Rhino & Grasshopper for Structural Engineers online course, September 16-18, 2026 (McNeel Europe)

Rhino & Grasshopper for Structural Engineers

Online Workshop

Tutor: Junghwo Park

September 16-18, 2026

10 AM-2:30 PM CEST (Barcelona)

Hosted on Zoom by McNeel Europe

Computational design and BIM workflows are transforming the way structural engineers design, analyze, and document projects. Rhino and Grasshopper have become essential tools for connecting geometry, structural analysis, and BIM workflows across platforms such as Revit, SOFiSTiK, Tekla, Dlubal, SCIA, and Karamba3D.

In this online workshop, Junghwo Park, BIM Manager at Doka GmbH and certified BIM trainer by buildingSMART Austria, will introduce Rhino and Grasshopper for structural engineering workflows, with a focus on parametric design, BIM integration, and data interoperability.

This workshop is designed for structural engineers who want to incorporate Rhino and Grasshopper into their daily practice.

Participants will:

• Gain a foundational understanding of modeling and documenting structural engineering projects in Rhino, including templates, drawings, hatching, graphics, and model coordination.
• Learn the core principles of parametric engineering with Grasshopper.
• Explore practical Grasshopper tips and techniques that enhance structural design workflows.
• Understand BIM interoperability and data exchange using Rhino.Inside.Revit.

Course requirements: Whether you are new to Rhino and Grasshopper or looking to expand your BIM and computational design skills, this workshop will provide a solid foundation for modern structural engineering workflows. 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!

Automating Tekla 2D Drawings with Grasshopper: Recorded webinar now available!

 

If you missed the latest Rhino User Webinar, it is now available!

Discover from the expert Greg Olszewski how to elevate your Trimble Tekla drawing capabilities using the free Grasshopper plugin.

Whether you're new to Grasshopper or looking to enhance your existing Tekla workflow, this webinar will equip you with valuable techniques to automate and customize your drawings more efficiently than ever before.

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Rhino/Grasshopper online workshop for structural engineers, June 30-July 2 (McNeel Europe)

 

Rhino & Grasshopper Training for the Structural Engineers

Online Workshop

Tutor: Junghwo Park

June 30-July 2, 2025

10 AM-5 PM CEST (Barcelona)

Hosted on Zoom by McNeel Europe

Structural engineering analyzes given geometries to calculate, optimize, or aesthetically refine structures, ensuring they can stand without failure while fulfilling the designer’s intentions. Before the advent of CAD software, engineers mathematically defined material properties, loads, and support conditions per design codes, verifying their calculations through physical model experiments. In architectural design, early parametric approaches were introduced by pioneers such as Antoni Gaudí and have since evolved into contemporary practices, where architects and engineers use tools like Rhino and Grasshopper. These tools are now widely integrated with structural engineering software such as SOFiSTiK, Tekla, Dlubal, SCIA, and Karamba3D, bridging design, analysis, and documentation workflows. This integration enables seamless data exchange across BIM platforms and fosters interdisciplinary collaboration throughout all project phases.

The workshop is taught by Junghwo Park, Head of Innovation and Technology Center in Virtual Design and Construction at Umdasch Group Ventures, and a certified BIM trainer by buildingSMART Austria. It is designed for structural engineers who want to learn how to use Rhino and Grasshopper for parametric BIM engineering.

Upon completion of this course, participants will...

• Gain a foundational understanding of how to model and document structural engineering projects in Rhino, including templates, drawings, hatching, graphics, and model coordination.
• Learn the principles of parametric engineering using Grasshopper.
• Explore essential Grasshopper tips and tricks to enhance daily practice in structural design workflows.
• Understand seamless data interoperability for BIM workflows using Rhino.Inside.Revit and Speckle.

Course requirements: This course is intended for structural engineers, drafters, and modelers without prior experience with Rhino and Grasshopper. 

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!

The Trimble 0-60 Challenge 2025 is open for startups to apply!

Do you have a great idea for a Rhino/Grasshopper workflow with Trimble products? Trimble announced the return of the Trimble 0-60 Challenge, a global initiative designed to identify and support the most innovative startups in the Architecture, Engineering, Construction, and Owner-Operator (AECO) industry.

Apply now!

About the Trimble 0-60 Challenge

The Trimble 0-60 Challenge is a global initiative to identify and support the most innovative startups in the AECO industry. This challenge aims to foster the development of integrated solutions across three categories: Connected Data, Connected Design, and Connected Field or Jobsite. Participants should leverage Trimble Connect, or other Trimble solutions such as SketchUp or Tekla, as part of the Trimble platform.

What To Expect?

Participants will meet over the course of 12 weeks. Throughout the program, participants can access Trimble experts and business mentors. At the end of the program, finalists will have the opportunity to demo their solutions at Trimble Dimensions and the winners will be announced. All terms and conditions apply.

Who Should Apply?

Entrepreneurs, startups (early stage), and developers who want to turn their innovative ideas into industry solutions.

Why Apply?

Networking. Gain access to Trimble’s large partner and customer ecosystem.
Support. AEC and technology experts will help you transform your wildest dreams into practical solutions.
Exposure. Show your work off to our large audience and meet Trimble's venture and investment partners.

Entry Requirements

Your solution must solve a product or customer pain point, integrate with Trimble Connect or other Trimble solutions such as Tekla or SketchUp, enhance a Trimble Connect workflow in design or construction, and show commercial growth potential. Each solution should address one of the following three categories: Connected Data, Connected Design, Connected Field, or Jobsite.

Key Dates

May 26 - Applications Close
June 23 - Finalists Announced
July 8-9 - Program Kick-Off
November 10-12 - Demo Day at Dimensions

About Trimble Connect

Trimble Connect is a cloud-based collaboration platform that enables teams to share, manage, and access project data from anywhere, ensuring stakeholders have the most up-to-date information for streamlined workflows. It is widely used across various sectors and industries, including civil construction, geospatial, transportation, engineering, and design. To learn more about Trimble Connect and its offerings, please visit connect.trimble.com. For more information about Trimble (Nasdaq:TRMB), visit: www.trimble.com.

Rhino User Webinar: Automating Tekla 2D Drawings with Grasshopper

 

Rhino User Webinar

Automating Tekla 2D Drawings with Grasshopper
Tuesday, May 13, 2025, 3 PM (CEST)

Discover how to elevate your Tekla drawing capabilities using the free plugin for Grasshopper. During this session, you will learn:

• Why the standard Tekla drawing features might not be enough for your specific needs, and how custom automation can fill these gaps.
• Step-by-step guidance on using Grasshopper's visual programming environment to fine-tune your drawings with minimal coding knowledge.
• How to harness the power of Rhino.Geometry namespace from RhinoCommon to accurately find projections, intersections, and other 3D model calculations essential for precise drawing annotations.
• Practical demonstrations of simple yet effective scripts to solve common Tekla drawing challenges.

Whether you are new to Grasshopper or looking to enhance your existing Tekla workflow, this webinar will equip you with valuable techniques for automating and customizing your drawings more efficiently than ever before.

About the speaker:
Greg Olszewski, a software engineer with a background in structural engineering, has spent the last five years automating Tekla drawings. After many attempts to teach his colleagues about Tekla Open API, he started looking for an easier-to-use tool. This is how a free plugin for Grasshopper was born, which connects the world of visual programming with the drawing area in Tekla.

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Connections and plugins between Grasshopper and BIM

 

We noticed this nice list of various Rhino.Inside and Grasshopper integrations, BIM in Grasshopper Ultimate Software List. This post by BIM Corner includes information on Tekla, Revit, Archicad, BricsCAD, Quadri, RhinoInsideCadwork, VisualARQ, Geometry Gym, and MKS BEAM.

New Grasshopper Component in Tekla with Rhino.Inside technology

The new Grasshopper Component in Tekla Structures uses the Rhino.Inside technology. This brings Tekla users the benefit of visual scripting in Grasshopper without each Tekla user needing to be exposed to the visual script itself. Furthermore, this provides developers a powerful new way of creating logic for custom components in Tekla using visual scripting.

Tekla's custom component is an intelligent object type in Tekla Structures that can be used for connections, reinforcement and other details as well as for larger parametric objects like sandwich walls or staircases.

Until now, new custom component types have been created by anyone using the Tekla Open API or using the custom component editor within Tekla. Now, new custom components can also be created with Grasshopper. The logic is provided by any Grasshopper definition that then creates objects in Tekla Structures.

The benefit for the Tekla user is that using the new Grasshopper Component they do not need to know visual scripting to use a Grasshopper definition. For the custom component developer, creating component logic with Grasshopper can be more straightforward especially when it comes to geometry.

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Parameterization of Structural Calculations and BIM Models

Parameterization of Structural Calculations and BIM Models
Online Course in Spanish
Construsoft

In this online course, you'll learn different working methodologies and use tools such as Grasshopper, Karamba, Tekla Structures, and Pangolin. These tools will allow you to automate the design and calculation process to obtain the best structural solution possible. From some initial conditions and through the use of genetic algorithms and visual programming, you'll be able to process thousands of possible solutions to obtain the most optimal one.

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