Rhinoceros on IRC list for Washington State!

Rhinoceros is on the Washington State IRC list!

Washington Industry Recognized Certification (IRC)
State Approved Industry Recognized Credentials List
#139 Rhino Certified Level 1 and 2 Specialist Manufacturing Skilled & Technical Sciences 

• Here are the details on how to get started with the Rhinoceros testing at your school.
• Once the student has earned their certification, the teacher reports it to the CTE Director, who then informs the OSPI. 
• Perkins Funds may be available to your school for each certification. Ask your CTE Director for details.
• See the complete list of Washington State IRC Software here.

Congratulations to the Rhinoceros community and all users in industries that recommended Rhinoceros be added to the State of Washington IRC software list.

Reference links:
CEDARS (Comprehensive Education Data and Research System)
Appendix AK - Industry Recognized Certification Codes 2025-26: Rhino #139

Questions?
Email Mary Ann Fugier mary@mcneel.com
McNeel Technical Support and Training
Seattle, WA

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Flexible BIM in Rhino: From Concept Models to Project Drawings with VisualARQ 3 - July 9 webinar

Discover how VisualARQ brings Flexible BIM capabilities to Rhino, enabling architects to develop complete architectural projects. From the early design stages to the production of project drawings and documentation, all are within Rhino’s intuitive modeling environment.

What you’ll learn:

• How to use VisualARQ BIM objects to model architecture in 3D.
• How to keep your design flexible and editable throughout the project lifecycle.
• How to produce 2D documentation (plans, sections, elevations) directly from the 3D model.
• How to extract quantities and schedules automatically.
• How to integrate VisualARQ with Grasshopper to automate design and documentation tasks.
• How to exchange your models with other collaborators through the IFC file format.

Whether you’re designing conceptual volumes or preparing a full set of drawings, VisualARQ’s Flexible BIM tools allow you to go from idea to documentation inside Rhino.

More information and registration...

Job offer at Brodie Neill (London, UK) - Technical & Computational Designer

Brodie Neill are on the hunt for a talented Technical & Computational Designer to join its London team tand lead the computational design work for the London based furniture design studio.

Working at the intersection of craft, innovation, and sustainability, the successful candidate will be contributing to the realisation of major global projects.

If you have 3-5 years’ experience, all the technical know-how, a solution-oriented approach, and a passion for design problem-solving, Brodie Neill would love to hear from you.

Full job description and details on how to apply...

ABOUT BRODIE NEILL

Brodie Neill, an innovative furniture design studio in East London, is led by the award-winning designer, founder, and creative director, Brodie Neill. Fusing state-of-the-art technology, traditional design, and material expertise, through the Made in Ratio collection and Brodie Neill commissions and limited editions, Brodie Neill designs high-quality furniture for global clients, including museums, galleries, and private collectors. Brodie Neill also presents an array of exhibitions and high-profile public art projects. The studio’s work is underpinned by sustainability principles and strives to find design solutions to tackle environmental issues.

Getting to know… OrthoSolid: 3D Printed Orthoses and Prostheses!

Orthobroker has launched OrthoSolid®, a ShapeDiver-powered platform revolutionizing how clinicians design and order custom orthoses and prostheses digitally, efficiently, and at scale. 

By replacing traditional methods with a fast, browser-based workflow driven by Grasshopper scripts and 3D printing, OrthoSolid streamlines production while preserving clinical expertise. The result? Lightweight, ISO-certified devices with shorter lead times, fewer appointments, and seamless integration into existing healthcare systems. 

Whether you're in medtech, orthotics design, or parametric design, don’t miss ShapeDiver’s in-depth interview on how this cutting-edge platform is shaping the future of digital orthotics.

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BIM Workflow for Landscape Architects with RhinoLands

BIM Workflow for Landscape Architects 

July 2, 2025, at 17:00 CET

Free Webinar

Are you a landscape architect or urban designer? Join RhinoLand's team for an in-depth webinar on how RhinoLands enhances BIM workflow for landscape architecture.

What to expect:

• Integrating BIM into landscape design
• A-Z design process with the same program
• Improved collaboration and documentation
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More information and registration...

Fluidic Expressions V2.0 Webinar by DesignMorphine

Free Online Webinar by DesignMorphine

July 26, 2025, 3-7 PM UTC

The Fluidic Expressions V2.0 webinar by DesignMorphine explores advanced architectural design using Rhino, with a focus on the SubD modeling technique.

Fluidic Expressions V2.0 explores the synthesis of dynamic geometries into spatial narratives that immerse an environment in the highest realms of technical expertise and emotional connection. The session aims to teach participants how to create futuristic, fluid, and organic architectural forms by mastering the control of edges and surfaces in complex digital models.

This DesignMorphine webinar covers tangible design strategies as well as cutting-edge methodologies, designed to further expand your creative power, sharpen your architectural sense, and transport your expression to higher planes of clarity and flexibility.

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Grasshopper UK User Group Meeting | June 2025

Simply Rhino is at Arup, London,

 for the Grasshopper UK User Group Meeting on June 18, 2025.

Arup is hosting the next Grasshopper UK User Group Meeting in London. 

Starting with a welcome from the Grasshopper UK Meeting organizers, Simply Rhino, they’ll follow with presentations. First is the host, Arup, followed by a case-study introduction to Oasys, and closing with the presentations from invited guests from Hawkins\Brown. There will also be opportunities for conversations and networking with drinks served from 18:00. 

You must book your place to join this free meeting. Booking closes at 12:00 on June 16. If the meeting is fully booked, you can join the waiting list. They’ll get back to you if a place becomes available. 

Presentation 1 | Vincenzo Reale – Arup

Presentation 2 | Miguel Martinez and Stamatios Psarras – Arup

Presentation 3 | Elise Colley and Lizzie Terry–Hawkins\Brown

Meeting Date: Wednesday, June 18, 2025

Time: 18:00-20:30 – You cannot enter the building after 19:30, so please don’t be late!

Location: Market Square Space, Arup, 80 Charlotte Street, London, W1T 4QS

More information...

Astroid 7000 Spaceball 3D Mouse - new Rhino integration

Spatial Freedom, based in Sydney, Australia, is launching a crowdfunding campaign for its new 15-button wireless Astroid 7000 Spaceball 3D Mouse on Indiegogo.

Created by the inventor of the original Spaceball, the Astroid 7000 and its Rhino plugin will deliver advanced functionality at around half the price of existing products.

Live Interactive Spaceball Flythroughs

Discover a new, dynamic way to explore and present your designs with the Astroid Spaceball and its flythrough capability powered by the Astroid on Rhino 8 plugin. The Spaceball technology enables seamless navigation within and around 3D models, capturing high-quality, real-time animations via screen recording.

To see this in action, check out the Astroid 7000 Spaceball 3D Mouse prelaunch video on Indiegogo!

How It Works

• Fluid Navigation: The Astroid provides intuitive pan, zoom, and spin navigation, allowing designers to glide effortlessly through and around their models.
• Screen Capture: Live motion is recorded in real-time to create high-impact flythrough animations that showcase spatial relationships, form, and design intent.
• Marketing and Communication Benefits: You can use the recorded flythroughs to create engaging promotions, supporting pitch presentations, social media campaigns, and design reviews. They also enhance collaboration by helping colleagues, partners, and clients visualize designs with greater clarity.

Use Cases

• Product Demonstrations: Showcase key design features in a compelling and interactive way.
• Architectural Walkthroughs: Navigate interiors and exteriors with precision, highlighting spatial layouts.
• Engineering Design Reviews: Easily communicate and review internal and external design structure and intent.
• Creative Marketing Content: Convert interactive flythroughs into polished videos for advertising and investor presentations.

Complete details...

Getting to know... Pentaura: Parametric Timber Structures!

In this ShapeDiver interview, you'll learn about Pentaura, a timber pavilion designed primarily as a climate shelter and playground. The project was conceived and built in 2023 by students of the Master in Parametric Design in Architecture (MPDA) at the Polytechnic University of Catalunya (UPC), under the guidance of the CODA team and with the support of international experts. The pavilion project leverages Grasshopper to power a generative system that balances user input with engineering constraints, Kangaroo2 for form-finding, and Karamba3D for structural validation. Once the design is final, an automated workflow generates CNC- and laser-ready fabrication files, enabling fast and precise manufacturing through a distributed European network of robotic timber workshops.

Read the full interview...