Friday, September 28, 2018

SimplyRhino Hardware Configuration for Rhino 6


SimplyRhino has been researching the best hardware configuration to run Rhino 6 for Windows and is sharing the results on their website.

They also have reviewed a PNY mobile workstation using Rhino v6 and V-Ray 3.6 for Rhino. Watch the video (delivered by Phil Cook), along with full text regarding the content (including how Rhino 6 takes full advantage of the high-spec GPU).


Thursday, September 27, 2018

XirusCAD for Rhino 6 at DEVELOP3D LIVE in Boston


Mirrakoi is exhibiting at DEVELOP3D LIVE in Boston (October 2, 2018) to announce XirusCAD for Rhino 6 and the new starpoint-features that are soon included in XirusCAD

Super-smooth starpoints can be created with a few mouse clicks from n-gons with 3, 4, 5 or 6 edges with G2 or higher continuity. XirusCAD enables instant smooth freeform modeling: the intuitive creation of smooth Y-branches or bridges between patches has never been easier! XirusCAD for Rhino provides a complete toolset for intuitive and instant high-quality smooth freeform modeling and enables direct surface, tangent and curvature control, SubD, full NURBS compatibility and more. 

XirusCAD is available for free at https://mirrakoi.com/xiruscad-for-rhino/.


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Thursday, September 20, 2018

Garden Thorn irrigation system


Here is a fun product from a Rhino user, Handy Camel. It's their contribution to combating global warming with water conservation.

The Garden Thorn is a spike made of recycled plastic. It's a nifty irrigation device that injects water three to six inches underground and eliminates runoff and evaporation, so plants get the water they need at the roots.

The Garden Thorn spike is placed in the ground, not on the surface like soaker hoses. There is no runoff or evaporation.

 
It is an easy-to-use, underground irrigation system requiring:
  • A garden hose
  • A rubber mallet to protect the thorn when tapping into the ground
  • A hose end-cap for one end of the hose
The spike is hammered in the ground near the plant. When snapped in place, the needle at the top of the Garden Thorn punctures the hose. The pressurized water is injected down into the spike and out a hole at the bottom, watering the roots and soil directly around the plant.

Saturday, September 8, 2018

RhinoLink for Wolfram Language


RhinoLink is a prototype Wolfram Language paclet that provides a two-way communication link between McNeel and Associates' Rhino and Mathematica or Wolfram Desktop.

With RhinoLink you can:
  • Script Rhino with Wolfram Language code
  • Create Grasshopper components that encapsulate Wolfram Language code
  • Control Rhino content with Wolfram Language interfaces
  • Source Rhino geometry from Mathematica
  • Include Wolfram Language code directly in Grasshopper structures
  • Use Rhino as a geometry server from Wolfram Language

RhinoLink currently supports Rhino 6 for Windows and Mathematica versions 11.0+.