r/rhino

I'm fairly new to Rhino.... about 3-4 years, before that I was using FormZ.

I am not a coder at all but finally delved into doing a script with Claude and holy shit! Something that has slowed down my work flow for years and I just solved it in like 15 minutes.

Bulk import of bitmap files to create a bunch of new textures.... I work in retail design so have to handle a ton of graphic files. This is the biggest thing for me and I'm giddy with excitement over the possibilities now.

Hey everyone,

I'm currently an architect working in the UAE. I regularly use Revit, Dynamo, Rhino, and Grasshopper, but I'm planning to transition into a specialized BIM or computational design role later this year.

To make that jump, I’m diving into architectural automation and programming using the Revit API and Python. I’d love to hear from those who have already gone down this path:

1. The Career Impact: How did learning to program custom tools for Revit change your trajectory? Did it open doors to new roles, shift your day-to-day responsibilities, or impact your salary?
2. Erik Frits's Course: I’m looking at professional bootcamps and specifically considering Erik Frits's LearnRevitAPI / pyRevit Bootcamp. Has anyone here taken it? How much value did it provide compared to figuring things out on your own, especially if you already have a grasp on visual programming like Dynamo?

Any insights on the learning curve, how you applied your first custom tools in a professional setting, or other resources to check out would be hugely appreciated. Thanks!

I am starting a PhD program and need a laptop capable of handling heavy, prolonged computational workloads in Rhino and Grasshopper.

My daily workflow will involve generating complex parametric geometry alongside multi-threaded evolutionary optimization loops and environmental data simulations in urban scenarios.

What are the ideal specs or specific laptop models for this?

For the past couple of months I’ve been working on a topography tool for the AEC industry. I’m an architectural technologist so I kinda sit between the technical building engineering side and the design software side of things at the company I work at.

Honestly what pushed me to build it was just the sheer amount of hours that go into modelling site topography correctly. Because it matters, a redrawing the topo way too late in a project is a massive headache. And most of the time you’re starting from 2D surveyors data and just figuring it out from there.
So I built something that pulls from private, local and open source elevation datasets and spits out 3D files or CSV data that work in Revit, Rhino, Archicad and SketchUp. Not to replace surveyors data, just to have something accurate to cross reference against and to stop rebuilding the same thing from scratch every project.

It’s called topo-grapher.com if anyone’s curious. Free tries for everyone and anyone, would genuinely love to hear if it’s useful to anyone else. (Side note works a lot better on a desktop and right now somewhat limited country wise)

Also like there are other companies actually doing similar stuff but I found that they aren’t giving you data you can check out against real surveyor data or manipulate the file once you got it, rather it would be a blob of a file mostly for aesthetics. So that was a part of the drive on this. Thanks in advance for feedback if you have any!

Hi, I was designing two plates for embossing, a positive and a negative, with text and a logo. The only way I know how to do it is to extrude, select every single facet/line in existence which takes forever and if I mess up I have to start all over, and then planar surface all of it.

And then sometimes I'll have to redo it, or something's not aligned and I don't know what, random problems will ensue. Is there an easier way to do this? Or is rhino just the wrong tool for this?

I really enjoy using rhino, the precision is satisfying, and designing surfaces makes more sense to my brain than designing 3D objects. I'm ultimately looking to get better at it since I'm a graphic designer by trade and will be doing this type of 3D printing a lot.

Thank you!

I tried to unlock levels, unlock objects, but it seems like rhino decided to fuck himself off. Tried also to resent mouse options, export in another file (the moment thst I do that it block also the other file selection of the objects).

Hey, I’ve got a question for you — how much time do you lose every day on repetitive clicking in Rhino?

I get it. I’m a designer, and for years I’ve been automating all those repetitive tasks you end up doing 100 times — generating views, naming layers, exports, transformations, arranging elements...

If there’s something in your workflow that you keep doing mechanically and think, “this should just do itself,” send me a comment or a private message.

I’ll take a look and let you know what can be done. There’s a good chance it could become a one-click solution.

Hello,

i am using an Android phone and I am looking for an oportunity to scan a room or an objekt to insert it into Rhino to use it as a modeling template. I know it is possible with some Apple phones but isnit possible with Android? Thanks for your help!

I want to recreate the slime mould simulation for Melbourne CBD in pre colonial conditions , using grasshopper !! i dont have any prior knowledge on grasshopper so would love to get some assistance for achieving this !! please do help !!

Hi Friends, Im'm running a small workshop for an AI plipleine form Rhinot o Unreal engine, With flow and Python in betwen, please join!

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Link to Live Session