Modeling 3D Jewelry with Rhino 7 - Online course

   

Hi, I'm Dulce Chavez. I'm an Industrial Designer with a product design and jewelry focus. In addition, I'm an ART (Authorized Rhino Trainer) and part of the McNeel Miami team.

I am excited to announce the Modeling 3D Jewelry with Rhino 7 online course from Rhino3D.Education has been published!

Join me and discover the fundamentals of jewelry design and 3D modeling and let your ideas come to life!

The jewelry industry is a growing sector worldwide, and a fundamental part of it is the design and creativity with which we capture new ideas. Rhino is a crucial digital jewelry modeling tool with no limits to your ideas.

If you want to learn about the design, manufacturing, and modeling of Jewelry, this course is for you. 

We've extended our early bird offer for one more month. Get this Modeling 3D Jewelry course plus free access to our popular Rhino 6 and 7 Intermediate online course, all for $49.95 (Valued at $135.90)

The offer expires on August 31, 2022.

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

Stay tuned for the Spanish version of this course. 

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

New online course with the Lands Design plugin for Rhino

    

We are happy to share our new online course with the Lands Design plugin for Rhino from Rhino3D.Education.

Lands Design is a powerful tool for generating 2D layouts, 3D models, and realistic images and videos tailored for the landscape designer. Also, it provides you with the tools to add vertical gardens, green roofs, and green areas to your architectural and civil engineering projects.

This course is 100% free. However, if you want an official certificate, please follow the instructions below:

1- Submit your final project, the same as what you have been developing throughout the course.

2- Complete the payment for the Certificate. 

Until October 31st, 2022, save 50% on your Certificate with code: LANDS50.

After you purchase the Certificate, one of our professional instructors will take the time to review and evaluate your project. If everything is ok, you'll get the approval certificate for the course.

Enroll now!

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

Optimus/Grasshopper interface (by Noesis Solutions)

Optimus is the industry-leading Process Integration and Design Optimization (PIDO) software platform, bundling a powerful range of capabilities for Engineering Process Integration, Design Space Exploration, Engineering Optimization, and Robustness & Reliability. These PIDO technologies help direct engineering simulations toward design candidates that outsmart competition while considering all relevant design constraints—effectively implementing an Objectives Driven Engineering process. Optimus users report design time savings averaging over 30% while achieving 10% or more design performance improvements.

The Grasshopper interface automates using Grasshopper as a component of an Optimus workflow. It allows users to access all Grasshopper-defined design parameters (*.ghx file) and the parameters of the simulation setup and submit the updated files to Rhinoceros.

Optimus automatically modifies the Grasshopper design parameters and generates and updates the underlying Grasshopper files to be used in a multi-disciplinary DOE, optimization, or robust design workflow.

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CondorShell V1.0.0-beta

There are two common approaches to defining geometries at the beginning of the structural design process. Engineers can create complex and parametric geometries directly using Rhino and Grasshopper, or leverage the power of Rhino.Inside to transfer geometry directly from Revit. With CondorShell, engineers can now easily export geometry and data from Rhino and Grasshopper to SAFE V20.3.0.

CondorShell is a Grasshopper-based component just released by Artificial Intelligence Optimization Software, LLC (AIOS). CondorShell 1.0.0-beta is available to download beginning July 15.

CondorShell comes in two versions: Basic and Pro. Both versions will help you establish more efficient workflows, saving valuable time during design. Extensive documentation is included, as well as short videos and examples that illustrate the use of every single CondorShell component.

• CondorShell Basic: Available using the PackageManager in Rhino, this free version features 20 components that support the creation of your SAFE model. Watch the 1-minute video tutorial that shows how to install it.
  
  
• CondorShell Pro: To unlock additional components and experience the full capabilities of CondorShell, you can upgrade to the paid version, which provides 54 components that facilitate the creation of complex geometries in your SAFE model.

For the duration of the beta test, the cost of our Pro version is waived to enable design professionals to test and provide feedback on the complete functionalities of the plugin. To activate the Pro version, follow the installation instructions in the 3-minute video tutorial, Installing CondorShell.

The beta period will run through August 5, 2022, when all beta licenses expire. Send your feedback to support@aiosciv.com. Happy coding!

New plugin for BIM: day1bim

The plugin day1bim Tools is a set of conceptual massing and programming tools for architects, allowing them to quickly develop a project concept model and extract fundamental project information. Version 1 is now published on food4Rhino. 

The concept model developed can be used for simulations and representations. With Grasshopper-based connections, the geometry can be linked forward to generate native elements in a BIM environment. It’s a flexible model ready to visualize in minutes and easy to modify. It’s not about making conceiving architecture easy. It’s about making BIM elegant. It lets you work directly, intuitively refining the 3D model. The script manages the data and live updates. 

From a simple arrangement of forms in solid and void, rapidly generate powerful project data for building mass and program. It’s a quick start to develop concept forms to visualize and elaborate your idea. It uses fundamental skills in manipulating geometry in Rhino. And it takes advantage of many available, but often little-known, Rhino tools that are advantageous for architecture projects. It leverages Grasshopper to manage and update the geometry and data. It works within Rhino and Grasshopper in a natural way. This help users new to modeling and algorithmic environments understand their function's logic. They access many common tools for, linking data, generating representations, annotations, and export geometry. The plugin is free for students… and very reasonably priced for commercial use.

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The Essential Guide to Digital Jewelry

The Essential Guide to Digital Jewelry is a set of free video tutorials and a book from Authorized Rhino Trainers, Akiyo Matsuoka and Eva Tucek.

With Rhinoceros 7 and Grasshopper algorithms, create models easily, enable simulations, modify, iterate and find better results by manipulating Grasshopper parameters. 

The videos and book help you create jewelry designs using these latest computational design techniques. Discover the many possibilities your design may offer with the help of Grasshopper. 

The paperback is available on Amazon, or grab the PDF Book and models for everything you need to complete the exercises.

Akiyo Matsuoka and Eva Tucek, Authorized RhinoTrainers (ARTs), bring their years of knowledge and experience in Rhino and Grasshopper to those who want to learn CAD for jewelry design.

Questions on this book? Email Akiyo or Eva here.

How do I integrate point clouds into AEC workflows?

Point cloud data has massive potential for AEC professionals. But working out how to use the data has been tricky—and for Rhino users has often led to workarounds that devalue the data. 

In this blog Mark Estcourt, Managing Director of Veesus, shares his thoughts on integrating point cloud data into your workflow, using Veesus’ revolutionary plugin to work natively with point cloud data in Rhino.

Read the blog post...

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BIM and Landscape Modelling with Lands Design Software

Asuni CAD, responsible for Lands Design's development, is collaborating with the American Society of Landscape Architects by offering courses on LA CES, their continuing education platform. 

The upcoming course BIM and Landscape Modelling with Lands Design Software is on July 21st, 9:00 am CDT (Central Time US).

The course is free and available to all professionals. It includes two Professional Development Hours (PDH) based on the criteria of Landscape Architects Continuing Education System. ASLA members will get an attendance certificate. 

More information and registration...

Veris supercharges digital construction workflows with Veesus Point Clouds for Rhino

Veris has to deliver the highest quality 3D models and point cloud data to clients. So when a crucial point cloud tool was discontinued, Veris partnered with Veesus to overhaul their reality capture tools and digital construction workflows using Veesus Point Clouds for Rhino. Now, they’re delivering better results than ever before for clients, using the Veesus plugin to work with point cloud data natively in Rhino.

Complete case study...

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