ShapeDiver Fall '24 Update | Live Webinar

 

Building the Future of Grasshopper on the Cloud
Tuesday, October 8, 2024 at 5 pm CEST
Free Live Webinar

Join ShapeDiver on their  Fall Update ‘24 webinar, where you'll discover their latest features released over the past six months, including the powerful new App Builder, enhanced organization features, multiple file exports, and more. 

In this webinar, you'll learn how these tools enable computational designers to create advanced, visually-driven web applications without needing web development, further positioning ShapeDiver as a leading low-code/no-code platform for industries like eCommerce and AEC. They’ll cover the new interaction components in Grasshopper, and their Head of Product, Mathieu Huard, will highlight additional features like the teams feature for organizations, model tagging, and performance boosts during a fast-paced Lightning Round. Don’t miss this chance to explore the future of web application development with ShapeDiver.

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Rhino User Webinar: Rhino Meets Realtime with vvvv

 

Rhino User Webinar
Rhino User Webinar: Rhino Meets Realtime with vvvv
2 October 2024 at 5:00 pm (CEST)

Rhino, known for its versatility in architecture, industrial design, and visualization, can now seamlessly connect with vvvv, unlocking new possibilities for dynamic and interactive 3D experiences. vvvv is a digital general-purpose toolkit focusing on real-time video synthesis and programming large media environments with physical interfaces, real-time motion graphics, audio, and video.

In this webinar, you'll learn how to harness Rhino's full potential when paired with vvvv. Discover how to bridge the gap between precise 3D modeling and real-time visual programming through the exclusive features of the VL.Rhino3dm library.

You will be guided through essential techniques, including .3dm file support, using user strings for informed geometry, and ensuring smooth integration of material properties between Rhino and vvvv. By the end of the session, you'll have a solid understanding of how to enhance your Rhino workflow with real-time interactivity and visualization, making your 3D models more dynamic and expressive.

About the speaker:

• Wolf Moritz Cramer works as a creative technologist and artist in Hamburg, Germany. While studying architecture, he specialized in computational design combined with digital fabrication methods. Today, he brings this expertise to the collaboration with his clients and partners, helping to make complex geometries realizable and to enhance physical objects with digital interactivity. The results range from compact prototypes to room-filling installations.

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Rhino User Meeting Berlin 2024 - 18 October

 

Rhino User Meeting Berlin 2024
Date: 18 October
Time: 8 am-6 pm (plus after event drinks and food)
Location: Priedemann Façade Lab, Am Wall 17, 14979 Großbeeren, Germany
Access: 20 minutes by taxi from the airport or 1 hour by public transport from Berlin city center

Unlock Innovation in Architecture and Engineering

Get ready for an exciting, hands-on experience at the Rhino User Meeting Berlin 2024! Taking place at the ultra-modern Priedemann Façade Lab in Großbeeren, just south of Berlin, this event will introduce you to the latest breakthroughs in Rhino software and its wide-ranging uses in various industries.

This isn’t just another conference—it’s a lively meetup where brilliant minds come together to push the limits of architectural and engineering design. Join us as we explore the overlap between architecture and engineering, uncover game-changing uses for Rhino, Grasshopper, and related tech, and see how these tools are shaping the future of design and construction.

Why You Should Come

• Discover the Latest Innovations: Hear from emerging talents and industry veterans about cutting-edge trends and technologies transforming the AEC world.
• Network and Collaborate: Connect with fellow professionals, sponsors, and industry leaders. Take part in lively discussions, share ideas, and explore fresh opportunities in our interactive spaces.
• Get Hands-On: Try out the latest Rhino applications and innovations in our workshop-style areas, complete with façade mockups and interactive displays.

Main Topics

• Engineering Innovations: Learn how Rhino is reshaping engineering through its structural design, manufacturing, and building physics applications.
• Future Tech: See how Grasshopper, RhinoCommon API, and AI drive new innovations and create business opportunities.
• Architectural Excellence: Discover how Rhino integrates with BIM workflows and helps push the limits of computational design in architecture.

Featured Speakers

• Andrea Rossi (EDEK, University of Kassel)
• Babette Hohrath & Raitis Pekuss (Packhunt)
• Dr. Carlotta Schatten & Arjun Sharma (Airteam Aerial Intelligence GmbH)
• Dan Cole (WebbYates)
• David Rutten (McNeel)
• Diego Apellániz (kevee)
• Dominik Zausinger (Priedemann Façade Lab)
• Jens Böke, Lutz Tautenhahn, Tomas Mena (Priedemann Façade Lab)
• Jeroen van Lith (Planfinder)
• Jochen Hölscher & Yury Nasonov (Hölscher Fassaden)
• Johannes König (wearenarrativ)
• Julia Reisinger (TU Wien and factorymaker)
• Krzysztof Wojslaw (learngrasshopper.com)
• Lila Panahi (ATP)
• Mathias Fuchs (McNeel)
• Mathias Sønderskov Schaltz (LINK Arkitektur)
• Nicola Haberbosch (Drees & Sommer)
• Paul Cowell (Simply Rhino)
• Rostyslav Friedmann (KeyShot)
• Serjoscha Düring (RehubForge)
• Shibo Ren (Buro Happold)
• Stefano Arrighi (Studio Eliasson)
• Timo Harboe Zollner (Timo Harboe ApS)
• Verena Vogler & Carlos Pérez (McNeel Europe)

Join us for a day packed with inspiration, innovation, and networking!

How to Teach Grasshopper Fundamentals, 4-5 and 7-8 November 2024

How to Teach Grasshopper Fundamentals

Online Workshop

Tutor: Rajaa Issa

4-5 November 2024

7-8 November 2024

4:00 pm-7:30 pm UTC (London)

11:00 am-2:30 pm EDT (NYC)

Hosted on Zoom by McNeel Europe

A four-day course introducing a methodology on teaching the fundamentals of algorithmic design and data structures for computational design using Grasshopper. 

The course is for professional trainers and educators interested in developing curriculums and training materials to teach algorithmic design to students and professionals across various disciplines. It is based on Rajaa Issa's guide, Essential Algorithms and Data Structures for Grasshopper.

Rajaa Issa is a software developer at Robert McNeel & Associates and the author of several geometry and Grasshopper guides on Essential Mathematics, Algorithms and Data Structures, and C# Scripting.

Learning Objectives: After the completion of this course, participants will be able to:

• Learn strategies to teach how to build algorithms from scratch
• Develop an in-depth understanding of Grasshopper data structures
• Learn how to teach complex parametric designs in Grasshopper

Day 1 - Algorithms and Data

• An introduction to teaching Grasshopper and existing resources
• How to work with the guide, course exercises
• Introduction to algorithmic design
• Designing algorithms from scratch using the 4-step process
• Data types and data processing in Grasshopper
• Pitfalls of algorithmic design
• Tutorial session

Day 2 - Introduction to Data Structures

• Overview of data structures
• Lists, list operations, list matching
• Design algorithms with list data structures
• Tutorial session

Day 3 - Advanced Data Structures

• Intro to data trees
• Basic data tree operations
• Advanced data tree operations
• Tutorial session

Day 4 - Advanced Data Structures

• Advanced data tree operations
• Tutorial session
• Discussion: what are good teaching practices for Grasshopper

Online course fees: The course is free. We will confirm your seat after your registration has cleared.

Course requirements: A motivational statement including information about the applicant, their teaching experience, and motivation to take this specific class. The course is for teachers with an intermediate knowledge of Rhino and basic knowledge of Grasshopper.

Maximum number of participants: 25.

Course language: English

Apply now with a short motivational statement (max 150 words) by contacting Verena!

IBEX 2024 - Orca3D Marine CFD Workshop

Where: Tampa Convention Center, Tampa, Florida 
When: Monday, September 30, 2024
Time: 12:00 pm–5 pm EST
Cost: $175/person (lunch will be provided)

Whether you are a current user of Orca3D Marine CFD or interested in becoming a user, this Orca3D Marine CFD workshop is for you! The workshop will help you improve your designs using Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD). CFD has proven to be a very useful technology for marine design, and its use is now becoming widespread throughout the small-to-mid-size boat design community.  

The Orca3D Marine CFD workshop is held with the IBEX show in Tampa, Florida. Registration for IBEX is now open and is part of the IBEX Attendee Registration process (in Step 6, Education, under Pre-Conference Sessions). This is an in-person event; no streaming or recording will be available. 

More information here.

Space will be limited, so please be sure to register soon.

Join us at IBEX and see Orca3D Marine Design Software for Rhino at Booth 2-345 to see how this can become a valuable tool for your design process.  

 

AECtech+ LA | Hackathon, Symposium, Workshops

AECtech+ LA | Hackathon, Symposium, Workshops

September 20-22, 2024
Los Angeles, CA
Register here!

Put your skills to the test and embark on an exhilarating 24-hour Hackathon!

Join Thornton Tomasetti | CORE studio and USC on September 20-22 as they host the second AECtech+ Los Angeles. This in-person event will be held at USC in downtown Los Angeles and is open to students, professionals, hackers, and everyone interested in technology in the AEC space.

Kick off the weekend early on Friday with a round of Workshops taking a deep dive into new software/workflows within the AEC space. These 3-hour workshops will give you the foundations to implement these technologies at the office or in the Hackathon. Workshops include a comprehensive walkthrough of Web API calls from Grasshopper with Swiftlet by its author Sergey Pigach and an introductory crash course in AI, specifically LLM and NLP for the AEC Industry with Omid Sajedi from CORE AI.

Get inspired by a fantastic panel of presenters at the LA Symposium speaking on a diverse range of innovations within AEC, from Platforms to Processes to Projects.

• CORE studio | Thornton Tomasetti: Sophie Moore & Eesha Jain
• The University of Southern California: Dr. David Gerber
• SUMPOINT.io & Hathaway Dinwiddie: James Coleman, Brian Murray
• HYPAR: Ian Keough
• HKS: Cory Brugger
• Morphosis: Kerenza Harris
• Martin Bros. Construction: Andrew Kragness

On Saturday, immerse yourself in a hands-on learning experience at the 24-Hour Hackathon. Join fellow participants to tackle real-world industry challenges using cutting-edge technologies and computational approaches. This concentrated event will provide an opportunity for hands-on collaboration, problem-solving, and prototyping as you work against the clock to develop innovative solutions. Participants of all experience levels will be able to collaborate, learn from each other, build new relationships, and generate innovations for the AEC community.

Are you new to Hackathons? AECtech provides a unique opportunity to learn from a diverse peer group with varied domain expertise, working together towards a common goal. Need some inspiration? Check out what has been created in over ten years of AECtech hackathons.

Visit the event site to learn more, and register here to secure your spot. Space is very limited!

Rhino User Webinar: Advancing Computational Design Workflows at MORPH

 

Rhino User Webinar

Advancing Computational Design Workflows at MORPH
25 September 2024 at 4:00 pm (CEST)

MORPH creates and materializes innovative solutions across design, architecture, and engineering, handling everything from small-scale interior spaces and detailed designs to large-scale projects like stadiums, Master Plans, feasibility studies, and construction.

The webinar Advancing Computational Design Workflows at MORPH explores the increasing complexity of computational design workflows, spanning from small-scale concepts to extensive, interdisciplinary projects. As this complexity grows, maintaining flexibility becomes a significant challenge.

The presentation highlights recent advancements at MORPH, including optimizing their Rhino plugin development process with the new Rhino 8 ScriptEditor. It also showcases improvements in interoperability, particularly with Speckle, demonstrating MORPH’s commitment to enhancing design integration and efficiency.

About the speakers: 

• Jon Tolosa, Leon Brohmann, and Sergio Rodriguez are part of the Computational Design Team at MORPH's R&D department in the heart of Madrid. With a background in architecture and research they are passionate about pushing boundaries and tackling challenges enthusiastically.
  
  

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Free 3D puzzle and robot toy files (.3dm, .STL)

Articulated robot toys for 3D printing

Dinosaur puzzles for 3D printing

PlusPlastic has created some amazing 3D models you can print at home with your 3D printer! They designed fun 3D dinosaur puzzles and articulated robot toys that you can download for free in .3dm and .STL formats from food4Rhino. 

Their blog shares photos and videos that give you a behind-the-scenes look at the modeling and fabrication process.

• Making of 3D dinosaur puzzles (in Korean)...
• Making of 3D articulated robot toys (in Korean)...

Download free 3D dinosaur puzzle files (.3dm, .STL) from food4Rhino...

Download free 3D robot toy files (.3dm, .STL) from food4Rhino...

 

Large-Scale Solar Analysis: Useful methods for Rhino and Ladybug Tools

Large-Scale Solar Analysis

Solar studies at the city scale can be conducted easily with GIS and 2.5D data. But we love 3D. 

What about 3D CAD software like Rhinoceros and Ladybug Tools?

Many research papers categorize Ladybug Tools as software appropriate for the building or neighborhood scale, but this study explored how it works at the city scale.

The study conducted at GATE Institute, Sofia, considers the calculation of solar radiation in 3D at the city scale. The context includes the mountains around the city and 3D data for 150,000 buildings.

The study relocates geometry closer to the origin and simplifies geometry to edge minimum size equal or greater than 1 meter to reduce the range of numbers. Building footprints in .shp format are extruded to generate clean solids using Heron for Grasshopper.

The critical parameter in the simulation is a face count of meshes dedicated for analysis, which is approximately 2,000,000 faces on a regular machine with 32 GB RAM. Increasing the RAM leads to the ability to analyze more faces. This principle can work for a single district where all building surfaces are evaluated with a 3-meter grid size or, for example, for a city where all the residential rooftops are analyzed. Therefore, two cases were considered at the city and district scales. 

For the shading context, the Incident Radiation component allows adding a huge shading mesh. This can be very useful when considering a hilly region that impacts shading patterns in the city. 

The final step visualizes enriched building data using baked textures in a 3D web environment.

 

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