Tutorial – 10 more Rhino tips in 10 minutes after 10 years with Rhino
From Alexander Sanning
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Timestamps:
0:01 [Tip 1] TAB will constrain movement to current custom axis
0:40 [Tip 2] Use Sweep1 to "extrude" curves along a custom rail
2:23 [Tip 3] Use Sweep2 to create a surface inbetween two rail curves
2:41 [Tip 4] Use Revolve to create a surface from a rotated cross-section
3:07 [Tip 5] Enable Snappy dragging for the Gumball for exact placement
3:30 [Tip 6] Use MergeAllCoplanarFaces to topologically merge flat areas
4:20 [Tip 7] Use SelCrv (and similar) to select only one type of geometry
5:56 [Tip 8] To straighten out arbitrarily rotated geometry, use Rotate3D and a guide box
7:53 [Tip 9] Create quick 3D volumes from a plan drawing via hatches
09:59 [Tip 10] Use SelDup to eliminate identical duplicates of geometry
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Links:
Rhinoceros:
https://www.rhino3d.com/
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Utilized Rhino commands (in chronological order):
CTRL+Z – Undo last operation
M – Move
ExtractWireframe – Creates a separate copy of curves for all the edges and isocurves of any selected object(s)
DELETE – Removes selected object(s)
SelLast – Selects most recently generated selection set
CTRL+J – Join selected objects (when possible)
ExtractSrf – Creates a separate copy of any individual surface(s) of a polysurface, and optionally removes the original ones
DupBorder – Creates a separate copy of curves for any border edges of any selected object(s)
Sweep1 – Extrudes a set of cross-section curves along a custom rail curve
BooleanDifference – Removes the volume of one solid geometry from another solid geometry
Sweep2 – Creates a surface inbetween two rail curves, guided by at least one cross-section curve
Revolve – Creates a revolved surface from a cross-section rotated along a custom axis
MergeAllFaces – Merges topologically flat areas into uniform surfaces
SelCrv – Selects all visible and unlocked curves in the scene
SelectionFilter – Toggles the toolbar for filtering out what geometry types are eligible for selection
SelOpenPolysrf – Selects all visible and unlocked polysurfaces which are not closed
Cap – For any open objects with planar openings, these openings are closed
ESC – Deselects selection and disables visibility of edit points
SelOpenSrf – Selects all visible and unlocked surfaces which are not closed
CTRL+A – Select all visible (and non-locked) objects
BoundingBox – Creates box containing selected geometry, and states dimensions of the boundary
CTRL+SHIFT+S – Split; split one geometry with another
Rotate3D – Rotate the selection by using a custom axis and a start and end rotational angle
Hatch – Creates hatches (solid or hatched fills) from boundaries, optionally with custom selection
Explode – Disintegrates and decomposes geometry into subentities or lower-level versions of it
ZS – Zoom viewport to selected objects
PlanarSrf – Creates planar surfaces from closed, planar curves
Copy – Creates a duplicate copy of the selection, and optionally move it
Scale1D – Scales the selection only in the axis that the scaling dimension is parallel to
Box – Creates a rectilinear box geometry
SelDup – Selects all duplicate objects, excluding one instance per each unique object
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The title of this video is slightly misleading:
This tutorial contains more than 10 tips, in more than 10 minutes, after almost 10 years of experience in Rhino.
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This tutorial introduces to KTH Architecture students a set of quick tips for working with Rhino, mainly presented within a fictional scenario of modeling a sketch building proposal.
The operating system used for this tutorial is Windows 10. Running another operating system (e.g. Linux, MacOS) might amount to a different user experience or software incompatibility.
If you want to check in which computer room(s) any relevant software might be installed in – CADLAB, DFL, and ARCPLAN are in the KTH School of Architecture building – please check the following link for current status:
https://www.kth.se/en/student/it/campus/computer-rooms/lista
Disclaimer:
This tutorial aims to increase student awareness of the versatility of the digital tools available for use within the context of the architectural education offered by KTH. As such, it might not be generally applicable, but on the other hand, if at least one architecture student is helped by it in fulfilling deliverables requirements or being taught something of genuine interest, the purpose of this tutorial is satisfactorily achieved. There might be inaccuracies in this tutorial – if you identify any significant one, please tell us in the comments.
0:01 [Tip 1] TAB will constrain movement to current custom axis
0:40 [Tip 2] Use Sweep1 to "extrude" curves along a custom rail
2:23 [Tip 3] Use Sweep2 to create a surface inbetween two rail curves
2:41 [Tip 4] Use Revolve to create a surface from a rotated cross-section
3:07 [Tip 5] Enable Snappy dragging for the Gumball for exact placement
3:30 [Tip 6] Use MergeAllCoplanarFaces to topologically merge flat areas
4:20 [Tip 7] Use SelCrv (and similar) to select only one type of geometry
5:56 [Tip 8] To straighten out arbitrarily rotated geometry, use Rotate3D and a guide box
7:53 [Tip 9] Create quick 3D volumes from a plan drawing via hatches
09:59 [Tip 10] Use SelDup to eliminate identical duplicates of geometry
.........................................
Links:
Rhinoceros:
https://www.rhino3d.com/
.........................................
Utilized Rhino commands (in chronological order):
CTRL+Z – Undo last operation
M – Move
ExtractWireframe – Creates a separate copy of curves for all the edges and isocurves of any selected object(s)
DELETE – Removes selected object(s)
SelLast – Selects most recently generated selection set
CTRL+J – Join selected objects (when possible)
ExtractSrf – Creates a separate copy of any individual surface(s) of a polysurface, and optionally removes the original ones
DupBorder – Creates a separate copy of curves for any border edges of any selected object(s)
Sweep1 – Extrudes a set of cross-section curves along a custom rail curve
BooleanDifference – Removes the volume of one solid geometry from another solid geometry
Sweep2 – Creates a surface inbetween two rail curves, guided by at least one cross-section curve
Revolve – Creates a revolved surface from a cross-section rotated along a custom axis
MergeAllFaces – Merges topologically flat areas into uniform surfaces
SelCrv – Selects all visible and unlocked curves in the scene
SelectionFilter – Toggles the toolbar for filtering out what geometry types are eligible for selection
SelOpenPolysrf – Selects all visible and unlocked polysurfaces which are not closed
Cap – For any open objects with planar openings, these openings are closed
ESC – Deselects selection and disables visibility of edit points
SelOpenSrf – Selects all visible and unlocked surfaces which are not closed
CTRL+A – Select all visible (and non-locked) objects
BoundingBox – Creates box containing selected geometry, and states dimensions of the boundary
CTRL+SHIFT+S – Split; split one geometry with another
Rotate3D – Rotate the selection by using a custom axis and a start and end rotational angle
Hatch – Creates hatches (solid or hatched fills) from boundaries, optionally with custom selection
Explode – Disintegrates and decomposes geometry into subentities or lower-level versions of it
ZS – Zoom viewport to selected objects
PlanarSrf – Creates planar surfaces from closed, planar curves
Copy – Creates a duplicate copy of the selection, and optionally move it
Scale1D – Scales the selection only in the axis that the scaling dimension is parallel to
Box – Creates a rectilinear box geometry
SelDup – Selects all duplicate objects, excluding one instance per each unique object
.........................................
The title of this video is slightly misleading:
This tutorial contains more than 10 tips, in more than 10 minutes, after almost 10 years of experience in Rhino.
.........................................
This tutorial introduces to KTH Architecture students a set of quick tips for working with Rhino, mainly presented within a fictional scenario of modeling a sketch building proposal.
The operating system used for this tutorial is Windows 10. Running another operating system (e.g. Linux, MacOS) might amount to a different user experience or software incompatibility.
If you want to check in which computer room(s) any relevant software might be installed in – CADLAB, DFL, and ARCPLAN are in the KTH School of Architecture building – please check the following link for current status:
https://www.kth.se/en/student/it/campus/computer-rooms/lista
Disclaimer:
This tutorial aims to increase student awareness of the versatility of the digital tools available for use within the context of the architectural education offered by KTH. As such, it might not be generally applicable, but on the other hand, if at least one architecture student is helped by it in fulfilling deliverables requirements or being taught something of genuine interest, the purpose of this tutorial is satisfactorily achieved. There might be inaccuracies in this tutorial – if you identify any significant one, please tell us in the comments.
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