Rhino User Meeting Zürich by Design-to-Production - 7 December 2023

Rhino User Meeting Zürich
Solutions for and from the Timber Industry
7 December 2023

On December 7th, Design-to-Production is hosting a Rhino User Meeting dedicated to software usage in general and specifically in the timber industry. After an update from McNeel’s developers, 18 professionals will share their work, tools, and thoughts in short presentations throughout the afternoon, followed by a social event around a drink. Our goal is to share our common challenges and identify new ways to solve them, ideally learning something in the process!

Whether you are a timber contractor, project manager, software developer, cabinet maker, or Rhino user (or not!), we are sure that you will find something to pique your interest and have a great afternoon!

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The Rhino User Meeting is by invitation/application only, as space is limited. Fill out this form to apply.

Around - Global 3D Design Festival by Gravity Sketch (online, 29-30 November)

Around - Global 3D Design Festival by Gravity Sketch
Online, 29-30 November

Celebrating the work of creative minds opening up new possibilities to think, create, and communicate in 3D.

Get ready for the next edition of Around streaming live 29-30 November. The free global design festival provides space for the creative community to get inspired and learn from each other around 3D workflows.

The creative community is making a powerful move to 3D, and Around is the place where everyone converges.

It's an impressive schedule! 

And don't miss the workshop by Kyle Houchens: 

"Workflow Synergies between Rhino and Gravity Sketch"

Join the Rhino Team in a workshop exploring the seamless collaboration between Rhino and Gravity Sketch. Learn time-saving techniques and witness a synergy that is transforming 3D design.

Complete details and free registration...

Rhino User Meeting in Budapest, November 16 2023

 Rhino User Meeting at BME
by McNeel Europe & Arkance Systems HU Kft.

Save the date!

📅 November 16, 2023

⏰ 14:00-17:30 CET 

📍 BME K, Műegetem rakpart 3, Budapest, sala K 210, 1111

Get an exclusive insight into Rhino's present and future. McNeel will introduce the latest features and new developments in Rhino 8. We invited some great members of the domestic Rhino community to share their projects and insights on how they use these tools. Come and see how Rhino can be used in different fields.

Who should attend the event? 

We welcome all architects, designers, engineers, artists, students, teachers, and anyone interested in 3D modelling!

Program:

14:00-14:10 Introduction

14:10-14:25 McNeel lecture on the history and development of Rhino

Speaker: Agustina Jaime - McNeel Europe

14:25-14:45 Parametric design solutions for the support structure of free-form buildings

Speaker: Márton István Juhász - bim.GROUP Kft.

14:45-15:05 BME: Rhino in education

Speaker: Péter Lassu - BME Department of Drawing and Form Studies

15:05-15:25 Size matters - from small to large in the film industry

Modelling and production of props

Speaker: Zsolt Tárnok - Prop Factory Studio Kft.

15:25-15-45 Coffee break

15:45-15:55 Reverse engineering with 3D scanned models in Rhino

Speaker: Péter Szabó and Diána Szabó - FreeDee Kft.

15:55-16:15 Parametric use of Rhino in architectural projects

Speaker: Roland Németh - Paulinyi & Partners Zrt.

16:15-16:45 McNeel Europe: Rhino 8 - Dynamic presentation of what's new

Speaker: Agustina Jaime - McNeel Europe

16:45-17:00 Q&A

At the end of the event, an informal discussion with the participants.

Organizers:

Arkance Systems HU Kft.

McNeel Europe

BME

Language: 

Hungarian and English

Full information and free registration...

The Hillside Sample Project: Bringing a 50-year masterpiece to digital life

 

In the early 1960s, a 23-year-old audacious McGill University architectural student submitted his master's thesis, a novel, mixed-use community, to the Montreal Expo 67. The result was Habitat 67, and the architect became internationally renowned. The architect was Moshe Safdie.

Moshe Safdie designed the 1000-unit high-quality housing for a dense Montreal urban environment. One of the first mixed-use concepts for the time, Habitat 67 incorporated residential units, office spaces, hotels, schools, museums, and more into its self-contained community. This practice is commonplace now, but at the time, it was a radical break from the current architectural practices. Another novel idea was prefabricated apartments assembled on-site. And each apartment included a roof garden and natural lighting. 

Unfortunately, the built Habitat was scaled back to 158 residences, less than half the original size. Despite being a landmark in architectural history and inspiring countless architects, Habitat 67 is primarily considered an unfinished dream.

What if Habitat 67 had completed the original design? Now you can find out. The creative agency Neoscape, in collaboration with Safdie Architects, has illustrated the original project digitally.

Using Unreal Engine 5, The Hillside Sample Project is a virtual recreation of Moshe Safdie's original vision for Habitat 67, made with Unreal Engine and RealityCapture.

The model was built in Rhino and 3ds Max using basic materials and then imported into Unreal Engine 5 using Datasmith. 

The model is available for anyone to explore via the Hillside Sample Project. 

Learn more details and explore the walkthrough...

Rhino User Webinar: Critical Data Interpolation in the Age of Parametric BIM ZEngineering

 

Rhino User Webinar

Critical Data Interpolation in the Age of Parametric BIM Engineering

October 31st, 2023, at 4:00 PM CET

In this webinar, Junghwo Park will present the dynamic and instant data interpolation using Rhino and Grasshopper between various BIM applications, such as VisualARQ, Autodesk Revit, Inventor, Solidworks, and Tekla Structure. Participants will encounter various use cases in which highly segmented construction data are exchanged from the design phase to the realization phase and how the graphical and non-graphical data is federated as structured information. This sounds like nothing different than our daily struggles. However, the parametric BIM pipeline will help to revise the multi-disciplinary BIM coordination seamlessly and instantly.

About the speaker:

• Junghwo Park (1985) completed a Bachelor of Architectural Design at RMIT University, Melbourne and Master of Architecture (M.Arch.) at Universität für angewandte Kunst Wien. Junghwo has exceptional experience in architecture, industrial design, and graphic design in Australia, Austria, Germany, and Korea. He has a well-developed technical grasp of presentation as applied to both building and graphic design practice. He is interested in advanced architectural design and building technologies. He believes that digital computational technology is becoming increasingly important for the future generation of scientists, architects, designers, and engineers.

Complete details and registration...

New Plugin for Wind Tunnel Simulations Released: Tdyn Wind Tunnel

Rhino Tdyn Wind Tunnel plugin

This plugin combines the 3D design capabilities of Rhinoceros with the smooth user experience and computational power of Tdyn Wind Tunnel.

The plugin allows you to perform CFD simulations in three simple steps:

1. Automatic export of geometry created and prepared in Rhino to Tdyn Wind Tunnel.
2. Definition of wind speed and symmetries.
3. Launch the simulation and view the results!

This plugin is perfect for anyone who can benefit from aerodynamic analyses, regardless of their expertise in CFD simulations or fluid dynamics knowledge, for example:

• Structural engineers seek accurate values of the wind loads.
• Architects and urban designers who are willing to assess wind behavior around urban areas/buildings or enhance comfort inside spaces.
• Designers (cars, motorbikes, etc.) looking for improved estimations of aerodynamic coefficient.
• Fluid mechanics teachers whose purpose is to provide more intuitive and specific educational tools and content.

Furthermore, CFD experts will also find in Tdyn Wind Tunnel an extraordinary ally that will drastically reduce the preprocessing, meshing, and post-processing times while minimizing the associated errors.

Working with Rhino Tdyn WindTunnel:

The first execution of the plugin will check if Tdyn WindTunnel is installed on the PC and will automatically download and install it from the CompassIS Website. In subsequent executions, the user will be required to introduce the passwords needed for the execution of the Tdyn Wind tunnel.

The Rhino plugin is free, and Tdyn WindTunnel currently offers the possibility of evaluating it for free with temporal passwords, which can be obtained from our password generator.

Get more information and download...

Rhino - Basic Elements for Building Design - Introductory webinar by Ergocad [in Greek]

Basic Elements for Building Design with Rhino

Introductory webinar by Ergocad

For those who want to get to know the basic tools of Rhino, Ergocad has prepared a detailed tutorial presenting Rhino's features specifically for architecture (without going into additional plugins such as VisualARQ, which will be covered in a later lesson).

Seminar Topics:

0:01:45 - Working environment/Command recognition/Basic design/Changing units of measurement.

0:11:35 - Import of dwg floor plan/Layers organization

0:17:44 - Creating masonry wall layout - Ddwg.

0:21:59 - Creating openings

0:29:17 - Creating floor/roof

0:31:26 - Material placement/ Photorealistic visualization

0:34:20 - Introduction to 3D modelling of complex shapes:

Loft/Sweap Rail

Rhino provides smart design and customization tools in various disciplines. It is ideal for those involved in :

• Architecture
• Industrial product manufacturing
• Furniture manufacturing
• Jewelry design
• Shipbuilding
• Construction optimisation
• 3D printing and dozens of other specialties

Language

Greek

Information about Rhino and plugins at rhino3dlab.com

3D modelling and design of parametric structures by Ergocad [in Greek]

 

Don't miss the opportunity to get to know in depth the dynamic features of Grasshopper through a 4.5-hour recorded seminar in Greek!

Instructions and participation requirements:

For this seminar, participants should first be familiar with 3D modelling and Rhino. They should have attended at least some other Ergocad recorded seminars or worked with Rhino to be able to attend the parametric design with Grasshopper, lasting about 4.5 hours. This tutorial is available as a recorded version.

Cost

The cost of the seminar is 150€ + VAT.

Who this is for

Architects, civil engineers, designers, decorators, and in general, anyone involved in 3D modelling who wishes to be trained through fast-track courses on the Rhino program and parametric design with Grasshopper.

Duration

Total duration 4.5 hours

Discount coupon

Participants will receive a 50€ discount coupon for the purchase of a Rhino professional license!

Language

Greek

To register, contact info@ergocad.eu or fill in the form here... 

For more information, visit Ergocad's web site...

Free Webinar: Simulate Microclimate with Rhino and SimScale Using the Nuada.CFD App

Free Webinar
Simulate Microclimate with Rhino and SimScale using the Nuada.CFD
September 14, 2023, at 5:00 PM CET/ 11:00 AM ET

The Nuada.CFD app in Rhino is a microclimate modeling tool developed by Thornton Tomasetti and SimScale. Nuada.CFD is designed to allow architects and engineers to perform fast and powerful microclimate design simulations entirely within Rhino and runs on an HPC cloud environment without needing any hardware.

The app uses the powerful CAD tools in Rhino® and integrates SimScale’s fast and accurate Lattice Boltzmann method (LBM) solver Pacefish® for transient wind studies. Architects and engineers now have an easy-to-use and robust design tool for:

• Pedestrian wind comfort studies for early-stage design insights
• Simple building aerodynamics and wind studies on the ground, rooftop, terrace, and balconies
• Analysis of wind mitigation measures, including trees and vegetation

More information and registration...

food4Rhino Webinar: Tweener (August 2 at 5 PM CEST)

food4Rhino Webinar: Tweener

August 2 at 5 PM CEST

Just as NURBS curves are defined by control points, a Tweener curve is defined by the region's boundary curves. In general, to "tween" means to generate curves that interpolate between given input curves.
Reconciling curves of different origins is a fundamental part of the designer's toolbox, but it can often result in overlapping or undercutting NURBS curves. Tweener is a Rhino plugin and Grasshopper assembly that solves this problem by guaranteeing smoothness and the absence of intersections. It allows to tween between any number of closed planar curves or between any two not necessarily closed curves on any given surface.

Thus, Tweener curves are drawn interactively by manipulating their boundary conditions, much like how NURBS curves are manipulated by control points, providing a very different perspective on curve modeling. Even though Tweener is ideal for early-stage sketches and drawings, it is deeply related to concepts from computer graphics, architectural theory, and parametric design.

A core feature is a powerful interactive editing environment that allows the designer to achieve a very individual hand-modeled look while automatically maintaining the curves' quality, smoothness, and organicity.

In this webinar, aimed both at Rhino novices and experts, we will familiarize ourselves with the core functionality of the Tweener plugin and its history and mention diverse applications, including product design, general illustration, 3D printing, interior design, and landscape. We will also mention the underlying mathematics.

Speaker: Mathias Fuchs is a mathematician with ample experience in applied geometry, statistics, and simulation. He's been Senior Researcher at the CODE group, Zaha Hadid Architects, London, and is now an independent programmer specializing in numerical algorithms for geometry and Rhino.

Download Tweener from food4Rhino...

Mark your calendar on LinkedIn and watch the webinar live on YouTube... 

AAVS New York: Two Weeks Left to Register!

 

 

AA Visiting School New York 2023: Urban Futures

August 4-12, 2023

Registration ends August 3, 2023 - Register today!

This innovative program features designers and academics from some of the leading offices and advanced institutions from around the globe!

In partnership with Pratt Institute, this intensive 9-day in-person program will cover some of the most relevant and advanced approaches to computation and urban design in practice today.

The program will focus on digital and scripted design methodologies as well as cutting-edge AI platforms realized through digital representation techniques. Focusing on using Rhinoceros and Grasshopper, each invited instructor will introduce their advanced methods of working within these platforms for diverse design outcomes and exposure to different design methodologies for participants in each group.

Featuring staff and lecturers with academic experience at the Architectural Association, Pratt Institute, UPenn, MIT, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Hong Kong University, Technical University Munich, Technical University Prague, UCL the Bartlett, TU Graz, ETH Zurich, and Tsinghua University.

Professional experience at Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA), Skidmore Owings & Merrill (SOM), Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG), Kohn Pedersen Fox (KPF), Grimshaw Architects, Bart//Bratke and URBAN BETA.

More details...

Master in Parametric Design, Autumn XVIII Edition

 

A unique study program adapted to this new situation and challenging world

This master course is the hybrid and flexible version of Controlmad's Master in Parametric Design On-site, with XIII successful editions.  It is the chance to introduce you to the world of Computational Design, the state-of-the-art field for Product Design, Architecture, Landscape, Engineering, Digital Fabrication... through the creation of physical and digital parametric models using as main tools Grasshopper for Rhino, CNC machines, and 3D printers.

The course is divided into two parts: 

• Part I : Rhino, Grasshopper, Kangaroo, Karamba, Python, Visualization (October 30-January 12)
• Part II:  Digital Fabrication (On-site at Controlmad or online, as you wish) (January 12-February 8)

You may take part in the full course onsite or remotely, or just Part I (Online. Onsite attendance would depend on spots available)

More information...

food4Rhino webinar: TRfem and TRmesh (July 19 at 5 PM CEST)

food4Rhino webinar: TRfem and TRmesh
July 19 at 5 PM CEST

TRfem and TRmesh are a pair of new plugins for simulation.

TRmesh is a general tetrahedral meshing plugin for TRfem, featuring a highly performant and robust novel fuzzy mesher inspired by Poisson disk sampling and Metropolis sampling, suitable for any finite element-based volumetric simulation.

TRfem is a peer-reviewed heat transfer solver featuring solving for interior/exterior boundary conditions, with result slicing, isosurface extraction, and other import/export capabilities.

In this webinar, Mathias will demonstrate general tetrahedral meshing with TRmesh, then provide a comprehensive introduction to heat transfer simulation in Rhino, covering essential concepts such as thermal flux, dissipation, transmittance, U-values, and related quantities.
Juan will present a thermal comparative assessment workflow on a 3D-printed clay brick with novel geometries.

This webinar is aimed both at Rhino novices and experts, with or without previous exposure to finite element simulation.

Speakers:

• Mathias Fuchs is a mathematician with ample experience in applied geometry, statistics, and simulation. He's been Senior Researcher at the CODE group, Zaha Hadid Architects, London, and is now an independent programmer specializing in numerical algorithms for geometry and Rhino.
• Juan Diego Vargas is an architect holding a Master's degree in sustainable architecture from Politecnico di Torino (PoliTo). He is on an investigation scholarship at the TEBE Research Group under the Department of Energy at PoliTo. His research is focused on the development, optimization, and laboratory testing of 3D-printed elements to buffer moisture and dissipate heat.

Mark your calendar on LinkedIn events and watch the webinar on YouTube live...

Rhino User Webinar: Designing Smarter Buildings with Geospatial Data

 

Rhino User Webinar
Designing Smarter Buildings with Geospatial Data: From Rhino to Studio 3DX

July 18, 2023, at 4:00 PM CEST

From gathering geospatial data to converting them into meaningful tools, this webinar will give you a complete overview of how to stream GIS data in Rhino through Grasshopper and Heron and convert it into parametric tools to shape your design.

This webinar will help you understand how geospatial data is formed and how it can help us create better and more optimized designs for our cities. We will use Rhino, Grasshopper, VisualARQ, and QGIS to bring in geospatial data and investigate the capabilities of informing our design. We will finalize the work by taking our design to Studio 3DX on the web for a design review in 3D.

About the speaker:

Marios Messios is an Architect Engineer and the Co-Founder/CEO of Studio 3DX. He specializes in architectural innovation, particularly in smart cities and Building Information Modelling (BIM) with geospatial data. His focus is on developing web-based collaborative systems that foster collective decision-making among architects, owners, and communities for mindful and beneficial architecture.

Marios has worked with firms like Sauerbruch Hutton Architects in Berlin and Digital Design Unit at the University of Darmstadt, exploring inclusive design approaches. As a co-founder of Parametricos, he developed solutions such as CityLite, an open-source smart-cities platform, before shifting his focus to Studio 3DX, Inc., a real-time 3D design review tool.

Complete details and registration...

food4Rhino webinar: Autodesk Data Exchange - Curate and share data between GH and Dynamo (July 11 at 6 PM CEST)

food4Rhino webinar: Autodesk Data Exchange: Curate and share data between Grasshopper and Dynamo (plus Rhino and Revit)

July 11 at 6 PM CEST

In this webinar, Japhy Walton (McNeel) and Cesar Escalante (Autodesk) will provide an overview of Autodesk’s new Data Exchange Connectors for Dynamo and Grasshopper (and a few other apps), with some live collaborative demos between the two applications. We will walk through how you can use Data Exchanges to share your design data through the cloud across the apps your team works with daily without the hassle of importing/exporting entire design models. 

Speakers: 

• Cesar Escalante (Autodesk): Cesar leads storytelling efforts for the architecture industry—creating and evangelizing compelling content on new and emerging technologies to Autodesk customers worldwide. Cesar is a registered architect and spent the past 18 years in the architectural industry, holding design technology leadership roles at large international firms, including Gensler, HOK, and Flad Architects. He is a member of the AIA Technology in Architectural Practice (TAP) leadership council and a board member of the AIA San Francisco. He teaches BIM at the California College of the Arts. 
  
  
• Japhy Walton (McNeel): Application Specialist at Robert McNeel & Associates.

Learn more about Autodesk Data Exchange... 

Add the webinar to your calendar via LinkedIn events and watch it live on YouTube...

VisualARQ User-Case

VisualARQ User-Case: from Conceptual Volumes to Real Projects

VisualARQ played a crucial role in the design process of this residential apartment project in Costa Rica, showcasing the architectural expertise of Costa Rican architect Javier Castro. By using Rhino and VisualARQ, the project evolved from conceptual volumes to stunning photorealistic images, both for the interior and exterior.

Read the complete article...

food4Rhino webinar: Tweener (June 14 at 5 PM CEST)

food4Rhino webinar: Tweener

June 14 at 5 PM CEST

Just as NURBS curves are defined by control points, a Tweener curve is defined by the region's boundary curves. In general, to "tween" means to generate curves that interpolate between given input curves. While tweening is a fundamental part of the designer's toolbox, it can often result in overlapping or undercutting NURBS curves.

Tweener is a Rhino plugin and Grasshopper assembly that solves this problem by guaranteeing smoothness and the absence of intersections. It allows to tween either between any number of closed planar curves or between any two not necessarily closed curves on any given surface. Thus, Tweener curves are drawn interactively by manipulating their boundary conditions, much like how NURBS curves are manipulated by control points, providing a different perspective on curve modeling.

Likewise, the ease of drawing curves with Tweener makes it an ideal tool for early-stage sketches and Rhino beginners.

Tweener comes with various convenience functions, for example, for topography or export to textured meshes. A core feature is a powerful interactive editing environment that allows the designer to achieve a very individual hand-modeled look while automatically maintaining the curves' quality, smoothness, and organicity.

In this webinar, aimed both at Rhino3D novices and experts, we will familiarize ourselves with the functionality of the Tweener plugin and mention diverse applications, including product design, general illustration, 3D printing, interior design, and landscape. We will also mention the underlying mathematics, as well as connections with parametric design.

Speaker: Mathias Fuchs is a Mathematician with ample experience in applied geometry, statistics, and simulation. He's been Senior Researcher at the CODE group, Zaha Hadid Architects, London, and is now an independent programmer specializing in numerical algorithms for geometry and Rhino.

Mark your calendar on LinkedIn events and watch the webinar on YouTube live...

AA Visiting School New York 2023

 

AA Visiting School New York 2023: Urban Futures

August 4-12, 2023

Registration ends August 3, 2023 - Register.

This innovative programme features designers and academics from some of the leading offices and advanced institutions from around the globe!

In partnership with Pratt Institute, this intensive 9-day programme is in-person and will cover some of the most relevant and advanced approaches to computation and urban design in practice today.

The programme will focus on digital and scripted design methodologies as well as cutting-edge AI platforms realized through digital representation techniques. Focusing on using Rhinoceros and Grasshopper, each invited instructor will introduce their advanced methods of working within these platforms for diverse design outcomes and exposure for participants in each group to different design methodologies.

Featuring staff and lecturers with academic experience at the Architectural Association, Pratt Institute, UPenn, MIT, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Hong Kong University, Technical University Munich, Technical University Prague, UCL the Bartlett, TU Graz, ETH Zurich, and Tsinghua University.

Professional experience at Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA), Skidmore Owings & Merrill (SOM), Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG), Kohn Pedersen Fox (KPF), Grimshaw Architects, Bart//Bratke and URBAN BETA.

More details...

Free webinar: Parametric Design in Practice: Real-world Examples from the AEC Industry (June 20, 2023, at 13h CEST)

Free webinar: Parametric Design in Practice: Real-world Examples from the AEC Industry

June 20, 2023

13-14:30h CEST

Join a webinar where engineers will showcase real-world examples of parametric design in the Architecture, Engineering, and Construction industry. This highly practical webinar will feature case studies from professionals working in various disciplines, including Structural Engineering, Bridge Design, Railway and Road Design.

Guest speakers, certified by LearnGrasshopper.com, will share their experiences and demonstrate how they use Grasshopper to automate tasks and streamline project workflows. This is a unique opportunity to learn from their firsthand expertise and gain insights into the power of parametric design in the AEC industry.

Register today and reserve your spot for this must-attend event...

CAAD Futures 2023 | Delft University of Technology | July 5-7

CAAD Futures is a biennial international conference on Computer-Aided Architectural Design. TU Delft is hosting the 20th CAAD Futures conference in The Netherlands on July 5-7, 2023.

With the theme of INTERCONNECTIONS: Co-computing Beyond Boundaries, CAAD Futures 2023 reflects on computation's role in interconnecting in and for architectural design and fosters research crossing knowledge domains, scales, and single-inquiry trajectories. It features keynotes, invited talks, and presentations of selected papers. It also introduces a Co-creation track to discuss research urgencies and their roadmaps collectively. The conference program includes Co-creation presentations and working sessions, open to all conference participants and resulting in position papers and supplementary material to be collected in a Co-creation Sourcebook. The Co-creation Sourcebook is envisioned based on Open Science principles, aiming at disseminating Open Access to the position papers and supplementary content of each Team under a Creative Commons Attribution Share Alike 4.0 license, edited after the conference.

The conference tackles topics of direct interest for many Rhino users during the entire program. It unfolds advances in computational fields that empower artificial intelligence to decipher data and unlock new pathways for scientific knowledge. It reflects on the diminishing of traditional interdisciplinary boundaries and increased continuity across scales on the shared ground of data. It puts forward new questions that arise when current advances create new working paradigms. On this ground, it welcomes the participation of designers, researchers, professionals, and anyone engaged in scientific knowledge and practice for architectural design and the built environment, including disciplines not yet habitually involved in computational design approaches.

Complete details and registration...