Tuesday, November 30, 2021

Free Rhino7 Webinar (Turkish)


In this RhinoCenter / McNeel Europe joint webinar, CAT Tasarım owner and teacher Can Aysan present Rhino 7's new tools and workflows, and will talk about the different industries in Turkey using Rhino.

The webinar will start with a short presentation done by Carla Sologuren from McNeel Europe. Then, Mustafa Dülger, founder of RhinoCenter, will talk about the activities and plans for the next year. We will continue with Can Aysan's demonstration, and we'll close with a live Q&A.

We invite you to set a reminder and join our webinar to learn more about the most significant upgrade in McNeel's history. Don't miss the chance to ask any questions!

Information in Turkish and link to join...


Monday, November 29, 2021

TOMKOD publishes a whole range of Rhino plugins



Developed with the user experience and simplicity in mind, TomKod released a range of tools to address the engineers' expressed needs. At a few dozen euros, the investment is cost-effective starting from the first use.

Following is the list of TomKod plugins currently available:

 
   Attribute Analysis - Get a 3D model's attribute analysis and stats


Draw UserTexts - Draw attribute values as text, with consistent positioning


Rhino Beam Tools - Export data to beam calculation software (Finite Element Method) BV STEEL® and RDM7®



Marine Weight Schedule - Compute a project's Bill Of Masses and Bill Of Materials



Selection Tools - Object selection tools



Tables - Create/Edit tables and import from Excel Spreadsheets



New features are still released regularly via updates or new products based on expressed needs.

The plugins are also downloadable from Rhino’s package manager.

Friday, November 26, 2021

Re-Emerge Pavilion, a collaboration between AA [EmTech] and Hassell

Photography: Studio NAARO


Architectural Association (AA) Emergent Technologies & Design (EmTech) Post-Graduate Programme and Hassell in London have collaborated to create a new pavilion in Bedford Square.

EmTech Post-Graduate Programme at the Architectural Association has a long history in designing and creating structures and pavilions. This year’s pavilion is titled Re-Emerge and is the first time since the pandemic that the students could closely work together, fabricate and assemble a full-scale structure.

For this collaboration, Hassell gave the students the challenge to keep the project's carbon footprint to an absolute minimum and therefore only use reclaimed timber.

Xavier De Kestelier, Head of Design at Hassell, said, “The students really took on the challenge with both hands and decided early on to build the pavilion out of timber from reclaimed wooden pallets.”

The Re-Emerge pavilion explores new design and construction technologies that repurpose materials that have completed their first life cycle towards innovative structural formations. The project addresses themes of generative design, material computation, large-scale fabrication and assembly technologies, emphasizing the pavilion's ecological impact from the early phases of the design process onwards.

Re-emerge revives the tradition of building on Bedford Square as a collaboration between an academic programme at the AA and partners from the world of practice to test ideas at scale and imagine new possibilities.

Dr. Elif Erdine, Director of the EmTech Program, said, "This collaboration with Hassell demonstrates a successful illustration of how academia and practice can come together to discover novel solutions to complex spatial and material problems. With the support of our other sponsors, BuroHappold Engineering and One Click LCA, EmTech and Hassell explored new design and construction technologies for repurposing timber."

She added, "As designers, architects, and engineers, we share the responsibility to maintain a mindful approach towards our environment while designing and building. Our mutual insight into how construction waste can be a useful resource has originated this research into repurposing timber for an outdoor structure that is lightweight, emphasizing the project’s ecological impact from the early phases of the design process."



The EMTECH (Emergent Technologies and Design Programme) is a post-professional graduate degree at the Architectural Association open to graduates in architecture and engineering who wish to develop skills and pursue knowledge in architectural design science located in new production paradigms. EMTECH investigates new synergies of architecture and ecology through the critical intersection of computational design and fabrication. 


Thursday, November 25, 2021

ShapeDiver Open Beta Invitation


ShapeDiver's new platform is (almost) ready! 

In collaboration with the CORE team, they've developed a major update to their infrastructure to support lots of new features and improve the performance and flexibility of the data flow through their servers.

You can now take part, explore some new features and give ShapeDiver your feedback, comments, and bug reports ahead of the public release.

Complete details about the new platform...


Wednesday, November 24, 2021

Introduction to V-Ray for Rhino 7 Online Course



Rhino3D.Education offers online courses in Rhino, Grasshopper, Computational Design, GhPython, PanelingTools, RhinoCAM, V-Ray, and more!

We invite you to register for our new Introduction to Rendering with V-Ray for Rhino 7 course in Spanish by Valeria Palacio and also for the Work In Process (WIP) English version, which will be available by the end of the year, but you can get an early start now!

V-Ray is a tool that lets you create high-quality renderings with the option of creating and editing materials, lights, and geometries. This course is for designers who want to see their ideas come to life. In this introductory course, the user will learn the V-Ray interface and approach complex renderings, exploring this tool's various possibilities in product and space rendering.

Register now and give your models a realistic appearance!




Plus: Upon completion, you will receive a certificate of attendance.
Get started today!



Check out Rhino3D.Education for the latest courses on Rhino, Grasshopper, and more!

Wednesday, November 10, 2021

Tuesday, November 9, 2021

2Shapes for Rhino 2.0 Released


2Shapes for Rhino, the jewelry design plugin for Rhino, just got to version 2.0. Here are the top 10 new features:
  • Pave and Prongs to set gems anywhere on your design while optimally giving your unique style.
  • One-Click to STL & Integrations with 3D printers to point what needs changing for your design and fix it.
  • Open from Cloud, bring any design from the 2Shapes Suite into Rhino, all your team's designs in one centralized place.
  • Smart Profiles to create organic and smooth designs with ease, no matter the shape, size, or complexity.
  • Report, Gems Map and Gems List. Automatically generate documents of your design, its gem distribution, and a full list.
  • Assets Selector and Assets Editor to modify profiles and see how the changes dynamically affect your design.
  • Improved outliner, get an overview of your design's elements, and edit them in an agile and intuitive way.
  • With Cutters, select what gems need to be drilled, set the drill measurement, and run the boolean difference.
  • Let your design sparkle with Gems by Network, draw the bounds and let 2Shapes automatically fill it with gems.
  • Dedicated Render Studio for amazing images and animations. Easy to use rendering tools for jewelry designers.

Wednesday, November 3, 2021

RhinoCenter launches a new Academy Platform for Turkish users!


After working on this new project for many months, RhinoCenter (Authorized Rhino Reseller and Training Center in Turkey) is happy to announce the launch of their Academy platform. Their website now offers basic courses for Rhino, specific training on SubD, Grasshopper, and all in Turkish!

These initial courses are similar to intense on-site training but with lifetime access to follow at your own pace. Each course has its own final test which takes around 45 minutes and has a passing score of 70/100. Upon passing the test, students will receive a completion certificate.

At the end of the year, all certified students will have the chance to win a Rhino Level 1 Exam Certificate. A great opportunity to test knowledge and competency in Rhino software, 3D visualization and become a Certified Rhino Specialist.

Last but not least, all courses are listed with a 75% special discount until the end of the year and stay tuned because they will soon release the following new courses: Python, RhinoCAM, and V-Ray for Rhino.

For more information, visit academy.rhinocenter.net

Tuesday, November 2, 2021

Gravity Sketch "AROUND 2021"

 


Gravity Sketch invites you to join AROUND 2021 (November 4-5), its inaugural annual conference where the industrial design community is getting together to change the dialogue AROUND the “Design Process”. 

Join industry leaders like Adidas, Volkswagen, and Scott Robertson, who will share their unique journeys into adopting digital 3D workflow.

Also, the following speakers will be talking about their Gravity Sketch to Rhino workflow:
Registrants will have the opportunity to have 15-minute portfolio review sessions with the speakers.