The End of Physical Prototyping by Sabit: 3D to Flat Patterns in 15 Minutes (ExactFlat)

Watch live as ExactFlat software eliminates trial and error in manufacturing.

During this technical Live Demo by authorised reseller Sabit, we will show:

• Flattening complex 3D models with double curvature in minutes.
• Strain Map analysis – predicting fabric behaviour before cutting to prevent wrinkling or tearing.
• Creating perfect, highly accurate patterns without the need for physical prototypes.

Date/Time: May 18, 2026 | 14:00 (CET)
Presenter: Anna Smigielska-Raczka (Authorised Rhino Trainer)

Language: Polish

Download the ExactFlat plugin from Food4Rhino

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The Grasshopper Paradox - Tools Agnostic Mind-set

 

The recording of our Educator’s Lab webinar: The Grasshopper Paradox - Tools Agnostic Mind-Set is now available!

In this session, Dr. Milad Showkatbakhsh, Director of AA EmTech, turns a seemingly contradictory idea on its head: to truly master any tool, you must first be free of attachment to it.

Dr. Showkatbakhsh makes the case that architects are no longer sculptors of form; they are editors of data. He shows how platforms like Grasshopper become truly powerful not when you learn their menus, but when you've already learned to think computationally: breaking complex design challenges into modular, solvable processes the way nature has always done.

If you teach design, practice it, or just wonder where architecture is heading, this is a must-watch.

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Grasshopper Level 3 online course, May 27-29, 2026 (McNeel Europe)

 

Grasshopper Level 3 

Online Workshop

Tutor: Ping-Hsiang Chen

May 27-29, 2026

10 AM-5 PM CEST (Barcelona)

Hosted on Zoom by McNeel Europe

The upcoming Grasshopper Level 3 course is for professionals seeking to broaden their understanding of Grasshopper in design and production. For three days, participants will have the opportunity to delve into advanced techniques in design and production under the guidance of Ping- Hsiang Chen, a former senior architect at Zaha Hadid with over 10 years of computational design experience. This course focuses on geometric manipulation, data-driven analytical approaches, advanced geometry creation with feedback loops, collaboration in data-driven workflow, and automation in Grasshopper.

On completion of this course, participants will:

• Gain better control over complex geometries
• Integrate advanced techniques in geometry creation through the implementation of feedback loops
• Automate design processes and create custom extended functions
• Foster collaboration within data-driven workflows for optimized outcomes

Day 1

• Complex Geometry Modeling Overview
• Volumetric Modeling Techniques using Mesh and SubD
• Advanced Geometry Modification Methods
• Iterative Modeling
• Branch Structure and Fractals

Day 2

• Introduction to Physics-based Modeling
• Form Finding with Goals and Forces
• Understanding Constraints and Element Interaction
• Encode Material Behavior into Geometries
• An Overview of Generative Design
• Single and Multi-objective Optimization with Evolutionary Algorithms

Day 3

• Data Visualization
• Creation of a Web-based Viewer for Data Sharing and Visualization
• Code Reusability and Custom Function
• Collaborative Workflow Introduction
• Grasshopper Player
• Q&A Session and Course Recap

Course requirements: Experience using Grasshopper professionally or at an intermediate level. Software requirement: Rhino 8

Online course fees per course: 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!

food4Rhino webinar: CAD for all - Raven AI for Grasshopper Beginners (April 23, 2026, at 5 PM CEST)

food4Rhino webinar

CAD for all - Raven AI for Grasshopper Beginners

April 23, 2026, at 5 PM CEST

Unlock the power of Grasshopper without the learning curve—with Raven AI by your side. 

Move faster in Rhino with conversational AI, whether you are a complete Grasshopper newbie or open it occasionally, and with other people's scripts. 

Raven is built for Rhino and Grasshopper. It reads your scripts, plugins, and custom tools so that you can describe intent in plain language, iterate on geometry, and debug in context. This session keeps the camera on Rhino-first workflows: Commands, curves, solids, and real files. Not on abstract automations. 

Join the McNeel team and Raven to see why a CAD-native copilot behaves differently from a generic chat tool, and how to apply it in practice. 

In this live session, you will get:

• Ways to turn plain-language goals into Rhino-native geometry and edits without relying on Grasshopper expert knowledge.
• A workflow for debugging and refining modeling and script logic with an assistant that reads your actual file context and gets it.
• How to tap your plugin ecosystem when you need it, without memorizing every component name.
• Examples of Raven across AEC, engineering, and manufacturing when CAD is the hub. 

Speaker: Moritz Rietschel is co-founder of Raven, building human-centered AI tools for design and creativity. His background includes research at UC Berkeley on human-AI collaboration in CAD with Prof. Kyle Steinfeld and robotic fabrication with Prof. Simon Schleicher. He has lectured internationally on AI-based creative tools, hosted workshops at MIT and Tongji, and published peer-reviewed work on LLMs for CAD. Reach out if you want to chat with the Raven team. 

Who this is for: Rhino users who want AI in the CAD loop—from heavy viewport modelers to occasional Grasshopper users. This webinar is not a plugin-heavy Grasshopper deep dive, but it is for those who want to add AI power to their classic CAD work in Rhino.

Free registration...

food4Rhino webinar: From Parametric Model to Shop Floor with SheepMetal (April 22, 2026, at 4 PM CEST)

food4Rhino webinar

From Parametric Model to Shop Floor with SheepMetal

April 22, 2026, at 4 PM CEST

In this webinar, we'll explore SheepMetal, a Grasshopper plugin that brings sheet metal logic directly into parametric workflows. We'll cover how to work with existing sheet metal parts, unfold them with precise bending compensation strategies, and create new parts entirely within Grasshopper using automated workflows—from flat pattern to fabrication-ready output. Whether you're setting up a parametric-to-production pipeline or looking for more control over how your designs translate to the shop floor, this session gives you a practical starting point. 

Bio: Felix Brunold is an industrial designer and co-founder of VektorNode, working across architecture and metal fabrication. He focuses on parametric workflows for fabrication—making sure design models produce reliable cutting, bending, and assembly data without manual translation in between. He works closely with manufacturers to ensure that what is designed can actually be built.

Free registration...

Upcoming Cademy Rhino and Grasshopper Online Courses: May-June 2026

Cademy has announced new dates (May-June 2026) for their upcoming Rhinoceros and Grasshopper online training sessions.

Whether you’re looking to deepen your skills or explore advanced workflows, these courses are designed to help you master computational design tools.

• Rhinoceros Masterclass
  May, Sat 23 - Sun 24 | 08:00 to 15:00 CET
  June, Sat 20 - Sun 21 | 07:00 to 14:00 PST 
   
• Grasshopper Masterclass
  May, Sat 9 - Sun 20 | 07:00 to 14:00 PST
  June, Sat 20 - Sun 21 | 08:00 to 15:00 CET
  
  
• Ad Parametric Texture Workshop
  May, Sat 9 - Sun 10 | 08:00 to 15:00 CET
  June, Sat 27 - Sun 28 | 07:00 to 14:00 PST
  
  
• Computational Design Wksp
  May, Sat 23 - Sun 24 | 07:00 to 14:00 PST

Complete details and registration...

Meeting Notes from March's Grasshopper UK UGM by Simply Rhino

 

Grasshopper UK User Group Meeting Notes

Simply Rhino has published their meeting notes following the recent Grasshopper UK User Group Meeting, which took place at PLP Architecture in London on March 17. Read up on the presentations from PLP Architecture, Milad Showkatbakhsh from the AA, Engineers AKT II, and Luis Fraguada from McNeel (with the exciting news of Rhino.Compute on Linux) in the full technical write-up made by the Simply Rhino team.

View the meeting report... 

Is your Rhino-to-CNC workflow as fast as it could be?

Stress-Free CNC: Master RhinoCAM Workflow from Design to Toolpath

Free Webinar offered by Forida AU

April 16, 2026 | 2 PM AEST (9 PM PDT)

Register here!

RhinoCAM puts the power of fast, efficient CNC machining at the center of your Rhino workflow.

Rhino is an exceptional design tool, but the real advantage comes from how quickly you can move from a digital model to a finished part. Whether you're already using RhinoCAM or exploring it for the first time, there’s always a faster, more streamlined way to work.

Forida AU is hosting a free 45-minute webinar to help you streamline the "Design to Toolpath" process. This session will show you how to:

• Sync Design CAM: RhinoCAM automatically update toolpaths when your Rhino model changes.

• Automate Tasks: Use 1-click programming to apply your best machining rules instantly.

• Maximize Yield: Use automated nesting to reduce material waste.

• Ensure Safety: Define 3D clamps to navigate safely around obstacles.

• Expand Creatively: Turn 2D images into 3D reliefs with RhinoCAM ART.

Register today!

Forida AU is Australia’s official RhinoCAM reseller, providing local support, technical training, and competitive pricing.

Cyberstrak 2.0 for Rhino 7 and 8 - Advanced modeling for product and automotive

Cyberstrak has released a new major version of its Rhino plugin. 

Cyberstrak 2.0 contains a lot of new and updated functionality:

• Licensing has been completely re-worked. In parallel with subscription licensing, support for perpetual licenses is now available using Rhino Account Licensing (Cloud Zoo) or Rhino's LAN Zoo.
• New commands for creating and modeling Curves and Surfaces are available.
• Especially when working in "Projection Base" mode on top of a selected Mesh, it gives new possibilities in Reverse Engineering processes.
• Many detail improvements like a dynamic deviation handle, new mesh area selection methods, or support for using a bunch selected CVs in Cyberstrak's powerful CV.
• Improved efficient modeling.
• As usual, all modeling commands contain a local Undo/Redo and can be used in parallel with associative dynamic analyses, allowing instant control of the shape quality.

More info...

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La Comtesselation renovation - La Drôme, France (by STERLING PRESSER Architects + Engineers)

La Comtesselation renovation - La Drôme, France
by STERLING PRESSER Architects + Engineers

Located on a sacred site in the Drôme, France, La Comtesse is a renovation project that bridges ancestral wisdom and local know-how with contemporary design through an intervention titled Comtesselation (Comtesse + Constellation).

The project seeks to inscribe a celestial map onto a traditional stone dwelling, treating the architectural act as a contemporary rite of alignment that rehabilitates the existing structure, renewing it with respect for local craftsmanship and history. The design joins the solid, rectangular stone base with a new organic form—revealing the site’s spirit rather than changing it.

The two-pitched roof complies with local regulations, but softens into a gentle curve that flows outward into a wooden pergola. This fluid extension opens the home toward the landscape, blending structure and nature. This wooden mesh acts as an elongated pergola, using fluid geometry to extend the roof's capacity as an awning au vent, balancing cosmic elevation with terrestrial grounding. Every joint and curve corresponds to a point in an imagined constellation, reflecting the sacred energy integrated through Kogi principles and the rhythm of the universe. 

Sustainability comes through careful use of materials: the original stone is preserved and repurposed, reducing waste and giving new life to the structure as a spiritual and enduring threshold between the human and cosmic worlds.

"To execute these complex, organic forms and ensure every joint aligns with the intended celestial symbolism, we utilize Rhino to generate a precise digital model that provides the technical framework for a local carpenter to realize the intricate timber engineering."

Details... 

Authorized Rhino Trainer (ART) - class for the North American Region

  

Last call! Register and join us to fulfill your ART Course Requirement.

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 on the Rhino Learn page for exposure to Rhino users who visit the website. This schedule can be searched by training type 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 27-May 1, 2026
• Time: 8 AM-12 PM PDT Pacific Time
• Cost: $295

See details, registration, and outline.

See the ART Requirements for all Regions.

Questions? Please email Mary Ann Fugier. 

Rhino User Webinar: Using Archicad with Grasshopper - New recorded webinar now available!

 

Severi Virolainen has been kind enough to lead this new webinar, where he not only shares practical workflows and strategies for combining Rhino, Archicad and Grasshopper effectively, but he also explains the possibilities and limitations of each platform. This gives a broad understanding of which problems are better solved with Rhino/Grasshopper and which with Archicad.

Do not miss the recording! 

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