Another supercar by Phil Frank

Phil Frank, designer of the legendary Saleen S7, is working with Factory Five on a supercar prototype. The F94 implements an ambitious project to transition composite shaping from the traditional hand-made mold plugs and tools to a digital process.

Want to know more? F9R Concept Supercar Update...

New Rhino 7 Grasshopper SubD component tutorial

This tutorial goes through the basic manipulation of SubD components in both Rhino and Grasshopper and how to quickly edit freeform geometry.

Rhino Grasshopper SubD tools are currently available only in Rhino 7 WIP version. Our discourse site covers more discussion on this.

Tutorial by How to Rhino...

ShapeDiver plugin v1.6

The new version of the ShapeDiver plugin is now available!

One of the new features is the gITF Exporter for Rhino. gITF has become the standard format for displaying geometry online. It loads fast and is widely compatible with online 3D technologies. It is the first gITF exporter for Rhino and it is compatible with version 5, version 6, and with your Grasshopper definitions.

Another interesting feature is the Geometry Gym Integration. GeometryGym is a popular plugin for the AEC users to simplify interoperability between Rhino+Grasshopper and other software packages used in the industry such as Revit and ARCHICAD.

Here is a few of the other updates rolled out with this new plugin:

• Support for the Dendro plugin: Dendro is a popular plugin for volumetric modeling in Grasshopper. Download the plugin and check out an example model on ShapeDiver.
• New export formats: The ShapeDiver export components now support one additional geometry format (OBJ) and three other text-based formats (XML, JSON, and of course, IFC).
• New helper component for extracting mesh UVs: A simple but crucial operation not natively available in Grasshopper.
• Support for polyline JSON data output.

Get more information and download...

Wallacei update

Wallacei has a new version for solving optimization problems.

Use Wallacei, a plugin for Grasshopper, to run simulations through genetic algorithms for solving optimization problems.

In version 2.5, the Wallacei update has several new features, including a new clustering method (agglomerative hierarchical clustering), an autosave feature, Pareto front calculation for the entire population, streamlined performance, and more. Also, the Wallacei primer has been updated.

Visit Wallacei to download the primer and learn more about the new features in the latest version of Wallacei.

Visit YouTube: Wallacei Version 2.5 New Features...

New - KeyShot 9 for Rhino Video

In this video, Phil Cook from Simply Rhino takes a look at KeyShot 9. KeyShot is an easy to use, photorealistic renderer without a steep learning curve.

This new version of KeyShot, version 9, features many enhancements and new features.

For this video Phil has chosen five of these new KeyShot features that may be the most interesting to Rhino users. These are:

• Fuzz (Pro version only)
• Denoise
• GPU Rendering
• Real Cloth (Pro version only)
• Model Library

As well as introducing the new features, there is a short tutorial on modeling a tennis ball in Rhino and rendering this in KeyShot using the new Fuzz material. There is also a breakdown of the hardware requirements for GPU rendering.

Please note that this video is made with pre-release versions of KeyShot 9. Some features may be improved in the shipped product.

Grasshopper workshop in Barcelona by ADDA-LAB

A 3-day Grasshopper Introductory workshop by ADDA-Lab in Barcelona, November 27-29.

Contact info@paramdigma.com to register!

Programmed Deformation V2.0 workshop in Bucharest

Programmed Deformation V2.0

Textile 3D Printing Workshop

Bucharest

February 29-March 4

A complex articulated equilibrium in the form of tridimensional curvature patterns is delineated through the interaction between two divergent material behaviors: On the one hand, the stored elastic energy of stretched textiles. On the other hand, the stiffness of a thermoplastic polymer distributed heterogeneously through 3D printed algorithmically generated patterns. The two material components form a hybrid system with a smooth aesthetic appearance, inherent material efficiency, and structural stability.

The underlying concept behind tension-active structures is to store energy in the textile material before 3D printing and then release that energy to affect the form and function.

Through digital material behavior simulations as well as large scale prototyping the workshop will bridge the gap between digital and physical. It will provide participants with insights into the behavior of tension-active structures.

The workshop will introduce the principles behind tension-active structures in a fabrication-oriented environment. The participants will learn how to digitally simulate the behavior in the Grasshopper, Kangaroo plugin. The participants will then fabricate their designs on a large Delta Wasp 3MT 3D printer with a maximum build volume of 1m x 1m x 1m and receive real-world feedback for their designs.

What you will learn:

• Tension-active structures behavior simulation
• Real-world fabric and tension simulation
• 3D printing with a large format Delta Wasp
• Large scale 3D printing on stretched textiles
• Robotic 3D printing designing with Grasshopper
• Physics simulations with Grasshopper

More information and registration...

Rhino.Inside.Revit video tutorials by Gavin Crump

Gavin Crump, BIM Manager at Crone Architects, is raving about Rhino.Inside—and producing a series of tutorials on bridging Rhino and Revit together.

Using Grasshopper in Revit is a massive breakthrough for computational designers. Rhino.Inside.Revit gives you access to Rhino/Grasshopper within Revit. 

In this first tutorial, Gavin covers accessing Revit elements via Grasshopper, then baking them into a Rhino model.

More tutorials are in Gavin's future agenda, including reading and setting parameter values in Revit. 

You can download Rhino.Inside (free if you have a Rhino 6 license).

Rhino Inside: Revit Elements into Rhino (Part 1)

6th annual competition for the best car render by Hum3D

Annual Hum3d Competition for 3D Artists

Car Render Challenge

September 18-December 4

"Sixth annual Hum3D competition for the best Car render. It’s the largest awards event for the car 3d modeling and visualization industry.

Everything is as usual: you have to create a car 3D model, put it into 3D environment and make a beautiful render. There are no limits for your creative ideas: you can choose any automobile you like whether it is racing or imaginary vehicle. We invite all Rhino 3D artists to participate."

Complete details...

V-Ray Next for Rhino update

Chaos Group just released the latest version of their smart rendering engine for Rhino. V-Ray for Rhino update 1 is packed with useful features including performance optimizations, UI and workflow improvements, and powerful new functionality for V-Ray for Grasshopper. 

Some of the new and improved features in V-Ray Next for Rhino are:

• Updated materials workflow — Now, you can create V-Ray materials and assign them to layers directly in Rhino’s Materials panel. You can also apply materials with a simple drag and drop directly onto scene objects or layers.
• Faster interactive rendering — The latest update features more responsive CPU interactive rendering when editing the scene camera, lighting and materials.
• Cryptomatte render element support — Makes it easier to select objects for post-production.
• Temperature color picker — The V-Ray color picker also introduces a Kelvin temperature slider, which automatically provides a corresponding RGB color.
• New in Grasshopper — Even more advanced animation setups with the new advanced value remapping utility component that exposes a bezier curve editor. In addition, you can now load V-Ray library materials in the definition, render using orthographic cameras, or export V-Ray proxy mesh and animated scene files.

And lots more! Check out the V-Ray Next for Rhino product page to find out what else is new.

America's cup Team New Zealand hull makes public appearance

We get a little thrilled when we see Rhino software in use. In this case, that little Rhino logo showed up in the video for Team New Zealand in their America's Cup preparations.

If you are curious about the hull design, here's a comparison of two different hull designs.

See Rhino in A Year in the Making: Launching the Kiwi AC75 Te Aihe...

Are you a Bon Iver fan?

Fun! Rhino and Grasshopper show up in Bon Iver's promotional video for their new album and music tour, Autumn. It's instrumental in WhiteVOID's light show design.

Around minute 4:50, see Rhino and Grasshopper. Bon Iver: Autumn...

Grasshopper tutorial: Irregular tiling

This Grasshopper tutorial uses Parakeet's Quadrilateral Tiling component to generate tiling (grid). The tiling is based on any irregular/regular Quadrilateral Curve (any closed polyline with four points and four edges).

This is just one of a series of courses by Parametric House that you can enroll in.

Rhino Grasshopper tiling tutorial by Parametric House...

Rhino and Grasshopper training in Russia

Limited Liability Company VOPLOSHENIE, Authorized Rhino Trainer and Reseller, has organized a series of online training classes in Russian during the next months.

Details and registration here (in Russian)...

The Sparrow has landed - Discover this new productivity boosting plugin

Sparrow delivers a productivity boost by enhancing middle mouse button functionality and making 3D views manipulation more intuitive. It works as a standalone or inside other commands.

Main enhancement modes:

[ MMB Click]: Instantly focus the view on the specific area of any object under the cursor
[ MMB Hold]: Intuitive view manipulation based on point under the cursor (pivot)
[ Key Combos + MMB Click]: Customizable macro or Sparrow-specific function assignments for quick access with Ctrl, Alt, Shift and other key combinations

Download and details on food4Rhino...

Grasshopper tutorial: Weave Pattern

In this 10-minute Grasshopper tutorial, Parametric House shows you how to use Mesh+ and Weaverbird to model a weaving pattern on a NURBS surface.

First, you model a Surface in Rhino using Sweep1 and then use Mesh+ to model the pattern. Finally, the tutorial shows how to use Weaverbird to smooth the results and make the weaving pattern.

This is just one of a series of courses by Parametric House that you can enroll in.

Weave Pattern tutorial by Parametric House...

Designing orthotic footwear with Insole Designer and RhinoCAM

Headquartered in Italy, Duna Srl is a global company that produces off-the-shelf footwear products as well as custom orthotic footwear for clients with mobility handicaps. 

Duna has developed the Rhino plugin Insole Designer. This CAD program expedites the process of insole design using knowledge bases, templates, and specialized Rhino utilities. The result is a complete and accurate 3D NURBS polysurface model of the insoles ready to be housed inside the final shoe.

For CAM software, Duna uses RhinoCAM from MecSoft Corporation.

Insole Designer uses integrated insole databases and templates coupled with an assortment of specialized tools and utilities to create the prescribed insoles.

Insole Designer develops the complete contoured insole top and bottom, unlike other insole programs. The top fits the patient foot scan. The bottom and outer profiles fit Duna’s orthopedic shoe production. The result is a complete and custom fit while using minimal added insole material. 

You can read and see details in RhinoCAM Does Custom Orthotics in Italy! 

ICERM workshop: Illustrating Dynamics and Probability

A stable matching in the plane
Image credit: Alexander E. Holroyd
Picture based on research by Christopher Hoffman, Alexander Holroyd, and Yuval Peres

Illustrating Dynamics and Probability

ICERM (The Institute for Computational and Experimental Research in Mathematics)

November 11-15

Brown University

Providence, Rhode Island

This workshop will focus on the theoretical insights developed via illustration, visualization, and computational experimentation in dynamical systems and probability theory. 

Topics from complex dynamics: 

• Dynamical moduli spaces and their dynamically-defined subvarieties
• Degenerations of dynamical systems as one moves toward the boundary of moduli space
• The structure of algebraic data coming from a family of dynamical systems

Topics from classical dynamical systems: 

• Flows on hyperbolic spaces and Lorentz attractors
• Simple physical systems like billiards in two and three-dimensional domains
• Flows on moduli spaces

In probability theory, the workshop features random walks and continuous-time random processes like Brownian motion, SLE, and scaling limits of discrete systems.

See details, speaker lineup, and more events...

Open position: C# Developer for Grasshopper in Bremerhaven, Germany

ELISE, Generative Engineering, is looking for a C# Grasshopper Developer:

We are convinced that the way we develop technical products today will change fundamentally. Engineers will no longer design and compute parts by hand in the future—they will develop solutions for automated design in close collaboration with computer and intelligent algorithms.

We are changing the way product development works and are looking for a full-time C# Software Engineer (m/f/d) in Bremerhaven. Do you want to join?

What you'll be working on

As a software engineer, your job is the development of functions that create or modify geometry. You will be collaborating with mechanical and software engineers to develop the next generation of generative engineering software. You will be actively participating in the research and implementation of algorithms perhaps never before used in the industry as well as influence the design of ground-breaking user interfaces to drive them.

What you should know

• Proven experience in C# (or in similar languages)
• Proven experience with using RhinoCommon
• Strong geometry/mathematics background
• Experience solving complex computational geometry problems
• Experience with git
• Knowledge of C++ desirable
• Interest in artificial intelligence preferable
• A passion for robust development practices including test-driven development continuous integration and agile methodologies
• Excited to work in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment

Why ELISE

As a startup, we revolutionize the design process for 3D printing with our software. Do you love to work on cutting-edge projects for the automotive, aviation, and space industries? Sounds as you might fit in our great team!

We are proud of our team—our people are excellent in what they do. We offer an exciting and varied work in the interdisciplinary field with a lot of creative freedom in a small, enthusiastic team. We care about personal growth and invest in the development of our employees. Together with you, we want to perfect our software and position it in a fast-growing, exciting market.

Is it you, you just read about? Apply now!hr@elise.de | +49 471 4831 1365 | www.elise.de

Carbon fiber and teak chair

Carbon fiber + teak + Rhino =  the Cesare Monti Carbon Fiber + Teak Wood Chair.

See more designs at http://www.owan.it/

ICERM workshop: Illustrating Geometry and Topology

Obstructions to regular homotopy in smooth and polyhedral surfaces.
Image by Albert Chern, Ulrich Pinkall, and Peter Schröder.

Illustrating Geometry and Topology

ICERM (The Institute for Computational and Experimental Research in Mathematics)

September 16-20

Brown University

Providence, Rhode Island

This workshop focuses on the interaction between visualization, computer experiment, and theoretical advances in research in geometry and topology. 

These interactions have a long history, with physical models and computer images and animations providing both an illustration of existing work and an inspiration for new developments. Emerging visualization technologies, such as virtual reality, will make more tools available for mathematical illustration and experimentation. 

ICERM brings together expert practitioners of mathematical visualization techniques and researchers interested in incorporating such tools into their research. This workshop gives a clear picture of the state of the art of this fast-moving field while also fostering new collaborations and innovations in illustrating geometry and topology.

See details, speaker lineup, more events...

The Holographic Technology of Echo Flowers

The Holographic Technology and its digital fabrication system have been developed exclusively within Rhino over the past 20 years.

Simple ancient geometry drawing techniques were used to develop this interesting system based on the research of cymatics in three-dimensional space. The Sophia Construct, its flagship, is a reflection of the dodecahedron and one example of the infinite variations of the holographic modular architectural shell structure.

Anyone over the age of 7 is able to learn this simple construction technology with the help of Rhino. You can download all the models, files, and pictures here to print or laser cut under the conditions of a reflective payment.

Tutorials and more information...

Merging culture with technology

Sitka High School junior Asa Demmert watches over the computer numerical control router carving his paddle. (KCAW Photo / Enrique Pérez de la Rosa)

A 3D modeled Tlingit paddle. The perfect marriage of culture and technology. 

Mike Vieira, the Design and Fabrication instructor at Sitka High, has co-developed a paddle carving project with Charlie Skultka Jr., a traditional arts instructor with the Sitka Tribe of Alaska.

Sitka High School's paddle carving projects were designed in Rhino, tool pathed in Aspire, and manufactured on a ShopBot.

It's an example of evolving art and sustaining the culture of the Tlingit people. 

The interview on KCAW Raven Radio...

Botnica Vessel as a Luminous 3D Print

Gerard Petersen from RhinoCentre (authorized Rhino reseller) was faced with fabricating a 3D printed model for the TS Shipping company.

The challenge was to 3D print the well-known and ice-breaking vessel Botnica making it special as those beautiful, but old school, scale models of ships and yachts.

Using Rhino and fabricated by Shapeways, the result is as unique as the whole story behind it.

Read the full article here... 

RhinoCAM 2019 released

MecSoft Corporation has announced the latest version of MecSoft’s fully integrated CAM plugin for Rhinoceros 5 and 6, RhinoCAM 2019.

Release highlights include:

• 2½ Axis – Improved feature-based machining, new drag knife cutting method, new cornering options in profile machining
• 3 Axis – Improvements in flat area machining, new trochoidal entry motions for high-speed machining, improved cut connections and performance improvements
• 4 Axis – Smoother motion outputs in the post-processor
• 5 Axis – Nutating head support and local coordinate plane programming 
• Simulation – Tool shank collision detection and early error detection
• Free TURN module included in certain 2019 MILL configurations
• Other productivity and user interface enhancements
• NEST has been enhanced to add 3D object nesting

More information...

Or download your free demo software of RhinoCAM...

Rhino at the Sydney Design Festival 2019

On the occasion of the 3rd Italian Design Day and of the Sydney DesignFestival 2019, the Italian Cultural Institute in Sydney (an official body of the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs) has invited Arturo Tedeschi, architect and computational designer, as a guest speaker of the event Inside Italian Design: Beyond the Glossy Cover. Arturo Tedeschi,  based in Milano (Italy) and worldwide known for his avant-garde work and for the best seller AAD Algorithms Aided Design, promotes a new approach that merges innovative fabrication techniques, algorithms, virtual reality, and AI.

Arturo develops all his projects using Rhino and Grasshopper.

More information...

New release for Rhino 6! Orca3D Version 2

Announcing the release of Orca3D Version 2.0. This is the first version of Orca3D optimized for Rhino 6.

Also, Orca3D 2.0 includes many feature additions, including:

• Added a new command, OrcaCreateStrake, to provide a convenient method for creating lifting strakes on planing hulls. 
• Added a new Orca3D Hull Assistant for creating developable hull shapes. 
• Extended the Orca3D Ship Hull Assistant to allow incorporation of bulbous bows into the generated hull geometry.

For details on all the new Orca3D 2.0 improvements and upcoming plans, see the Orca3D blog announcement.

Cloud-based large-scale daylight simulation

Sarith Subramaniam, Mili Kyropoulou, and Paul Ferrer worked on a daylighting study for the proposed extension for the San Francisco International airport. The model exceeded the capacity of any conventional daylighting tool. So they used a prerelease version of the library now known as Honeybee[+] on local and cloud-based machines for nearly the entirety of the project.

Read more on this case study of a large-scale daylight simulation with Honeybee[+]

A computationally designed chair inspired by seashells

Ernesto Pastore's recent work, Conchita, is a computationally designed chair inspired by bivalve seashells. Ernesto's work is often inspired by the growth processes and efficiencies found in nature, resulting in sculptural, yet functional, designs.

Designed with Rhino and Grasshopper, Conchita was fabricated with a combination of digital fabrication and craftsmanship.

Ernesto Pastore is an architect and computational designer. He began his architecture and sculpture studies in his native El Salvador and later completed it at the Architectural Association in London. His main interests now involve experimenting with novel digital design methods and exploring new materials and fabrication processes, often combining traditional techniques with emerging technologies.

Advanced Parametric Design - Live Online Training by McNeel

Advanced Parametric Design with Grasshopper

Dates: March 4–7, 11–14, 2019 (8 days)
Hours: 10 AM–3 PM each day (PST)
Price: US$395.00

Please join Rajaa Issa for the Advanced Parametric Design Master Class in Grasshopper. This two-week comprehensive training is for designers seeking to develop critical and comprehensive understanding of parametric design methods and geometry using Grasshopper.

Details and registration...