Remodeling Your 3D Ideas: from Sketches to Rendering in Rhino 8
June 6 through July 25
Thursdays 6 - 8p ET
Translate your traditional analog design skills into the digital sphere, in this eight-week Rhino 8 course. You will learn all the essential tools and techniques needed to turn your sketches into a final, interactive 3D model with renderings.
Level 1 – $395
*Level 2 (Standard Rate) – $450
Level 3 – $550
Level 4 – $675
What are these pricing tiers, and how should I select the right one for me?
We use a redistributive model, to ensure equitable access. Our Level 2 course price is the Standard Rate. Please consider our suggestions for determining yours here, prior to purchasing, and thank you!
The details
Whether you will be rendering your work to 3D print final models, or using the software to help communicate your ideas to clients, this Level 1 course will offer you the software skills needed to render your own designs independently, and is the perfect add-on to traditional analog design.
You will learn all essential tools and techniques on how to turn your sketches into a final interactive 3D model with renderings with digital software, focused mainly on Rhino 8. Built for people with no prior experience with 3D modeling, this eight week workshop will cover multiple aspects of digital visualization, including:
A comprehensive overview of Rhino 8
How to take a 2D drawing/sketch into a 3D digital model
How to apply material qualities to digital models
How to create visual imagery "renderings", in different styles
Course breakdown
Week 1
Basic 2D commands
Including: curve tools, projection drawings
Week 2
Basic 3D commands
Including: surface tools, convention between curves, surfaces, and polysurfaces
Week 3
Decomposing complex objects
Including: boolean & merge functions, iterative modeling best practices
Week 4
Complex pattern and shapes
Including: patch & network surface functions, modeling tools for details
Week 5
Smoothness and transition
Including: identifying and fixing problems in models, modeling tools for smoothness
Week 6
Realistic looking & interactive models
Including: realistic detail modeling, introduction to Sketchfab and Twin-Motion
Week 7
Materials
Including: creating & modifying materials in Rhino 8 & Twin-Motion, material mapping & image rendering
Week 8
Scenery with Twin-Motion
Including: assets, framing & image narrative, video path & rendering, file prep for 3D printing, draft for manufacturing or documentation
Prerequisites
Hi, it’s me, Ivy!
Here to explain what all these prereq’s are about
In advance of our first session, please have the following prepared:
Rhinoceros 8 software installed, for MAC or PC *
Confirm your computer has the proper system requirements to run the software
Watch the following videos about introduction to Rhino 8 and 3D modeling
Windows users, please watch:
Windows | Interface Basics (5 min)
Windows | Navigation and Display (3 min)
Windows | Object Types (4 min)
Windows | Selecting Objects (3 min)
Mac users, please watch:
MAC | Interface Basics (5 min)
MAC | Display & Navigation (3 min)
MAC | Object Types (4 min 30 sec)
MAC | Selecting Objects (3 min 45 sec)
Complete a simple poll via Google Forms (Emailed to you 24hr after registration closes)
Select one of the three model examples to work with for our first few weeks (Emailed to you three days after registration closes)
* A word from TLUP about the accessibility of Rhino 8 software
As a non-accredited educational institution, TLUP courses are not currently included in Rhinoceros’ umbrella of “schools.” Try as we might to arrange for $195 Educational Licenses for our course participants, at this time, we are unable to do so. For those wishing for an opportunity still to learn this software, we recommend the following:
Free 90 day full version download, to test out the software, if you would like to continue using as a paid-for version
Purchase the full version for $995, if you are confident you will continue to work with this software
Check in with your local accredited institution, about purchasing an educational license through them for $195
Hit us up if you’re with Rhino, or an institution and want to help us obtain educational licenses for our participants!
IVY YU
Ivy Yu is a designer with a background in architecture and graphic design. Her focus is on representing strategy through multiple mediums. This is done through her experience in digital and physical visualization through 3D modeling, renderings, and additive manufacturing.
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