Model complex 3D architectural geometry with Rhinoceros

这是在建筑设计背景下对复杂 3D 自由形状建模的基本介绍和概述。

您有没有想过某些建筑设计实际上是如何创建的？您可能会认为它是由软件帮助的，但是哪个系统适合于此？在建筑师经常使用的常规 CAD 软件中，例如 AutoCAD 或 SketchUp，很难甚至不可能创建有机模型和曲面。

我们使用 Rhinoceros，这是一款非常流行的 McNeel NURBS 建模软件。这在几个创新的建筑办公室中非常流行，用于复杂形式、有机建筑和 3D 模型的广泛调整。该软件也可以作为其他建筑设计软件的补充，尽管它本身就很完整。

本课程从软件的基本介绍和概述开始，然后开发了一些示例项目。它们的灵感来自著名的标志性建筑项目，但并非完全重建。我们使用这些示例来激发您的灵感，并专注于元素的某个部分，我们将把这些部分简化为基本的几何操作，让您深入了解如何处理更复杂的项目。

在 Windows 或 OSX 上，除了 Rhinoceros 之外，您不需要任何其他软件，但要准备好经常尝试和失败。由于许多建模任务需要特定的操作顺序。我们无法为每个可能的任务准备一个解决方案，但是通过建立在一些基本示例的基础上，您将学习一种方法，该方法侧重于将手头的任务划分为更容易解决的小问题。然后这些可以应用于其他情况。

MP4 | Video: h264, 1920×1080 | Audio: AAC, 44.1 KHz
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What you’ll learn
creating complex 3D shapes and geometry, to model freeform, organic architecture
break down a seemingly difficult shape into a logical sequence of geometric operations
control the smoothness and continuity of the geometry with visual feedback from Rhinoceros
Requirements
You’ll need access to McNeel Rhinoceros, a 3D NURBS Modelling software.
You can use release 4 or 5 from the software.
While mostly illustrated with the Windows version, there is no problem using the OSX Release, which is still in beta at this time.
You may use a commercial, educational or trial version. No other software is required.
Description
Update Feb. 2015: A new Section is in preparation, recreating the basic shape of a “Shell House”. This will be available for all student members, so join the course now before the price is increased to $69.

This is a basic introduction and overview of modelling complex 3D Freeform shapes in the context of architectural design.

Have you ever wondered how certain architectural designs are actually created? You might assume that it is helped by software, but which system is suited for this? In regular CAD software that architects often use, such as AutoCAD or SketchUp, the creation of organic models and surfaces is hard to impossible.

We use Rhinoceros, a quite popular NURBS modelling software for McNeel. This is very popular within several innovative architectural offices where it is used for complex forms, organic architecture and extensive tweaking of 3D models. The software can also be used complementary to other architectural design software, although it is quite complete in itself.

The course starts with a basic introduction and overview of the software and then a few example projects are developed. They are inspired by famous and iconic architectural projects, but are not full reconstruction. We use the examples to inspire you and focus on a certain part of element which we will strip down to the basic geometric operations, giving you insight in how to approach more complex projects.

You don’t need any other software then Rhinoceros, on Windows or OSX, but be ready to try and fail, often. As many modelling tasks require a specific order of operations. We cannot prepare a solution for every possible task, but by building upon a few basic examples, you learn an approach which focuses on dividing the task at hand into smaller problems, that are easier to tackle. And these can then be applied in other situations.

So come join us and learn the basics of 3D Freeform Modelling with Rhinoceros.

Who this course is for:
This is a first introduction to Rhinoceros for architects, students of architecture and anybody interested in organic shapes that are used in buildings.
This course does not focus on product design nor digital fabrication, but the methods learned are of course applicable in other contexts.