Showing posts with label Simply Rhino. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Simply Rhino. Show all posts

Tuesday, July 14, 2026

Grasshopper Meeting Notes from May 2026 by Simply Rhino


Simply Rhino UK has published its technical event report following the Grasshopper UK meeting at Hawkins\Brown. 

Read the report now and learn what we heard from Remap, the Hawkins\Brown Hackathon teams who took part in the ‘Hero for a Day’ Hack event and updates from MKS DTECH with Beam and RhinoSync.


Friday, June 19, 2026

Grasshopper UK User Group Meeting by Simply Rhino



Grasshopper UK User Group Meeting
by Simply Rhino

Authorized Rhino Resellers, Simply Rhino, have announced the upcoming Grasshopper UK User Group Meeting, which will take place at Populous in London.

Presentations will be from the meeting hosts, Populous, alongside their collaborators, including Alucoil, Experience Studios, and CORE studio | Thornton Tomasetti, and then the evening will be closed by the founders of Raven.

Booking is essential for this evening meeting. You can book your free place now!


Thursday, May 28, 2026

Modeling upholstery detail with SubD in Rhino 8 by Simply Rhino

 

In their latest free video, Authorized Resellers Simply Rhino look at modeling upholstery details in SubD with Rhino. Simply Rhino’s senior Rhino trainer, Phil Cook, takes us through creating deep buttoning, creasing, and pleated features with a 1970s-style lounge chair as the subject.

Rhino’s complete set of SubD tools makes workflows for creating this detailing easier than ever, and Phil shows the tools and workflows you can use.

Find out more about the video and watch it here...


Monday, May 11, 2026

Grasshopper UK User Group Meeting by Simply Rhino on May 21

 


Simply Rhino has announced the upcoming Grasshopper User Group Meeting (GH UGM), which will take place at Hawkins\Brown in London on Thursday, May 21.

This evening meeting follows on the Hero for a Day Hackathon, a separate event organized by Hawkins\Brown. Details of the Hero for a Day hack and the Grasshopper UGM are both available at the GH UGM event page.

Presentations at the Grasshopper meeting will be from Remap, the Hero for a Day Hackathon Groups, and MKS DTECH (Beam and Rhino Sync). 

Title: Grasshopper UK User Group Meeting
Date: May 21, 2026
Location: Hawkins\Brown, 30 Clerkenwell Road, London, EC1M 5PG

Booking is essential for the evening meeting, and you can book your free place now!

Wednesday, April 15, 2026

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

 


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.

Thursday, March 26, 2026

Enscape for Rhino Users - A video introduction by Simply Rhino


Simply Rhino UK has made a video introduction to Enscape, a powerful real-time rendering and virtual reality plugin for Rhino. In the video, you’ll learn how Enscape works as a true plugin for Rhino, allowing you to visualize, document, and design simultaneously in your Rhino environment. 

Enscape has a wealth of assets, including People, Furniture, Lighting, Trees, and Vegetation, which are explored in the video as the architectural subject is visualized. Data is exported in both still images and animations.

Tuesday, February 10, 2026

Grasshopper UK User Group Meeting by Simply Rhino



Simply Rhino has announced the upcoming Grasshopper UK User Group Meeting, which will take place at PLP Architecture in London on Tuesday, March 17.

Presentations will be from:
  • PLP Architecture (Adaptive Panelisation Workflows for Double-Curved Surfaces)
  • Dr. Milad Showkatbakhsh - Director of the EmTech programme at the AA in London (Architecture in the interface of Nature’s Logic and Machine’s reasoning)
  • Bimorph (Official Release: Rhino.Inside.AutoCAD) 
  • AKT II (the AKT II Computational Design team)  
  • McNeel team: Scott Davidson, Andrew Le Bihan, and Luis Fraguada (the Rhino and Grasshopper developers)

Booking is essential for the evening meeting, and you can book your free place now!

Date: March 17, 2026
Time: 18:30-20:30

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 the technical write-ups of the presentations from the 2-day AEC-focused conference. 


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

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

Monday, November 3, 2025

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

 

Simply Rhino has published its meeting notes following the recent Grasshopper UK User Group Meeting, which took place at Sybarite in London on October 8.


If you were unable to join the meeting in person, you can read up on the presentations from Sybarite (SKP Chengdu Façade and the Möet & Chandon Bar), Eckersley O’Callaghan (SKP Chengdu Façade and the Engineers Arcade), VisualARQ, and LandsDesign.


Friday, September 12, 2025

Grasshopper UK User Group Meeting by Simply Rhino

Grasshopper UK User Group Meeting
at Sybarite Architects
on Wednesday, 8 October


Simply Rhino has announced the upcoming Grasshopper UK User Group Meeting, which will take place at Sybarite Architects in London on Wednesday, October 8th. 

Presenters:

  • Sybarite (SKP Chengdu Façade: Computational Design & Parametric Engineering and the Moët & Chandon Bar at Harrods: Translating the Champagne Pop using Circle Packing)
  • Eckersley O’Callaghan (SKP Chengdu Façade and Real-Time Sustainability and Thermal Performance Metrics for Structural and Façade Engineering using Rhino and Grasshopper) 
  • Andrew Le Bihan from McNeel (“The McNeel Way”: Why we do things the way we do them, and some stories from the last 20 years of Rhino and Grasshopper). 
Date: 8 October 2025
Time: 18:00-20:30

Booking is essential for the evening meeting, and you can book your free place now!


Wednesday, August 27, 2025

Rhino Level 1 Training Course or Film & TV - Set & Prop Design

 

Simply Rhino has announced its new course, developed specifically for film and TV set/prop design.

The live online course, in partnership with the British Film Designers Guild (BFDG), is designed for individuals seeking to utilize Rhino for set and prop design in the film and TV industries. 


What will you learn?

How to use 
Rhino to create detailed set and prop models efficiently. The skills you develop will help you create fast workflows for your projects. 

More details about the upcoming course on October 29 can be found at Rhino for Film and TV Level 1. You can view the course training outline and objectives PDF. 

Reduced rates apply to BFDG members and those in education who attend the course. The BFDG is a professional organisation that represents and supports the creative talents involved in production design for film, television, and other visual media in the UK. 




Monday, July 28, 2025

Grasshopper UK User Group Meeting Notes of June 2025


Simply Rhino UK has published its detailed meeting notes following the recent Grasshopper UK User Group Meeting at Arup, in London. 

The meeting, which took place on June 18, featured presentations from Arup and Hawkins\Brown, the architects. Vincenzo Reale from Arup kicked off the meeting with a presentation of Mangrove, Manila—the largest glass sculpture in the world. His colleagues, Stamatios Psarras & Miguel Martinez, followed with an Oasys software project. 

The final presentation was given by Elise Colley and Lizzie Terry from Hawkins\Brown, who shared the story behind their project, the Clerkenwell Design Week Arches.

The meeting ended with a Q&A session and drinks! 

Monday, July 21, 2025

Rhino 8 - GPU/Graphics Card Tests by Simply Rhino


Simply Rhino, Authorized Rhino Resellers, have published their latest in-depth GPU test results. They look at which graphics card works best with Rhino 8 and popular Rhino companion products, including V-Ray for Rhino, KeyShot, and Twinmotion.

The GPU performance detailed in the reports will be helpful for anyone looking to choose the right Graphics card for their Rhino applications. 

The Simply Rhino team tests five readily available cards from NVIDIA, including three built using the newest generation Ada Lovelace chip architecture. 

Read the full performance report...

Wednesday, June 4, 2025

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...

Thursday, February 13, 2025

Grasshopper UK UGM February 2025– Meeting Notes

On Wednesday, 12 February 2025, Simply Rhino held the Grasshopper UK User Group Meeting at Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA) in London. 

They have made a full report of the meeting and invite you to view it below. They hope this is useful for those who could not attend and those who joined but would enjoy a reminder of the presentations. 

Simply Rhino thanks Luca Biselli for his help with the write-up of this meeting.


Grasshopper Meeting Presenters

    The meetings included presentations by experienced users, industry professionals, and software developers, showcased innovative projects, demonstrated advanced techniques, and introduced new features or updates. 

    The next Grasshopper UK meeting will take place in June, 2025. To be among the first to hear about their upcoming events, sign up for their newsletter and the Simply Rhino social channels, including LinkedIn and Instagram.    

    Complete notes and more information ...

    Monday, February 3, 2025

    Shape to Fabrication Workshops for 2025


    Shape To Fabrication London (organized by SimplyRhino UK) is back!

    Simply Rhino, the organizers of the AEC and design-focused Conference Shape to Fabrication, have announced the full lineup of workshops that will take place the day before the two-day conference. 

    The carefully curated selection of workshops feature the latest technologies delivered by industry leaders. The intention is that those attending an STF 2025 Workshop will complete their session having gained knowledge, developed existing skills, and made new connections. 

    Workshop places are limited, there are discounts for students, and all the workshops are booking now. 

    Following these exciting workshop announcements, the full Shape to Fabrication Conference line-up will be revealed in the coming weeks! 

    This 9th iteration of Shape to Fabrication takes place in London, UK, in April 2025.

    Wednesday, December 4, 2024

    New video: Industrial and Product Design Detailing with Rhino by SimplyRhino UK (Part 1/2)

     

    Thursday, October 24, 2024

    Update on Grasshopper UK User Group Meeting | 6 November 2024



    On Wednesday, November 6th, join us at our hosts, Arup, for our second Manchester-based Grasshopper UK User Group Meeting. Our hosts will give two Grasshopper-focused presentations, plus we are delighted to have added LimitState with Peregrine to the presentation line-up. All this will follow a welcome from Paul Cowell from the Grasshopper UK User Group Meeting organizers, Simply Rhino. At the end of the meeting, there will be time for conversations and networking. 
    Look forward to seeing you there!

    Location: Arup, 6th Floor, 3 Piccadilly Place, Manchester, M1 3BN, United Kingdom
    Time: 18:30-20:30
    Meeting Date: Wednesday, 6 November
    Presentations: 
    • Giorgio Gatti – Arup
      Mount Tirana – Developing grasshopper-GSA workflows to iterate on complex geometry

    • Dr Tom Pritchard  – LimitState
      From Concept to Creation: Using Peregrine to Optimise Truss Structures for Metal 3D Printing
    • Sam Styles – Arup
      Arup STOMP – Structural Optioneering and Massing Program for the early-stage structural design studies
    It’s free to attend, but you must book your place to join us—see the booking link below.

    Thursday, October 10, 2024

    POSTPONED - Grasshopper UK User Group Meeting | Date to be confirmed



    Join us at our hosts, Zaha Hadid Architects, for the Grasshopper UK User Group Meeting. Following a welcome from the Grasshopper UK Meeting organizers Simply Rhino, we’ll have presentations from our hosts, Zaha Hadid Architects, and our invited guests from Buro Happold Engineers and Chaos, the developers of Enscape and V-Ray. At the end of the meeting, there will be time for conversations and networking.
    Look forward to seeing you there!
    Location: Zaha Hadid, 101 Goswell Road, London, EC1V 7EZ
    Time: 18:30-20:30
    Meeting Date: To be confirmed
    Presentations: 
    • Vishu Bhooshan – Zaha Hadid Architects
      Integrated Design: technologies for research-enabled architectural practice; by Computation and Design (CODE) group of Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA)
    • Norbert Gräser – Chaos
      Enscape and Enscape Impact

    • Rob May + Dr Al Fisher – Buro Happold
      Supercharged Design Workflows with Rhino and Grasshopper

    Tuesday, October 1, 2024

    Grasshopper UK User Group Meeting | 6 November 2024



    On Wednesday, November 6th, join us at our hosts, Arup, for our second Manchester-based Grasshopper UK User Group Meeting. Our hosts will give two Grasshopper-focused presentations, followed by a welcome from Paul Cowell from the Grasshopper UK User Group Meeting organizers, Simply Rhino. At the end of the meeting, there will be time for conversations and networking. 
    Look forward to seeing you there!

    Location: Arup, 6th Floor, 3 Piccadilly Place, Manchester, M1 3BN, United Kingdom
    Time: 18:30-20:30
    Meeting Date: Wednesday, 6 November
    Presentations: 
    • Giorgio Gatti – Arup
      Mount Tirana – Developing grasshopper-GSA workflows to iterate on complex geometry
    • Sam Styles – Arup
      Arup STOMP – Structural Optioneering and Massing Program for the early-stage structural design studies
    It’s free to attend, but you must book your place to join us—see the booking link below.