Software : Rhino 3d and Explicit History (Grasshopper)
Level : Intermediate
Description : In this tutorial we cover how to make an exponential curve with with Explicit History. This is an intro to using scalar parameters to driving geometry with math. Also covered, is how to use the range components to make collections of objects, in this case points. The next few videos I post will try to isolate these tools in an effort to see what they do individually. As my general philosophy I try to break software down into it’s simplest commands then begin to combine them to get more complex results.

Please have a look in the forum for more Grasshopper files and images.

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Software : Rhino 3d
Level : Beginner / Intermediate
Description : This Rhino Video Tutorial covers how to use Implicit and Explicit history (Grasshopper) to model a building massing. This tutorial in one that i had previously done in 3ds Max and wanted to compare the differences in work flow. Over the course of the next few weeks i plan to continue this research. This methodology has proven useful for me to understand how one must navigate each platform to achieve similar results. As usual please feel free to post questions or comments regarding these techniques.

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McNeel just released an update to the Paneling tool. This looks like a great plug-in for Rhino. I have not had a chance to use it yet but i plan to install it soon and test out the tools. From what i can see on the McNeel site, this tool is used for dividing surfaces for panelization. Another great aspect to this tool is that most if not all of the commands are available through RhinoScript.

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Software : Rhino 3d
Level : Beginner / Intermediate
Description : This Rhino 3d Video Tutorial covers how to use Explicit History modeling techniques with geometry created with implicit history. The parametric bridge or walkway that I am modeling comes from a 3ds Max tutorial that i do to explain how one builds the hierarchy of modeling procedures while maintaining associative relations ships.

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Software : Rhino 3d

Level : Intermediate

Description : This is a new plug-in that David Rutten is working on for Rhino. It has similar functionality to GC but at this point if not so component based. It is more like GC in that it uses features and stores them as nodes you can rearrange and change hierarchy’s. In this video I cover where to find the plug-in, how to install it and then the very (let me emphasize the VERY) basics of the interface. This is the first of what will be many Rhino tutorials. I also plan to cover the new implicit history functionality in Rhino. One of my biggest problems with Rhino has always been the lack of history based modeling and now that they are doing it, I figure I should learn it well. So…. here is the first one.

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