Background
- Everything You Need to Know About Rhino 3D
- developed by Robert McNeel & Associates
- 3D surface modeling tools using NURBS (Non-uniform rational basis spline) mathematical modelling
- Grasshopper for parametric modeling
- many plugins
- cater to more than a singular design field
- Learning resources
Tutorials
Widget Connector url https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dGcEFHjd7H4 - https://www.rhino3d.com/learn/?query=kind:%20jump_start&modal=null
UI
design file template
- File > New
rotate - mouse movement + right button
pan - shift + mouse movement + right button
zoom - control + mouse movement + right button
different viewports - perspective, top, front, right
display mode of each viewports - wireframe, shaded, rendered, ghosted, ...
toolbar and buttons
dropdown menu
command line
properties
layers
snapping
- grid snap
- object snap
hide, unhide
lock, unlock
gumball
- https://docs.mcneel.com/rhino/5/help/en-us/commands/gumball.htm
Widget Connector url http://youtube.com/watch?v=24ktY9dABf0 Widget Connector url https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bMpl25dKvSo
Commands
CPlane
selection - points, vertex, center, mid, end, near, ...
point
move
- absolute vs relative (@x,y,z)
line, polyline
curve
- control point curve
- curve interpolate points
join, split
surface
- EdgeSrf
- Split
- Intersect
- trimmed, untrimmed
- Untrim
polysurface
- open, closed
extrusion
- ExtrudeCrv
sweep1
cap
sweep2
loft
surface of revolution