Realtime 3D walk-throughs--Enscape Rendering for Rhino

Version 2.1 of Enscape Rendering for Rhino has now been released!

Enscape™ is a virtual reality and realtime rendering plugin for Rhino.

Start Enscape and within seconds walk through your fully rendered project. No uploading to the cloud or exporting to other programs is required.

Make a change in Rhino and immediately use Enscape to explore different design options and present projects to clients. If the client wants to see something different in the design, Enscape will immediately show the changes you make to the project.

List of Enscape update features...

Job opening: Architect with focus on computation and complex geometry

MARC FORNES / THEVERYMANY is looking for a full-time junior architect with a strong focus on computation and complex geometry.

Following a series of new projects, MARC FORNES/THEVERYMANY is seeking two applicants for full-time design positions in their studio in Dumbo, Brooklyn, New York.

MARC FORNES/THEVERYMANY specializes in site-specific art and architecture, exploring the intersection of spatial experience and ultra-thin lightweight structures. Their method is deeply rooted in computational research and digital fabrication. They are currently working on projects across the US (Florida, Texas, North Carolina, California), Canada, China, and Taiwan. More information about the studio can be found at theverymany.com.

Successful candidates will be involved in advanced 3D modeling in Rhino, development of custom computational strategies, the creation of 2D documentation, rigorous material research, and testing of large-scale physical assemblies. Candidates should be collaborative yet self-directed, and capable of working under tight deadlines. Bachelor or Masters of Architecture required. Fluency in written and spoken English is required and knowledge of French is a plus. Applicants must be eligible to work in the US.

Qualifications:
Excellent proficiency in Rhino 3D modeling
Advanced skills in Grasshopper
Python / Processing skills a plus
Digital fabrication experience preferred
Excellent rendering and image-making skills


To apply, please email cover letter, resume, and work samples to theverymany.jobs@gmail.com. Unfortunately, due to the number of responses, THEVERYMANY is not able to be in touch with every applicant. 

Tips for job applications

ArchDaily published the article 5 Top Architecture Firms Respond: What Do You Look for in Job Applications?  Brandon Hubbard interviewed Zaha Hadid Architects, Snøhetta, Perkins+Will, BDP, and Callison for their input.

We like the quote, 'important that all new staff are experienced with software such as Rhino, Grasshopper...'

Read the article...

HAL Robotics Framework 1.0 beta announcement

HAL Robotics released its 1.0 beta version of the Core feature-set and the Grasshopper client application. 

The Hall Robotics Framework provides powerful tools to model, program, simulate, and control industrial machinery directly from McNeel products.
Download the 1.0 beta to test and break work-in-progress versions of:

• Accurate real-time simulation 
• Trajectory diagnosis including detection of out-of-reach and singular positions
• Motions specified in Cartesian or joint spaces
• Simulation of blended motions
• Online preset catalogs accessible from within Grasshopper, of robots, tools and controllers ready to drop into your scripts
• Program translation to ABB RAPID, KUKA KRL, or Universal Robots URScript
• Lightweight installer which allows you to add, remove, and update extensions to the framework with ease
• Cloud-based licenses to share between your own computers or your whole organization
• User interface adapting to the level of control you need

Getting started...

More information...

New video tutorial: Analyze composites and sandwich structures

Intact Solutions just released a new video tutorial on how to analyze composites and sandwich structures with Scan&Solve Pro. Learn about composites and how to apply them in Scan&Solve Pro.

This tutorial,  Curved Composites and Sandwich Structures in SnS Pro, shows:

• How to apply composite materials to components in Scan&Solve Pro. 
• A few handy tips for creating guide curves and surfaces in Rhino. 
• How to apply composite materials correctly to create a sandwich structure.

Watch the video...

On-Demand Rhino Training

On-Demand Rhino 102 and Rhino Visual Tips Training by McNeel Miami

Begin your Rhino training anytime-anywhere with Vimeo On-Demand access to previously recorded, live classes! 


Now you can stream Rhino Visual Tips 5, 18 chapters with instructions on how to set up the Rhino software interface, how to use the drawing, editing, modeling, and transforming tools including the new Gumball tools and more!

Our On-Demand classes consist of the class recordings from our McNeel Miami Online classes. No need to travel or wait for a certain date... you may begin today!

Classes include:

• Rhino Visual Tips

• Rhino 102 in Spanish

Questions? Contact Lucia Miguel. 

Note: After purchase, classes may be rented and streamed for a six-month period. 

What is a RhinoFabStudio? A RhinoFabStudio™ (fabrication studio) is a small-scale digital workshop, certified by McNeel, with an array of Rhino and Rhino compatible software and computer-controlled tools and training. These tools cover the various leading-edge industrial methods and materials needed to design, analyze, and fabricate almost anything.

New Tool Designer plugin for Rhinoceros by Division Engineering

Division Engineering has released Minute! Flute Designer, a new tool designer plugin for Rhinoceros.

Features:

• Free Curved Work Profile, Free Curved Core Profile, and Variable Helix Angle are acceptable at flute design. 
• Dressed Wheel Shape Calculator.
• Dedicated Flute Profile Editor.
• Good NURBS Envelope Surface can be exported.

Details are here.

3D carvings for woodworkers' workbenchs

Bainbridge Island Artisan Resource Network is a Seattle community facility for artisans to share resources, education, and workspace. To help out this group, Tim Celeski designed a new workbench for the hand tool woodworkers.

The space required nine benches built on a budget. Tim added the challenge to make each workbench unique. So, in Rhino, he designed a unique 3D carved leg vise for each bench. He then used a CNC to carve each vise chop. The CNC sped up the carving and the precision work.

Watch this video introduction to see how they were made:

3D Carving a Woodworking Workbench Vise Chop with a CNC...

Exploring the possibilities of a 3D printer

How do you print a large object with a small printer? What materials can you use besides plastic? Salt? Recycled rubber tires? Cement? Wood? Coffee? Tea?

Virginia San Fratello and Ronald Rael of Emerging Objects explore the possibilities. PBS documented their work with their fascinating applications and material sources.

Inhabitat Facebook page...

The video: Building a House the Eco-Friendly Way with 3D Printing...

Free Webinar: Surface continuity in Rhino - Intermediate

Free Webinar: 

Rhino 5 Intermediate - Surface continuity in Rhino

McNeel Europe

June 2017

11-12 (CET)

Most models have to deal with surface continuity at some point, as it is very unlikely to have an object made out of one single surface.

We will cover Position (G0), Tangency (G1) and Curvature (G2) continuity, learning about matching and blending surfaces together using a desired continuity at each side. Also, we will use tools to analyze both the continuity and quality of surfaces.

The model used for this webinar is a boat hull, where smooth transitions and surfaces are required.

We strongly recommend that you watch the webinar on curves before attending!

Solid knowledge of Rhino is required. Neither a microphone or webcam are required. The seminar is not platform dependent; it is aimed at both Windows and Mac users.

The Tech Team experts of McNeel Europe will conduct the webinar in different languages. Remember that all previous webinars can be watched here.

Sign up now!

Spanish: June 26, 2017

Panelist: Rodrigo Bárcena

Registration...

Italian: June 27, 2017

Panelist: Giuseppe Massoni

Registration...

French: June 28, 2017

Panelist: Vanessa Steeg

Registration…

English: June 29, 2017

Panelist: Rodrigo Bárcena

Registration...

German: June 30, 2017

Panelist: Verena Vogler  

Registration...

Important details:

• Space is limited. Sign up today!
• This webinar is free.
• The presentation will take approximately 40 minutes, followed by another 15 minutes for Q&A.
• After you register you will receive a confirmation email with information about joining the webinar.

Exterior Lighting - a V-Ray for Rhino tutorial

This new V-Ray for Rhino video tutorial covers lighting techniques for an architectural exterior. It looks at the rendering using both V-Ray's Sun and Sky System and Image Based Lighting with a High Dynamic Range Image using a Dome light with HDR.

Written details...

Video -- Exterior Lighting....

The America's Cup elimination series in Bermuda

The America's Cup challenges have begun. And Rhino has been spotted!

Rhino and Rhino for Mac appear in the promo videos.

Watch Oracle Team USA:

New Zealand comes to Seattle

One of our long-time Rhino and Grasshopper users, David Trubridge, is coming to Seattle from New Zealand.

We noticed an article in The Seattle Times Pacific NW magazine last week featuring Heron Hall, some striking local architecture with David Trubridge's lights.

David will be in Seattle presenting a book he has in the works, 'Beauty Matters'.

May 25
5:30-7:30
4660 Ohio Ave S, Suite A
Seattle, WA

More information on this event...

Galeríafantasma by Laura Gomez - Medellín, Colombia

Laura Gómez is an Industrial designer born and raised in Medellín, Colombia. She has worked in New York where she acquired experience in art, design, and project managing. Her inspiration comes from her constant trips around North and South America, visiting art museums and fascinating places. This is how she became the founder of Galeríafantasma. 

Based in Medellín, Colombia and open to the public, Galeríafantasma is a design studio where tech-surrealism inspired objects are created. Merging art and functionality, these products recreate a Sci Fi environment in the comfort of your home. CÓSMICA is the inaugural collection. It consists of furniture inspired by the Space Age where planets, antennas, and satellites are the primary objects.


Laura uses Rhino though her design and fabrication process. She stated that "Rhino became [her] main tool in the design process, with the software [she] can recreate the spaces and environments [she] wants to materialize and have a very approximate idea on how harmonic the whole installation is going to be when brought to life." She uses Rhino for the engineering and production process too.
      
Follow Galeríafantasma's Instagram.

For information please contact Laura Gomez Giraldo.

What is a RhinoFabStudio? A RhinoFabStudio™ (fabrication studio) is a small-scale digital workshop, certified by McNeel, with an array of Rhino and Rhino compatible software and computer controlled tools and training. These tools cover the various leading-edge industrial methods and materials needed to design, analyze, and fabricate almost anything.

New jewelry video for Jewelry Best Practices Series

Solidscape Jewelry has published on YouTube a series of jewelry tutorials: the Jewelry Best Practices Series.

See their 7th and latest video: Booleans vs Grouping.

Rhino, a tiny part of Tumble Leaf

 Check out Rhino at 2m40s in the video about the making of Tumble Leaf.

Tumble Leaf Behind the Scenes...

Tumble Leaf is an Amazon Studios stop animated series for preschool-aged children. Created by animator Drew Hodges and stop-motion studio Bix Pix Entertainment.  The residents of the island of Tumble Leaf help preschoolers learn basic science lessons through playful examples.

Scan&Solve Pro update

Intact Solutions posted an important update to Scan&Solve Pro.

A few of the important bug fixes are:

• Improvements in accuracy in simulation dominated by material in shear
• Corrections to torque load application
• Removal of numerical noise a certain resolutions with some geometries

Get the latest Scan&Solve Pro...

How is a greeting card like shipbuilding?

Two shipbuilding degrees, a little inspiration and creativity, Rhino, and a laser printer: Lovepop cards! These intricate 3D pop-up greeting cards have an interesting history.

Best friends and founders Wombi Rose and John Wise studied together at Webb Institute. After college, they went their separate ways but met up again at Harvard Business School. On a graduate school trip to Vietnam they discovered a variation of origami, slices of paper measured and cut to a specific size, then assembled into a 3D sculpture.

Inspired, the two applied their shipbuilding skills in miniature and created Lovepop.

Each Lovepop card folds flat with a 2D picture on the front. On the inside is a 3D sculpture, which pops out of the card.

The card designs are entered in to Rhino. Prototypes are created, the card sculptures are laser cut, then assembled by hand.

Lovepop's business exploded when Rose and Wise landed a spot on ABC's Shark Tank. See the Shark Tank follow-up episode.

More details in Polished Magazine...

Construct3D at DUKE University

Construct3D 2017 at DUKE University aims to bring together educators from a broad range of educational contexts to exchange ideas and innovation. We are honored that they have invited RhinoFabStudio director and Rhino and Grasshopper trainer, Andres Gonzalez, to lead a workshop and a talk.

Don't miss this opportunity! 

Workshop

The Rhino Data Driven workshop is a preconference workshop with numerous real-life examples in that introduces participants to the logic and principles of parametric created 3D-Forms.

 

Location: Duke's Technology Engagement Center (TEC)
Date: May 5, 2017
Time: 1:00 PM-4:00 PM
Register for conference: https://sites.duke.edu/construct3d/
And then sign up here: https://construct3d2017.sched.com/


Talk

The Data, Design, Code, Rhino talk is for designers who are exploring new shapes using generative algorithms, like Grasshopper, a graphical algorithm editor tightly integrated with Rhino’s modeling tools. 

Location: JB Duke Hotel Ballroom A,B,C
Date: May 6, 2017
Time: 10:00 AM-10:30 AM
Register for conference: https://sites.duke.edu/construct3d/
And then sign up here: https://construct3d2017.sched.com/

Register now for the Workshop and the Talk! Spaces are limited!

For more information please contact Lizabeth Arum and Chip Bobbert.

What is a RhinoFabStudio? A RhinoFabStudio™ (fabrication studio) is a small-scale digital workshop, certified by McNeel, with an array of Rhino and Rhino compatible software and computer controlled tools and training. These tools cover the various leading-edge industrial methods and materials needed to design, analyze, and fabricate almost anything.

Level 2 Rhino 5 for Mac begins May 2nd

Image credit: Kyle Houchens, The Outside

Our Level 2 Rhino 5 for Mac online course begins next month on May 2nd. Kyle Houchens will be our instructor for this course. Kyle is a very talented industrial designer, skilled instructor, an Authorized Rhino Trainer, the owner of the The Outside Digital Design and a McNeel Technician.

Sign up today!

Dates/Times:

• May 2-4 and May 9-11 (Tuesday-Thursday each week)
• Hours are 9am-1pm PDT each day
  Note: All times listed are Pacific Daylight Time time zone. Calculate your time zone.

Live training sessions let you ask questions and interact with the class and instructor. In our usual format, all sessions will be recorded and posted for your study and review. If you cannot make a session, you will be able to catch up at your convenience. Videos will be available for streaming up to three months following the class. 

Register here...

MecSoft releases Rhino3DPRINT and Visual3DPRINT 2017

MecSoft Corp. announced Rhino3DPRINT and Visual3DPRINT 2017, the latest versions of their 3D printing solutions for Rhino and VisualCAD.

The 2017 release is a maintenance release with significant memory use improvements and performance enhancements. Also, this release fixes many of the bugs reported by customers and detected by internal testing.

Important features and capabilities of these 3D printing products:

• Create meshes from raw point clouds
• Stitch meshes to make them watertight and amenable to 3D printing
• Perform Boolean set operations on mesh geometry
• Decimate and smooth meshes for better 3D printing
• Create support geometry for holding up overhangs when printing
• Optimize the orientation of mesh geometry in the print volume
• Create nozzle paths and corresponding G-code for FDM/SLA printers

More information or download a free demo of Rhino3DPRINT or Visual3DPRINT ....

New release: V-Ray 3 for Rhino!

V-Ray 3.0 for Rhino! Now V-Ray is faster than ever to create great looking renderings in Rhino.

Features:

• Virtual reality—Render VR-ready content for popular virtual reality headsets.
• Section cuts—Create quick cutaways and section renderings with V-Ray Clipper.
• Aerial perspective—Add realistic atmospheric depth and haze.
• Denoiser—Automatically remove noise and cut rendering times by up to 50%.
• Grass and fur—Create realistic grass, fabrics, and carpet with V-Ray Fur.
• Twin-engine rendering architecture—With CPU or GPU acceleration, you can choose the fastest one for your hardware.
• Interactive rendering—Render as you design. See the results right away as you adjust lights, materials, and cameras.
• Global illumination—Render realistic rooms and interiors with V-Ray's powerful and fast global illumination.
• Real-world cameras—Work like a photographer with controls for exposure, white balance, and depth of field.
• Render elements—Render separate layers for more artistic control in your image editing software.
• Render nodes—Give V-Ray Swarm an added speed boost with cost-effective render node licenses. Render nodes are compatible across V-Ray 3 applications.

Price reduction! The new V-Ray 3 for Rhino license prices for licenses are now USD $695, EUR €500, GBP £430.

Sign up for the free webinar on April 19th.

More information....

Free Rhino jewelry videos

Need a little inspiration and fun? Watch these free Rhino jewelry videos on YouTube by Yurii Popov, a Rhino user in Kostroma, Russia.

Yurii posts some of his Rhino jewelry modeling on his YouTube channel, available for you to watch. Most of the videos do not have audio. A few have music.

Yurii has been producing 3D jewelry models for more than seven years. He worked two years in the jewelry production and manufacturing.

Yurii's models are for sale at CGTrader.

Rhino jewelry videos on YouTube ....

Max Motor Dreams baby crib by Espadaysantacruz Studio

Max Motor Dreams is a baby crib concept developed by Espadaysantacruz Studio for the Ford Motor Company.

The crib works with any of the Ford MAX line of vehicles and is developed to mimic the sound, gentle motion, and illumination that so often puts a baby to sleep while riding in a car. A specialized app records data from the car while driving and can be uploaded to the crib.

To design the Max Motor Dreams baby crib, the studio used Rhinoceros.

Espadaysantacruz is a hybrid creative studio located in Madrid. They develop interactive and audiovisual experiences thanks to continuous research on digital technology and storytelling.

More info on this project...



A Rhino-designed product that makes oceans safer

A Florida brewery is doing its part to protect the earth and marine mammals with its design of edible six-pack holders. We have posted this earlier but it merits posting again.

Traditional plastic holders for beer and pop get wrapped and caught around marine mammals necks and bodies, often becoming lethal. Now Saltwater Brewery has designed six-pack holders that are edible for wildlife.

"Around the world, an estimated one million sea birds and 100,000 marine mammals and sea turtles become entrapped in plastic or ingest it and die," Mark Tokulka, a marine biologist, explains in the company video.

Saltwater Brewery's six-pack rings are made from the byproducts of the beer making process, mostly barley and wheat remnants. So they are biodegradable and edible.

Featured by Tech Insider...

Scan&Solve webinar

Scan&Solve posted their webinar Everything You Need to Know About SnS Pro.

The webinar demonstrates how to simulate bonded assemblies of components using multiple materials. Covered are the basics of setting up simulations, selecting materials, applying boundary conditions, and interpreting results. Advanced topics include adding restraints and customizing materials.

See webinar...

Level 1 Rhino 5 for Mac begins next week

Level 1 Rhino 5 for Mac - Online Course
February 17-March 2, 2017
Cost: US$200.00
Register here

Join us for our Level 1 Rhino for Mac Online Course beginning on February 17th.

Schedule:

• Orientation: Friday, Feb 17, 9 AM-11 AM
• Training: Tuesday-Thursday, Feb 21-23, 9 AM-1 PM and
• Training: Tuesday-Thursday, Feb 28, March 1-2, 9 AM-1 PM
  All times listed are Pacific Standard Time (PST)

Details: You will need...

• The latest Rhino 5 for Mac version installed. Note: Rhino for Windows will not be acceptable for this class.
• A stable and fast internet connection.
• The Rhino Level 1 Training Guide and Models as well as the Rhino 5 for Mac User Guide. You may print the PDF for your reference. Download here.

All live sessions will also be recorded and posted to a private Vimeo classroom album. You may watch and stream the videos for your review for up to three months following the class.

Sign up today!

Virtually stress test your design

Announcing Intact.design, an online structural simulation service powered by Scan&Solve technology.

Know if your design is going to break before you make it.

Features of this free service:

• Simulation in your browser. Mesh-free technology of Scan&Solve is in your browser. All you have to do is upload a model, pick a case, and run.
• Automated simulation studies. Several built-in cases are included for simple simulation setup. 
• Fast results. Simulation only take a few minutes to run. 

The US National Science Foundation provided financial support for this service. It is free and offers the same ease-of-use expected from other Scan&Solve solutions.

Intact Solutions wants your feedback, so that they can improve the service and tailor it to your needs.

Watch the Intact.design demonstration video...

Sign up... 

PanelFlow release - A Unified Workflow For Panel Producers

Evolute GmbH is pleased to announce the release of PanelFlow, a family of plugins for Rhino, addressed to panel manufacturers. 

"After years of working with world-class panel producers for the building industry, we are happy to launch PanelFlow, a software solution that we built up from our experience in the whole workflow of panel production. PanelFlow allows you to handle simple and complex jobs with ease in a unified system. PanelFlow is based on a family of plugins for Rhino, making use of the great versatility offered by Rhino".

More info...

Available soon: View Optimization Using Galapagos for Grasshopper

ThinkParametric added a new online tutorial to their Foundation Training Courses: Views Optimization Using Galapagos for Grasshopper. This course will focus on creating your own optimization tools inside Grasshopper using Galapagos, optimizing building shapes according to their views.

This course is a continuation of the Galapagos 101 course and a more hands-on case study.

Galapagos uses an evolutionary-based algorithmic solver. A population of candidate solutions is maintained, and new candidate solutions are generated randomly by mutating or recombining variants in the existing population. By applying a selection criterion the population is pruned. The best candidates survive into the next generation. Iterated over many generations, the quality of the solutions in the candidate pool gradually increases.

By mastering Galapagos and understanding the power of an evolutionary solver, you can make smarter and better-informed decisions early in the design process.

More info on the course ....

New tool from Proving Ground

Introducing the new Trello tools for builders...

Nate Miller of Proving Ground now has a simple and helpful application to keep your digital work organized. This first version is now available as Conductor 1.0.

Conductor 1.0 is a plugin for Rhino 5 for architects, engineers, and builders. The premise of Conductor is simple: bring Trello's Kanban-style management system to where you work, inside the model. You can view your Trello boards, create cards, and manage project requirements from start to finish within the modeling environment.

And to kick off the New Year, Proving Ground has priced a single-user license of Conductor at $10 USD.

Video tutorials ...

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