"Essential Mathematics" - Second Edition

The second edition of the "Essential Mathematics for Computational Design" is now available with free download.

Essential Mathematics uses Grasshopper to introduce design professionals to foundation mathematical concepts that are necessary for effective development of computational methods for 3D modeling and computer graphics.

This second edition includes a few new sections, but most importantly, it carefully reviews the material to ensure clarity and consistency of all concepts. This edition also includes all 31 Grasshopper samples in a separate file.

Modeling for Marine Designers, online training

Pro-Boat E-Training is offering a Rhino Modeling for Marine Designers training class.

Starting June 6th, this six-week online course will be taught by Cliff Estes. Begin by learning to work with curves, then surfaces. Move into fairing a simple chine hull, followed by a more complex sailing schooner hull. From there, you will complete a hull/deck/superstructure of your own design.

Space is available, register today.

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Bongo 2.0 WIP 11 Now Available

You are invited to try the Bongo 2.0 animation plug-in for Rhino 4.0. The 11th work-in-progress version is now available.





Download Bongo 2.0 WIP 11 from here.

ArquiBio 2010 - Coimbra, Portugal

ArquiBio 2010 - Coimbra - June 14-18

The third edition of ArquiBio, an event that took off in recent years an international dimension, is jointly organized by the Zoological Museum, University of Coimbra, Center for the Study of Architecture, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Coimbra (CEARQ) and collaborators linked to several European and American universities. This year’s responsibility and coordination is from Dr. Teresa Baptista (Advisor of the Zoological Museum), Prof. Dr. José Fernando Gonçalves (CEARQ Coordinator) and Prof. Dr. Mauro Costa Couceiro (Bionic researcher associated with several European universities).

ArquiBio 2010 is a series of international lectures and workshops on topics connecting architecture and design with the “bio-logics”. It is intended that the lecturers and visiting scholars allow a consistent connection between current biological and architectural knowledge bringing light of recent technological advances.

The premise is that the fusion between biological and technological world is now a reality that cannot be ignored. Computers and robotics prove to be capable of releasing the architects and designers of a catalog architecture, based on still images, teaching us new fields of interaction in which complex processes similar to those that occur in nature, take center stage and allow a more consistent connection with the living environment.

Rhino, Grasshopper and RhinoCAM will be the software used during the workshops.

Complete info and registration to the workshops...

RhinoBIM Structure available

RhinoBIM is a series of BIM plugins for Rhino 5 from Virtual Build Technologies LLC. The first module, Structure, is now available. This work-in-progress version is nearly feature complete and is expected to be released later this year. Everyone is invited to download it now.

Features include:

• Robust tools for adding and editing structural steel beams
• Extensive library of steel shapes including the international standards
• User definable steel shapes
• Assign materials, attributes, and process treatments to each element
• Extract data for downstream application including structural analysis, detailing, cost estimating, scheduling, staging, and fabrication
• Very fast clash and clearance analysis
• Very large model support using new Rhino 5 technology

See RhinoBIM at AIA Expo2010, June 10-12, Miami, Booth 2485.

Details and download…

Author/Trainer, Rhino job

Infinite Skills is looking for a talented individual who can author a Rhino Training video. Past teaching experience is an advantage but passion about the application is more important. The trainer will be working from home. All applications should be highly articulate and have English as their native language. For more information email details of your experience along with any other information you feel is relevant.

Contact: Colin Boyd, InfiniteSkills, Toronto, ON

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i.materialise bookend design challenge

i.materialise has recently announced its new bookend design challenge and invites all Rhino users to participate at:

Design anything that would fit in 8x8x12 cm bounding box: characters, vehicles, abstract shapes etc. There are no limitations on your design ideas.

The winners will get their models 3D printed and delivered to them free of charge.

Complete details...

Grasshopper workshops in Paris (France)

The following Grasshopper workshops have been recently announced:

• June 25 - Formation Grasshopper niveau avancé, Paris (France)
  Instructor: Daniel Piker
  Organized by Cadlantique
• June 28-30 - Atelier d’Architecture Paramétrique, Paris (France)Instructor: HDA
  Organized by Rhinoforyou

Follow the workshop links for more information and to register...

GiD Conference Barcelona

McNeel Europe has been invited to make a Rhino/Grasshopper presentation at the 5th GiD Conference that will take place on the 26-27 May in Barcelona (Spain).

The objective of this fifth edition of the GiD Conference is to bring together users and developers of the GiD pre/post processing system in order to exchange ideas and experience on the generation of data for computer simulation and the graphic visualisation of numerical results.

GiD has been designed as a universal, adaptive and user-friendly graphical user interface for geometrical modeling, data input and visualisation of results for all types of numerical simulation programs. Typical problems that can be successfully tackled with GiD include most situations in solid and structural mechanics, fluid dynamics, electromagnetics, heat transfer, geomechanics, etc. using finite element, finite volume, boundary element, finite difference or point based (meshless) numerical procedures. GiD reads native Rhino format.

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EXPO Publicitas, Mexico

EXPOPUBLICITAS - El evento será una excelente plataforma de negocios donde se dará cita, toda la oferte y demanda del sector publicitario, en 16,000 m cuadrados donde 500 empresas líderes presentaran sus productos. Los invitamos a ver Rhino, RhinoNEST y Grasshopper en conjunto con nuestros Lasers.

• May 26-28, 10:00 am-8:00 pm
• CENTRO BANAMEX, MEXICO, D.F.
• RhinoFabLab

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Parametric and Scripting workshops in NYC

modeLab is pleased to announce two upcoming Parametric and Scripting Workshops in New York City.

Scripting Parameters - June 8

Strip Morphologies - June 18/20

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ID job in Venice, CA

Delta Innovation Lab is looking for an industrial designer to join their team and help revolutionize the industry with their patented green technology.

Job functions include: 3D Modeling & CAD, Design, Design for Environmental Impact, Model Making & Prototyping, Product Development, Research, Strategy & Planning, Styling, User Experience

Apply via email. Please send PDF CV and portfolio samples. Resumes received without portfolios will not be considered.

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Grasshopper workshop materials, updated

Woo Jae Sung has just finished teaching Grasshopper workshops at Syracuse School of Architecture. He has uploaded his newest tutorial materials to his blog, hoping they will be helpful to all beginning Grasshopper users.

Rhino job, jewelry freelancer

Looking for a mid level experienced (2+ years) Rhino freelancer to build jewelry models based on designer's creative direction + input files. There will be an ongoing need if the initial assignment is satisfactory. Samples and references required.

Please email your resume and a sample of your work to Linda Ricci for consideration. Thank you!

Linda Ricci
Quatrain & Co.

T-Splines & KeyShot webinar, May 20

T-Splines and KeyShot: Modeling and rendering in minutes... instead of hours.

T-Splines: Easier free-form modeling
KeyShot: The key to amazing shots

Join presenters Kyle Houchens and Thomas Teger for this 30-minute webinar. Learn how to use T-Splines for Rhino to model gorgeously smooth designs in minutes, with less effort than with any other CAD tool, then get photographic renders with KeyShot.

Date: May 20, 2010
Time: 1:00 PM EST (GMT-05:00)

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Grasshopper training in Germany

flexiCAD.com has started offering Grasshopper training in Germany. The first class will take place in Frankfurt am Main on the 23-24 June.

Program:

Students will learn how to create parametric geometry using the default Grasshopper components, and how to create their own components in VB.NET.

• introduction to Grasshopper and examples of applications
• comparison between Grasshopper and RhinoScript
• Rhino modeling tools
• logic functions in Grasshopper
• brief introduction to VB.NET scripting
• curves, points, vectors and arrays in Grasshopper
• geometry vs topology, linear geometry in Grasshopper

Instructor:

• Dimitry Demin (Dipl.-Ing. Architektur). Education at University of Architecture and Fine Arts of Rostov, Bauhaus Universität Weimar, Universität Kassel and ETH Zurich. Working experience at Bollinger-Grohmann Ingenieure and Schneider+Schumacher Architekten. Portfolio here.

Language:

• German (software and documentation in English)

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"Congrès des Géomètres" in Marseille (France).

Rhinoforyou, RhinoTerrain, and 3D Avenir will be exhibiting (Stand 30) at the next "Congrès des Géomètres" on the 23-25 June in Marseille (France).

Come visit this event and learn more about Rhino, RhinoTerrain, VisualARQ, 3D scanning, and 3D printing.

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V-Ray for Rhino/SketchUp, video tutorial

Three Useful V-Ray Tips

ASGVIS 3D Artist & Trainer Fernando Rentas explains three V-Ray tips that will make your renders more photorealistic. Tutorial applies to both V-Ray for Rhino and V-Ray for SketchUp.

Watch the video...

Marine Design, Rhino job in Miami

Marine Design/3D Modeler

Luiz de Basto Designs, a yacht design firm located in Miami, is looking for a candidate to develop detailed 3D models. Requirements:

- At least 2 years of experience with Rhino 3D software
- Detail oriented
- References
- Lives in Miami area (in house job)

Please email your resume and sample of your work for consideration.

Rhino jobs...

Advances in Architectural Geometry - Vienna (Austria)

Registration for the second "Advances in Architectural Geometry" workshops and conference in Vienna (Sep 18-21, 2010) is now open. Due to EC funding we can cover local expenses of young contributors, which are therefore particularly encouraged to submit their work!

The call for posters, papers, and workshops is still open.

This conference is intended to be the premier venue for disseminating new research ideas and cutting-edge results at the interface of geometry processing and architectural design. Accepted papers will be published in a conference volume by Springer Verlag. Invited speakers are:

Patrik Schumacher (Zaha Hadid Architects)
Rene Ziegler (Waagner Biro Stahlbau)
Gershon Elber (Technion)
David Rutten (Robert McNeel & Associates)

Please see http://www.architecturalgeometry.at/aag10 for more details.

RhinoParametrics 1.0 released

RhinoParametrics is a powerful plugin that adds, natively embedded in Rhino, parametric and associative geometric modeling and assembly functions.

RhinoParametrics is delivered with high, native, added value content for an easy learning curve. More than 70 parametric assembly objects and 140 design and modification methods will make your daily work dramatically simpler and more productive.

Watch the videos and start learning RhinoParametrics in a few minutes!

RhinoParametrics has an introductory price of 499€ until July 31st (instead of €699).

Free training courses in Paris and Miami are planned during the next months. Stay tuned!

Complete details and evaluation version...

Bubble for Rhino WIP1

Bubble for Rhino, developed by Asuni CAD, is a free tool that displays a tooltip with information of any object in the document. You don't need to execute a command or click on a button toolbar, just place the mouse cursor over any object, wait a second, and Bubble will show you all the information related to it. You can even choose which information will be shown for every object type.

For more information, and to download...

Industrial Designer, Rhino job in Vermont

The Brown Buffalo is seeking a motivated person to fill a full time industrial design position. Responsibilities will include concept generation, presentation, technical development, and 3D modeling in a collaborative environment. Must be able to handle aggressive time lines on multiple projects for multiple clients. 7-10+ years experience in an industrial design related field.

Specific Skills:
- Solidworks/Rhino experience
- Ability to execute aesthetic goals and create reliably engineered parts/assemblies.
- Understanding of molded part design as related to rubbers and injection molded plastic.
- Ability to quickly communicate ideas through sketching.
- Visual presentation skills, proficient with the Adobe Creative Suite.
- Highly motivated team player.
- Must be able to multi-task and work in a fast paced environment.
- Ability to work professionally in a small studio setting.

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ID jobs in San Francisco

fuseproject, an industrial design firm with offices in San Francisco and NYC, is looking for talented designers and interns for their San Francisco office.

Senior Designer
• 4-7 years of experience
• Bachelor's degree in Industrial/Product Design
• Ability to lead a design team and move programs forward
• Proficient in 3D software (Rhino, Alias, Solidworks)

Industrial Designer
• 0-3 years of experience
• Bachelor's degree in Industrial/Product Design
• Proficient in 3D software (Rhino, Alias, Solidworks)
• High degree of proficiency in Illustrator and Photoshop

ID intern
• Must be a junior or senior level industrial design student at a credible school
• Working knowledge of basic ID tools and process
• Working knowledge of 3D CAD (Alias, Rhino, Solidworks, etc) is a plus
• Willingness to support all levels of the design staff (ID, graphic design and engineering)

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Digital Design Fabrication workshop, new dates

Image by Harshad Sharma

LaN invites you to attend Architectural Response time/tech/tectonics, a four-day workshop on LIVE aspects of digital design and fabrication for architecture.

Location: Mitrani Warehouse, Miami, FL

Dates: August 18-21, 2010

Course Summary:

Fabrication Technologies [Rhino]
Parametric: modeling/production/performance/process [Rhino, RhinoCAM]
Grasshopper I, CNC fabrication
Grasshopper II, CNC fabrication

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Generative Architecture and Computational Design eBook

Architect Andrea Graziano has published an eBook (PDF) that contains the best articles of his blog in the past three years. Main topics are Generative Architecture and Computational Design with Rhino, RhinoScript, and Grasshopper.

Details and to download...

Grasshopper workshops - Romania

Digital design and fabrication is spreading quickly among architects worldwide. Romania's Architecture faculties are doing a great promotion of these new technologies and currently have organized the following events:

The Students Association of Ion Mincu Architecture and Urbanism University Bucharest and HYPERBODY research group of TU Delft:

• April 23-26: Training workshop


• May 3-10: Advanced digital design and fabrication workshop


• July 12-19: Interactive architecture workshop

Faculty of Architecture and Urbanism Cluj (Romania):

• May 17-21: Parametric Design Workshop with Rhino and Grasshopper

Follow the links above for further information and registration details...

VSR Realtime Renderer 2.0

VSR Realtime Renderer 2.0 is the fully embedded realtime rendering solution for Rhino. Switch from the modeling mode to a photorealistic environment at any time. VSR Realtime Renderer 2.0 goes much beyond the functionality of the previous version 1.0.

It can be combined with other Rhino plug-ins such as Bongo or with the new VSR modeling and analysis plug-ins currently under development.

With the support provided by the VSR Realtime Renderer the work on the CAD model has become a lot easier. In addition, the time-consuming creation of static images via batch renderer and conversion of the data for use in other visualization tools are things of the past, as a high-resolution hardcopy can be generated at any time simply by snap shooting the desired image.

New features in version 2.0:

• Realtime bump mapping
• Glow
• HDRI bloom effects
• Library of more than 100 predefined materials (user extendable)
• Library of predefined environments (user extendable)
• New snapshot command for easier high-resolution hard copies

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RhinoScript workshops in UAE

Many generative design processes have surfaced recently, especially in the world of programming. However, no clear framework has been described. This workshop will introduce participants to programming with RhinoScript within an easily understood framework. The selected domain will be tiling surfaces.

No prior knowledge of programming is expected. Programming essentials will be introduced including: basic data structures, rules, vectors, transformations, object construction methods, NURBS geometry, as well as Rhino user interface.

• Dates: May 14-15 and May 21-22


• Where: Shape Architecture, Sharjah (UAE)


• Program and complete details


• Registration

Rhino Teacher Workshop in Lille (France)

The Ecole National Supérieure d’Architecture et de Paysage de Lille and McNeel Europe invite you to a free Rhino Teacher Workshop that will take place on the 10-11-12 May 2010.

Learn how you can add 3D modeling to your design and design communication curriculum without burdening your students with yet another difficult software product. You'll be able to focus on teaching design while your students take advantage of the latest 3D modeling technology.

Using Rhino, you will be guided through a series of hands-on exercises that highlight 3D modeling concepts. You will also learn how Rhino is used to render models for visualization, translate 3D models to CAM products for manufacturing or prototyping, and export 3D models into 2D CAD or graphics programs.

• Instructor: Vanessa Steeg, Rhino Training Specialist
• Program: click here
• Language: French
• Registration: this workshop is free of charge for educators. Contact Vanessa Steeg with a proof of educational status.
  
  
  

T-Splines 2.3 released

This value-packed free update includes compatibilty with Grasshopper and Orca3D, localization into Italian, French, and Spanish, new precision modeling tools, speedups, bug fixes, and a new 25-saves free trial.

Log onto the T-Splines web site and download the update today.

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T-Splines & V-Ray webinar in Spanish

T-Splines invites you to attend the first ever T-Splines + V-Ray webinar in Spanish!

V-Ray is a high-quality renderer that is used for most of the renderings on the T-Splines web site. Sign up to learn how to use T-Splines and V-Ray in this webinar conducted in Spanish.

Webinar: Cambiando el enfoque de diseño con T-Splines y V-Ray
Date: Wednesday, May 12
Time: 1 pm - 2 pm (EDT)

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Handbag Hardware Designer, Rhino job in NYC

Handbag Hardware Designer to $80K, New York City
Great opportunity for a Rhino expert!

Please send resumes to Evy Lieberman.

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