KeyShot for Rhino - Online in English and Spanish

New online course on Rhino3D.Education, check it out: 

Essentials in KeyShot for Rhino 7

The Essentials in KeyShot for Rhino 7 online course is now available in English and Spanish. It's still a WIP (work in progress), and new chapters will be added weekly, so for a limited time, take advantage of the WIP introductory price and get 50% off with code: KEYSHOT50OFF

KeyShot is one of the fastest and most user-friendly programs for creating photorealistic images and animations. During this course, you can explore and experiment with materials, textures, lights, cameras, and editing to obtain quality results in your Rhino projects.

Dulce Chavez, the author of the course, has designed this course for beginners, so join her and learn step-by-step how to merge Rhino and KeyShot for your projects!

Enroll now while the course is still a WIP and save 50%!

Register here!

Plus, upon conclusion, you will receive a certificate of completion for this course. Get started today!

Questions? Contact Dulce at dulce@mcneel.com

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Naval 3D Modeling with Rhino - Level 1

 

The first of a three-part series dedicated to naval modeling with Rhinoceros, this course will take you from a beginner to an intermediate level. At the end of the course, you will feel confident to create your first designs.

The course explains how to move easily through the software interface and provides detailed explanations to discover and manage all the basic geometries used in naval applications. It also defines a consistent workflow for an organized design with Rhinoceros and contains a bonus lesson explaining how to export your models to Maxsurf.

The last part is dedicated to the hands-on development of a daysailer boat 3D model.

The course is video-based and on-demand and can be followed at your own pace. It contains videos, quizzes, and downloadable documents and gives access to the course’s classroom, a virtual place to interact with the instructor and fellow students.

Students completing the course will receive the Course Certificate.

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Intelligent Generations V1.0 Webinar by DesignMorphine

Intelligent Generations V1.0 is about creatively and playfully harnessing the power of different computational design techniques, including AI technologies, to iterate through ideas quickly and make 3D models that directly come from AI-produced code. You will use Python code from ChatGPT in combination with your brain to create generative Grasshopper definitions inspired by the logic in AI-generated imagery. The class will use screenshots of our generatively designed 3D models to feed back into text-to-image AI systems to visualize different possibilities for viewing designs. Throughout this process, evoke the spirit and ethos of Bob Ross in the 21st century by sketching ideas with the contemporary mediums of computation, pixels, and 3D geometric information via artificial and human intelligence.

Starts July 30.

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Controlmad's Summer Workshop: Design and Parametric Fabrication

 

Controlmad's Summer Workshop: Design and Parametric Fabrication

July 3-28, 2023

Type of training: Hybrid

This course is focused on getting knowledge in 3D modeling with Rhinoceros and parametric design with Grasshopper, obtaining actual results with the construction of a large-scale prototype as a final project thanks to digital fabrication tools.

Students will not only learn how to model in 3D but will also implement various strategies to obtain structures of complex models, analyze, calculate, and interact with the physical environment, with the opportunity of manufacturing different models with CNC technology, like cutting laser, milling machine, and 3D printers. The final goal is to create, design, and 3D model a cool object, prototype or sculpture using Rhino and Grasshopper and make it real with the digital machines we have.

This VI edition will be in a hybrid format: Part I will be entirely online. Part II (optional) can be followed online or onsite:

Part I Online (3 weeks):

• 3D Modeling with Rhinoceros
  
• Parametric Design with Grasshopper I
• Parametric Design with Grasshopper II
  
  

Part II Onsite or Online (1 week):

• Digital Fabrication Systems (28 hours)
  
  

Part II Onsite or Online (1 week):

• Digital Fabrication Systems (28 hours)

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VisualARQ Webinar and Online Course

Last week's Rhino3D.Education webinar, Modelado Arquitectonico BIM con VisualARQ, by Francesc Salla, is ready for watching, En Español!

If you couldn't join us live or want to rewatch or share the webinar, you can do so here!

Francesc Salla, architect, a specialist in parametric design, and Product Manager of VisualARQ and Lands Design at Asuni, showed us how VisualARQ integrates intuitively into the design process with Rhino and Grasshopper, with the shortest learning curve and thus generates any type of freeform architecture.

Check out Salla's free online course, VisualARQ, Flexible BIM Tools for Rhino.

Le Corbusier's masterpiece, The Villa Savoye, is the model selected for this course. It is a step-by-step guide explaining the architecture modeling workflow with VisualARQ and Rhino. Students will learn about the different VisualARQ commands and features.

Enroll now!

You can follow this course with just a little Rhino experience. However, most videos focus only on VisualARQ features, and we recommend you take this free Rhino Introductory course.

Online Course for Advanced Timber Plate Structural Design

                             

Advanced Timber Plate Structural Design

A transdisciplinary approach in structural design and digital architecture of timber structures with advanced manufacturing workflow.

Institution: EPFL, IBOIS.

Authors: Prof. Dr. Yves Weinand, Dr. Aryan Rezaei Rad, Dr. Petras Vestartas.

The MOOC will introduce its audience to the development of a set of computational tools for geometry processing, mesh and network processing, computer-aided structural engineering design, and digital fabrication. The aim is to introduce a teaching module that systematically transfers both academic findings and industrial experience to the professional society. It also covers technological advancements in advanced timber construction and real-world applications. The latter, specifically, could be inspiring not only for graduate students but also for professional engineers and architects.

The proposed MOOC intends to foster a trans-disciplinary design approach in Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) for timber structures. It outlines an innovative and sustainable methodology with examples from recent construction projects. The primary development goal for this MOOC is to spread the innovative design approach in AEC we developed at EPFL. Therefore, the MOOC results from the compilation of five doctoral theses, research-industry technology transfer with our industry partner, and a flagship structural system with has been constructed. Accordingly, it will be beneficial for not only graduate students but also industrial professionals and civil engineering, architecture, and construction society.

Software

What you'll learn

• Technological advancements in timber construction.
• Innovative timber construction in the Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) sector.
• A structural design methodology for spatial timber shellsAlgorithmic-aided structural design.
• Joinery generation using Joinery Solver Algorithm
• Global geometry generation algorithm.
• Case studies, real-world applications, and flagship large-scale timber structures.

Contents

1. Introduction to advanced timber construction
2. Case studies in advanced timber plate structures
3. Advanced timber construction and large-scale structures
4. Digital architecture and advanced geometry processing
5. Engineering design and simulation methods in timber plate structures
6. Optimization methods

Profundizar en GhPython - Curso Online en Español

   

We're pleased to announce that our online course, Dive Deeper in GhPython, is now available in Spanish, Profundizar en GhPython. Since the Spanish version is still a WIP (work in progress) for a limited time, take advantage of our WIP introductory price and get 50% off! New chapters will be added weekly.

In this course, we use GhPython in Rhino 7 to gain a deeper understanding of Python in Grasshopper and create geometry and learn about the deeper layers of Python. We will cover built-in data types and functions, such as tuples and dictionaries. Then we will look at the format method and how it works with random to create unique colors with Python that help us generate animated geometries.

Finally, as promised in the free getting started GhPython course, we'll review the Grasshopper library. Also, we'll go over the difference between RhinoCommon and Rhinoscriptsyntax. By the end, we'll show you how to install Rhino.Inside.Revit and start working with some examples to warm you up, and you will learn how to use Grasshopper and Python in Revit and how to send geometry to Revit from Rhino "RiR."

Enroll now while the course is still a WIP, and save 50% with code: GhPython50ESPANOL at checkout!

Register here!

Plus: Upon conclusion, you will receive a certificate of completion for this course. Get started today!

If you want to save on several courses, check out our Bundles. Our Computational Designers and Programmers Bundle includes this GhPython course!

Questions? Contact Lucia at lucia@mcneel.com

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Analyze the Swiss Re Building

ThinkParametric announced their newest online course, Analyze The Swiss Re Building Using Ladybug Tools, taught by expert instructor Brandon A. Gibbs.

This course is ideal if you are an architect, engineer, or simply someone interested in building design with Rhino and sustainability tools. 

The Swiss Re building is a world-renowned example of environmentally friendly design by the architecture firm Foster + Partners. In this course, you will learn how to model the tower using Rhino with Grasshopper and analyze the environmental performance of the building using the Ladybug Environmental Suite, a collection of powerful Grasshopper plugins for environmental analysis.

Because the course is self-paced, you can learn at your own pace and timetable. In a series of on-demand lessons, Brandon will walk you through the process of setting up your Ladybug Tools environment and using it to perform a variety of analyses, including:

• Daylighting

• Solar radiation

• Thermal comfort

• Applied sustainable design

You will also learn to visualize and interpret your analysis results to gain insights into the building's performance.

By the end of this hands-on course, you will fully grasp how Ladybug Tools is used to analyze building performance and how to apply these skills to your projects.

This course is free for registered members of ThinkParametric, and the membership fee is currently $289 for full library access for one year. You will also have access to the ThinkParametric community forum of fellow students and experts who can provide feedback and support as you progress through the course.

Get started now: Analyze The Swiss Re Building Using Ladybug Tools

RhinoFabStudio and ART - Certification Online Training

   

If you are an ART Authorized Rhino Trainer, welcome to the on-site Digital Fabrication to all Certified RhinoFabStudios. Please update your information on the following form.

Update information for your RhinoFabStudio.

If you are not an ART Authorized Rhino Trainer, join us in our Online ART Training next week. Your certification will allow you to stand apart from others offering Rhino training. Remember, becoming an ART is a prerequisite in applying to become a Certified RhinoFabStudio.

This may be the only class offered this year, so hurry!

See details, sign-up, and outline.

When? March 20-24, 2023

Time? 9 am-1 pm PDT
Where? Online live-stream via Zoom

See the ART Requirements for all Regions.

Register now!

Questions? Contact Lucia Miguel at lucia@mcneel.com

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Grasshopper for Beginners workshop by Parametric Architecture - March 11-12

Parametric Architecture has organized a Grasshopper for Beginners workshop that will take place on March 11-12, 2023.

Grasshopper for Beginners 1.0 is a weekend-long workshop that teaches the core principles of Grasshopper and provides the foundations for further advanced courses over two sessions. At the end of the course, students will have a solid knowledge of the fundamental principles and tools required to utilize Grasshopper properly. This course will give an excellent beginning place for your adventure into the world of Grasshopper, whether you are an architect, designer, or enthusiast.

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Learn Rhino.Inside Essentials with i am the studio

Rhino.Inside Essentials 

Online course by iamthestudio

$79.99

Do you want to learn more about Rhino.Inside and its capabilities? Look no further than the latest online Rhino.Inside Essentials course by iamthestudio.

Rhino.Inside is a powerful tool for running Rhino and Grasshopper inside Revit. The Rhino.Inside Essentials course will teach you how to use this tool and streamline your workflow between the two programs.

This Rhino.Inside Essentials course is taught by Brandon Aaron Gibbs, a licensed architect and instructor with over two decades of experience in parametric design projects with firms such as Minimaforms, Zaha Hadid Architects, and others. Brandon will guide you through the course, showing you how to set up projects using Rhino.Inside's core features and integrating it with other software applications. You'll discover how to build complex parametric models, automate tasks, and boost productivity.

The course is appropriate for architecture, engineering, design professionals, students, and enthusiasts. Whether you're new to Rhino.Inside or would like to improve your skills, this course will give you the knowledge and confidence to tackle any project.

You'll be able to work on a real-world case study of the Leeza Soho Tower, a stunning building in Beijing, China. The Leeza Soho tower, designed by Zaha Hadid Architects, features a striking atrium that winds up the building, connecting the two towers. Zaha Hadid used Grasshopper to create the complex pattern in the enclosure panel system.

During the course, you'll learn how to use Grasshopper to design a tower with a similar atrium feature, creating a parametric model that can be easily modified and adapted. Also, you will set up the design space and use mathematical formulas to generate complex geometry.

Gain hands-on experience with Rhino throughout the case study as you take the Grasshopper script and Rhino geometry directly into native Revit forms, learning how to use Rhino.Inside and Grasshopper to create innovative designs for import into Revit for robust BIM features for tower design documentation.

By the end of this course, students will have a thorough understanding of Rhino.Inside and simple workflows for comprehensive projects. They will also have a portfolio-worthy tower design with a complex atrium feature.

Don't pass up this chance to learn from an industry expert and advance your Rhino + Revit interoperability skills with Rhino.Inside. 

Get started and sign up now!

SudoHopper3D - Introduction to Grasshopper

With more than 26k users, our Rhino3D.Education platform offers online courses in Rhino, Grasshopper, Computational Design, GhPython, PanelingTools, RhinoCAM, Jewelry, Footwear, and more!

Check out the Introduction to Grasshopper with SudoHopper3D online course in English and Spanish to start learning Grasshopper now!

This course is free, and you will obtain a certificate of attendance upon completion.

When you complete this Introduction to Grasshopper with SudoHopper3D course, you will be ready to continue learning Grasshopper with the more advanced Computational Design with Grasshopper online course, also offered in English and Spanish!

Check out this preview of the course:

Grasshopper Level 3 Online Course, March 27-29 (McNeel Europe)

 

Grasshopper Level 3 Online Course

Tutor: Ping-Hsiang Chen

Host: McNeel Europe (Barcelona)

March 27-29, 2023, 10 am-5 pm CEST

The upcoming Grasshopper Level 3 Course is for professionals seeking to broaden their understanding of Grasshopper in the design and production process.

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 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 workflows, and automation in Grasshopper. 

On completion of this course, participants will learn:

• Gain better control over complex geometries
• Integrate advanced techniques in geometry creation through the implementation of feedback loops
• Effectively analyze and manage large datasets for informed design decision making
• Automate design processes and create custom interfaces for real-time feedback
• Foster collaboration within data-driven workflows for optimal outcomes

Day 1

• Computational Design and Parametric Modelling Overview
• Volumetric Modeling Techniques using Mesh and SubD
• Custom Domain Creation
• Advanced Geometry Modification Methods
• Geometry Retopology Techniques
• Iterative Modeling Introduction

Day 2 

• An Overview of Generative Design
• Single and Multi-objective Optimization with Evolutionary Algorithms
• Introduction to Basic Machine Learning Techniques for Data Processing
• Utilizing Strings and Expressions in Grasshopper
• Creation of a Web-based Viewer for Data Sharing and Visualization

Day 3

• Rhino/Grasshopper Document Management
• Automating Design Tasks and Data with Grasshopper
• Building Custom Interfaces for Real-Time Feedback
• An Introduction to Collaborative Workflow
• Q&A Session and Course Recap

Course requirements: Experience using Grasshopper in a professional context or at an intermediate level. The course offers to take your skills to the next level and stay ahead of the curve in the world of computational design.

Online course fees: 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.

Max. number of participants: 25. If there is no quorum, the course will be canceled two weeks before.

Course language: English

Educational seats are limited. Sign up now by contacting McNeel Europe!

Fundamentals of V-Ray 6 course launched by ThinkParametric

ThinkParametric has a new online course, Fundamentals of V-Ray 6. This comprehensive course is designed to teach how to effectively use the latest version of the powerful rendering tool, V-Ray, while integrating Rhino, Grasshopper, and other 3D software.

This course will cover all the essential aspects of using V-Ray, including lighting, materials, and advanced techniques for creating photorealistic renderings. The course will also delve into V-Ray's new features, such as the updated user interface, the Cosmos model and presets library, the real time VR Vision app, and generative tools like Scatter for creating highly detailed environments.

Fundamentals of V-Ray 6 is taught by industry architect and visualization expert Brandon Aaron Gibbs, a licensed architect and instructor with over two decades of experience in commission-winning visualizations while working with firms such as Minimaforms, Zaha Hadid Architects, and others. He is known for his expertise in rendering software, including V-Ray and Enscape. With his extensive knowledge and experience, Brandon is the perfect person to teach this course and help students develop their design skills.

The course is open to students of all levels and is available online through membership in the ThinkParametric platform. 

Whether a beginner or an experienced professional in architecture, industrial design, or visual effects, this course is the perfect way to take your skills to the next level. So, don't wait any longer and enroll today! 

Rhino for Beginners workshops by Parametric Architecture - starting January 2023

Parametric Architecture has organized a series of Rhino for Beginners workshops, the first one taking place January 28-29, 2023.

Rhino for Beginners 1.0, which will last the entire weekend, is a course on Rhinoceros for beginners. It will cover basic 3D modeling terminology and tools. By the end of the workshop, students will understand how to use the Rhino software to create their own 3D models. They will also have a foundation for learning more advanced techniques. The material covered in the workshop will be reinforced through exercises and small design challenges during and after the workshop.

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3D Footwear Topologies and Generative Workflow (January 25 at 4 PM CET)

Rhino User Webinar
3D Footwear Topologies and Generative Workflow
January 25, 4 PM CET

This webinar will show how to use Rhino's SubD features for 3D footwear design.

These workflows typically start with the shoe last and then model other parts such as midsoles, soles, and reinforcements, combining and integrating SubD shapes with other topologies such as NURBS surfaces and polygon meshes.

Leveraging Grasshopper, we can build generative SubD structures and textures that you can use to further model shoe components with sculpting techniques.

Some new WIP tools, such as 3D Sketch and ShrinkWrap, will also be demonstrated to understand better how you can improve your footwear workflow.

René Medel has been an authorized Rhino trainer since 2004 when he worked as a Rhinoceros product manager in Chile. He is also a highly experienced industrial designer passionate about footwear and 3D.

In 2015 he moved to Europe to be a guest lecturer at the Master of Innovation in Footwear at the former SLEM academy in the Netherlands. After that, he was asked to push the boundaries of 3D footwear design and additive manufacturing for IP ideas production GmbH, a division of Birkenstock Group.

He is now a senior digital creation engineer in the innovation team of Framas Germany, a developer and supplier of high-performance plastic components for the footwear industry.

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Rhino and VisualARQ online course for architects (February 2023)

Rhino and VisualARQ online course for architects by Asuni

February 2023

Rhino + VisualARQ

• Rhino: 6, 7, 9 February 2023, 16h-18h (UTC+1)
• VisualARQ: 20, 21, and 23 February 2023. 16h-18h (UTC+1)
• Language: English
• Price: 360€+VAT (Students 50% off – Proof of educational status is required.)

VisualARQ

• 20, 21, and 23 February 2023, 16h-18h (UTC+1)
• Language: English
• Price: 180€+VAT (Students 50% off – Proof of educational status is required.)

This course is for architects and architecture professionals who want to get into BIM technology with Rhino and VisualARQ.

This course will introduce the main tools of Rhino and VisualARQ for developing projects of architecture in 3D, producing 2D documentation drawings, and delivering a BIM model for other AEC applications.

If you don’t know Rhino, you can take the entire course distributed into six sessions of two hours each, starting on February 6, 2023. However, if you are familiar with Rhino, you can skip the first course and just take the VisualARQ course, consisting of three sessions of two hours each, starting on February 20, 2023.

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Hull Design and Fairing Level 1 & 2 - Live Online Training - January and February 2023 editions

Hull Design and Fairing Level 1 & 2 - Live Online Training

By RhinoCentre NL

This training course by Gerard Petersen (Naval Architect and Rhino Trainer) teaches you rapid hull modeling for ships, yachts, workboats, and multihulls.

Develop competence in Class-A Fairing – Final Design – Fairing for Production – Hull Optimization – Reverse Engineering – Hull from GA/ Lines-Plan – Advanced Analysis – Modeling Strategies – Developable Hulls.

Follow and finish this training in three weeks!

• The January edition (9, 16, 23, 30) is attractive to people from the Americas and Europe (CET: 16:00–18:00 h)
• The February edition (3, 10, 17, 24) is attractive to people from Eastern regions and Europe (CET: 09:00–11:00 h)

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Barcelona collection: Inspiration for Jewelry with SubD (December 14 at 4 PM CET - in Spanish)

 Rhino User Webinar
Barcelona collection: Inspiration for Jewelry with SubD
December 14 at 4 PM CET

"Barcelona is full of modernist and organic architectural ornaments, which historically have been a source of inspiration for jewelry. Chesco Díaz has been inspired by different architectural elements of the city to create a jewelry collection designed and modeled with SubD in Rhinoceros 7. 

In this webinar, we will explore some of the pieces in his collection, as well as the modeling techniques used to make them."

Chesco Díaz started as an artisan jeweler in 1996 at the School of Arts and Crafts in Barcelona. In 2002 he began modeling with Rhino for manufacturing, using milling technology.

In 2009 he began training in RhinoGold in institutions such as the JORGC and the IGE, as well as such companies as Tiffany's, Tous, and Fossil. Since 2012 he is an authorized Rhino trainer (ART), giving 3D modeling and printing services. Since 2018 he has been an official distributor of Gemvision Spain and of Asiga 3D printers.

Currently, he continues to give training while experimenting and developing his jewelry lines in Studio Chesco.

Complete details and free registration (in Spanish)...

Rhino3D.Education Black Friday

 

It is that time of the year... And Rhino3D.Education wants to celebrate offering 40% off site-wide!

Enjoy the most significant discount of the year with our Black Friday sale!

Enjoy all our courses with a 40% discount!

Courses will be available to stream for two years after purchase.

The offer expires on December 5, 2022.

Questions? Contact us.

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