Wednesday, November 14, 2018

Modos Furniture launches the Modos Customizer

Parametric model by Yevgeny Koramblyum from OomStudios

Today, November 14th,  Modos Furniture is launching an online customizer for their furniture system: the Modos Customizer, designed by Matt Tyson. Try it here!

Check out their work with Rhino + Grasshopper parametric modeling.

Modos is offering our readers a 5% discount on their Modos furniture system. Be sure to give them the code Rhino5.

Programming by Peggy Li

Saturday, November 10, 2018

Orca3D at METS, Amsterdam


Orca3D Version 1.5, the marine design plugin for Rhino, will be displayed from November 13 to 15 in the NDAR booth 07.552 at METS in Amsterdam.

Stop by and check out all the new functionalities including the Marine CFD interface, ISO 12217-2 STIX stability index calculator, the stability criteria evaluation, and much more. Ask the staff questions. Learn about the new licensing system, Version 2.0 Work in Progress (available for Rhino 6 users) and the upcoming releases.

Friday, November 9, 2018

New book on patterns in landscape design

Dynamic Patterns: Visualizing Landscapes in a Digital Age by Karen M'Closkey and Keith Vandersys

Dynamic Patterns explores the role of patterns in designed landscapes.

Parametric software, such as Grasshopper, is encouraging experimentation via custom scripts linking Grasshopper to GIS software.

Dynamic Patterns is about this new aesthetic approach to landscape. In the book, M’Closkey and VanDerSys explore the theoretical implications of pattern making and probe the potential of patterns to join the practical and aesthetic functions of a landscape.
Dynamic Patterns shows work from a wide range of artists and designers, illustrating new ways of seeing patterns and designing landscapes.
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Programming Architecture - Rhino Developer Courses


Programming Architecture has just released a series of online Rhino Developer Courses in C# and C++.

The instructor Milos Dimcic will teach you how to write plugins for Rhinoceros 6 in both programming languages. These courses are for architects, designers, engineers, or anyone who wants to use powerful automation tools to generate complex geometry in Rhinoceros 6.

For coding beginners, he has prepared a small C#/C++ Basics course to get you started.




Tuesday, November 6, 2018

Lumion LiveSync for Rhino now available


Immediately set up a live, realtime visualization between Rhino and Lumion. Change the Rhino model’s shape and you’ll see these changes taking place, in realtime, in Lumion’s breathtaking, lifelike environment.

As you continue modeling in Rhino, you can simultaneously view your project in Lumion surrounded by an immersive, fully featured landscape (mountains, water, grass). Beautiful materials make the design pop, as photorealistic lighting suddenly heightens your sense of environment, realism, and depth.

Realtime materials synchronization

Instantly breathe life into your synced Rhino model by applying any of Lumion’s 1000+ high-definition materials in the Lumion editor. As you continue to develop your design, you can tweak the materials precisely to your liking and then save your material layouts for future rendering.

Live point-of-view synchronization

LiveSync now enables live point-of-view synchronization. Turn it on and immediately adopt the Rhino camera perspective, making your work easier, faster, and more enjoyable.

Automatic model imports

When establishing the LiveSync connection, Lumion will automatically import your Rhino model. Continue working on and modifying your project even after you turn off LiveSync. And easily save the file as an .LS for future rendering or development.

Sunday, November 4, 2018

Pufferfish version 2.3


The Pufferfish is one of few animals capable of changing its shape.
This plugin is a set of 213 components which focuses on Tweens, Blends, Morphs, Averages, Transformations, & Interpolationsessentially Shape Changing. Pufferfish uses parameters and factors for inputs for more custom control over operations like tweens and grids as opposed to Grasshopper's usual division count inputs.