V-Ray 6 for Rhino 7 Video Tutorial (by SimplyRhino UK)

This new Simply Rhino V-Ray video tutorial shows you how to simply create, adjust, and render an architectural scene using V-Ray 6 for Rhino and Rhino 7.

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Rhino and Lands Design at the American Society of Landscape Architects Conference

Rhino and Lands Design will be presented at the ASLA 2022 Conference, November 11-14, the world's biggest gathering of landscape architects with more than 6000 attendees yearly. 

The presentation by McNeel Europe and Asuni will introduce parametric landscape design, including environmental analysis and optimization. The session;s content will focus on the algorithmic design generation and analysis of Lands Design landscape objects (LIM) in Grasshopper. The analysis will include CO2 sequestration, shading, and solar radiation (Ladybug Tools) of trees, as well as optimization processes based on analysis results.

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Complete Rhino Guide For Beginners course launched by 'I Am The Studio'

The Complete Rhino Guide For Beginners illustrates the foundation of design and modeling within the Rhino 3D environment, taking students from beginner to intermediate level in the principal functions and methods in Rhino and Grasshopper while creating a beautiful architecture project.

Course Introduction

The Complete Rhino Guide is a series created by registered architect and founder of the I Am The Studio platform—Brandon Aaron Gibbs, AIA—to give designers a comprehensive creative+technical foundation with modeling and design in Rhino.

New designers in Rhino often get lost in modeling after a few steps because they lack the foundation and a creative approach to applying modeling techniques. In this beginner’s course, students will be immersed in the technique and design within the Rhino 3D world, learning about the various geometries, functions, drafting, and parametric capabilities to start Rhino projects. Students will then develop an architectural project with Voronoi parametric surfaces to be documented in orthographic views—rendering the project in the latest V-Ray.

New or intermediate students in Rhino will appreciate the up-to-date skills in Rhino and Rhino plugins from this course, where they will get key insights and workflows to manage and create beautiful designs in the Rhino environment.

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Rhino User Webinar: The Augmented Architect, by Mathias Sønderskov Schaltz and Fabian Sellberg

 

Rhino User Webinar

The Augmented Architect

Use Case for a Custom Computational Toolbox

November 2 at 4:00 PM CET

In this webinar, LINK IO, the computational design department in LINK Arkitektur, will present how they connect multidisciplinary design and engineering tools through Rhino and Grasshopper. We will get a sneak peek into LINK EP*, an in-house Rhino/Grasshopper plugin that serves as the backbone of the toolbox. 

The toolbox leverages other tools on the market such as Speckle, OneClick LCA, and others. The overview of the structure will define how to make these different systems interact with each other. Afterward, a live demo of the toolbox will be presented.

*working title LINK Early Phase

About the presenters:

#Mathias Sønderskov Schaltz
Mathias is a trained hybrid architect and engineer who works on the technical parts of the design, in particular with facades, daylight, and master plans. As an expert in daylight simulations and computational design, he tries to bring typical late-phase knowledge into early-phase sketching.

#Fabian Sellberg
Fabian Sellberg is an architect with a background as a backend developer focused on data-driven design and early-phase LCA studies. He is currently working with computational design and developing the internal and external tools used at Link Arkitektur.

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Surfboard Shaping with Rhino Grasshopper! | Web Shaping Bay & ShapeDiver

Learn how Rodrigo Aranha Lopes, a Brazilian architect and surfer living in Portugal, created this award-winning project that aims to change surfboard manufacturing with the help of parametric design, cloud computing, and subtractive manufacturing.

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CondorShell | Grasshopper, Rhino, Revit, and SAFE interoperability for structural engineers

At the beginning of the structural design process, there are two common approaches to defining geometries: Create complex and parametric geometries directly using Rhino and Grasshopper or leverage the power of Rhino.Inside to transfer geometry directly from Revit. 

Now, with CondorShell, engineers can easily export geometry and data from Rhino and Grasshopper to SAFE V20.3.0, making the structural analysis and design much faster. With CondorShell, engineers can create workflows to automate design tasks in the design of foundations and the design of slabs in CSI SAFE.

CondorShell is a Grasshopper-based component just released by Artificial Intelligence Optimization Software, LLC (AIOS). CondorShell 1.0.0 is available to download beginning October 10.

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

• CondorShell Basic: Available using the PackageManager in Rhino, this free version features 20 components that support the creation of your SAFE model. See the 1-minute video tutorial, How to Install CondorShell Free Limited Version.
  
  
• CondorShell Pro: To experience the full capabilities of CondorShell, users can upgrade to the paid version which provides 54 additional components that facilitate the creation of complex geometries in your SAFE model. To activate the Pro version, follow the installation instructions in the 3-minute video tutorial, Installing CondorShell.

Send your comments and feedback to support@aiosciv.com. Happy coding!

Discrete Element Modeling to Robotic Fabrication using the COMPAS framework online workshop, November 7-9 (McNeel Europe)

 

Discrete Element Modeling to Robotic Fabrication using the COMPAS framework online workshop 

Tutors: Tom Van Mele, Gonzalo Casas  (ETH Zurich)

November 7-9, 2022

10 AM–5 PM CET

Hosted by McNeel Europe (Zoom)

Digital Fabrication in the Architecture, Engineering and Construction industry, requires the combination of various toolchains and software platforms, across the boundaries of multiple scientific, socio-economic and technological domains, into efficient pipelines for integrated computational development and project delivery. Over the past 6 years, the NCCR Digital Fabrication at ETH Zurich has greatly invested in the development of COMPAS, a comprehensive open-source computational framework written in Python, that aims at streamlining these multi-disciplinary workflows and the integration of state-of-the-art tooling to simplify their adoption by architects, designers and researchers from within parametric design environments.

In this 3-day workshop, Tom Van Mele of Block Research Group and Gonzalo Casas of Gramazio Kohler Research will introduce participants to COMPAS by providing an overview of the functionality of the core framework, the extension packages, the UI system, and its relation to CAD software. Together with the participants they will then step-by-step explore an example application focused on the modeling, equilibrium analysis, and robotic fabrication of a discrete assembly.

By the end of this workshop, participants will be able to:

• Use the geometry kernel and core data structures of COMPAS.
• Exchange data between different processes, plugins and tools.
• Design a simple discrete element model, identify the interfaces between the blocks, and manage block interactions with a specialized data structure.
• Calculate the required conditions for equilibrium.
• Analyze and explain the kinematic structure of a robot model based on its URDF model.
• Apply fundamental building blocks of robotics (forward and inverse kinematics, cartesian and kinematic planning, planning scene).
• Design and plan stereotypical assembly processes (e.g. bricklaying) in simulation, and execute them in a simulated robot environment.

Day 1: Focus on core framework

• Overview of COMPAS framework
• Geometry & Data structures: deep dive into the geometry kernel.
• Packages & Extensions: an overview of the ecosystem.
• Integration with CAD: geometry representations and artists.
• Remote Procedure Calls: leveraging the entire Python ecosystem from within the CAD.
• Plugins & Tools, creating and distributing Grasshopper components in pure python.

Day 2: Focus on COMPAS Masonry and FAB

• Discrete element Models: Blocks, Interfaces, Equilibrium
• Parametric generation of discrete wall geometries using the assembly data structures.
• Definition of boundary conditions and interfaces recognition;
• Equilibrium evaluation of the assembly sequence using the solvers available in COMPAS Masonry;
• Global equilibrium of the structure subject to self-weight and after the application of different loading conditions.
• Robotic fabrication:
• Fundamental concepts of robotics: control modes, positioning and singularities, robot coordinate frames and transformations
• Description of robot models and the URDF format.
• Forward Kinematics and Inverse Kinematics (analytic and numerical solvers).
• Robotic backends: ROS (Robot Operating System) and the MoveIt! Motion planning framework, Pybullet, pure-python solvers.
• Path planning: Cartesian and kinematic path planning. Goal constraints definition.
• Planning scene manipulation. Dynamic end-effector attachment and detachment.
• Prototypical structure of pick and place applications.
• Sequencing and planning of a discrete element model for robotic fabrication.
• Robot control (ABB and UR).

Day 3: Integrative project

• Procedural generation of curved wall geometry.
• Conversion to assembly data structure.
• Methods for interface detection.
• Stability assessment of intermediate assembly stages.
• Stability assessment of complete structure.
• Path planning for robotic assembly.
• Fabrication simulation.

Course requirements: Participants are expected to be familiar with Rhino/Grasshopper and have at least a basic knowledge of python programming.

Online course fees: EUR 395,- (+VAT); full-time students and university teachers get a 50% discount (proof of status required). Please note that we will confirm your seat after your payment has cleared.

Max. number of participants: 25. If there is no quorum, the course will be canceled two weeks before.

Course language: English

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

8 Fundamental Steps to Learn Parametric Design in 8 Weeks (by Learngrasshopper.com)

8 Fundamental Steps to Learn Parametric Design in 8 Weeks
November 8, 2022 - 14:00-15:30 PM CET (GMT+01)
Fee: 100% Free

In this 100% Free live online training session, Krzysztof Wojslaw from Learngrasshopper.com will explain in detail the whole process of learning Parametric design step by step, entirely from the beginning. He will prove that even without programming experience and lack of time for studying, it is possible to understand parametric design in just eight weeks. Thanks to skills built based on eight fundamental steps, you will be able to automate your design tasks and have much more fun at work.

Only registered users will get special gifts:

• Mind map with the proven learning process, which saves hundreds of hours spent on studying
• Links to documents, tutorials and practical exercises
• Link to the recorded session

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PAZ - AEC Training Center (Central Zurich)

PAZ Central AEC Training Zurich

Paz Academy is back and they have a new training center in Zurich Central with a delicious PAZ AEC Menu. Their first course will take place on October 13 and is Rhino & Grasshopper. 

October is Structural Calculation Month, so don't miss the unique courses and cultural events:

• October 18 - Karamba 3D. Parametric structural engineering.
• October 26 - Unfinished Spaces. Cuban film projection with AFTZ.
• October 28 - Building System Specialist Graduation with the four heroes from VAN AKEN Netherlands.

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New Book about Grasshopper in the French Language

 

Conception paramétrique avec Rhino et Grasshopper
Authors: Jean-Pierre Couwenbergh and Mohamed-Anis Gallas

French speakers seeking documentation about Grasshopper in their native language now have Conception Paramétrique Avec Rhino et Grasshopper, a new book by Jean-Pierre Couwenbergh and Mohamed-Anis Gallas.

The book is not only a presentation of the fundamentals of parametric design but also a practical guide to Rhino and Grasshopper with exercises that readers can download for practice. The manual also covers the connections between generative design and BIM through Revit and Archicad.

The book is available in paper and in digital format.

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Rhino User Webinar: Grasshopper Animations, by Antoine Maes

 

Rhino User Webinar

Grasshopper Animations, by Antoine Maes

October 18 at 4 PM CEST

Antoine Maes is the lead computational designer at A2M architecture in Brussels.

He's a computational design consultant and Grasshopper teacher for architecture offices and a lecturer at the University of Liège.

In the community, he's better known for his animations and for co-developing the Tapeworm plugin for Grasshopper.

The webinar will display some ways of animating different objects and basic behaviors in Grasshopper. Behind the scenes of some of Antoine's animations, a few animation tricks will be revealed.

As a bonus, we'll see a way of animating multiple successive actions from one slider only.

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Last call for Authorized Rhino Trainer (ART) - Online Class

  

Last call for Authorized Rhino Trainer (ART) - Online Class. (NA & LA Regions)

Stand apart from others offering Rhino training. 

As an ART, you can post your class schedule to the Rhino Learn page for exposure to Rhino users that visit the web site. 

This schedule is searchable by type of training and region. 

ART Requirements include participation in this online class.

This class is offered by the North and Latin American Regions.

See details, sign-up, and outline.

• Monday- Friday
• October 3-7, 2022
• 9 AM-1 PM PDT

See the ART Requirements for all Regions.

(This class is typically offered in the fall and spring.)

Questions? Please email Mary Ann Fugier.