Thursday, December 4, 2025

Rhino User Webinar: Instrumenting the Design Process - New recorded webinar now available!

 


If you were unable to attend the latest Rhino User Webinar live, it is now available to view!

Ashkan Rezaee has been kind enough to share his workflow with an end-to-end look at iterative toolmaking with designers and domain experts. Watch this recorded webinar if you are interested in co-defining the data model, using system and workflow architecture inside Grasshopper, instrumenting prototypes for real-time feedback, and converging toward a robust, user-friendly plugin. 

Wednesday, December 3, 2025

food4Rhino webinar: Termite AI (December 11, 2025, at 5 PM CET)


food4Rhino webinar: Termite AI
December 11, 2025, at 5 PM CET


Join us for a live demonstration of Termite AI - an intelligent design co-pilot that helps architects and designers generate floor plans, spatial layouts, and unit distributions in minutes.

In this session, we will show how Termite connects seamlessly with Rhino, Grasshopper, and Revit, integrating AI into your early design workflow without changing your tools.

We’ll showcase how Termite accelerates early-stage design decisions, optimizes spatial configurations, and adapts to your design intent — whether you’re working on a single building or a large-scale project.

What You’ll Learn
  • How Termite AI generates floor plans and unit distributions with minimal input
  • Live integration demo with Rhino, Grasshopper, and Revit
  • How Termite fits into early-stage design workflows
  • Upcoming features and roadmap for early adopters
Who Should Attend
  • Architects and designers using, Rhino, Grasshopper and Autodesk Revit in early-stage design
  • Professionals seeking tools to streamline early design and reduce manual work
  • Innovators eager to explore AI-driven design workflows

Speaker:

Mohammad Hassan Saleh Tabari is the co-founder of Termite Intelligence GmbH, an AEC technology startup based in Innsbruck, Austria, and the developer behind Termite Nest and Termite AI. Since 2021, Mohammad has served as a university assistant at Innsbruck University and is currently finalizing his PhD in Computational Design, focusing on numerical models for the design of spatial and lightweight structures.

Termite has been designed and developed since 2020, with over 6000 downloads, beginning with the Termite Nest plugin in Grasshopper. In 2024, Termite Intelligence was recognized as a finalist in the Austrian Startup World Cup. In 2025, based on community feedback, termite turned into an intelligent design assistant dashboard to facilitate the design process.


Tuesday, December 2, 2025

Membranes: From Concept to Fabrication — 8-Week Specialized Training by ixRay Ltd (February-April 2026)


Membranes: From Concept to Fabrication — 8-Week Specialized Training by ixRay Ltd

Designing advanced membrane structures requires a solid understanding of form-finding, material behavior, aerodynamics, and precise digital modeling. For architects, engineers, and designers looking to deepen their expertise, ixRay Ltd, in collaboration with the Architectural Membrane Association (AMA), is launching an intensive 8-week online training program focused on membrane structures—from concept to fabrication.

This comprehensive course is led by a panel with over 30 years of industry experience, including renowned instructor Gerry D’Anza, and integrates powerful software tools such as IxCube 4-10, IxCube CFD, and Rhino/Grasshopper.

What You Will Learn

Throughout the eight weeks, participants will explore the full workflow of membrane design and engineering:

1. Form-Finding Through Forces

Understand how membranes naturally generate optimized shapes through tension forces, achieving stability and elegance.

2. Rhino Modeling & Grasshopper

Learn how to build accurate 3D models and workflows for membrane structures using Rhino and parametric design automation in Grasshopper.

3. Parametric Design (Rhino + Grasshopper + IxCube 4-10)

Develop advanced parametric systems that integrate structural behavior and patterning processes.

4. Inflatables & ETFE Cushions

Gain technical insights into the design and analysis of pneumatic structures and ETFE cushion systems.

5. Nonlinear Analysis of Membranes and Steel Structures

Study real-world structural behavior under load, using specialized simulation tools.

6. Wind Tunnel Simulation with IxCube CFD

Run CFD simulations over thin double-sided membranes to validate aerodynamic performance.

7. Steel Design (American, Euro, and Indian Codes)

Learn essential global steel standards and apply them to tension structures.

8. Project Management (Patterning & Production)

Understand production techniques, patterning strategies, and efficient project delivery.

Course Details
  • Format: Online (Zoom)
  • Start Date: Friday, February 13, 2026
  • Schedule: Every Friday for 8 weeks
  • Time: 14:00–16:00 CET
  • Instructor: Gerry D’Anza
  • Language: English
Key Benefits
  • Free 4-month professional license of IxCube 4-10
  • Certificate of participation from ixRay Ltd
  • Direct training from industry experts
  • Practical workflow experience from concept to fabrication
Registration Information
  • To register, send an email to info@ixray-ltd.com with the subject: COURSE 2026
  • Include your full name and contact information.
Rates
  • Early Registration: €300 (before December 31, 2025)
  • Late Registration: €450 (after December 31, 2025)
Notes
  • The course requires a minimum of 10 participants to begin.
  • Requirements: Basic knowledge of CAD (AutoCAD, Rhinoceros, etc.)
  • This training is ideal for professionals in: Architecture, Engineering, Tensile structure design, Fabrication, Computational design


MatrixGold 3.11: The Agility Update


Gemvision has released MatrixGold 3.11, a new update featuring powerful
tools and enhancements that streamline the jewelry design process.

From creating intricate settings to optimizing workflows and producing realistic visuals, this version offers designers greater flexibility, precision, and creative control to bring their ideas to life with ease.

What’s New in MatrixGold 3.11
  • iJewel3d Integration - Produce high-quality visuals in seconds with advanced materials and realistic lighting.
  • Smart Prong - Place prongs accurately between stones in a stone line and streamline your setting process for faster, more efficient workflows.
  • Boolean One by One - Simplified complex Boolean operations with greater control by isolating and fixing elements individually for cleaner results.
  • Matching Band Rail - Automatically generate a band that perfectly follows your ring’s contour, giving you a seamless, fully customizable fit.
  • Global Parametric ON/OFF - Toggle parametric mode on or off across all tools with a single click to take full control of your workflow.
  • Bounding Box - View exact geometry dimensions instantly in the viewport and keep every measurement accurate and visible.
  • Project Manager Tags - Organize your work effortlessly by adding custom tags to your projects and quickly locate related files when you need them.
  • Quick Command Tags - Navigate and organize your favorite tools faster with new color-coded tabs designed for clarity and efficiency.
  • This update also includes additional improvements to help jewelers work smarter and more efficiently across the platform.

Friday, November 28, 2025

Computational Food Design: Teaching Rhino & Grasshopper with Edible Briefs


The recording of our Educator’s Lab webinar: Computational Food Design: Teaching Rhino & Grasshopper with Edible Briefs is now available!

In this mouth-watering session, architect and Authorized Rhino Trainer Jose Antonio Carrillo reveals how he fuses architecture, gastronomy, and digital fabrication with Rhino 8 and Grasshopper to make computational design instantly tangible and engaging for students.

He walks us through his first food-inspired architecture project, the touching story of how the Ribbon Chapel shaped one of his designs, and how these inspirations evolved into chef collaborations, award-winning student outcomes, a demo that both teaches and inspires you to design your own cakes, and his latest cross-disciplinary research.

If you’re seeking fresh teaching strategies, new ways to engage students, or just love seeing computation meet cuisine, this recording is a must-watch.


Watch the video now...

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Rhino User Webinar: Archicad/Grasshopper Live Connection Workflow


 Rhino User Webinar Live and Interacting
December 10, 2025 - 4:00 PM (CET) 

In this webinar, Gregor Doblinger from Delugan Meissl Associated Architects | DMAA will demonstrate a complete workflow using the Grasshopper–Archicad Live Connection. He will showcase the roof design of the Badischen Staatstheater as a live case study, covering shape-finding processes in Rhino/Grasshopper, adaptive base geometry parametrically linked to Archicad, and strategies for maintaining design flexibility while detailing complex structures.

The session will also explore key Archicad functionalities and tips within Grasshopper—including beams, element properties, AC nodes, and generating 2D plans—and insights into workflow structure and live visualization with Enscape.


About the speaker:
Gregor Doblinger is an Austrian architect and computational design specialist with extensive experience leading housing projects and collaborating on large-scale cultural and urban developments. He studied at the technical school for carpentry in Hallstatt before studying architecture at the Vienna University of Technology, where he completed his thesis. Since 2020, he has contributed to numerous high-profile projects with DMAA. His work spans architecture, computational workflows, and interdisciplinary design, including jewelry design collaborations.


Wednesday, November 26, 2025

Rhino at The Architect Show 2025 in Athens with ErgoCad

 

We are pleased to announce that our authorized Rhino reseller ERGO CAD will be the Grand Sponsor of The Architect Show 2025, one of the leading events for architects in Greece and Cyprus. 

The exhibition will take place on December 6–7 at the Athens Metropolitan Expo, located at the Athens International Airport.
ERGO CAD  will be present with booth 38–40 and a dedicated workshop area, where the team will meet with visitors interested in Rhino.

They will also offer live presentations and special promotions exclusively for attendees. This participation creates a great opportunity for architects, designers, and industry professionals to connect directly with ERGO CAD and learn more about Rhino’s capabilities.

We are delighted to share this news with our community and encourage anyone attending the event in Athens to visit ERGO CAD’s space.


Dates: December 6–7, 2025
Location: Athens Metropolitan Expo
Booth: 38–40

Monday, November 24, 2025

Getting to know… Frame Maker: Custom-fit Eyewear for On-Demand 3D Printing!

Industrial designer Andrés Roppa, founder of Frame-Stock, shares how he’s reshaping eyewear design through Rhino, Grasshopper, parametric modeling, and 3D printing. In this ShapeDiver interview, he explains how his tool Frame Maker converts 2D outlines into ready-to-prototype 3D frames, making customization faster and more accessible. Especially when combined with ShapeDiver and the App Builder. Explore real-world applications like Vision Now, the balance between automation and creativity, and how emerging technologies are redefining the future of the industry.

Read the full interview here...


Tuesday, November 18, 2025

Rhino User Webinar: Instrumenting the Design Process

Rhino User Webinar
December 3, 2025 - 4:00 PM (CET) 

In this live webinar we will have the opportunity to have an end-to-end look at iterative toolmaking with designers and domain experts. Join the webinar if you are interested in co-defining the data model, using system and workflow architecture inside Grasshopper, instrumenting prototypes for real-time feedback, and converging toward a robust, user-friendly plugin. We will show patterns, pitfalls, and handoffs that turn exploratory routes into maintainable, documented, deployable tools at scale. 

About the speaker:
Ashkan Rezaee is a designer and toolmaker who blends architecture with technology to create innovative solutions in AECO industry. With a master's degree in Computational Building Development and Fabrication and a background in Architecture Engineering, Ashkan has a strong foundation in sustainable design and environmental simulation practices. His academic journey also includes a deep dive into fabrication tools and methods, enabling him to bridge the gap between design and production seamlessly. His current role is Sustainability Specialist and Software Developer at Henning Larsen in Copenhagen.


Friday, November 14, 2025

Rhino User Meeting Graz - November 26, 2025


Come join Rhino3D-Shop, McNeel Europe and TU Graz for a Rhino User Meeting in Graz on November 26, 2025, from 13h to 18h.

An informal gathering of Rhino and Grasshopper users in the fields of
 Design and AEC (Architecture, Engineering & Construction).

Location:

TU Graz
HÖRSAAL HS I
Raumnr. : ATK1120H
Alte TechnikRechbauerstraße 12 / 1. Kellergeschoß
8010 Graz

Date & Time:

November 26, 2025
13:00 - 18:00h

Program:

Language: German

Included: snacks & drinks


Thursday, November 13, 2025

Rhino User Webinar: From Code to Craft - New recorded webinar now available!


 If you were unable to attend the latest Rhino User Webinar live, it is now available to view!

Get guided by Peggy Yu as she walks you through how computational design drives innovation in art and furniture. Explore two fascinating projects: first, a robotic interactive sugar-printing experiment, where Grasshopper translates human sound into precise robotic motion; then a deep dive into the Pat-chair, a case study showing how computational tools shape both the form of the piece and its digital manufacturing toolpath.

Watch the video now...
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Wednesday, November 12, 2025

Master Surface Design with Rhino + KeyShot by Sabit


Take your design presentation skills to the next level!

This professional course by Sabit will guide you through the complete workflow of creating high-quality 3D surfaces in Rhino and rendering them with stunning realism in KeyShot.

You’ll learn how to design smooth, precise surfaces suitable for visualisation, prototyping, and production, and how to make your models stand out with photorealistic materials, lighting, and composition.
Whether you design consumer products, jewelry, footwear, or concept models — this course gives you the essential techniques to turn your 3D ideas into striking visual results.

Software requirements: Rhino and KeyShot. (demo available).
Next course start: November 18, 2025
Duration: 6 hours
Language: English


Modeling Topography & Grading in RhinoLands (2D/3D)

If you’re already designing in Rhino, this session shows how RhinoLands extends your native workflow for terrain and grading, no context switching, no workarounds.

Why it fits right into Rhino

  • Linked 2D ⇄ 3D: Edit contours or surfaces and see updates reflected across both views—instantly.
  • Automated QTOs: Get quantity take-offs for cuts, fills, paths, and other terrain operations—generated automatically.
  • BIM-ready output: Produce precise BIM models you can bring into Revit or Archicad via IFC, or push directly to Revit with Rhino.Inside.Revit.
  • For AEC teams: Architects, civil engineers, and landscape architects all benefit from a consistent Rhino-native approach to topography.

🔗 Join the webinar: Modeling Topography & Grading with RhinoLands (2D/3D)

Secure your seatregister now.


Footwearise 2025 ON DECEMBER 4 & 5 by Footwearology


FINAL COUNTDOWN TO FOOTWEARISE ON DECEMBER 4 & 5!

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Footwearise 2025, organized by footwearology, is the event for footwear innovation, ,bringing together all parties that contribute to a better footwear supply chain, where shoes can be made local-for-local, on demand, personalized, without waste and with end-of-life systems. 

This year the theme is "Fusing Fit, Feel and Fabrication": when digital technology makes it possible to fully personalize shoes through mass customization, then the lines between the orthopaedic industry, the sports industry and the fashion industry are blurring, opening up new perspectives and opportunities.

After two successful editions in Barcelona and one in Portland, this 4th edition will take place in Alicante, the heart of the Spanish shoe industry, at a spectacular location: CIUDAD DE LA LUZ FILM STUDIOS.

Tuesday, November 11, 2025

Computational Food Design: Teaching Rhino & Grasshopper with Edible Briefs



How do you make computational design instantly tangible and unforgettable for students? In this Educator's Lab webinar, architect and Authorized Rhino Trainer Jose Carrillo (American University in Dubai) reveals a classroom-proven framework that fuses architecture and gastronomy to teach Rhino 8 + Grasshopper with clarity, high engagement, and chef-industry collaborations. Jose shares concise teaching methods, standout student outcomes, awards, an edible Grasshopper live demo, and case studies you can adapt tomorrow. He also opens his research and professional pipelines, demonstrating how computational design connects architecture, gastronomy, AI, and art to produce fabricable, edible, and publishable results.

About the speaker:

Jose Carrillo is an architect, educator, and Ph.D. researcher in computational food design. He explores how AI, biomaterials, and digital fabrication can reframe how we see, taste, and build. An Authorized Rhino Trainer and associate professor at AUD since 2015, he founded @archEatable to teach Rhino + Grasshopper across architecture, art, and culinary practice. Jose coaches architects, artists, and chefs on computational workflows that move from screen to fabrication and plates. His work has been exhibited at the Venice Architecture Biennale, Art Dubai, and the Sikka Art & Design Festival.


Friday, November 7, 2025

Rhino.Inside.Revit online workshop, December 10-12, 2025 (McNeel Europe)

 



Rhino.Inside.Revit online workshop
Tutor: Junghwo Park
December 10 12, 2025
10 AM - 5 PM CET (Barcelona)
Hosted on Zoom by McNeel Europe

Since 2009, numerous third-party plug-ins have aimed to improve interoperability between Autodesk’s BIM software Revit and Rhino/Grasshopper. Introduced with Rhino 7, Rhino.Inside.Revit significantly advances this integration by adding over 300 Revit-aware components to Grasshopper, enabling users to query, modify, analyze, and create native Revit elements directly within Grasshopper.

Rhino.Inside.Revit also provides a powerful translation API for building custom conversion workflows between Revit data and Rhino geometry and metadata. Its advanced geometry conversion API ensures accurate translation of complex Rhino shapes into Revit, and it is fully accessible through Grasshopper’s Python and C# scripting components.

In this workshop, Junghwo Park, BIM Manager at Doka GmbH, will introduce participants to Rhino.Inside.Revit, a powerful framework that integrates Rhino and Grasshopper directly within Autodesk Revit. Participants will gain a basic understanding of Rhino.Inside.Revit, learn about BIM management use cases, and explore parametric BIM workflows with Rhino.Inside.Revit and selected Grasshopper plugins for design automation.

Day 1

  • Overview – Introduction to Rhino.Inside and its limitations
  • Useful Grasshopper Plugins for BIM workflows
  • Revit Units vs. Rhino Units
  • Project Framework and Documents
  • Selections and Filters
  • Coordinates
  • Creating Revit Elements

Day 2

  • Creating Forms
  • Revit Materials
  • Creating Families (Loadable Families)
  • Getting & Setting Parameters
  • SubD to Revit Conversion
  • Revit Topology (Rooms, Areas, and Spaces)
  • Analyzing Revit Elements

Day 3

  • Views and Sheets
  • MakeHatch Command
  • Details and Annotations
  • Parametric BIM Design
  • Structural Analytical Model
  • Clash Detection
  • Tips and Tricks

Course requirements: This workshop is intended for Revit users who want to learn how to integrate Rhino and Grasshopper into their workflows, as well as for Rhino and Grasshopper users who wish to explore the use of Rhino.Inside for Revit. Basic knowledge of Rhino, Grasshopper, and Revit (version 2024.3) is required.

Software requirement: Rhino 8, Revit 2024.3

Online course fees for each course: 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.

Maximum number of participants for each course: 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!



Thursday, November 6, 2025

Shape to Fabrication 2025 - Conference Presentation Reports Published

Shape to Fabrication took place earlier this year in London, and the organisers, Simply Rhino, have now published all of the technical write-ups of the presentations that took place during the 2-day AEC-focused conference. 


These written reports serve both as a reminder of the project-focused presentations for those who were able to attend the conference and a reference for those who were not at 2025’s 9th iteration. 

The Shape to Fabrication Conference and accompanying workshops will return in 2027 for their 10th iteration, with exciting plans being made for this special 10th birthday event!

Wednesday, November 5, 2025

Rhino User Webinar: Free Form to Fabrication - New recorded webinar now available!

 

If you were unable to attend the latest Rhino User Webinar live, it is now available to view!

Get guided by Ignacio Fuentes-Cantillana Monereo and learn from him the fundamentals of SubD in Rhino and Grasshopper —how its geometry enables complex forms with crisp creases—through a quick form-finding exercise and real project examples, then jump to fabrication: panelization, machine-learning-aided layout, and how SubD data drives milling and robotic workflows to deliver complex results.

Watch the video now...
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Tuesday, November 4, 2025

Kangaroo Physics online workshop, December 1-3 (McNeel Europe)

 


Kangaroo Physics online workshop
December 01–03, 2025
10 AM-5 PM CET (Barcelona)
Hosted on Zoom by McNeel Europe

Ping-Hsiang Chen, former computational designer at Zaha Hadid Architects, will lead a three-day online Kangaroo Physics workshop hosted by McNeel Europe.

This course introduces Kangaroo Physics, the live physics engine in Grasshopper, covering interactive simulation, form-finding, optimization, and constraint solving. Participants will learn to simulate material behavior, analyze geometry, and create animations, while exploring core concepts like constraints, particle systems, and material properties.

The workshop will also cover the application of Kangaroo to various geometry types, including NURBS, Mesh, and SubD.

On completion of this course, participants are expected to be able to:

  • Use Kangaroo for form-finding with various constraint setups
  • Explore practical applications of physics-based modeling
  • Work across different geometry types, including NURBS, Mesh, and SubD
  • Create custom geometry behaviors using Kangaroo and new features in Rhino 8

Day 1 – Fundamentals of Physics-Based Modeling

  • Introduction to physics-based modeling concepts.
  • Overview of Kangaroo solvers and basic setup.
  • Understanding goals and forces.
  • Exploring constraints and element interactions.
  • Case study: Grid shell and wood bending systems.

Day 2 – Form Finding and Geometry Optimization

  • Introduction to tensegrity structures.
  • Exploring origami and folding behaviors.
  • Introduction to Mesh and SubD geometry in Rhino.
  • Using Subdivision and QuadRemesh for Geometry Optimization
  • Form-finding with Mesh with Kangaroo.

Day 3 – Advanced Applications and Workflows using Kangaroo

  • Simulating inflation and pneumatic structures.
  • Geometry optimization using Kangaroo.
  • Applying Kangaroo for fabrication workflows.
  • Understanding and managing collision detection.
  • Geometry packing and spatial optimization.
  • Advanced modeling workflows with Kangaroo.

Course requirements: The class is designed for participants who have completed the Grasshopper Level 1 course or regularly use Grasshopper in their daily work and are familiar with its basic data structures. An intermediate level of proficiency in Rhino is also recommended.

Software requirement: Rhino 8

Online course fees for each course: 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.

Maximum number of participants for each course: 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!

Monday, November 3, 2025

Introducing Carbonfly: CO2-based CFD for Indoor Air Quality in Rhino and Grasshopper


Carbonfly is a free and open-source Python library and Grasshopper toolbox designed for CO₂-based indoor airflow and air quality simulation. Developed by researchers at Institute of Energy Efficiency and Sustainable Building (E3D) - RWTH Aachen University, Carbonfly brings the power of scientific scientific Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) into the visual programming environment of Grasshopper, making professional indoor environmental modeling more accessible to architects, engineers, and design practitioners.

Carbonfly integrates OpenFOAM through the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL), enabling full CFD workflows to run seamlessly on Windows machines commonly used in architectural and engineering practices. Users can prepare boundary conditions, build simulation cases, and run CFD processes directly within the Rhino & Grasshopper environment.

The toolbox provides predefined boundary conditions tailored for indoor airflow simulations, including mechanical supply and exhaust, window-driven natural ventilation, and dynamic human respiration. Additional helper tools assist in estimating wind-driven ventilation and air exchange rates based on building physics standards.

Carbonfly also includes documented examples of mechanically ventilated rooms, naturally ventilated spaces, and dynamic breathing scenarios, offering an intuitive learning path for new users.

By combining the strengths of Rhino & Grasshopper in parametric modeling with the high-fidelity physics of OpenFOAM, Carbonfly creates a streamlined workflow for user-centered, healthy building design - all without leaving the Grasshopper interface.

Rhino and Orca3D at METS Trade, Amsterdam, 18-20 November

 


METSTRADE 2025
NDAR booth 05-257, Hall 5
18-20 November 
Amsterdam
The Netherlands

METSTRADE is a prime opportunity to connect, exchange ideas, and explore the latest marine innovations for naval architecture and shipbuilding.

Meet the NDAR Team at Hall 5, booth 05-257 and learn from them the latest developments in Orca3D, the powerful naval architecture and marine design plug-in for Rhino3D.

🔍 What's new? The NDAR Naval Architecture Solution combines the Rhino3D platform with marine plug-ins Orca3D, ExpressMarine, VisualARQ and all Rhino3D plug-ins, seamlessly integrating specialist applications GHS, ShipWeight, MAESTRO Marine, NavCad.

📅 Let’s Meet! To ensure dedicated time to your specific needs, please schedule a meeting in advance with the NDAR Team:

More information... 


Meeting Notes from October’s Grasshopper UK UGM by Simply Rhino

 

Simply Rhino have published their meeting notes following the recent Grasshopper UK UGM that took place at Sybarite in London on the 8th of October.


If you were not able to join the meeting in-person then you can read up on the presentations that were enjoyed from Sybarite (SKP Chengdu Façade and the Möet & Chandon Bar), Eckersley O’Callaghan (SKP Chengdu Façade and the Engineers Arcade), VisualARQ and LandsDesign.


Thursday, October 30, 2025

Karamba3D online workshop, November 24-26 (McNeel Europe)

 


Karamba3D Workshop - Introduction to Beam Structures
Tutor: Matthew Tam & Georg Lobe
November 24-26, 2025
10 AM-5 PM CET (Barcelona)
Hosted on Zoom by McNeel Europe 

Matthew Tam and Georg Lobe of Karamba3D are offering a workshop aimed at beginner users who want to gain a solid understanding of setting up beam models in Karamba3D. Teaching will be applied to real-world case studies to understand all the basic principles.

After the completion of this course, you will be able to:
  • Have an in-depth understanding of model setup in Karamba3D for beams.
  • Set up beam structures in a parametric manner to gain full geometric control.
  • Perform simple optimization and form-finding procedures on your geometry.
  • Learn how to integrate Karamba3D into your BIM/structural workflows.
Day 1 - Introduction
  • Introductory lecture to parametric engineering
  • Parametric structural modeling with beams
  • Defining cross-section and material properties
  • Results retrieval and display for beams
Day 2 – Applications
  • Optimization of cross sections of beams
  • Introduction to optimization procedures for shape and topology
  • Form finding procedures
Day 3 – Workflows & Interoperability
  • Debugging Models and Troubleshooting Errors
  • Save states of your Karamba3D model into Rhino for quick versioning
  • Harnessing the power of Speckle to send and receive structural models on the cloud

Course requirements: Prior knowledge of Grasshopper and Rhino is essential. Basic understanding of Karamba3D would be beneficial but not required.

Software requirement: Rhino 8 & Karamba3D 3.1.5
Karamba3D 1-year licenses for non-commercial use will be provided to the participants free of charge.

Additional Software: Speckle v2, Revit (optional for interoperability workflows), RFEM, Robot, SCIA (optional for interoperability workflows)

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

Maximum number of participants for each course: 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!


Wednesday, October 29, 2025

Free Workshop Optimization in Grasshopper

Free Workshop Optimization in Grasshopper
November 6-13, 2025

Join How To Rhino's FREE online workshop & discover how to leverage Grasshopper's optimization tools to make smarter, data-driven design decisions and elevate your portfolio!

In this value-packed workshop, you'll learn:

  • The fundamentals of Genetic Algorithms (From theory to practice, made simple!)
  • How to FINALLY understand optimization logic in Grasshopper to solve complex problems.
  • Seamless single-objective optimization setups using Galapagos to find the best design solutions.
  • Workflows to visualize data and present your findings with clarity and impact.

Includes practical video lessons & live Q&A sessions.

Join the group here...


ART "Authorized Rhino Trainer" - Required Class for North American Region

  

Would you benefit by becoming an Authorized Rhino Trainer (ART)?
Your certification will allow you to stand out 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 for ART candidates in the North American Regions.
 
(Other regions may also give permission for you to join our class.)


Online Class Format

  • Five Sessions
    Monday-Friday
    April 20-24, 2026
  • Time: 8 AM -12 PM PDST Pacific Time
See detailssign-up, and outline.

See the ART Requirements for all Regions.

Questions? Please email Mary Ann Fugier

Tuesday, October 28, 2025

Jewelry Conference: AI for Designers, Manufacturers and Retailers

 


Join the RhinoArtisan team in London to explore how artificial intelligence is transforming every corner of the jewelry industry, from design to production and retail.
The jewelry world is entering a new era, one where creativity, craftsmanship, and technology converge. RhinoArtisan is proud to announce “Jewelry’s Next Revolution: AI for Designers, Manufacturers and Retailers”, an exclusive live event which will take place in Hatton Garden, London, the heart of the UK’s jewelry scene.
During this two-hour event, you’ll discover how artificial intelligence is reshaping the jewelry industry, helping professionals design faster, collaborate smarter, and sell more effectively.
The session will feature live demonstrations of RhinoArtisan’s new AI tools, showing real use cases that apply directly to day-to-day work in design, manufacturing, and retail environments.

Rhino User Webinar: From Code to Craft - Computational Design in Art and Furniture



This webinar examines the application of computational design in art and furniture, highlighting two specific projects. The first, robotic interactive sugar printing, uses a data-driven approach where Grasshopper transforms human sound into corresponding robotic movements. The second project, the Pat-chair, serves as a case study to explore how computational design tools are used to generate both the product's form and its digital manufacturing toolpath. Peggy Yu is an architect, artist, and the co-founder of Patch Design. Her work spanning across physical installations, robotics, and media art. She IS AN architectural design and served as a Research Assistant at Tongji University’s College of Design & Innovation in Shanghai. Her studio, Patch Design, explores the interaction of craft, technology, and coastal cultural heritage. Yu's projects have been showcased at prominent international exhibitions, including the Venice Biennale, Milan Design Week, 3 Days of Design, and featured by Nowness.

Segmeridian for Rhino - medical image segmentation


Segmeridian for Rhino is a powerful semi-automated client-based medical image segmentation:
  • Robust & solid medical image segmentation tool.
  • Powered by cutting-edge machine learning advances in medical imaging, 3D geometry processing and computer vision.
  • Combining CT/MRI imaging, mask layers and mesh processing in a single client-based application.
  • Full end-to-end workflow from DICOM/Nifti to mesh stereolithography.

Friday, October 24, 2025

Regenerative Design in Digital Practice: Tools for Ecology, Carbon & Health, November 6, 2025 (Online crash course)

 


Regenerative Design in Digital Practice: 
Tools for Ecology, Carbon & Health
November 6, 2025 
Online crash course

Join Living Future Europe and Emanuele Naboni as they host a full-day online course exploring how digital tools and data-driven workflows are transforming regenerative design.

Speakers from Ladybug Tools, Pollination, MVRDV, Henning Larsen, Foster + Partners (Cyclops), Ramboll, THIRD NATURE, MIT/Climateflux, and R&D McNeel Europe (Rhino.Ecologic) will showcase the methods they use to link ecology, carbon, and health in practice.

Participants will learn to apply simulation, computational design, and AI to develop climate-adaptive, circular, and biodiversity-enhancing strategies, translating regenerative theory into measurable performance.


Thursday, October 23, 2025

MetaMAP: Urban Planning Tools for Rhino and Grasshopper


MetaMAP is a free and open-source Grasshopper plugin designed to assist architects, urban planners, and designers in visualizing urban data. 

It offers a comprehensive set of tools for generating building geometries and terrain, all directly within the Rhino environment. By leveraging the power of Rhino and Grasshopper, MetaMAP plans to streamline the urban analysis workflow, enabling users to make data-driven decisions for more sustainable and efficient urban designs. You can find more detailed information and tutorials on Food4Rhino.