across physical installations, robotics, and media art. She practices as an architectural design at Foster and Partners in London and served as a Research Assistant at Tongji University’s College of Design & Innovation in Shanghai. Her studio, Patch Design, explores the interaction of craft, technology, and coastal cultural heritage. Yu's projects have been showcased at prominent international exhibitions, including the Venice Biennale, Milan Design Week, 3 Days of Design, and featured by Nowness.
Segmeridian for Rhino - medical image segmentation
Segmeridian for Rhino is a powerful semi-automated client-based medical image segmentation:
- Robust & solid medical image segmentation tool.
- Powered by cutting-edge machine learning advances in medical imaging, 3D geometry processing and computer vision.
- Combining CT/MRI imaging, mask layers and mesh processing in a single client-based application.
- Full end-to-end workflow from DICOM/Nifti to mesh stereolithography.
Friday, October 24, 2025
Regenerative Design in Digital Practice: Tools for Ecology, Carbon & Health, November 6, 2025 (Online crash course)
Speakers from Ladybug Tools, Pollination, MVRDV, Henning Larsen, Foster + Partners (Cyclops), Ramboll, THIRD NATURE, MIT/Climateflux, and R&D McNeel Europe (Rhino.Ecologic) will showcase the methods they use to link ecology, carbon, and health in practice.
Participants will learn to apply simulation, computational design, and AI to develop climate-adaptive, circular, and biodiversity-enhancing strategies, translating regenerative theory into measurable performance.
Thursday, October 23, 2025
MetaMAP: Urban Planning Tools for Rhino and Grasshopper
MetaMAP is a free and open-source Grasshopper plugin designed to assist architects, urban planners, and designers in visualizing urban data.
Fix Revit’s top pains in 6 steps with Grasshopper - Free online workshop (Nov 11, 2025 at 14h CET)
Fix Revit’s top pains in 6 steps with Grasshopper - FREE ONLINE WORKSHOP
14:00 - 16:00 CET (GMT +1)
Workshop built around what Revit users struggle with most: endless parameter edits, time-consuming sheets/views, families at scale, naming chaos, slow models, and painful exports.
You’ll learn to:
- Set up Rhino.Inside + Grasshopper (install, UI, units/origins preflight).
- Load/place families at scale; create simple GH-driven components (or DirectShapes for speed).
- Bulk-edit parameters with validation (Excel round-trip, QA rules).
- Auto-create views & sheets with rule-based filters and consistent layouts.
App Builder 101
Ever wonder how ShapeDiver’s App Builder came to life? Their CTO, Alex Schiftner, shares the story behind its creation, their challenges, and the innovative solutions that make developing 3D web apps as easy as designing in Grasshopper.
Discover:
- Why we built App Builder and how it simplifies web app creation
- Features you can use today (and what’s coming next)
- How it empowers both computational designers and web developers
Wednesday, October 22, 2025
SubD Modelling in Rhino - new tutorial by Simply Rhino UK
Simply Rhino UK have announced their latest free Rhino tutorial. In the video their senior Rhino trainer, Phil Cook, looks at a SubD modelling workflow to create a soft but structured packaging pouch. Phil starts with some 2D guide curves and then demonstrates how to create the pack in a number of simple steps. We are shown how to create a dimensionally correct ‘rigid’ version for production and then how to create a more irregular version for visualisation purposes.
Tuesday, October 21, 2025
Mini-Course: Rhino.Inside.Revit - October 24, 2025 (Online)
Architects, BIM specialists, and design technologists are welcome to take part in this live and interactive training that will cover the following topics:
➤ RIR installation, setup, and interface navigation
➤ Level creation and management from parametric floor heights
➤ Floor plate generation with proper Revit floor types and materials
➤ Structural column placement using parametric grid systems
➤ Exterior wall creation with automated type assignments
➤ Real-time parameter updates and live BIM model changes
Basic Revit knowledge is required; Rhino/Grasshopper experience helpful but not required.
Thursday, October 16, 2025
Upcoming Cademy Rhino and Grasshopper Online Courses: October–December 2025
Cademy has announced new dates (October-December 2025) for their upcoming Rhinoceros and Grasshopper online training sessions.
Whether you’re looking to deepen your skills or explore advanced workflows, these courses are designed to help you master computational design tools.
Rhinoceros Masterclass
November, Sat 29 - Sun 30 | 08:00 to 15:00 CET
December, Sat 13 - Sun 14 | 07:00 to 14:00 PST
Grasshopper Masterclass
November, Sat 15 - Sun 16 | 07:00 to 14:00 PST
December, Sat 13 - Sun 14 | 08:00 to 15:00 CET
Advanced Parametric Texture Workshop
October, Sat 25 - Sun 26 | 08:00 to 15:00 CET
November, Sat 29 - Sun 30 | 07:00 to 14:00 PST
Computational Design Workshop
December, Sat 6 - Sun 7 | 07:00 to 14:00 PST
December, Sat 21 - Sun 22 | 08:00 to 15:00 CET
Complete details and registration...
Wednesday, October 15, 2025
Rhino User Meeting Amsterdam 2025 (November 20)
Rhino User Meeting Amsterdam 2025
November 20
OBA congres
Organized by McNeel Europe, Arup and Packhunt.
Looking for a day packed with innovation, creativity, and hands-on action? Join us for the Rhino User Meeting Amsterdam 2025 and dive into the latest and greatest in Digital Design and Fabrication.
- Learn from industry pros in Architecture, Design, Engineering, Marine, Fashion Design & Accesories, Footwear, 3D Printing, Robotics, AI and more!
- Discover cutting-edge updates on Rhino WIP, Grasshopper, and other tools
- Check out live demos and get inspired by exhibitors showing off what’s possible
- It’s not just all tech talk—there’s networking and drinks to wrap up the day! Perfect for meeting like-minded folks and making connections.
Sponsors: Asuni, Romantic Technology, ShapeDiver, rendair, Packhunt, Notilus Software, MacroCad, Scawo3D
AECtech NYC Annual Conference, Nov 11-16
AECtech NYC 2025 Annual Conference
November 11-16, 2025
CORE studio is excited to welcome everyone to the 13th Annual AECtech Conference in NYC! They have a full schedule offering both virtual and in-person workshops, tech tours, tech crawls, a symposium, and hackathon. Buy your tickets today!
Virtual Workshops | November 7
Immerse yourself in a full day of workshops hosted by design innovators and software pioneers developed to introduce participants to a wide range of powerful new workflows that enable new ways of working and enhance existing design processes.
Tech Tours | November 11 | Multiple NYC Locations | In-Person
Enjoy a tour through contemporary Architecture Projects in NYC hosted by the architects and engineers who designed them!
Tech Crawls | November 12 | Multiple NYC Locations | In-Person
Join your colleagues for a visit to local Architecture and Engineering firms for a tour and discussion on innovation in practice.
In-Person Workshops | November 13 | Cornell Tech Verizon Education Center
Join your peers for a full day of Masterclasses hosted by design innovators and software pioneers, developed to introduce participants to a wide range of powerful new workflows that enable new ways of working and enhance existing design processes.
Rhino and Grasshopper workshops include:
- Bringing Rhino models to life with Unreal Engine, presented by Epic Games + Heatherwick studio
- Grasshopper inside AI: Run Grasshopper definitions from AI assistants with MCP and Rhino.Compute, presented by KPF
- Computational Design with Grasshopper 2, presented by McNeel + Proving Ground
- Developing Custom Plugins for Grasshopper 2, presented by McNeel + Proving Ground
- Scaling Up Parametric Engineering Workflows with Karamba3D, presented by Karamba3D
Symposium | November 14 | Cornell Tech Verizon Education Center | Hybrid
Be inspired by highly-acclaimed leaders in design and technology within the AEC industry. Join us for a series of presentations, discussions, and round table panels reflecting on the state of practice today and what is on the horizon.
Hackathon | November 15-16 | Thornton Tomasetti | In-Person
Create something incredible with a team of your peers during the 26-hour hackathon. Starting on Saturday morning and ending on Sunday afternoon. AEC Tech’s Hackathon is an event for all levels of programmers, developers, engineers, and others. Additionally, it is created for attendees to collaborate, network, build new relationships, and generate new ideas and processes for the AEC community.
CDFAM 2025 Computational Design Symposium, NYC
CDFAM | NYC
October 29-30, 2025
NewLab, Brooklyn Navy Yards
Join leading experts in computational design across all scales, from micro to mega for two days of knowledge sharing and networking in NYC, October 29-30 at NewLab.
From AI and machine learning for material development and simulation, to multi-objective computational design of architectural systems, the two day program features researchers, practitioners and software developers leading the advancement of data-driven design, agnostic of application.
Rhino User Webinar: Free Form to Fabrication on November 4th
This webinar will guide you through the SubD workflow, between free-form design and practical fabrication.
We willl start by exploring the fundamentals of SubD in Rhino and Grasshopper, focusing on how its unique geometry allows for the creation of complex shapes with defined features like creases. We’ll use a form-finding exercise to give structure to a primitive form, showcasing the process with examples from our own projects.
Next, we'll shift our focus to fabrication strategies. We'll cover panelization and discuss how machine learning methods can be used for efficient panel layout. We'll show how a SubD's information is invaluable for both milling and robotic processes, demonstrating how to use prototypes from various projects to achieve complex manufacturing outcomes.
Speaker: Nacho Fuentes-Cantillana Monereo is an architect, computational designer, and curious mind currently based between Barcelona and the jungles of Yucatán.
In short, his work weaves digital precision with organic logic — always aiming to create spaces, objects, and systems that feel both futuristic and deeply grounded
Tuesday, October 14, 2025
OPEN CALL: Share Your Expertise at PAZ Central
Friday, October 3, 2025
Training: Rhino.Inside & BIM for Advanced Tower Design - Oct 4, 5, 11, 12, 2025
PA Academy presents a 4-session live workshop from focuses on designing residential towers using BIM, Rhino, Rhino.Inside, and AI-driven visualization.
Instructor: Albert Sumin, Senior Architect and Computational Designer
- 16 Hours Total
- Oct 4, 5, 11, 12, 2025
- 14:00 - 18:00 GMT
- Saturday - Sunday
- English
- 50 Seats Total
Sign-up and see details here.
The focus of the workshop is to create a conceptual design for the Residential Tower. We will consider all stages of this process, from idea to 3D and BIM modeling. The workshop simulates a situation when it is necessary to present a complete building design within a short time frame, while the 3D model and the accuracy of the area calculations should be sufficient to apply the results to further detailed design. We will use the most effective tools to achieve this goal.
Questions?
Reach out to PA Academy for any inquiries: team@paacademy.com
Pro-Level Surface Design: Car Modeling & Rendering by Sabit
- Real-world cases — methods that apply perfectly to drone bodies, RC models, and prototypes.
- Clean surfaces, no artefacts — sweep rails, blends, zebra & curvature analysis, advanced matching.
- 6 hours of concentrated training = 16 hours of practice with no fluff.
- Direct mentorship: industrial designer Kamil Podolak will guide you personally, answer questions, and provide expert feedback. Learn from a pro who has worked with Kross, Antidote Bikes, Darfon Polska.
BSS Scholarship Application for 2026
👋 Hello, future BSS Hero!
Here is an opportunity from PAZ Academy, which believes that everyone deserves an equal opportunity to grow, learn, and create their own path in the AEC industry. No matter their background, age, gender, orientation, or beliefs.
If you are determined to elevate your skills, shape the future of architecture and engineering, and bring your bold ideas to life, but you need a bit of support, PAZ Academy wants to hear from you!
Applications are open from October 1, 2025, to November 30, 2025. The scholarship recipient will be announced on January 6, 2026.
More details in the application form! See you there!
Wednesday, October 1, 2025
Online training: Maritime Hull Design and Fairing - New editions in October and November 2025
Rapid Hull Modeling for Ships / Yachts / Workboats / Multihulls
Class-A Fairing – Final Design – Fairing for Production – Hull Optimization – Reverse Engineering – Hull from GA/ Lines-Plan – Advanced Analysis – Modeling Strategies – Developable Hulls
Rhino enables accurate, flexible, and fair vessel hull design with the Rapid Hull Modeling Methodology.
Naval architect Gerard Petersen from RhinoCentre developed this method in collaboration with other professionals in the marine industry. After years of offering training and services to leading companies in the marine industry worldwide, RhinoCentre developed three unique training modules to guide you in modeling, fairing, and reverse engineering vessel hull shapes.
Three training modules are covered in four two-hour live training sessions. Between the live sessions, you practice the exercises as self-study with the instructional videos and written-out exercises.
Tuesday, September 30, 2025
Advances in Architectural Geometry 2025 - MIT, November 16-19
Advances in Architectural Geometry (AAG) is a conference where both theoretical and practical work linked to new geometrical developments is presented. It involves architects, engineers, computer scientists, mathematicians, software and algorithms designers, and contractors. AAG has become a reference in both research and practice, supported by the direct participation of the most renowned architectural design and engineering offices, as well as research laboratories.
The symposium is a biennial event. It was held first in 2008 and 2010 in Vienna, 2012 in Paris, 2014 in London, 2016 in Zurich, 2018 in Gothenburg, 2020 in Paris, and 2023 in Stuttgart.
In 2025, for the first time, AAG will take place in North America at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Cambridge, MA, from November 16th to 19th, 2025.
Monday, September 29, 2025
McNeel at Graphisoft Ignite conference (Budapest - October 6-8, 2025)
McNeel Europe will join the Graphisoft Ignite conference (Budapest - October 6-8, 2025) as one of its industry partners.
For a unique experience, join the Graphisoft IGNITE Conference 2025, a three-day event in the heart of Budapest, dedicated to innovation in architecture, engineering, and construction.During the conference, you will have the opportunity to:
- Attend inspiring keynote presentations from international experts shaping the future of the AEC industry.
- Exchange ideas with a global community of professionals passionate about innovation in design.
- Explore the exhibition area featuring Graphisoft partners and solutions that enhance your workflow.
- Take part in exclusive networking opportunities and enjoy special evening events at Graphisoft Park.


























