Rhino 5 Essential Training

Learn how to build your own 3D design models and prototypes with the NURBS-based modeling tools in Rhino 5.0 for Windows.

Introduction

• Welcome
• What you need to know before watching this course
• Using the exercise files

1. System Setup

• Why use Rhino?
• Using recommended hardware
• Customizing the interface

2. Basic 3D Terminology

• Understanding curves, surfaces, and solids
• Comparing Bézier curves, B-splines, and NURBS objects
• Comparing NURBS surfaces and mesh surfaces
• Setting measurement units and tolerance

3. Navigation and the Help System

• Exploring the new splash screen
• Introducing labels, tabs, and customization options
• Choosing a shading mode
• Navigating the viewport using panning, zooming, and rotating
• Exploring help options

4. Introduction to the Interface

• Understanding Rhino's command philosophy and organization
• Using toolbars, panels, and the pop-up menu
• Navigating the geometry menus
• Getting feedback using the command line and status bar
• Using the new Gumball manipulator
• Using the Properties panel
• Opening and saving files

5. Workflow Basics

• Setting Rhino preferences
• Selecting objects: Why so much clicking?
• Organizing a project using layers
• Introduction to construction planes and grids
• Performing basic transformations
• Using the Named Position and Named View features

6. Drawing: 2D Geometry

• Understanding lines and polylines
• Building rectangles and polygons
• Creating arcs, circles, and ellipses
• Drawing free-form curves: The key to organic modeling

7. Modeling: Basic Surfaces

• Dave's golden construction strategies: How to analyze and model like a pro
• Comparing different types of 3D surfaces
• Working with the two new types of curve extrusions
• Extruding curves to create features in a model
• Creating surfaces with lofts
• Using Revolve and Rail Revolve to create surfaces
• Using the Sweep 1 Rail or Sweep 2 Rail options
• Creating complex surface shapes using Network Surface

8. Modeling: 3D Solids (AKA Polysurfaces)

• Introducing solids
• Making solids with primitives
• Extruding curves to create solids without primitives
• Editing solids with the Boolean functions
• Troubleshooting solids and Booleans
• Using the new solid control points
• Utilizing the powerful sub-object select

9. Modeling Aids

• Understanding Rhino's modeling aids
• Working with the Grid Snap and Grid Snap settings
• Using the Ortho modeling aid
• Taking advantage of the Planar modeling aid
• Working with object snaps in your workflow
• Using the cursor constraints
• Using the SmartTrack and the new Selection Filter dialog

10. Editing and Transforming

• Editing corners with Fillet and Chamfer
• Trimming and splitting
• Moving and rotating objects with the Drag and Nudge tools
• Copying and pasting objects
• Understanding how Rhino uses Undo and Redo
• Grouping objects
• Scaling objects
• Duplicating objects using the Mirror command
• Making copies and structured sets using arrays

11. Analysis and Degrees

• Using the Analysis toolbar to understand characteristics of a model
• Defining the degrees of curves and surfaces
• Using Rebuild and Change Degree

12. Modeling and Editing Organic Surfaces

• Working with NURBS, seams, and avoiding the pinch
• Building Turtle Boy using Surface From Curve Network
• Offsetting a helmet
• Insetting a turtle smile
• Comparing blending and filleting
• Finishing Turtle Boy

13. Documentation and Collaboration

• Measuring and labeling values on a model using dimensioning and notes
• Creating screen captures for quick proofs
• Creating 2D views of your 3D model
• Understanding the clipping plane and layout pages

14. Rendering Skills

• Setting the stage for lighting
• Understanding materials and lighting
• Tweaking camera position and rendering

15. Prototyping

• Preparing a model for prototyping
• Shelling your model automatically
• Shelling your model manually
• Exporting to the STL format for 3D printing