DesignMorphine Masters Y24/25 - Degree

Master of Science in Computational and Advanced Design
From September 2024 to June 2025 (Online)
Early Enrollment Deadline - February 1

DesignMorphine has created a bespoke, accredited, and worldwide recognized 9-month online Master of Science program. Crafted to be accessible from all corners of the world, it aims to fulfill the demands of those who seek to exceed and lead in multidisciplinary advanced computational design. The Master of Science Degree is accredited by the University of Architecture, Civil Engineering, and Geodesy (UACEG),  founded in 1942 in Sofia, Bulgaria. The program also partners with The Microsoft Garage in New York, Logitech, and Pininfarina, hubs for talent and community growth driving innovation and inspiration. Some students are placed in diverse leading design companies, while others choose to follow a career in academia or create their own design firms.

DesignMorphine is an international educational institution that acts as a catalyst for progress. Today, more than ever, all architects, engineers, and designers (metaverse, interior, vehicle, industrial, animation, fashion, etc.) should be exposed to this mindset and techniques to be on the frontier of the inevitable rapid technological advancement. 

Technological advancements in advanced and computational design have led to exciting new opportunities that blur the lines and norms of conventional design education and its application. DesignMorphine's mission is to democratize these innovative design practices and allow all fields of design to blend. 

Over the past ten years, DesignMorphine has had the opportunity to meet and teach thousands of specialists from 84 countries and nurtured their progress and success in some of the biggest companies in the world. Their students are taught by their team of fearless design innovators who have experience in teaching and practice from the best practices worldwide. They have been constantly optimizing their teaching methods to satisfy their students' thirst for better education, in the form of workshops and webinars and now on a university level. 

Need more information? Please watch the Masters Open Day recording explaining the program.

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Advance Design Workshop 2024 (ADW24) by Luigi Memola

Advance Design Workshop 2024

Prepare to be captivated by the visionary vehicles meticulously crafted by Luigi Memola, showcasing an extraordinary level of detail achieved through the ingenious use of Rhinoceros. 

You will discover applicable executive and creative methodologies for ideating advanced design products, vehicles, robots... But also techniques to best communicate your design. You will discover the creative process that allows Luigi to create his vehicles from a blank sheet of paper, develop them in a 3D environment, and give them life with digital photographic rendering and post-production tools for the fine presentation.

The event is for visual, concept, and digital artists and designers who, for the first time, will also be able to participate remotely.

Online and Live Event

Date: May 3, 2024

Duration: 3 hours

Place: Toolbox Coworking (2 Via Agostino da Montefeltro 10134 Torino Italy)

Language: English

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Euromaritime 2024

Euromaritime

30-31 Jan and 1 Feb 2024

Parc Chanot

Marseille (France)

The actors of the maritime industries will meet in Marseille on 30-31 January and 1 February 2024 for their trade fair dedicated to blue growth, particularly shipbuilding and ship repair, maritime and river transport, ports, and new technologies for energy and the maritime environment.

The entire NDAR team will be present in Booth A13 to showcase what's new in naval architecture and shipbuilding software solutions, namely Rhino and specialized plugins like Orca3D and ExpressMarine, and discuss new workflows, strategies, implementation schemes, and processes.

Making an appointment in advance is highly recommended.
Email: ndar@ndar.com, or call +33 (0) 4 92 91 13 24.

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Botcha x Rhino 2024.0 released!

Digital footwear creation has never been easier 

then now with Botcha x Rhino!

Botcha's latest release brings you groundbreaking features with the all-new last and color management panels, seamless support, and deep integration for Rhino 8. Countless issues have been swiftly resolved, and existing workflows have been fine-tuned to maximize efficiency. Workflows have been accelerated, as many cutting-edge tools have been introduced that enhance both Rhino and Grasshopper. 

The Botcha x Rhino package includes the plugin for versions from Rhino 7 onward, as well as several Grasshopper components.

• Remapping from mesh, Brep, SubD to another object
• UV Editor
• Parametric modifiers
• And much more! 

Download Botcha X Rhino | food4Rhino...

Getting to Know... Interstice: Democratizing 4D models!

Interstice aims to fill the gaps between stakeholders in the AEC industry by building custom solutions for complex challenges and guiding projects from concept through execution.

In this interview, Eric Guenther, Co-Founder and Principal of Interstice and Digital Practice Manager at FSE, talks about the company's origin and how the desire to explore beyond traditional structural engineering led to its formation. He discusses the potential of Mass Timber, highlighting its sustainability, aesthetic appeal, and cost-effectiveness. He talks about the challenges of specialization and siloing in the AEC industry and explains how Interstice aims to create innovative solutions that span across various domains, bringing cohesiveness to the industry. Enric also emphasizes the importance of tools like Rhino, Grasshopper, Python, and ShapeDiver in transforming project delivery and client collaboration.

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Rhino/Grasshopper for Structural Engineering, February 21-23, 2024 (McNeel Europe)

 

Rhino/Grasshopper for Structural Engineering

Online Workshop

Tutor: Junghwo Park

February 21-23, 2024

10 AM-5 PM CET

Hosted on Zoom by McNeel Europe

Even before using CAD software, structural engineers have mathematically calculated the structure parameters, such as material, weight, support conditions, and loads, according to the design codes and verified the calculated results through experiments on physical models. Today, 3D modeling tools are used to calculate, optimize, or aesthetically evolve the given structures to stand without failure off the ground and meet the designers' intentions. In our next online workshop, Junghwo Park, BIM lead at Umdasch Group Ventures and certified BIM trainer by buildingSMART Austria, will teach a Rhino and Grasshopper online workshop aimed at structural engineers.

What you will learn: In this 3-day online workshop, you will understand how to use Rhino and Grasshopper in structural engineering. You will get to know useful Grasshopper plugins that aid the process during your daily practices. Furthermore, you will learn about seamless data interpolation between Rhino and structural engineering software such as SOFiSTiK, Tekla Structures, and Karamba3D, and lastly, data exchange workflows in BIM using Rhino.Inside.Revit, Speckle, and Autodesk Data Exchange apps.

Day 1

• Why Rhino and Grasshopper?
• Rhino UI
• Rhino project settings
• Graphics settings
• Template
• Engineering modeling tools
• Annotations
• Documentations
• External document management

Day 2

• Grasshopper UI
• Project settings
• Data management
• List management
• Modeling components
• Documentation components
• Plugin management
• Useful plugins for structural engineering and BIM workflows.

Day 3

• Data interpolation using Speckle
• Autodesk data exchange apps
• Rhino.Inside.Revit

There will also be general product presentations from SOFiSTiK, Tekla Structures (Rhino.Inside.Tekla by Sebastian Lindholm), and Karamba3D.

Course requirements: No specific requirements for the course. This course is for structural engineers without experience using Rhino and Grasshopper.

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 15 days before.

Course language: English

Educational seats are limited. Sign up now by contacting Verena!

Introduction to Rhino 8 Online course - English and Spanish

 

We are excited to announce our latest online course from Rhino3D.Education, designed to help you unleash your creative potential with the cutting-edge Rhino 8!

Introduction to Rhino 8 is available in English and Spanish

with English, Spanish, French, German, Portuguese, Italian, and more subtitles!

This course is your ticket to mastering some of the latest features in Rhino 8!

Course Details:

• Chapter 1: Recommendations before you start

• Chapter 2: Introduction to the interface

• Chapter 3: Draw and edit curves

• Chapter 4: Transform and using the Gumball in 2D

• Chapter 5: Surfaces

• Chapter 6: Solids and the improved Gumball in 3D

• Chapter 7: SubD

• Chapter 8: Final 3D project

• Chapter 9: Q & A

Duration: Approximately 3 hours. Language Options: English or Spanish with optional subtitles in Italian, French, Portuguese, German, and more.

Exclusive Offer: Visit our digital magazine Rhinozine, the January issue, and get a coupon to enjoy this course for 100% FREE to celebrate the launch of Rhino 8 for a limited time.

After purchase, this course will be available for two years! Enroll now!

Rhinozine - January Issue

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Happy New Year! Don't forget to check our January issue.

FibR GmbH: Texoversum Project

Architectural design with a touch of robotic elegance.

Mike Annear’s 3D Scanning Odyssey

From giant scanners to handheld wonders.

Migration

Nathan Neufeld’s transcendent monarch butterfly installation.

iRhino3D

You can easily view and present your work on your iPhone or iPad.

Elevate your skills with Grasshopper

Tips, tricks, and resources about Grasshopper.

Access our collection of magazines!

ART Required Online Training: February 6-15, 2024

  

Would you benefit by becoming an Authorized Rhino Trainer (ART)?

Your certification will allow you to 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 who visit the website. This schedule can be searched by type of training and region. 

ART Requirements include participation in this online class.

This online class is offered for ART candidates in the North and Latin American Regions. 

(Other regions may also give permission for you to join our class.)

This class is typically offered twice a year.

Webcam check-in at the beginning of each session is required for class credit.

See details, sign-up, and outline.

• Week 1: February 6, 7, 8
  Week 2: February 13, 14, 15
  (Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday x 2 weeks)
• Time: 8 AM-12 PM PST

See the ART Requirements for all Regions.

Questions? Please email Mary Ann Fugier. 

Forecasting girth growth of trees with Rhino and Grasshopper

In a pioneering research endeavor, a team at Green Technologies in Landscape Architecture at the Technical University of Munich focused on predicting the relative girth growth of tree trunks and branches within inosculated tree branching networks. Using Rhino, they rebuild initial topological branching skeletons based on the trees grown by farmer Axel Erlandson. Identifying water supply and usage points on the trees, researchers used Grasshopper to translate geometric instances into mathematical equations, adhering to the pipe model theory and circuit analogy. This enabled the calculation of water distribution across branches. The iterative growth process updated girth stands through a loop function. 

Rhino's efficiency in 3D modeling and seamless data transfer to Grasshopper empowers designers to use this tool for creating innovative living structures in urban settings. 

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Master in Parametric Design, Spring 19th Edition

Master Course Parametric Design introduces you to computational design. This state-of-the-art field encompasses product design, architecture, landscape design, engineering, and digital fabrication through the creation of physical and digital parametric models. The primary tools used are Grasshopper for Rhino and CNC machines, as well as 3D printers.

The course is divided into two parts: 

• Part I, fully online: Rhino, Grasshopper, Kangaroo, Karamba3D, Python, Visualization
• Part II, optional to take. Digital Fabrication (Onsite at Controlmad or online, as you wish)

You may choose multiple ways to take it:

• Full course onsite or remotely
• Just Part I online
• Hybrid: Part I online + Part II onsite

Course details

Language: English

Dates Part I: March 25–May 30, 2024

Dates Part II: June 3–27,  2024

Minimum number of students:  8

Early bird fees available!

Live Webinar in German by software3D.de

 

Learn about the most important new features of Rhino 8 on this one-hour free webinar delivered in German by Authorized Reseller software3D.de.

When?
January 12, 2024
11:00 am CET

After the presentation, participants will be able to ask questions live.

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RhinoArtisan 5.2 announced

 

2Shapes has just released RhinoArtisan 5.2, introducing Curator, a new feature defined as The Thematic Library of Elements. 

In 2Shapes words: "A curator is the keeper or custodian of a museum. We have developed this feature in the belief that inside any jewelry designer lays a curator, who safeguards the jewelry designer’s creations and works of art. These works of art only grow in prestige and value over time. 
Hence, our curator holds a treasure for every designer, by featuring an innovative library of elements that spans across a variety of themes, giving designers quick and efficient access to a variety of predefined elements".

From classic to contemporary designs, the Curator expedites your creation process by providing instant inspiration and ready-to-use elements.

Learn about this and other new features included in RhinoArtisan 5.2 here.

RhinoArtisan 5.2 is compatible with Rhino 6, 7, and 8.

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