Wednesday, October 7, 2026

Getting to know Notilus Piping: Piping and HVAC design in Rhino

A tour of the piping and HVAC plugin that routes, fits and documents pipe systems in Rhino, for ships, plants and buildings


Notilus Piping is a 3D piping and HVAC plugin for Rhino 7 and 8, used by yards and design offices to model every system on board on the same model as the hull and structure.

Draw a pipeline directly or convert existing lines into pipes with elbows and segments, drop in valves and fittings, and let the bill of materials, weights and spool drawings follow the model as the design changes.

Key features

  • Draw pipelines or convert lines and polylines into pipes
  • HVAC ducts, cable trays, and hoses modeled with the same tools
  • Valves, flanges, reducers,and fittings that snap to pipe size and spec
  • Equipment library with exact dimensions and inlet/outlet positions, all information in one place
  • Automatic penetrations against the surrounding structure
  • Live bill of materials, pipe and fluid weight with center of gravity
  • Spool drawings with dimensions and component lists


From mega yachts, workboats and ships to small boats plumbed with hoses, it covers fuel, ballast, bilge, urea, seawater, and HVAC systems.

Notilus Piping works with Rhino 7 and 8 for Windows. A 15-day evaluation license is available.

Details and download info...



Tuesday, October 6, 2026

Rhino User Meeting Vienna 2026 (November 26)


November 26

Organized by McNeel Europe, ATP, and Bollinger+Grohmann at Reaktor.

Looking for a day packed with innovation, creativity, and hands-on action? Join us for the Rhino User Meeting in Vienna and dive into the latest and greatest in Digital Design and Fabrication.

Here’s the deal
  • Learn from industry pros in Architecture, Design, Engineering, Fashion Design & Accessories, 3D Printing, Robotics, AI, and more!
  • Discover cutting-edge updates on Rhino Beta, Grasshopper 2, and other tools.
  • Watch live demos and get inspired by exhibitors showing what’s possible.
  • Bonus? 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.
Confirmed Speakers (Agenda still WIP)
Tickets (click on the link to buy)

food4Rhino webinar: Arch-e – AI Decision Intelligence for Rhino and the AEC Industry (October 15, 2026, at 4 PM CEST)

October 15, 2026, at 4 PM CEST

What if AI could do more than generate content or answer questions? What if it could actually help architects and engineers make better design decisions?

Join TwinMaster and Rhino for an introduction to Arch-e, TwinMaster’s AI-powered decision intelligence platform for architecture, engineering, and construction.

Arch-e works with the tools and project data AEC teams already use, transforming building information into an intelligent environment where professionals can ask complex questions, explore alternatives, and reason across the interconnected decisions that shape a project.

During this webinar, we’ll demonstrate how Arch-e helps teams evaluate competing objectives such as cost, carbon, energy performance, daylight, compliance, constructability, and other design criteria simultaneously, rather than analyzing each in isolation, and then push the optimized results right back into their Rhino models.

We’ll also explore how Arch-e works with Rhino, how TwinMaster’s multi-agent AI and semantic digital twin technology support decision-making across disciplines and project phases, and why we believe the next evolution of AI in AEC is not simply about generating more designs but about helping professionals understand which decisions to make, and why.

Attendees will see Arch-e in action and learn how TwinMaster is building a vendor-neutral intelligence layer across the AEC software ecosystem.

Speakers:

Dr. Prasanta Bose
CEO, CTO & Co-Founder

Prasanta has spent more than four decades developing intelligent systems, predictive technologies, and advanced software architectures. He earned his master’s degree in computer science from UMass and his PhD from USC, with both focused on artificial intelligence and machine learning.

At Lockheed Martin’s Advanced Technology Center, Prasanta spent more than a decade working on advanced technologies, autonomous systems and mission-critical AI and Digital Twin software powering DARPA, NASA, and internal R&D programs. His work spanned symbolic and neuro-symbolic AI, autonomous systems, predictive modeling, machine intelligence, and digital twins. He later served as a senior technology executive at Starbucks, leading large-scale AI and Advanced Analytics, IoT, and enterprise technology initiatives.

His career bridges several generations of artificial intelligence—from early symbolic AI and autonomous systems to today’s agentic and generative AI—and provides the technical foundation for TwinMaster’s multi-agent decision-intelligence architecture. His work has received multiple technical honors, including a 2023 Outstanding Achievement Award from the UMass Manning College of Information and Computer Sciences.

Michael Jansen
Chief Business Officer & Co-Founder

Michael is an architect, technology entrepreneur, and business leader with more than three decades of experience at the intersection of architecture, digital technology, and global enterprise development.

Educated in architecture at Yale (US) and Cambridge (UK) and a Fulbright Scholar, Michael led the Asia practices of two major U.S. international architecture firms before the age of 30. In 2004, he founded Satellier, an AEC technology-enabled BIM services company backed by Sequoia Capital and Silicon Valley Bank that grew to more than 700 employees within four years and served 30 of the world’s top 50 architecture, engineering, and construction firms.

His recent work has focused on digital twins, smart cities, AEC technology, and commercializing emerging technologies for the built environment. He has raised over $50 million in institutional and private capital for three companies, developed global enterprise customer relationships, and established partnerships across the AEC technology ecosystem. His lifelong contribution to the AEC industry has been featured on CNN, CNBC, the BBC, and in numerous AEC trade publications worldwide.

At TwinMaster, Michael leads corporate strategy, commercialization, strategic partnerships, customer development, and global distribution—connecting Arch-e with leading AEC firms and major AEC software ecosystems.

Free registration…


Raven Rhino World 2026 After Party - October 23, 2026, 7 -11 PM

After three full days of talks, demos, and conversations at Rhino World 2026, Raven is hosting its after-party in the heart of Barcelona (October 23, 2026,  7-11 PM).

Spots are limited, so don't wait too long. The exact address will be shared with registered guests, and more details are on the way. RSVP on the event page to save your place and get the latest updates.

Details and free registration...


Thursday, October 1, 2026

Introducing Rhino Studio Series: Architecture

Rhino Studio Series: Architecture is a free, multi-season YouTube curriculum from McNeel North America that teaches architectural design thinking and Rhino proficiency together. Rather than touring software features, the series follows studio logic: Start with conventions, standards, and design reasoning—then use Rhino to develop and communicate the work.

Designed for students, educators, and emerging architectural designers, the series treats architecture as a sequence of informed decisions. Each season includes six episodes, a continuity project, and downloadable Student and Educator Toolkits that can support studio teaching, technical coursework, or independent learning.

Season 1: Architectural Drawing

Season 1 begins with a hand sketch of an accessory dwelling unit and develops it into a complete, coherent 2D drawing set ready to print. The work establishes a foundation in representation, drafting standards, graphic hierarchy, and clear documentation—essential skills for any architectural workflow.

The project is a 1,000+ sq ft ADU, capped at 100 sq m, which will evolve through the planned seasons—from initial drawing and massing through later stages of architectural development and fabrication.

The Episode Sequence

Work through the six episodes in order:
  • Episode 1 — Drawing Standards & Sketch Import: Turn a hand sketch into a scaled, layered Rhino file.
  • Episode 2 — Drafting Site & Context: Establish orientation, boundaries, and a readable site plan.
  • Episode 3 — Drafting a Floor Plan: Develop the horizontal cut, spatial organization, and walls with real thickness.
  • Episode 4 — Drafting Elevations: Use lineweight, proportion, rhythm, and depth to communicate the building’s vertical faces.
  • Episode 5 — Drafting Sections: Draw the vertical cut to explain height, light, material, and spatial experience.
  • Episode 6 — Layouts & Annotations: Build sheets, add builder-oriented dimensions, and export a clean PDF drawing set.
Built for Learning and Teaching

The season toolkit includes a guide, episode guides, and templates in feet, inches, meters, and millimeters, with established drawing standards.

The core workflow is plugin-free and supports both Imperial and metric users. For educators, publicly available course plans, assessment rubrics, and critique guides make it straightforward to incorporate the season into a syllabus.

Start Watching

Watch the complete Season 1: Architectural Drawing playlist on YouTube.

Download the files, templates, guides, and educator resources from the Season 1 announcement.

food4Rhino webinar: Build an AI-Native Design Practice (October 14, 2026, at 5 PM CEST)

 


For studio owners, project leads, and design technology leaders rethinking how AI fits into their practice: What if you could build an AI system tailored to your team? As AI gets better at 3D modeling and using our software, how far can it actually take an entire project? We’ll demo workflows across Rhino, Grasshopper, Revit, and multiple files, and show how everyone on a project can collaborate with shared context in Reer Project Spaces.
And actually, we already have the best ingredients for AI. We’ll show how scripts, workflows, internal tools, and team expertise can become agent capabilities everyone can share, reuse, and build on.
Join us to explore how AI can go from “just another tool” to a configurable system that reshapes how our practices operate.
Speakers
Shaw Chen, CTO at Reer
Pedro Cortes Nieves, AI Engineer at Reer

Wednesday, September 30, 2026

New plugin - SmartMenu brings commands closer in Rhino 8



Discover SmartMenu–a configurable, cursor-centered command interface for Rhino 8.

Rhino offers a vast range of tools, but frequently moving between the model, toolbars, and command line can interrupt your workflow. As custom commands and macros accumulate, keeping everything organized can also become a challenge.

Developed by CAD Projects, SmartMenu keeps your most-used tools close to the cursor. Middle-click within a Rhino viewport to open a compact menu containing native Rhino commands and custom macros, organized into color-coded groups. Create favorites and switch between task-specific menus to suit different stages of your work.

SmartMenu also includes a context-aware command HUD. When an active Rhino command presents options, the HUD displays them directly inside the viewport, reducing cursor travel and keeping your attention on the model.

You can customize menu layouts, groups, colors, tooltips, and HUD appearance. You can also back up and transfer complete setups between computers, making it easy to maintain a consistent workspace.

SmartMenu is designed for architects, designers, engineers, fabricators and anyone looking for a faster, more adaptable way to work in Rhino.

Available for Rhino 8 on Windows. Developed by CAD Projects Australia.


AECtech 2026 Annual Conference


AECtech returns to New York City for its annual gathering of architects, engineers, designers, developers, and technology leaders. The week includes tech tours, a tech crawl, workshops, a two-day symposium, and a 26-hour hackathon.

Tech Tours
November 9 | Approximately 3:00 PM-7:00 PM (EST)
Enjoy contemporary New York City projects with the architects, engineers, and delivery teams behind them. Tour start times vary.
Tech Crawl
November 10 | 3:00 PM-7:00 PM (EST)
Join your colleagues for a walking tour of architecture and engineering firms, design studios, and software companies. Each crawl includes office tours and presentations on the teams’ processes and practices.
Workshops
November 11 | 9:00 AM-5:00 PM (EST)
Spend the day learning practical workflows from design innovators and software experts. Workshops focus on tools and methods that can improve—and expand—design practice.
Symposium
November 12-13 | 8:00 AM-5:00 PM (EST)
Hear presentations, discussions, and panels from leaders in AEC design and technology. The two-day program examines current practice and what's ahead for the industry. The symposium is available in person and via livestream.
Hackathon
November 14-15 | 9:00 AM-3:00 PM (EST)
Form a team and build something in a 26-hour hackathon, starting Saturday morning and running until Sunday afternoon. AECtech’s Hackathon is for programmers, developers, engineers, and others of all levels.

All events are in person, except the Symposium Live Stream. Find ticket information and event details on the AECtech conference page.

Tuesday, September 29, 2026

INTERFACE: Hack the Space Between—A 24-Hour Hackathon


#SF Tech Week
Saturday, October 10, 11:00 AM—Sunday, October 11, 5:00 PM

INTERFACE is a 24-hour hackathon that challenges the best devs to reinvent how humans interface with machines, the world, and each other. Every breakthrough in computing has been an interface breakthrough: The mouse, the touchscreen, Brain-Computer Interface. We're now living through the biggest interface explosion in history, and INTERFACE gives students the hardware, APIs, and creative space to define what comes next. This event is a part of #SFTechWeek—a week of events hosted by VCs and startups to bring together the tech ecosystem.

Friday, September 25, 2026

food4Rhino webinar: Talk to your Rhino - Raven AI V2 launch! (October 7, 2026 at 4 PM CEST)

 

October 7, 2026 at 4 PM CEST

What could you create if you could talk to Rhino? Join Moritz Rietschel and Philipp Hölzenbein for a masterclass in Raven CAD V2 and discover a new way to create, edit, and automate with AI. Building geometry that stays parametric and editable lets you explore design iterations and work deeply integrated into your existing files; V2 unlocks a new level of productivity and joy in Rhino. See how Raven drives your existing Rhino plugins, writes new ones on the fly, or supercharges your Grasshopper work. Across architecture, marine engineering and yacht design, product design, mechanical engineering and beyond, let a conversation transform how you work in Rhino.
Speakers

  • Moritz Rietschel is co-founder of Raven, building at the frontier of AI capabilities and CAD. His work builds on research at UC Berkeley from early 2024, bringing early LLMs into CAD as AI-collaborative tools with Prof. Kyle Steinfeld and robotic fabrication with Prof. Simon Schleicher. Moritz has lectured internationally on AI-based creative tools, published at ACADIA and the IJAC journal, hosted workshops at MIT and Tongji, and contributed to international research conferences.
  • Philipp Hölzenbein is co-founder of Raven. He studied Architecture at TU Munich and began his career as an architect before moving to the Boston Consulting Group, where he spent four years focusing on energy infrastructure and AI projects. Motivated by the gap between design intent, digital capability, and fabrication, Philipp began rethinking how AI can augment creativity in architecture and design.

Production-Ready Jewelry in Rhino 3D by Sabit


Production-Ready Jewelry in Rhino 3D
Master the professional jewelry 3D modeling workflow!

This comprehensive video, made by Authorized Resellers, Sabit, is designed specifically for working bench jewelers, 3D designers, and "switchers" who want to create flawless, manufacturable pieces in Rhino. Skip the abstract theory and learn how to engineer precise NURBS geometry for the real world.

You will learn how to design with proper tolerances, create functional mechanical parts (like clasps and hinges), account for metal shrinkage, and leave accurate spacing for gold/silver purity stamps. 

By the end of this course, you will have built a diverse, professional-grade 3D jewelry collection from scratch—including French pave and halo rings, flexible tennis bracelets, and intricate English clasp earrings—all 100% ready for flawless 3D printing and casting.

  • Software requirements: Rhino (Bonus lessons include Materialise Magics for print prep and KeyShot for rendering).
  • Format: 100% self-paced online video course with lifetime access.
  • Date: October 25 (Also available completely on-demand)
  • Duration: 12 hours
  • Language: English

Tuesday, September 22, 2026

Parametric Design with Grasshopper 1 by Navalapp

Parametric Design with Grasshopper 1 introduces practical parametric 3D modeling focused on yacht geometry, from Grasshopper fundamentals and interface and module assembly to creating and refining NURBS surfaces. 

You will learn to build clean, functional definitions, control relationships between geometric elements, and use parameters to adjust dimensions, proportions, and shapes as a design evolves. 

Through hands-on exercises such as modeling a cockpit, floor liner, bathing platform, sheer line, hull-side and bow surfaces, and a hardtop, you'll learn a workflow that combines Grasshopper with Rhino. By the end, you'll be able to parametrically construct the center-console boat geometry demonstrated in the course and continue developing your own definitions.

Tutorial Format: Videos
Language: English
Level: Beginner
Subtitles: English, French, Italian, Spanish

More information and registration...

RhinoArtisan 7.0: The AI Release


 

RhinoArtisan 7 is now available! This isn't simply an update: It brings agentic AI, organic modeling, advanced stone settings, smarter pavé, real-time rendering, automation, and manufacturing tools into one complete jewelry workflow. Work with AI inside RhinoArtisan or connect Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, and other agents directly to the real tools you use to design, price, check, and produce each piece. 

Check out the list of new features...


Online training: Maritime Hull Design and Fairing - New editions in October and November 2026


Online Training - Maritime Hull Design and Fairing
New editions in October and November 2026

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 marine industry professionals. After years of providing 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 through self-study with instructional videos and written exercises.


Monday, September 21, 2026

D5 Lite for Rhino: Real-Time Visualization and AI-Assisted Design Exploration


D5 Lite for Rhino brings AI-assisted exploration and real-time visualization directly into the Rhino design workflow, letting designers evaluate ideas while their models are still evolving.

Built for Rhino 8 on Windows, D5 Lite supports two complementary ways of working. AI Generation uses the current Rhino view as a basis for exploring visual directions through presets, prompts, and reference images, helping designers investigate possibilities before fully developing them in 3D. Real-Time Rendering visualizes the actual Rhino geometry with PBR materials, lighting, shadows, and environmental conditions, allowing designers to evaluate the decisions already present in the model.

Together, they create an iterative workflow between modeling and visualization:

Model → Explore → Evaluate → Refine

Designers can adjust geometry in Rhino, examine the result, and continue refining the model rather than waiting until the design is finished to begin visualization. Materials, lighting, Geo Sky settings, and D5 proxy models can also remain associated with the Rhino project as it develops.

When you need more advanced visualization or presentation output, you can continue from D5 Lite into D5 Render, carrying forward the visual work established during design development.

D5 Lite for Rhino is currently available in Beta and is installed through D5 Launcher.

Friday, September 18, 2026

Webinar: Topography & Grading Tools with RhinoLands


Working with terrain in Rhino?

Join this free webinar to see how RhinoLands—Rhino + Lands Design — adds dedicated tools for topography, grading, and earthwork calculations directly inside Rhino.

Starting from contour lines, points, or other terrain data, we’ll show how to create and reshape a 3D terrain, define slopes and elevations, generate cut-and-fill operations, and calculate earthwork volumes.

This session is for Rhino users in architecture, civil engineering, urban design, planning, and landscape architecture.

September 29, 2026 — 17:00 CEST
 

Tuesday, September 15, 2026

Rhino User Webinar: Rhino to KeyShot - New recorded webinar now available!


The recording of our Rhino and KeyShot webinar is now available on YouTube.

In this session, Garin Gardiner from KeyShot and Aman Agrawal, founder of Cademy & CreativeMutation, present a practical workflow for using Rhino, Grasshopper, and KeyShot in product design and visualization.

The webinar covers how to prepare a Rhino model for rendering, import it into KeyShot, apply materials, and set up the scene. It also includes examples of using Grasshopper to create complex surface and hole patterns more efficiently.

The session provides a useful overview of how these tools combine in a product design workflow, from model preparation to final visualization.

Monday, September 14, 2026

Join Hispanic design innovators on September 24

   

Digital Design Community | Autumn Event 2026
September 24, 2026, 6:00 PM-8:30 PM EDT

Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
7 World Trade Center
250 Greenwich St
New York, NY 10007

Join the Digital Design Community, SOM Arquitectos, SketchPro, and Joaquín Tobar Martínez for an evening exploring innovation, technical craft, and representation in design technology in celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month. The event features three distinct presentations on AI workflow, product innovation, and digital fabrication led by Hispanic practitioners. Learn about emerging tools, celebrate Hispanic leadership in tech, and network with peers from across the industry. Open to all architects, designers, and tech enthusiasts!

Wednesday, September 9, 2026

food4Rhino webinar: Kova PedSim - A Socially-Driven Pedestrian Simulation for Grasshopper3D (September 16, 2026 at 5 PM CEST)


September 16, 2026 at 5 PM CEST

People are at the heart of every architecture and design project, yet predicting how they will move through and experience that environment remains a fundamental challenge. 

In this webinar, Puja Bhagat and Jonathan Wong introduce Kova PedSim, a socially driven, agent-based pedestrian simulation plugin for Grasshopper that brings human behavior into the design process from the earliest stages. Rather than treating pedestrian analysis as a final validation step, Kova PedSim enables designers to explore how movement, social interactions, and spatial experiences evolve alongside their design. 

Through a live demonstration, attendees will learn how Kova PedSim's simulation engines can model pedestrian movement across urban and architectural scales, generate meaningful analytical outputs, and integrate seamlessly into parametric workflows. 

Speakers
  • Puja Bhagat is a computational designer who holds an M.Arch in Emergent Technologies and Design from the Architectural Association and a B.Arch from Penn State University. Her work bridges design, simulation, and behavior to support more informed, human-centered design decisions. By integrating the physical and digital realms, she develops context-specific and dynamically adaptive solutions that foster interconnected spaces.
  • Jonathan Wong is a computational designer who holds an M.Arch in Emergent Technologies and Design from the Architectural Association, and a B.Arch and a B.S. in Mathematics from Penn State University. His work focuses on developing computational workflows and digital tools to enable architects and designers to make informed, data-driven decisions at every stage of the design process. He is particularly interested in transforming complex analytical methods into intuitive tools that support better design outcomes.


Tuesday, September 8, 2026

Rhino User Webinar: From Footscan to Individual Shoelast - New recorded webinar now available!

 

Interested in digital orthopedic shoemaking workflows but missed the live webinar? You can now watch it on YouTube!

In this recorded webinar, master orthopedic shoemaker Martin Jaeger demonstrates how he uses Rhino 8 and custom-built Grasshopper scripts to transform a 3D foot scan into a fully individualized shoe last with integrated orthopedic correction.

The session covers the complete workflow, from cleaning and preparing the foot scan to generating and adjusting the last geometry, checking dimensions, and exporting production-ready models for milling or 3D printing.

It’s a practical introduction to how parametric tools can help shoemakers and orthopedic technicians move from traditional manual processes to a faster, more repeatable digital workflow.

Arch-e - The AI Decision Assistant for Rhino


Developed by TwinMaster, Arch-e is the AI Decision Assistant for Rhino.

Better questions. Better decisions. Better buildings. Just Ask Arch-e.

TwinMaster's Arch-e is an AI decision intelligence platform for architects, engineers, computational designers, and contractors. Arch-e works with Rhino to help professionals analyze designs, evaluate alternatives, optimize competing priorities, and make better decisions—faster.

Unlike AI tools focused primarily on generating geometry or automating individual tasks, Arch-e reasons across the many interconnected considerations that determine whether a design actually works.

One Design. Multiple Objectives.

Arch-e transforms design and project information into an intelligent digital twin and can evaluate multiple performance objectives simultaneously, including:
  • Cost and quantities
  • Embodied carbon
  • Energy and building performance
  • Daylight
  • Code and compliance
  • Constructability
  • Engineering performance
  • Risk
  • Site and contextual conditions
  • Operational performance
  • and other project-specific KPIs, plus many more!
Instead of analyzing these considerations independently, Arch-e evaluates their relationships, identifies competing priorities, and helps teams determine the best overall design solution.


Thursday, September 3, 2026

Upcoming Cademy Rhino and Grasshopper Online Courses

Cademy has announced new dates 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
    Price: 395 EUR
    Oct 17-18, Sat-Sun | 08:00 to 15:00 CET
    Nov 28-29, Sat-Sun | 07:00 to 14:00 PST
    Dec 5-6, Sat-Sun | 08:00 to 15:00 PST
     
  • Grasshopper Masterclass
    Price: 395 EUR
    Oct 24-25, Sat-Sun | 08:00 to 15:00 PST
    Nov 14-15, Sat-Sun | 07:00 to 14:00 PST
    Dec 19-20, Sat-Sun | 08:00 to 15:00 CET

  • Computational Design Workshop
    Price: 595 EUR
    Nov 7-8, Sat-Sun | 08:00 to 15:00 CET
    Dec 5-6, Sat-Sun | 07:00 to 14:00 PST 

Complete details and registration...

 

Wednesday, September 2, 2026

Rhino Developer Meeting Barcelona (September 25, 2026) - last two weeks to register



September 25, 2026

Hosted by IAAC (Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia).

If you're into Rhino, Grasshopper, RhinoCommon, Python, rhino3dm, Rhino.Inside, Compute, Hops, SubD, the Code Editor... basically anything in the Rhino universe, this is your people. A full day of live coding, real talk from developers, and plenty of coffee.

Why you should come
  • Watch real experts live-code and show how they actually work, not just polished slides.
  • Deep dive into Rhino's dev tools and everything new in the ecosystem.
  • Get inspired by folks working in architecture, BIM, landscape design, 3D printing, robotic milling, environmental analysis, and more.
  • Hear the latest on where Rhino and Grasshopper are headed.
  • Hang out, swap ideas, and grab a drink with the community — coffee breaks, lunch, and networking drinks are all included.
Who's talking
And don't miss the Pecha Kucha talks — fast, punchy 20x20 presentations from the community.

Big thanks to our sponsors: ShapeDiver, Raven, Motif and reer.

Grab your ticket

Tuesday, August 25, 2026

BSS Title Edition XIV: Grasshopper that ends inside Revit or Archicad


Edition XIV of the 
Building System Specialist Title
September 1
by PAZ Academy

Most parametric training ends where the definition ends: You get geometry, and then you get a problem, because nobody downstream can build from a definition. This LinkedIn session carries the work across the bridge—Rhino.Inside.Revit, or the Grasshopper–Archicad connection, depending on which side of the office you sit on. The output is a coordination model a team can actually work in.

Five months, three parts, eighteen levels: Rhino and Grasshopper foundations, parametric design systems, data structures, automation, optimization, Python, AI, environmental analysis, and the BIM integration above.

Taught online in English, with professors reachable in German, Hungarian and Spanish. Minimum six hours a week with constant personal mentoring. Six hours a week is the honest filter: The software is learnable, the hours are the commitment.

7'470 CHF, installments available, student rate on request. Cohorts are kept small, and seats for this edition are nearly gone.

Thursday, August 20, 2026

Rhino User Webinar: Access the power of KeyShot + Rhino with Cademy.


Rhino User Webinar
September 10, 2026, 6 PM (CEST)

In this webinar, KeyShot and Cademy speakers will share how product designers use Rhino and KeyShot to create richer, more polished visuals.

The session covers Rhino-to-KeyShot workflow, including how to prep a Rhino model for rendering, material application and scene setup, plus powerful Grasshopper techniques and insights from Cademy.

What you’ll see in this webinar

  • Workflow to create polished visuals.
  • Prepping a Rhino model for rendering in KeyShot.
  • Importing to KeyShot.
  • Material application and scene setup.
  • Using Grasshopper to create complex surface patterns and hole patterns with ease.
  • Additional thoughts and insights from Cademy.
Speakers bio
  • Garin Gardiner: Director of Industry and Partners Marketing at KeyShot with over 20 years in 3D graphics and design software. He served as the founding Product Manager for Autodesk Fusion 360 and held senior PM roles on Autodesk Inventor. 
  • Aman Agrawal: Industrial & Computational Designer. Worked with leading consumer electronics brands; founder of Cademy & CreativeMutation.

Wednesday, August 19, 2026

Rhino User Webinar: From Footscan to Individual Shoelast

 Rhino User Webinar
From Footscan to Individual Shoelast
September 2, 2026, 4 PM (CEST)

Modern orthopedic shoemaking is moving from the workbench to the workstation. In this one-hour session, Martin Jaeger will show how he uses Rhino 8 and his own custom-built Grasshopper scripts to transform a 3D foot scan into a fully individualized shoe last with integrated orthopedic footbed correction.

Instead of relying on manual plaster casting and hand-finishing, this session demonstrates a parametric, repeatable pipeline that keeps every last precisely matched to the patient's anatomy while dramatically reducing production time.

What you'll see
  • How a raw 3D foot scan is cleaned, aligned, and prepared as a usable base geometry.
  • Building a parametric last-generation workflow with custom Grasshopper components.
  • Applying orthopedic corrections directly onto the last geometry using Rhino 8's native modeling tools.
  • Verifying and controlling dimensions and measurements with Rhino 8's tools throughout the process.
  • Exporting production-ready geometry for milling or 3D printing.

Who this is for

This session is designed for shoemakers, shoe designers, orthopedic shoemakers (Orthopädieschuhmacher), and orthopedic technicians (Orthopädietechniker) who want to bring digital, parametric workflows into last-making—no prior Grasshopper experience required.

Speaker bio

Martin Jaeger is a master orthopedic shoemaker (Orthopädieschuhmachermeister) who learned the craft from the ground up.

For the past 10 years, he has focused on additive manufacturing, and with his company Trans2form, he has made it his mission to lead his trade into a golden digital future.

Rhino Developer Meeting at IAAC Barcelona (September 25, 2026)


September 25, 2026

Join McNeel Europe, Anomaly Build, and Sweden Design Computing (SDC) for the Rhino Developer Meeting in Barcelona, hosted by IAAC (Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia). 

This one-day event brings together developers, designers, and Rhino/Grasshopper enthusiasts for live coding sessions, masterclasses, and deep dives into the Rhino ecosystem—covering RhinoCommon, Python, rhino3dm, Rhino.Inside, Rhino Compute, Hops, Grasshopper 1.0 and 2, and more.

Keynote speakers include Luis E. Fraguada, Verena Vogler, Carlos Pérez Albà and Andrew le Bihan (McNeel), along with experts from ShapeDiver, Reope, IAAC, infrared.city and VIA, sharing insights spanning architecture, BIM, computational design, robotic fabrication, and environmental analysis. 

Plus other expert computational designers at the Pecha Kucha session.

Space is very limited, and tickets are selling fast. Don't miss yours!

Tickets include access to the conference and full catering during the day (coffees, lunch, and networking drinks).

Ticket: Professional — €95 (+VAT)