Notes on Introduction to Rhino3D

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

• 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
  • 

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

• https://docs.mcneel.com/rhino/5/help/en-us/commands/sweep1.htm

cap

sweep2

• https://docs.mcneel.com/rhino/5/help/en-us/commands/sweep2.htm

loft

• https://docs.mcneel.com/rhino/5/help/en-us/commands/loft.htm

surface of revolution

• Revolve https://docs.mcneel.com/rhino/5/help/en-us/commands/revolve.htm