9:00-1:00PM Brad Bell

The Intro to Rhino session will cover user interface navigation and give the attendee a broad understanding of the different tool sets and workflow options within the software. Step by step design problems will address both Solids Modeling, Nurbs Modeling and documentation methods. Attendees ultimately will gain a foundational competency in harnessing Rhino’s design possibilities.

2:00-6:00PM Andrew Vrana

In a broad overview the Applied Parametric Design session will showcase award winning projects from performance based design techniques to specific implementation methods focusing on the rationalization process and the optimization and extraction of building components from 3D models. Attendees will gain a broad understanding of the potential for parametric design and digital fabrication in real world scenarios.

9:00-1:00PM Marc Fornes

This demonstration session will use rhinoscript as a platform to explore the most basic concepts of scripting. Material covered will include examples of how scripting techniques can be incorporated into the design process; basic building blocks of code, and how they are combined to form a working script. Example scripts will be provided. Participants interested in learning more advanced techniques are encouraged to sign up for the advanced Rhino scripting session.

2:00-6:00PM Marc Fornes

This session covers the fundamentals of Visual Basic Script, the main scripting language used within the Rhino environment. Participants will learn variables, arrays, conditional statements, looping, and custom functions in order to exploit the scripting functionality embedded into Rhino. The session will offer the opportunity to understand and utilize the algorithmic process as a tool for design by way of Rhino script.

9:00-1:00PM Andrew Payne

Open to students, faculty, and professionals who are interested exploring new forms and shapes using generative algorithms, this session will cover a range of diverse topics that will enable the attendee to have a solid understanding of this powerful graphical algorithm editor.  Topics covered will include: the interface, persistent vs. volatile data, data matching algorithms, functions & booleans, data trees, list & data management, vectors, attractor patterns, and much more.

2:00-6:00PM Andrew Payne

This session will build off of the concepts learned in the Intro to Grasshopper workshop where we will begin to create complex definitions aimed at bringing the digital world into reality through new fabrication techniques.  We will look at the various ways that this plug-in can facilitate traditional laser cutting methods and CNC milling techniques to accelerate the design/construction process.

9:00-1:00PM Rajaa Issa

This session introduces foundation knowledge necessary for architects interested in the field of architectural geometry, algorithmic design and scripting. It uses Rhino and Grasshopper environment to explore principles of vector geometry, coordinate systems, transformations and nurbs geometry. It also introduces the basics of logical thinking, pseudocodes and algorithmic design. Attendees don’t need to have prior knowledge in Grasshopper or Rhino modeling.

2:00-6:00PM Rajaa Issa

This session will cover advanced concepts in geometry editing (UDT), history, dynamic sectioning and rationalization of architectural models. It will use PanelingTools plug-in to show how to use the Rhino environment to intuitively generate custom 2D and 3D patterns and paneling concepts and also rationalize complex geometry into a format that is suitable for analysis and fabrication. Attendees need to have basic knowledge of Rhino modeling environment.