Friday, January 28, 2011

Rhino+, new plugin





Do more, faster, with Rhino+ .


Rhino+ is a new site where you can find Rhino commands that are simple but increase your work efficiency. They are free to download and use.

Available in English and Japanese.

Thursday, January 20, 2011

Apomechanes book

This book presents the projects designed and fabricated during the apomechanes computational design studio in 2009 and 2010, supported by theoretical articles and professional projects by Karl Chu, Carla Leitao, Kokkugia and Ahylo, exploring computational design and its fields of materialization.

Apomechanes is an international intensive studio held each summer in Athens, Greece. The studio is devoted to furthering techniques and concepts of algorithmic processes as means for design and fabrication.

Algorithmic design introduces processes that allow the genetic growth of complex structures and forms by using simple syntactic rules. Apomechanes is an attempt to set up a unique agenda on computational design methodologies and underline the morphogenetic qualitative characteristics of the algorithmic logic. Non-linear, self-organized and emergent behaviors are intravenously injected into the core of the architectural design process, and the focus is on the inherent potential of computation to generate space.

All the projects were done using RhinoScript. You can find examples of the code in the book.

Wednesday, January 19, 2011

UDM for Rhino



The User Data Manager (UDM) plugin for Rhinoceros 4 provides easy management of any object data stored as an object's attributes. For example, you can use it to store any object properties (material, color...) and filter your objects for selection.

Thursday, January 13, 2011

Rhino joins the Band


Amit Zoran of the MIT Media Lab has printed a fully-functional concert flute directly on an Objet Connex500 3D printer from his Rhino model.

Watch the video to see what he might try next:

Arduino - connecting the physical and digital



This video documentary covers the history of Arduino, the tiny bit of hardware that connects physical and digital worlds.

The free FireFly plug-in for Grasshopper connects the Arduino with Grasshopper and Rhino.

Introduction to SectionTools Video Tutorial



In this video tutorial, you'll learn how to use SectionTools in Rhino. Create dynamic sections through your model and use them in your layouts.

Thursday, January 6, 2011

Variable distribution of 3D Modules with PanelingTools



A new release of PanelingTools plug-in is now available for Rhino 4.0 SR8 and Rhino 5 WIP.

This release includes a redesign of the variable custom paneling of 3D modules when using "Mean" method. Morphing method now uses relative bounding box in order to generate more predictable intermediate modules across the paneling grid. In the V5 version of PanelingTools, new options are added to better control the matching of start and end patterns which includes control points, point sampling and compatibility check.

Tuesday, January 4, 2011

New Advanced Rhino Tutorial Video

InfiniteSkills has released a brand new Advanced Rhino Tutorial Video. It's available now on DVD.

About the video...
This Advanced Rhino Tutorial Video is the ultimate in comprehensive learning for the discerning professional. The training uses broadcast quality audio and video to deliver concise and informative training right to your desktop. The training comes complete with practical working files and presented via an intuitive, easy-to-use interface, allowing you to learn at your own pace. Take your skills to the next level!