Rhino

Rhino Basics

  • Introduction
  • Interface
  • Helpers
  • Geometry editing
  • Point editing
  • Solid modeling
  • Surfaces

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Introduction


Training guide for Rhino 6 or later.

Rhinoceros, is a 3D CAD modeling software package that enables yous to accurately model your designs ready for rendering, animation, drafting, engineering science, analysis, and manufacturing. Rhinoceros is a free-form NURBS surface modeler.

Rhinoceros

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Interface


Rhino divides its screen into different areas:

Interface Areas

Title Description
ane. Window / Title bar Displays the current model'south file proper noun and file size.
2. Card bar Groups Rhino commands by function.
iii. Command history window Displays the previous commands.
4. Command prompt Utilise the Command line to type commands, click control options, type coordinates, type distances, angles, or radii, type shortcuts, and view command prompts.
5. Tabbed Toolbar Incorporate graphical icons for initiating commands.
vi. Viewports Displays the Rhino working environment including object display, viewport title, groundwork, structure plane filigree, world axis icon.
7. Osnap Toolbar Contains persistent object snap toggles.
eight. Panels Many Rhinoceros controls are independent in tabbed panels. The panels are docked to the right side of the Rhino screen by default.

Interface

Viewport navigation

Action Fundamental
orbit Right button
pan Right push button + shift
zoom Scroll
select Left push
select exclusive Left button elevate correct
select inclusive Left button drag left
forcefulness orthogonal Press + concord shift
lock management Press tab

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Helpers


Aid

Modeling Aids

Helper Description
Grid Snap Snap to grid intersections
Ortho Constrains the marker movement to the points at a specified angle from the last point created
Planar This helps you model planar objects by constraining the input to be on a plane parallel to the construction plane
Osnap Object snaps constrain the marker to an exact location on an object
SmartTrack Temporary reference lines and points that are drawn in the Rhino viewport
Gumball Display widget, on a selected object, facilitating move, scale, and rotate transformations
Record History Records history and updates history-aware objects
Filter Restricts whatsoever selection manner to specified object types

Layers

By creating objects on different layers, you can edit and view related portions of a model separately or every bit a blended.

Layers

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Geometry editing


Geometry

Operations

Commands Clarification
Move Motion objects without changing orientation or size. (Transform/ Motility)
Copy Duplicates selected objects and places them in a new location. (Transform/ Copy)
Rotate Move objects in a circular motion around a base bespeak. (Transform/ Rotate)
Mirror Creates a re-create of the objects flipped over a specified centrality on the construction plane. (Transform/ Mirror)
Grouping Grouping objects allows all members of the grouping to exist selected every bit 1. (Edit/Groups/ Group)
Trim Cuts and deletes portions of an object to make it terminate precisely at its intersection with some other object. (Edit/ Trim)
Split Divides objects into parts using other objects as cutters. (Edit/ Split)
Extend Lengthens an object to arrive end precisely at its intersection with some other object or you lot can lengthen an object when there is no intersection. (Curve/ Extend Curve/ Extend Curve)
Starting time curve Creates an object parallel or concentric to another object. (Curve/ Get-go/ Offset Curve)
Offset surface Creates an object parallel or concentric to another object. (Surface/ Commencement Surface)
Array Make multiple copies of selected objects. (Transform/ Array)
Loft Fits a surface through selected contour curves that define the surface shape. (Surface/ Loft)
Fillet Connects two lines, arcs, circles, or curves extending or trimming them to touch or to join with a circular arc. (Bend/ Fillet Bend)
Chamfer Connects two curves by extending or trimming them to intersect or to join with a beveled line. (Bend/ Chamfer Curve)
Etc…

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Point editing


You lot tin display the command points or the edit points of an object then that you can adjust the shape of an object, rather than manipulating the whole object at once.

(Edit/Control Points/ Control Points ON)

F10

Command points determine the shape of a curve. Typically, each bespeak of the curve is computed by taking a weighted sum of a number of control points.

Calculation more control points allows better approximation to a given curve, although only a certain grade of curves can be represented exactly with a finite number of control points.

Control points practise non have to be on the curve or surface.

Curve Command Points

Crv Control Points Curve Caste ane:Line , Bend Degree ii: Parabola, Arc, Circle and Curve Degree 3: Curve

Surface Control Points

Srf Control points

(more info: http://docs.mcneel.com/)

Edit points

You lot can utilize signal editing on meshes, curves, and surfaces, merely non on polysurfaces or solids. Rhino'due south curves are represented internally with non-compatible rational B-splines(NURBS). Iii things determine the shape of a NURBS curve:

  1. A list of points called control points
  2. Degree
  3. A list of numbers called knots If you change whatsoever of these things, information technology changes the shape of the curve.

Edit points are always on the curve.

Knots

Part of the information needed to ascertain a NURBS curve is a list of numbers called a knot vector and the values of the numbers in this list are called knots.

Knots are parameters (that is, numbers, not points).

(info: http://docs.mcneel.com/)

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Solid Modelling


Solids are closed surfaces or polysurfaces that enclose a book.

Some of the solid primitives are closed single-surfaces, others are polysurfaces.

Polysurface objects are deformable by using the deformation commands.

You tin as well extract surfaces and deform the surfaces with control bespeak editing.

Solid modelling

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Surfaces


Surfaces are bounded past curves chosen edges.

Surfaces have an area, their shape tin can be changed by moving control points, and they tin can be meshed.

Surfaces

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