Design Computing: 3D Modeling in Rhinoceros with Python RhinoScript

Design Computing: 3D Modeling in Rhinoceros with Python RhinoScript

University of Michigan-Online Course

Taught by Glenn Wilcox, Associate Professor, A. Alfred Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning

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This course is free and available to everyone. You may begin this course at any time and follow at your own pace. For an optional fee of US$54, you may earn a certificate for this course. Details are here.

Course description

As algorithms increasingly impact our world, designers must learn how to use and create design computing programs. Structured around a series of fundamental design problems, this course will show you Python code in terms of its rules and syntax, and teach you what we can do with Python in its application and design.

By the end of this online course, you’ll know the fundamentals of Python and RhinoScript and understand them through the lens of their application in geometrically focused design lessons and exercises. This course is designed for any students and practitioners who use Rhinoceros and want to design more complex geometric forms by structuring and implementing coding logic.

This course will help designers (architectural, industrial, product, web, furniture), artists (multimedia, digital, sculpture), and programmers. By completing the course, students can decide if they’d like to study more advanced computing topics through further education, such as recursion, agents, and complex generative systems.

This course integrates with a third-party website called the Gallery Tool, created by the University of Michigan to support collaboration between learners. You will need to make sure that Javascript is enabled in your browser and check that you are using Chrome, Firefox, or Edge. Safari and Internet Explorer are not supported.

You will need access to Rhino. Download a free 90-day trial for Windows and Mac. The evaluation is fully functional for the first 90 days. After 90 days a purchased license will be required to save files or use plugins. The instructor will walk you through how to install Rhino in the course.

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Rhino Online - Spanish

Learn Rhino with Darco's online courses: 

Rhino Basics
By the end of this course, participants will have acquired the necessary knowledge to model, edit, and manipulate basic 3D elements and assemblies with Rhinoceros. (The course is taught in Spanish).

Date: August 3-7, 2020
Time: 2 pm-7 pm (Mexico City)
Price: USD $250 + Taxes
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Rhino Advanced
With this course, students will learn the use of advanced modeling methods, which allow the creation of complex and multi-component surfaces, and provides tools to diagnose and correct surfaces. Methods to personalize the use of the software and collaborative work will be presented. (The course is taught in Spanish).

Date: August 10-14, 2020
Time: 2 pm-6 pm (Mexico City)
Price: USD $250 + Taxes
Register here!

Both courses are intended for professionals in the field of architecture, design and fabrication, manufacturing, and 3D design. Students who complete the course will receive a course completion diploma.

Questions? Contact Alejandro del Razo.

What is RhinoFabStudio? A 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.

How to automate BIM's batch processes of DWGs using Grasshopper + Python

Do you want to know how Archicad treats DWGs imported from BIM?

Watch this presentation by Ami Nigam from Enzyme APD, shown last fall in Tokyo at an Archicad launch.  Ami discusses the problems and solutions.  He goes into creating a Grasshopper script, using Python, and using Elefont.

VisualARQ video tutorial in Spanish

Check out the new VisualARQ tutorial in Spanish showing how to model and document the Mies van der Rohe Barcelona Pavilion step by step.

Parametric Modeling with Grasshopper Workshop

Join Renata Portelada for a Parametric Modeling with Grasshopper workshop.

In this webinar, participants will learn about the development, control, viability, and manufacturing of complex geometries through the association of design parameters using Grasshopper, the most advanced generative modeling software for architecture and design.

This introductory course is for architects, designers, engineers, or anyone interested in parametric modeling tools. No prior knowledge of modeling with Grasshopper or Rhino is required.

Location: Online event

Date: July 27-31, 2020
Time: 4-7 PM CST
Price: R$690,00

Register now!

Questions? Contact Renata Portelada. 

What is RhinoFabStudio? A 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.

Managing BIG facades using Rhino.Inside

In this course organized by ThinkParametric, Oliver Thomas, BIM specialist at BIG, teaches you how they are currently using Rhino.Inside at their latest projects to manage complex facade systems.

"Rhino.Inside makes the transfer of information between Rhinoceros 3D and Autodesk Revit quick, easy, and intuitive. It’s a real game-changer. Rhino.Inside is an open-source project which allows you to run Rhino and Grasshopper within other programs such as Revit. It takes literally a push of a button to get your geometry into Revit from Rhino and vice versa. The power of Rhino.Inside is its simplicity, it doesn’t take a computational design expert to master it."

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Tumor removal planned with patient-specific 3D printed model

The area affected by the tumor has been manually colored (red).

A 22-year old female patient was diagnosed with a tumor in her left pelvis. The tumor was specified as Ewing’s sarcoma. The medical team decided to perform surgery to remove it.

Hospital: Gujarat Cancer & Research Institute (GCRI), Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India.
Surgeons: Dr. Abhijeet Salunke and Dr. Mayur Kamani, orthopedic onco-surgeons.
3D Printing: Dr. Suresh Ludhwani, radiologist and 3D printing specialist, IDDS & Oroscan, prepared the model.

The role of 3D printing

“The purpose of the model was to study the patient’s anatomy and to do the mock surgery on it. Rhino3DMedical is a very user-friendly software with very self-explanatory actions. I have been using many software, but I found this one to be very specific and accurate. The best part was that it gives you freedom to adjust the threshold and edit the model at the same time,” explains Dr. Ludhwani.

The 3D model was printed with an FDM Ultimaker desktop 3D printer using a very affordable PLA filament.

Tutorial

Learn how to create a patient-specific 3D-printable model of the pelvis with Rhino3DMedical here. 

Drawing Assisted Modeling for BIM Webinar

Join PCCAD and Julián Oquendo from McNeel Miami for a Drawing Assisted Modeling for BIM Webinar in Spanish.

In this webinar, learn in a practical way about architectural design with Rhino and how VisualARQ and Grasshopper facilitate BIM and parametric methodology, with a focus on modeling information for buildings, optimizing times, and resources.

Date: 23 July 2020
Time: 10:00 (Panama)

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For more information, contact Carlos Paredes. 

What is RhinoFabStudio? A 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.

Enscape-Rhino case studies by Viewport Studio

Viewport Studio has been kind enough to share its latest Enscape-Rhino projects:

Seminyak Boutique Hotel in Bali

A safe-distancing booth for a restaurant in Milan

Viewport Studio, based out of London and Singapore, is a team of architects and designers across a mix of disciplines. Viewport Studio has designed a series of award-winning spaces and products that mix both innovation and rigorous attention to detail for clients as diverse as Virgin Galactic and Delta Air Lines to Royal Selangor in Malaysia and Walter Knoll in Europe.

Enscape™ is a realtime rendering plugin for Rhino (also for SketchUp, Revit, and Archicad, plus a free beta version for Vectorworks). With one click, you can start Enscape and within seconds find yourself walking through your fully rendered project—no need to upload to the cloud or export to other programs.

All changes made in Rhino are immediately available to evaluate in Enscape. Simultaneous editing and visualization allow project changes to be viewed in realtime thanks to live-link technology. If your client, for example, wants to see something different in the design, you can implement the feedback and the changes will appear in the project right away.

Enscape makes collaboration in realtime rendering easy. With the ability to capture and annotate issues directly in the project, feedback is made more efficient for the design review process. You can also create a standalone web file of your project, which allows you to send an Enscape file to your clients or colleagues for quick demonstrations. 

Enscape 2.8 is now available as a free upgrade to existing users! 

Building physics with Grasshopper

Watch this post from Structured Parametrics to see how to generate wind loads automatically with realtime physics. The wind loading determines the building shapes and automatically generates wind loading to code. The wind loading zones are translated into loads on members, and the resulting structure is tested in a physics engine. You can watch a brief video on LinkedIn or watch the full 11-minute video on YouTube.

Robotics in Architecture & Construction

Robotics in Architecture & Construction

An online Masterclass offered by the University of Sydney, Australia
AUD$65.00 - Register here.

Robotics and digital technologies can have a transformative impact on the way we design and construct buildings. Widely used in manufacturing, the application of these technologies to the built environment has been limited due to the complexity of the construction process and the difficulty of working with complex machinery.

Architects and designers are now harnessing these extremely adaptable tools through innovations in software and computation to realize complex design to fabrication workflows. Industry interest is surging, and applications are emerging from mass customization to worker safety.

This course introduces this exciting field, covering some of the key milestones and projects shaping research and development across the globe. It also provides a beginner's introduction to what a robotic arm is and considerations for integrating one into your digital fabrication workflow.

Learners will:

• Have an overview of the theoretical background and a clear understanding of the robotic opportunities and constraints in the built environment

• Understand the physical traits of an industrial robotic arm and principles of programming

• Identify the steps taken in designing a robotic project

Software used in this course includes Rhino 6, Grasshopper, Ladybug Tools, and KUKA|prc.

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V-Ray Next for Rhino - Free webinar July 16th

See how you can enhance your workflow with V-Ray's useful features for easier geometry and material management. Learn to incorporate V-Ray for Grasshopper to make numerous tweaks to advance the workflow and create stunning visualizations directly in Grasshopper. 

The event wraps up with a Q&A session.

The presenters are Anastasia Zhivaeva from the Chaos Group and Scott Davidson from Robert McNeel & Associates.

Registration for Ask the Experts: V-Ray for Rhino
July 16, 2020 12:00 PM EDT - 1:00 PM EDT

Karamba3D now supported on ShapeDiver

After years of growing presence in the product design, furniture and jewelry industries, ShapeDiver is happy to announce that Karamba3D joins its ever-growing list of supported third-party plugins—a major step towards new tools and new workflows for parametric engineering in the AEC industry.

Among other useful features, the Karamba3D integration lets you run finite element calculations in the cloud and then, visualize color-coded results directly in the ShapeDiver viewer. Download section sizes from the parametric model in TXT or CSV formats, center lines in DXF or DWG, and final deformed mesh as 3DM or OBJ.

With this new tool, ShapeDiver aims to encourage fruitful teamwork across disciplines. The cloud opens a range of possibilities for creative collaboration between architects and engineers.

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Webinar: Digital Fabrication with Rhino and KUKA

Join MakerMex and CreativeRobotics.at in a webinar in Spanish on Digital Fabrication with Rhino and KUKA Robots.

During the webinar, learn about some uses for KUKA robots in digital fabrication, mainly in 3D printing and milling with Rhino and Grasshopper. Karl Singline, a YouTube trainer and researcher at Linz University on Robotics and KUKA|prc, will be answering some questions and talking about his work at CreativeRobotics.at and KUKA|prc. 

Date: Saturday, July 25
Time: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM (Mexico Central Time)

Price: Free

For more information contact Luis Pacheco or visit this link.

What is RhinoFabStudio? A 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.

Arkhimedes - fabricating ventilators

 
Check out Arkhimedes a project proposal on the fabrication of ventilators to help COVID-19 patients designed with Rhino. By Luis Gabriel Orozco, Leonardo Nuevo-Arenas, Hassan Ayup Nájera, Eduardo Schega Gaxiola, and Humberto Molina Ruiz, all from Mexico. 

This team of designers knew something needed to be done when they heard countries were applying the equivalent to the triage of war to decide who’d have access to mechanical ventilators. 
They felt that their capabilities were being wasted. When they learned that the UK government had released a set of norms and standards regarding AMBU bag based ventilators, they used those to determine their design goals. Taking into account that the majority of the industry was closed or about to close, they established a restriction to design their proposal using materials and processes with easy access, reducing the dependency of external suppliers in a time of emergency.

For more information please visit this link or email info@kinetica.com.mx 

What is RhinoFabStudio? A 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.

Cloud based structural analysis with Grasshopper

The SkyCiv-Grasshopper plugin is now available! With SkyCiv, you can connect your Grasshopper model directly to SkyCiv Structural Analysis software. As you change and adjust your model in Grasshopper, you can instantly see the changes take effect in SkyCiv. Turn your Parametric Designs instantly into structural models with the SkyCiv-Grasshopper plugin.

SkyCiv is a commercially used structural analysis and design software that runs on the cloud. New to SkyCiv? You can try the free trial SkyCiv for 14 days.

Grasshopper SkyCiv Plugin | SkyCiv...

Parametric Facades Online Grasshopper Training in Spanish

Join Leonardo Nuevo-Arenas in a Parametric Facades On-Line Grasshopper Training in Spanish.

This online course is for students and professionals in architecture. The instructor will cover the knowledge necessary to develop different typologies of parametric facades, from perforated facades to responsive and recursive elements.

The workshop will focus on developing functional algorithms with Grasshopper that show how this tool can be applied, from the conceptual to the final ready-to-fabricate stage of the project. Students will learn the basic mathematical and geometrical concepts of Grasshopper, through advanced complex algorithms to evaluate sun effects on a facade, optimize views, and develop fabrication documentation.

The course consists of four sessions of five hours each. 

Start date: August 8, 2020. Saturdays from 9:00 am-2:00 pm.

Duration: 4 Weeks
No previous knowledge is required. 

Price: Students MX$2,200 / Professionals MX$2,700.00

For more information visit this link or contact via email nuarle@complexgeometry.org or WhatsApp +5213339569209

What is a RhinoFabStudio? A 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.

The Architecture Machine: The Role of Computers in Architecture

Today, it is impossible to imagine everyday life in an architectural office without a computer. Bits and bytes have already taken over important tasks in the design and presentation of architecture. The book, published as part of an exhibition of the same name at the Architekturmuseum der TUM in the Pinakothek der Moderne in Munich (14.10.2020-10.01.2021), is the first comprehensive look at the development of the digital in architecture.


From its beginnings in the 1950s to the present day, it tells this exciting story in four chapters and presents the computer as a drawing machine, as a design tool, as a medium for storytelling and as an interactive communication platform. The fundamental question behind it is: Has the computer changed architecture? And if so, how much?

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Webinar: Parametric Bridge Design with Rhino/Grasshopper & SOFiSTiK

Webinar: Parametric Bridge Design with Rhino/Grasshopper & SOFiSTiK

Modelling of a Balanced Cantilever Bridge

Date: Thursday, July 16- English

5 PM-6 PM CEST (11 AM-Noon ET)

In this webinar, you'll create a parametric analytical model of a balanced cantilever bridge in Grasshopper. Attach cross-sections, placements, and other relevant information to the road alignment and build a fully parametric bridge model for analysis and design.

Benefit from the streamlined workflow between Grasshopper and SOFiSTiK to maximize efficiency, flexibility, and accuracy.

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Bongo 3.0 WIP 4 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:

• Improved Connections Solver
• Improved Physics Workflow (BongoAddForceKeyframe and BongoAddTorqueKeyframe Commands, Physics Substepping Document Property)
• Convert IK models to Connections (BongoConvertIkToConnections Command)

Bongo 3.0 WIP 4 is now available from here.

Enjoy!

Parametric Design Webinars in August

LAVA Laboratory for Visionary Architecture (Berlin)

Beginner course August 17-20, 24-27, 2020

Intermediate August 24-27, 2020

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

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

These Parametric Design Webinars (Beginners and Advanced) by Wassef Dabboussi will provide you with the necessary knowledge and ability to use Grasshopper, a free visual programming plugin in Rhinoceros. The webinar will also include a hands-on parametric project.


Option 1: General Workshop for Beginners - 16 hours. Starts August 17, 2020.
Option 2: Intensive Workshop for Intermediates - 8 hours. Starts August 24, 2020.

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