Stories Archives - Rhino3Dzine

From 17,000 Pixels to 13 Comb Variations: A Façade Rationalised in Grasshopper

October 20, 2026

For This Is The Place in Mumbai, Rhino and Grasshopper helped turn a façade conceived as approximately 17,000 individual pixels into a buildable system of just 13 comb variations, linking artistic intent, panel organisation and fabrication drawings.

Advanced Forms Architecture Computational Design Digital Fabrication

SANCTUM: Parametric Joinery and CNC-Carved Surfaces in a Room for One

October 12, 2026

Designed by Rafael Luna of Infra-Architecture Lab, SANCTUM is a plywood micro-architecture built around a parametric interlocking system and CNC-carved interior surfaces. Rhino and Grasshopper connect its sculptural form, fabrication logic, and exploration of acoustic behavior.

Advanced Forms Architecture Computational Design Digital Fabrication Furniture

From Shoe Lasts to Printed Molds: An Evolving Rhino Workflow in Footwear

October 6, 2026

René Medel’s work offers a view of how Rhino workflows in footwear have expanded from modeling lasts and soles to generating internal structures and designing production tooling. Light Tube Foam Sole brings those methods together in a 3D-printed mold developed at framas.

3D Printing Advanced Forms Computational Design Digital Fabrication Footwear Industrial & Product Design

Ceramic Craft and Digital Fabrication at Hotel Thompson Sevilla

September 28, 2026

A 50 m² ceramic lattice for Hotel Thompson Sevilla uses Rhino and Grasshopper to connect image-based geometry mapping, custom G-code generation, clay 3D printing, and a carefully coordinated on-site assembly process.

Architecture Computational Design Digital Fabrication Emerging Voices

Continuous Curves, Rotating Forms: A New Approach to Ceramic Printing

September 11, 2026

What if clay 3D printing could move beyond stacked layers? Mark Meier’s experimental rotary-axis process combines Rhino, Grasshopper, Python, and robotic fabrication to draw continuous ceramic patterns directly onto rotating 3D forms, creating remarkably light and intricate structures.

3D Printing Advanced Forms Computational Design Digital Fabrication Robotics

Solander 38: Rhino as the Common Language of an Evolving Vessel

September 4, 2026

Solander 38 is a self-sufficient, solar-electric cruising catamaran developed through an unusually collaborative design and build process. At its center, an evolving Rhino model became a common language between designers, builders, fabrication workflows, construction drawings; and eventually an interactive digital record of the vessel itself.

Advanced Forms Computational Design Digital Fabrication Engineering Marine

Godzilla: From Form-Finding to a Built Gridshell

August 14, 2026

A research team at the University of Tokyo transformed a NURBS-based form-finding workflow into a full-scale fabrication and assembly system for a complex gridshell. Developed with Rhino, Grasshopper, and the custom Godzilla plugin, the project connects computational geometry directly with planar fabrication, student-led assembly, and real-world structural constraints.

Architecture Computational Design Digital Fabrication Education Emerging Voices

S·O·S, Skin of the Sky: Connecting Voices, Lightning, Sound, and Light Through Rhino and Grasshopper

August 11, 2026

For Nuit Blanche 2026, artist Marie-Luce Nadal transformed a Parisian church into a living map of human wishes and atmospheric events. Rhino 8 and Grasshopper became the central coordination environment connecting the venue’s geometry with 80 loudspeakers, 43 lighting fixtures, spatial audio, and real-time lighting previsualization.

Advanced Forms Art Computational Design Lighting Rendering & Animation

Tips & Tricks: Add Components While Drawing Wires with the Spacebar

August 3, 2026

Discover a faster way to build Grasshopper definitions in Rhino Beta. While dragging a wire from any component or parameter grip, press the SPACEBAR to open a menu where you can browse or search for the next component without interrupting the connection.

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The Pro-Sumer: From Modular Logic to a Regenerative Urban Ecosystem

July 16, 2026

Developed through an iterative Rhino workflow, The Pro-Sumer explores how a timber office tower can evolve from a consumer of resources into a productive urban ecosystem.

Architecture Computational Design Emerging Voices Rendering & Animation Urban Design