Additive Stereotomy

Additive Stereotomy is a proposal by Maurizio Barberio and Micaela Colella of Barberio Colella ARC, developed with the support of Diederik Veenendaal of Summum Engineering.

The overall concept is to cover a large, open space by a series of adjacent arches. Under permanent load, the arches are thought to be statically independent to form a sort of false vault. By using Grasshopper, Summum Engineering determined the shape of the arches and volume fraction of the voussoirs to achieve constant stress, as well as the amount of prestress to keep them in compression under external load. Material properties are based on the 3D printing technology provided by Concr3de and were used in plugin Karamba3d to check the arches for several load combinations. Each voussoir is topologically optimized in 2D to achieve a volume fraction specific to its position in the arch, to achieve constant stress, yet with a visually similar sizing.

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Bongo 3 WIP now available

Bongo 2.0 users are encouraged to download and try this WIP release of the animation plugin for Rhino 6, Bongo 3.0.

New features include:

• Integration with Bullet physics for rigid and softbody simulation
• New expressions properties for physics parameters
• Improved IK system named Connections
• Bongo gumball for simpler keyframing of objects

Bongo 3.0 WIP 3 is now available from here.

Generative design webinar using Wallacei by Mohammed Makki, Milad Showkatbakhsh, (hosted by McNeel Europe)

July 6-8, 2020

10 AM-1 PM/ 2-6 PM CET

An online course hosted by McNeel Europe S.L. (Barcelona)

McNeel Europe presents a 3-day (July 6-8) webinar on generative design with Wallacei: Tower Optimization Strategies, with Mohammed Makki and Milad Showkatbakhsh, co-founders of Wallacei. Wallacei is an evolutionary engine to run simulations through genetic algorithms for solving multi-objective optimization problems. Wallacei incorporates highly detailed analytic tools with comprehensive selection methods, including unsupervised machine learning algorithms to assist users in making more informed decisions at all stages of their generative design processes. In the 3-day online course, learn the detailed features and functions of the Wallacei platform through a hands-on approach, gaining a thorough understanding of the methodologies associated with the applications of evolutionary concepts in design. The workshop will teach Wallacei through the design of an architectural tower, focusing on two primary scales that address both tower morphology and tower façade.

Day 1: Fundamentals

• The theory behind the application of Evolutionary Principles in Design and Problem Solving:
• Significance of the biological evolutionary processes in nature.
• Translation of biological evolutionary processes within computation.
• Genetic Algorithms: case studies in design.
• Generative Design with Wallacei features and contributions.
• Running Wallacei: Environment, Goals, Objectives, and Gene pools.

Day 2: Wallacei Generative Design Workflow

• Setting up the generative design workflow, environments, and frameworks in order to set up a meaningful tower optimization problem.
• Understanding the Wallacei.X user interface and reading the simulation’s results:
• Wallacei Settings: population, parameters, search space and dynamic charts.
• Wallacei Analytics: standard deviation, diamond chart, and fitness values.
• Wallacei Selection: parallel coordinate, selecting solutions, Pareto front, and phenotypes.
• The Wallacei.X Component Output: genomes, phenotypes, and data.
• Selecting Solutions for starting the second simulation.

Day 3: Selection Strategies

• Setting up the workflow and design problem for the second simulation.
• Running the genetic algorithm, analyzing the results, and extracting solutions.
• Visualization and presentation strategies of the final solution set.

Course requirements: Basic knowledge using Rhino and Grasshopper.

Online course fee: EUR 397,50 (+VAT); full-time students and university teachers will get a 50 % discount (proof of status required). Please note, your seat is only confirmed once your payment has cleared.

Max. number of participants: 25. If there is no quorum, the course will be canceled June 21.

Course language: English 

Educational seats are limited. Sign up now by contacting McNeel Europe here!

Rhino at the Dzaleka Refugee Camp

Dzaleka Refugee Camp is situated in one of the poorest countries in the world - Malawi. It has existed for over 25 years and hosts about 40,000 refugees and asylum seekers.

A Burundian refugee, Remy Gakwaya, is a self-taught computer programmer. He rented a tiny room in the camp and with one computer started to teach computer programming skills. Later, they assembled a 3D printer, learned Rhinoceros and they are now sharing these skills with others in the camp. When the COVID-19 pandemic broke out, they immediately began designing and developing 3D-printed protective essentials such as face masks, face shields, and equipment for aid-workers or hospitals. 

Learn more about the project here... 

Support the crowdfunding campaign...

Webinar: How to Revolutionize Your Immersive Workflows with Varjo Workspace - May 22, 2020

Webinar: How to Revolutionize Your Immersive Workflows with Varjo Workspace

May 22, 2020

In this 60-minute webinar, you will hear the story behind our dimensional interface from the creators of Varjo Workspace and get concrete tips on how to start benefitting from it in your immersive workflows. You will also get a sneak peek at the latest demos:

• Unity Editor inside Varjo Workspace in VR & XR
• Rhino + Mindesk inside Varjo Workspace in VR
• Modo editing inside VR

At the end of the webinar, the audience can share their thoughts on how they would like to see Varjo Workspace developed in the future and ask questions from Varjo’s leading Workspace experts.

The company with the best idea will award a remote XR-1 loaner kit for seven days.

Time: You’re welcome to join one of the two sessions based on your preference and time zone. Register now:

Friday May 22nd at 9:00 AM GMT / 5:00 AM EDT
Friday May 22nd at 4:00 PM GMT / 12:00 PM EDT

Online Training in Russian language: Rhino in Architecture

Online training in Russian: Rhino in Architecture
Starting date: May 26, 2020
Duration: 8 sessions of 120 minutes each

Sabit Software will deliver this online training in the Russian language. The course is designed for students, beginners, experienced architects, and anyone who wants to gain or improve their professional skills in architectural modeling in Rhinoceros.

Registration...

Grasshopper Level 1 & 2 online classes by SimplyRhino UK

SimplyRhino UK has announced their live and online classes for Grasshopper Level-1 and Grasshopper Level-2.

Classes begin in June, 7 sessions of 3 x hours beginning at 18:00 BST which is 13:00 EDT.

Details and registration...

Cadesign base - 3D Days Online

May 26, 2020

10.30AM CET

Online

Cadesign base invites you to join the 3D Days Online presentations.

In the second webinar of this series, Bernat Lorente from McNeel Europe will show some of the new technologies and the Rhino WIP currently under development.

You can check the other presentations here.

To sign up for the event follow this link...

RhinoResurf 3.3 for Rhino 6 has been released

Unfold 3D mesh in to 2D Mesh

RhinoResurf 3.3 for Rhino 6 has been released recently. In this version some known bugs have been fixed. Some new features and tutorials have been added;

• Unfold 3D mesh into 2D mesh.
• Method for quickly converting cylindrical topology mesh surface into smooth NURBS surface.

RhinoResurf for Rhino is a reverse engineering plugin. This plugin gives Rhino the ability to reconstruct the geometry represented by a NURBS surface of an object from a mesh or point cloud which describes it.

• More details about RhinoResurf.
• Try RhinoResurf V3.3 for Rhino 6.

Grasshopper - Curso en Español

This workshop is for Spanish speaking students and professionals interested in learning computational design applied in the generation and rationalization of Complex Geometry and its implementation in different design processes. The class will be taught online and will cover some basic concepts and methodology to face design problems. Participants will work through the development of algorithmic tools through a visual programming process using Grasshopper.

For more information, please click here...

Or contact: Leonardo Nuevo - Tel +52 1 33 3956 9209 (in Mexico)

Parametric Design Webinar (Rhino + Grasshopper)

Parametric Design Webinar

June 20-28, 2020

Are you interested in gaining Parametric competency to push your design skills to the next level?

Are you ready to learn a very exciting and powerful tool that will take your ideas and concepts to a whole new realm?

This Parametric Design Workshop will provide you with the necessary knowledge and ability to use Grasshopper, a free visual programming plugin in Rhinoceros. The workshop will also include a hands-on parametric project.

If you already know Grasshopper and would like to increase your parametric knowledge, then you can choose option 2.

• Option 1: General Webinar for Beginners - 16 hours: Starts June 20,2020
• Option 2: Intensive Webinar for Intermediates - 8 hours: Starts June 27, 2020

Complete details, registration, and webinar link...

Mindesk introduces IRIS at Volkswagen Group event "Future Technology for Car Design"

April 16, 2020 - "Future Technology for Car Design" is an event organized by T-System for Volkswagen which gathers the latest innovations in the automotive design industry.

A selection of Volkswagen's Tier-1 Partners including Mindesk (a Vection Technology company), McNeel & Associates, T-System, Epic Games, Varjo, and Logitech, presented their latest technological updates. 

CEO Gabriele Sorrento and Computational Designer Arturo Tedeschi introduced Iris, an original concept for an electric city car. Arturo Tedeschi further shared details about how Mindesk Live Link with VR and Unreal opens an unprecedented approach to parametric design.

Read the complete story here...

Pufferfish V2.9

The Pufferfish is one of few animals which is capable of changing its shape.

This plugin is a set of 318 components which focuses on Tweens, Blends, Morphs, Averages, Transformations, and Interpolations - essentially Shape Changing.

Pufferfish V2.9 update adds 13 new components. Most notably components for Averaging / Tweening Transforms. A new Rhino 7 WIP Mirror Cut SubD component. New falloff options for Pinch'n'Spread are available. Average / Tween Mesh components can now use colored meshes. Various other component updates and optimizations are included.

Download Pufferfish on food4Rhino...

Arthur Mamou-Mani seeks game designers to help realize virtual Burning Man installation

Architect Arthur Mamou-Mani has called for help to turn a timber amphitheater designed for this year's Burning Man into a virtual experience after the desert festival was canceled.

Sharing the design exclusively with Dezeen, Mamou-Mani called on people with expertise in working with gaming engines to help him realize the temporary structure in a digital space.

"We would like to create an online experience with the project, using features such as 'multi-player' on the game engine Unity to allow people to write or place messages of hope on the structure," he said.

Read the complete article on Dezeen...

Two free webinars on May 13, 2020: Introduction to Fologram for Grasshopper

1st Webinar: May 13, 8:00am UCT (3 hours)

2nd Webinar: May 13, 23:00pm UCT (3 hours)

Instructor: Sean Guy (Fologram for Rhino)

This webinar will introduce Fologram for Rhino and Grasshopper plugins to demonstrate how to create augmented reality experiences in Rhino and Grasshopper. It is aimed at first-time users of Fologram. The webinar will cover a basic introduction to Grasshopper. No prior experience is necessary.

Fologram can be used for everything from overlaying a design model over a physical space, sharing models to create immersive presentations on multiple mobile phones and tablets, building interactive, multi-touch modeling tools, or assisting with complex fabrication tasks. Participants will also have the opportunity to discuss their own project ideas and receive feedback and direction at the end of the webinar.

Course requirements:
Participants will need to be familiar with Rhino and have the Fologram for Mobile app installed on their mobile or tablet. Fologram for Mobile is a free download from the App Store and Google Play.

Webinar:
The webinar will be run as two instances of the same webinar so both European audiences and American audiences have an opportunity to tune in. The European Webinar will be held at 08:00 am UCT Wednesday, May 13th and the Americas webinar will be held at 23:00 pm UTC Wednesday, May 13th. The webinar will run for approximately three hours and the final half-hour of the webinar will be dedicated to an open Q&A discussion between all participants and the instructor Sean Guy.

Details and registration…

xNURBS Rhino plugin V4 released

Edit and rebuild a xNURBS surface.

Now available: xNURBS Version 4. Existing xNURBS customers get a free update to V4.X. Version 4 includes many enhancements, such as producing better surfacing quality, editing an xNURBS surface, and achieving smaller tangent deviation (less than 0.04 degree), etc. 

Why xNURBS? Key features are:

• Unlimited capacities for solving NURBS: Its optimization algorithm can solve virtually any NURBS surface in a matter of milliseconds (regardless of how complex the constraints are).


• High-quality surfaces. For a given set of constraints, xNURBS’ optimization algorithm uses an energy-minimization method to generate the smoothest NURBS surface among all possible solutions. The generated surface quality is outstanding.


• xNURBS is one super powerful NURBS tool that fixes virtually all surfacing issues for existing CAD software.


• Easy-to-use. It uses one simple UI for all kinds of NURBS modeling.


• Super robust. xNURBS is rock solid and works flawlessly.


• Native CAD surfaces. xNURBS is based on NURBS, i.e., the native CAD surfaces, which can be directly used for any CAD modeling operations without any geometry translation.

Details on food4Rhino...

Karamba3D in Revit with Rhino.Inside webinar – 08.05.2020

In Karamba3D third session of the Rhino.Inside series, Junghwo Park will be showing how rather complex structure in Revit can be analyzed using Karamba3D. He will explain how the geometry will need to be processed in grasshopper before bringing it into Karamba3D.

Junghwo Park is working as BIM (Building Information Modeling) Specialist at Umdasch Group Ventures, Austria, and he is a founder of Point One Studio, Korea.

Date: Friday 8 May 2020
Time: 14:00 – 14:40 (CEST)
Language: English

Details...

New dates! ShapeDiver - Parametric Design For Cloud Applications - May 6-8, 2020

Did you miss the Parametric Design For Cloud Applications workshop by ShapeDiver? You can now register for the new session.

Join this 3-day ShapeDiver online workshop with Edwin Hernández (Grasshopper specialist) and Mathieu Huard (Co-Founder & Head of Product) and learn how to prepare and optimize a Grasshopper definition for cloud applications.

Check the complete outline of the workshop...

Follow this link to register...