RhinoScript at Caliper Studio

Caliper Studio Inc has posted the details on many of their projects where RhinoScript was used.

For the details, click on Projects and then on the RhinoScript tag.

TU Vienna - 1:1 Pavillon

TU Vienna - 1:1 Pavillon

Christian Wittmeir, Kabru and Heinz Schmiedhofer (Institut für Architektur und Entwerfen - TU Wien) organized a design studio last winter term in which Grasshopper and RhinoScript were the main working tools.

This summer term they picked one idea of a modular structure which they have developed in depth and which they are going to build in 1:1.

"Rhino has been a fundamental tool in the development of the project and the students entered into the realm of Grasshopper with great fun".

The opening date and location of this project are now confirmed: 03.10.2009 at "Museumsquartier" in Vienna.

Sponsors are welcome, please contact Christian Wittmeir.

Visit http://twoday.tuwien.ac.at/e1nszue1ns/ for additional details about this project. There is also a Grasshopper file for download explaining the kinematics of the invertible cube module.

Rhinoscript and Grasshopper training by LaN, Barcelona, Aug 17-22

LaN, based in Barcelona, Spain, is offering a one-week training module which will include RhinoScript and Grasshopper. They will approach the investigation of the urban domain through the use of scripting and digital fabrication.

Classes will be held the week of August 17-22. Final days to register. Sign up today!

For details and registration information, please contact bcn2@livearchitecture.net

RhinoScript workshop in Dubai, July 24-26

July 24-26 - Scripting Generative Systems in Rhino workshop, Dubai, UAE

This workshop is aimed at exploring building generative systems (black boxes) through which designers may explore alternative solutions within a defined context. Examples include: tiling surfaces, exploring spatial configurations and building paneling systems.

Details and space registration...

RhinoScript & Maxwell Render Training in Dubai

July 15-18 - Introduction To RhinoScript & Maxwell Render workshop, Dubai, UAE
In this workshop we aim to highlight two of the main reasons why designers may choose to explore design solutions via scripting. These are automation and embedding of logic. Automation being the ability to delegate tasks to the computer (thus build a computerized product) and embedding of rules being the ability to express design intentions via a set of conditional statements.

We will explore the above through RhinoScript. As this workshop is built for non-programmers, it will cover basics of programming and explore/analyze a number of Rhino scripts in order to build new ones.

We will also get a preview and explore methods to create realistic renderings with Maxwell Render.

Details and space registration...

RhinoScript and Grasshopper workshops in London - July

SimplyRhino UK has organized new Grasshopper and RhinoScript workshops in London with David Rutten (Robert McNeel & Associates) as the instructor.

Both courses are suitable for those new to this technology but looking to make a fast start.

• July 8-9: 2-day VBScript and RhinoScript programming class
• July 10: 1-day Grasshopper course

For more information email fionuala@simplyrhino.co.uk or call SimplyRhino UK in the UK on 0208 498 9900.

1st RhinoScript Workshop in Dubai, June 12-14

Intro to Architectural Scripting Workshop
Dubai - June, 12-14

When CAD systems started to offer scripting abilities, design processes took a different path, one where designers not only can automate modeling operations, but also devise rules and embed logic in their exploration of form.

This workshop is built around the concept of calculating/computing design. Participants will learn how to think in algorithmic terms and express their design ideas in procedures. We will cover basics of programming and build our skills through an array of short exercises of various levels. So if you have no programming experience, this is the place to start.

The main vehicle for the workshop will be RhinoScript. RhinoScript proved to be the best platform out there to explore design-programming for beginners and experts.

• Instructor: Maher El-Khaldi is a PhD researcher and a class instructor at Georgia Institute of Technology, Design Computing group. He received a Master of Science in Design and Computation from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in 2007. Maher taught RhinoScripting at Georgia Tech’s College of Architecture in collaboration with Rajaa Isaa, a Rhino programming developer, and Matt Swarts, Phd student at Gatech. Maher is also Computation Director at Shape Architecture Practice + Research.
• Fees: Professionals $500 / Students $350.
• Location and address: http://www.shelter.ae/
• Further details and space registration: Click here and contact maher@shape-arc.com or saadia@shelter.ae. See also http://shelter.ae/blog/.

Atelier RhinoScript in Paris - Marc Fornes THEVERYMANY

23-24 juin - Atelier RhinoScript pour professionnels, Paris Centre

McNeel Europe has organized this 2-day RhinoScript workshop, where Marc Fornes (THEVERYMANY) will teach the fundamentals of scripting in Rhino, starting with the essentials and the anatomy of VBScript to the logic of operators and functions, conditional execution, arrays, and finally get into the NURBS and meshes geometry.

Cost of this workshop is €600 and class limit is 10. Language is French.

Details and space registration (in French language only)...

RhinoScript and Grasshopper training at McNeel Europe - Barcelona

McNeel Europe has updated its RhinoScript training schedule in its Barcelona offices.
We are also offering Grasshopper training, starting May 18. Luis Fraguada is the instructor for both.

This Grasshopper workshop will give students a functional understanding of the plug-in, allowing them to build on this understanding into more advanced projects of their own.

Find all proposed dates here.

Classes are in English and space is limited.

Register here at your earliest convenience.

Voronoi and more...

Dimitrie Stefanescu is studying architecture (3rd year) at "Ion Mincu" University of Architecture and Urbanism in Bucharest, where his main interest is in the blurry overlap of architecture and code/scripting.

Check out his blog where he shares what he has learned as he explores RhinoScript and Grasshopper.

RhinoScript Workshop at University of Oregon, Portland

Image courtesy of Matthew Trimble

Kenfield Griffith, Computational Design Instructor, from MIT will be leading this two-day hands-on RhinoScript workshop. It will immediately follow the ACSA 2009 Conference.
Dates: Sunday-Monday, March 29-30
Location: University of Oregon, Portland
Details and registration...
RhinoScript is a scripting language based on Microsoft's VBScript language, a subset of Visual Basic. With RhinoScript, you can quickly add functionality to Rhino modeling software, or automate repetitive tasks. Familiarity with Rhino software is advised.
Cost: $295/$150/Free (Professionals/Students/UO AAA faculty)

Space is limited. Sign up early.
Laptops are required. Please have Rhino 4.0 or evaluation version installed on your computer.
Presented by: University of Oregon, School of Architecture and Allied Arts

Tobias Schwinn's blog

Circle packing in Grasshopper using vb.net

Tobias Schwinn from Skidmore, Owings and Merrill in London has been kind enough to share his Grasshopper and RhinoScript expertise as well as many sources of inspiration. For example, check out the Robert Lang TEDTalk.

Details...

RhinoScript training at McNeel Europe - Barcelona

McNeel Europe is now offering RhinoScript training on a regular basis in its Barcelona offices with Luis Fraguada as the instructor.

In this intensive 3-day workshop you will learn how to extend Rhino’s functionalities and your user experience through creating and executing scripts. This class covers the basics of Visual Basic Script [vbScript], the main scripting language used within the Rhino environment. Participants will learn about using variables, arrays, conditional statements, looping, and custom functions to exploit the scripting functionality embedded into Rhino.

The first classes will take place on November 10-12. Classes are in English and space is limited. And as always, there are a few seats reserved for educators.

Register here at your earliest convenience.

RhinoScripting workshops

Thanks to Pablo Herrera's up-to-date RhinoScripting workshop schedule, here is what is coming in August through November:

• Summer shop series
  LAN Live Architecture Network
  IaaC Institut d’Arquitectura Avançada de Catalunya
  BARCELONA. 08-22 August, 2008
  Instuctores: Luis Fraguada, Monika Wittig, Shane Salisbury, Mariano Arias-Diez.
  Informes y formulario de Inscripción PDF
• RhinoScript workshop
  McNeel USA
  SEATTLE. 26-27, August, 2008
  Instructor: David Rutten
  Details HTML
• Atelier RhinoScript pour professionnelsMcNeel Europa
  PARIS. 22-23 September, 2008
  Instuctor: Marc Fornes
  Informes HTML
  Formulario de Inscripción HTML
• RhinoScripting (Visual Basic Script) and digital fabrication
  BARCELONA. 07-11 November, 2008
  Instructor: Workshops Factory Team
  Detailed theme and program will be published shortly. Keep your schedule open.

RhinoScript workshop in Seattle - August

Join instructor David Rutten in Seattle for our two-day RhinoScript workshop. Over the course of the workshop, David will teach you about Variables, Arrays of Variables, Conditional Statements, Iteration, Recursion and Custom Functions. In addition, he will explain more behind Rhino specific topics including surface and curve parameter spaces, geometry addition and transformations, 3D vector mathematics, and mesh geometry and topology.

Space is limited. Sign up early.

Details...

Dates: August 26-27, 2008
Location: Robert McNeel & Associates, Seattle, WA
Cost: US$995.00
To register: Call Jody Mills at (206) 634-4571 or email jody@mcneel.com

RhinoScript and Grasshopper at ABK Stuttgart

The class Digitales Entwerfen (digital design) at the ABK Stuttgart, under the guidance of Prof. Tobias Wallisser and Ass. Martin Schroth M.A., had its Final Review of the Studio Draft on July 15th, 2008.

RhinoScript workshop in Paris

On June 17-18 there will be a RhinoScript workshop for professionals organized by McNeel Europe in Paris.


Marc Fornes will teach how to get the most from RhinoScript starting from the basics (operators and functions, conditions, arrays) to the final analysis, description, reconstruction, and tessellation of NURBS surfaces.


Marc Fornes, Architect DPLG, is the founder of THEVERYMANY, a design studio and collaborative research forum engaging the field of architecture via encoded and explicit processes. A Rhino and RhinoScript expert, Marc collaborates with McNeel on a regular basis.

More information and registration here (French)...

RhinoScript updated

This Labs version of RhinoScript contains additions and modifications to the version of RhinoScript included with Rhino 4.0 SR3. Details and download...