Tuesday, June 30, 2020

Rhino Online Classes - Spanish




Learn Rhino with Darco's online courses:
  • Rhino Basics Date: July 6, 2020 Price: In-class: Mex$6,190 + Tax Online: Mex$5,190 + Tax
  • Advanced Rhino Modeling Date: July 1, 2020 Price: In-class: Mex$6,190 + Tax Online: Mex$5,190 + Tax
Both courses are intended for professionals in architecture, design and fabrication, manufacturing, and 3D design. Students who complete the course will receive a course completion diploma.


For more information visit this link or contact Yonat Fastag  


What is RhinoFabStudio? 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.


Export PDF files with the ShapeDiver plugin


The latest version of the ShapeDiver plugin includes a set of components that will help you set up and export PDF files either locally or online via an online application built with ShapeDiver. The tools are divided into two categories:
  • First, the ShapeDiver version of the Squid plugin was extended to let designers build PDFs like they can build bitmaps using Squid. Most instructions work the same way.
  • Second, they have added some tools to the ShapeDiver plugin to split, merge, internalize, and export PDF files inside Grasshopper.
Best of all, you do not necessarily need a ShapeDiver account (though it is free) to benefit from these components as you can use them locally in your machine.

Monday, June 29, 2020

ARC 2020 VR end-of-year exhibition - University of Nicosia


The ARC VR 2020 end-of-year exhibition presents a response to the COVID-19 lockdown and the consequent cancellation of the most anticipated yearly event of the department. The exhibition space is an identical copy of the department facility (Faculty of Architecture - University of Nicosia), an award-winning renovated shoe factory. The building and the exhibition were purposely modeled using Rhino during a five-day intensive workshop hosted entirely online.

Friday, June 26, 2020

Building System Specialist Online Courses - PAZ Academy




Join the Archicad+Grasshopper BSS or the Rhino.Inside.Revit BSS online course. Learn to connect parametric design with BIM, and obtain a BSS Certificate.

Learn how to connect architectural theory, computational design, and become a Building System Specialist in your professional career. These PAZ BSS courses focus on Rhinoceros+Grasshopper, from the first steps to your final BIM output in Archicad or Revit.

Your next opportunity to join these two courses is July 1st!

Learn Rhino and Grasshopper through simple exercises and all the technical steps to make these two software work together. Go deeper with theory and systems on a professional and exciting PAZ Online Platform.

Get the maximum out of your BIM Software, learn the power of parametric design, optimize your daily work, and get your BSS Certificate with personal PAZ accompaniment.



Wednesday, June 24, 2020

BricsCAD on 'What is generative design? - Grasshopper and BricsCAD'



BricsCAD has started a blog post series,  Grasshopper® – BricsCAD® connection. It intends to provide you with everything you need to know to get started with Grasshopper for BricsCAD BIM.

This series will cover the following topics:
  • What is generative design?
  • How does a Grasshopper script/workflow?
  • How does Bricsys use McNeel’s Rhino.Inside technology to make the Grasshopper-BricsCAD connection?
  • What are the advantages of generative design in BricsCAD BIM?
  • How to create a parametric patio cover with the Grasshopper-BricsCAD.
  • The endless possibilities of Grasshopper + BricsCAD.

Friday, June 19, 2020

First spine surgery with Rhino3DMedical in Brazil

A 33-year-old male suffering from recurrent lumbar disc herniation L4 /L5 was treated with transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion. 



Main Surgeon: Dr. JĂșlio Sampaio, neurosurgeon, Fundacao Bahiana de Neurologia e Neurocirurgia

Assistant: Dr. George Passos, neurosurgeon, Hospital Geral do Estado da Bahia

Diagnosis

The patient had been previously submitted to microsurgery (2017) to remove the fragment of the spinal disc that was causing pressure on the nerve. In May 2020, the patient’s condition deteriorated: sciatica and right side L5 dermatome developed, requiring the prescription of multiple painkillers, including fentanyl patches. Despite pain medications, no significant improvement was observed (visual analog scale 9/10). An MRI of the lumbar spine was performed, showing an extensive disc herniation at the L4-L5 level.

Surgical treatment

Due to the intractable pain, the medical team decided to proceed with an urgent surgical treatment: microdiscectomy with transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion. The procedure was planned with the help of a 3D printed spine model.

“Soon after the completion of the MRI, we proceeded with the segmentation and 3D rendering of the spine (L3–S1), using Rhino3DMedical. The software is very intuitive to use and allows us to post-process 3D models in a fast and accurate way,” explains Dr. Sampaio.

The physical model was printed with an Ultimaker 2+ desktop 3D printer, using PLA filament. The procedure had no cost implications to the patient or to the insurance company.

“In a 12-hour interval, we were able to perform the complete workflow, from image acquisition to obtaining the 3D printed version of the anatomical model.”

On the day of surgery, the 3D model was sterilized and taken to the operating room. The screws were inserted with the hands-free technique, reducing radiation exposure time to the surgical team and the patient.

Full recovery

The patient fully recovered from his symptoms. Post-surgical CT confirmed that all pedicle screws and the interbody cage are properly in place.

The role of 3D printing

“The model allowed us to have a better understanding of the patient’s anatomy that was already amended by prior surgery, giving a greater sense of confidence regarding the safety of the surgery. It was of great utility to perform all the crucial steps of the procedure, including the total facetectomy and insertion of the pedicle screws.”

Tutorial

Learn how to segment a CT scan to create a 3D-printable spine model with Rhino3DMedical here.

Thursday, June 18, 2020

IAAC Global Summer School 2020 online workshops


The Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia (IAAC) is pleased to launch the Global Summer School 2020 (GSS20), the 13th edition of the international summer educational program focused on redesigning the future of our cities. The program will take place online from IAAC Barcelona from June 29 through July 24.

This year the GSS20 is presenting a unique online experience interconnecting its extraordinary network of faculty, industry collaborators, nodes, and laboratories in the biggest online educational summer course ever done before. Since the very first editions, GSS has been digitally connected, meeting, sharing, learning together in an incredible global environment of innovators and educators.

IAAC decided to present a novel, flexible model, enriching its digital routes within a new format. The GSS will offer four online courses exploring at different scales the impact of novel tools in the definition of a new advanced architecture. The program is an opportunity for architecture, design, art students, and professionals to conduct a multi-level investigation on Computational Design, Ai Urbanism & Machine Learning, Building Information Modelling and Design for Robotics - controlling IAAC robots from their home.

This new program will be a celebration of alternative models and future education dealing with the challenges of the new world transforming our cities, architecture, and technology. Each participant can now trace a personal path in this dynamic format, picking a single GSS course or enrolling for the entire program. Every module will be run by IAAC faculties, allowing students to interact, work together, develop projects, and participate in Global Lectures meeting IAAC international experts and guests.

“Programs such as IAAC’s Global Summer School have never been more important than they are now,” said Aldo Sollazzo, director of the Global Summer School at IAAC. “The world is in severe need of new minds in architecture to solve the humanitarian problems that threaten us. We at IAAC created the Global Summer School in order to provide the budding minds of the architecture field with the tools they need to address these problems.”

The previous edition of GSS19 Becoming brought together more than 160 international participants and was a great success as an explorative summer educational program. Students interested in participating need to submit an application here by June 25, 2020.

Join the biggest educational summer program ever done before!
Learn more about the GSS20: http://globalschool.iaac.net/
Apply to the program: gss.flywire.com
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Ice Saver - a video game developed with Grasshopper and Unity3D



Ice Saver is a simple game of obstacle avoidance where a first player ice-cube must navigate to safety down a windy track while avoiding being melted by fire agents. It was developed using Grasshopper for Rhino and Unity 3D and is available on the iOS AppStore for both iPhones and iPads iOS 13.5 and above.
 


Grasshopper was used for prototyping the geometry of the different level meshes, which is the element that changes as you advance through gameplay. Using Grasshopper meshing tools allowed for assigning gradient color values to level meshes and easily translating them into Unity meshes. The native navigation tools Unity provides out of the box allowed for a simple way to program agent behavior to the various agents involved during gameplay.

Sunflower 8.2 for Rhino/Grasshopper released


Sunflower 8.2 is now available to download. This is a minor release that solves most of the critical issues by users and adds some new functions. Here is the list of changes:
  1. Added options compatible with other solar software in China (Rhino platform and Grasshopper platform)
  2. Added the function of exporting solar analysis results to AutoCAD (Rhino platform)
  3. Added one-click export of indicator statistics results to Excel (Rhino platform) 
  4. Improved the input mode of longitude and latitude (Rhino platform)
  5. Sunflower solar analysis battery now saves other user-defined settings (Grasshopper platform)

Wednesday, June 17, 2020

Craftsmanship meets digital fabrication: Plant-based woven architecture program, August 19-29, Portugal



Passa Ao Futuro and Clara Lab
August 19-29, 2020
Alentejo, Portugal

Hands-on experience is crucial in the education of young designers. The Passa Ao Futuro and Clara Lab has organized this summer school program to strengthen the tradition of building and craftsmanship enhanced with the use of digital tools (Rhinoceros) and computer simulations (Grasshopper). 

The main goals of the workshop are:
  • Learn the principles of regenerative and bioclimatic design 
  • Learn how to acquire weather data and to use for environmental simulation 
  • Learn to use Grasshopper for environmental studies
  • Understand the principles of prototyping as a lean method for architectural design 
  • Applied plant-based design for architecture through traditional craft 
  • Learn how to weave with wicker and cane 
The expected outcome is two wooden frame structures covered by handwoven skins (local materials).

The workshop fee is €550,00 and includes accommodation, meals, and tuition.

Tuesday, June 9, 2020

VisualARQ News - Cloud Zoo support


VisualARQ 2.8 is a free service pack for existing users. It includes:
  • Cloud Zoo support
  • Overhead attributes (Watch video tutorial)
  • Plan cut elevation to show objects above or below cut plane
  • Bottom control arrow to extend walls and curtain walls

New book by Controlmad: Advanced 3D Printing with Grasshopper


This book connects the worlds of Grasshopper® and 3D printing, explaining how to transform a design into a series of curves and paths for a 3D printer to use. It teaches how to write and create G-code directly within Grasshopper, without using scripts or plugins, in an easy format for existing Grasshopper users to understand. Significant experience using the software is not required, but skilled users will be able to take full advantage of the content.

The book focuses mainly on clay 3D printing, but the same logic applies to thermo-filament 3D printing (FDM). The methods taught open up a wide range of new possibilities when 3D printing, like non-planar printing or non-conventional paths for the 3D printer.

Authors: Diego Garcia Cuevas & Gianluca Pugliese


Monday, June 8, 2020

Machine Streams V1.0 Webinars by DesignMorphine - July 18, 19, 25, 26



This 4-part, approximately 16 hours, Rhino + Grasshopper webinar series will be taught by DesignMorphine’s Zvonko Vugreshek. 

Having the machine take on more decisions than the user has been popular. It’s implemented through almost all segments of life nowadays. Whether you are designing for an art show or producing shop drawings for your local workshop, you are dealing with some form of optimization of choice along a couple of parameters. The optimal choice is often difficult because we must make complex decisions in a short amount of time. That is the key point in introducing machine learning to help people make better decisions and to reduce their potential errors. 

Examples from facade structuring and urban design will be shown and answered using various methods and models ranging from single objective optimization to neural network classifiers.

The webinar series will take place across four days on two weekends in July 2020. Each webinar will be approximately four hours long with a live Q&A. Webinars will take place in a Private Facebook group via Facebook Live and video uploads. Participants will be able to ask questions by commenting on the videos. Each webinar will be pre-recorded and uploaded at the time of the webinar to ensure optimal quality and to avoid issues of connectivity that can occur with live streaming. At the live stream times, Zvonko will be live streaming to summarize the videos and answer questions. All videos will remain available, including the live streams, for your viewing as much as you like, even after the live stream. This means you can also enjoy the videos if you are not available at the live stream time. Instead, you may view them at your convenience and availability. 

All webinars will be conducted in English and there is no previous experience with the topics required. You must have a valid non-business Facebook account to attend and watch the videos.


Thursday, June 4, 2020

Online Grasshopper Basic and SOFiSTiK Interaction Training Course



The next Online Grasshopper Basic and SOFiSTiK Interaction Training Course starts in July.

Parts 1 & 2 focus on getting started in Rhino and Grasshopper. Parts 3 & 4 focus on the SOFiSTiK FEA Rhino/Grasshopper workflows:
  • Grasshopper Basics 1: July 28
  • Grasshopper Basics 2: July 29
  • SOFiSTiK – Grasshopper Integration: August 4
  • SOFiSTiK – Grasshopper Integration: August 5
Sign up before June 26 to take advantage of the early bird rate.



Wednesday, June 3, 2020

EvolveLAB Generative Design Using Grasshopper and Revit: Free workshop


Evolve, Solve, and Jump The Rhino to Revit Chasm
June 4
1 pm EST

EvolveLAB is hosting free workshops this June. The first one is tomorrow, June 4th: Generative Design using Galapagos for Grasshopper paired with Rhino.Inside for Revit.

Sign up for this free workshop airing at 1 pm EST.

Rhino Academic Testing Honor Roll 2019-2020



Robert McNeel & Associates would like to congratulate all the teachers and students in our North American Region for their outstanding work with Rhinoceros and the Rhinoceros Certified Academic Testing in their classrooms this past year.

Our top two teachers this year are:
Matthew Loun of the Hillsboro School District and Edward Kinnear of the Punahou School.

Together they have certified an impressive total of 70 students.
Here is our Rhino Academic Testing Honor Roll for the 2019-2020 Academic Year.

Have a wonderful summer.

McNeel Technical Support and Training
Seattle, WA

Tuesday, June 2, 2020

LadyBug tools takes a step forward


 Ladybug has been working with the NREL OpenStudio team as part of the Wells Fargo Innovation Incubator (IN2) to develop the Honeybee schemaa file format to represent combined energy and daylight models. This forms the cornerstone of the new Ladybug Tools plugins and Pollination Cloud.

New Grasshopper apps on food4Rhino


Developers added several new apps for Grasshopper on food4Rhino these last two weeks. Here are some of them:
  • PterodactylOpen-source plugin to generate custom documents, reports, articles, etc. that can be updated in real time.
  • Ground Coverage RatioA simple tool that calculates the ground coverage ratio of a given ground surface and buildings.
  • SkyCiv-Grasshopper LinkTransfer your structural models from Grasshopper into SkyCiv, allowing you to complete your structural analysis, design, and optimization.
  • DefaultPanelA quick and dirty workflow to keep default values in your definitions.
  • SkyView FactorComputes an estimation of the sky view factor on each pixel on a ground surface.
  • OctaTreeOctaTree voxelization algorithms to 1x1 cells, based on octree principle.
  • Hermit CrabSpatial analytics for social distancing.
  • Chop-ChopOne-click disconnect the wire of a Grasshopper component.



Pangolin - Create complex steel structural model definitions



With Pangolin you can create complex steel structural model definitions that include details such as: 
  • Beam haunches
  • Highly configurable cold-formed sections with stiffeners
  • Surface loads with load transfer surfaces distributing them onto beams
  • Load combinations made up of loads in load cases
The created model then can be saved out as a file for later use or sent directly over to Consteel by the connection component for analysis with Consteel’s unique calculations.

Currently supported objects:
  • Geometry: Lines, arcs, polygons
  • Structural members: Beams, plates, supports, rigid bodies, diaphragms, link elements, haunches
  • Sections: More than 7000 predefined from Consteel section bank, or custom defined by section macros, including cold-formed sections with stiffener definition support
  • Custom structural attributes: Release stiffness model, support model, material properties
  • Loads: Nodal, line, uniform and linearly changing surface loads
  • Load configuration: Load combinations, load groups, load cases, load transfer surfaces
  • Organization: Layers and structural groups
  • I.O. : Load from file, load from Consteel, save to file or Consteel
  • Integrated parameters: For unambiguous definitions, avoiding the use of nebulous generic parameters