Nakagin Capsule Tower – Rhino L.1

Nakagin Capsule Tower – Rhino Level 1

This course is for anyone new to Rhino 5. Recognized as an official introductory course, all trainees receive an Official McNeel Rhino level 1 Certificate upon completion. In this training course you will learn to create and edit accurate free form 3d NURBS models. This fast-moving class covers most of Rhino’s functionality, including the most advanced surfacing commands. You will systematically move through the user interface, command access, creation and editing of curves, surfaces and solids.
The course is intensive (16hrs) and spans two consecutive days (10:00 to 18:00). Each trainee receives the official 260 page courseware as part of attending this course.

Case Study

At decode™ effective training is achieved via an intriguing goal by contrast of generic exercises. All the Rhino level 1 teaching material will be taught by modeling the Nakagin Capsule Tower, built by Kisho Kurokawa in 1972 at Shimbashi, Tokyo, Japan. In a step by step modeling way each student will be guided through the experience of completing a challenging and interesting design project, and managing to use commands in synergy through various techniques.

Expected Outcomes

After this course (Nakagin Capsule Tower – Rhino L.1) the student is expected to be able to:

• Move comfortably around the Rhino modelling
• Identify when free form or precision modelling is required
• Create and edit curves, surfaces, and solids
• Use modelling aids for accuracy
• Produce simple renderings of the Rhino models

Target Audience

This course (Nakagin Capsule Tower – Rhino L.1) is for the design professional who wants to efficiently learn the concepts and features of the Rhinoceros modelling software at an accelerated pace in an instructor-led environment.

Pre-requisites

Requires Windows skills and desire to model. Previous drafting and modelling experience helpful
but not required. If trainees have attempted to work through tutorials on either evaluation, student, or commercial version of Rhino, this will help.

Curriculum

At decode™ effective training is achieved via an intriguing goal by contrast of generic exercises. All the Rhino level 1 teaching material will be taught by modeling the Nakagin Capsule Tower, built by Kisho Kurokawa in 1972 at Shimbashi, Tokyo, Japan. In a step by step modeling way each student will be guided through the experience of completing a challenging and interesting design project, and managing to use commands in synergy through various techniques, just like a professional would. Through this case study, the modeling steps of the following concepts will be covered:

• Get acquainted with the Rhino screen and
• Navigate around the Rhino
• Create 2-D lines, polylines, and NURBS
• Modelling set-up and mode functions: snap, ortho and planar
• Object snaps and Smart
• Fast 3-D solids and
• The Rhino layering system

Precision Modelling

Use co-ordinates and constraints to model easily and accurately. Move off the x-y plane and use viewports to establish the current construction plane. Draw polygons and ellipses. Draw free-form curves and compare interpolated and control points curve.

• Draw with absolute, relative rectangular, and polar co-ordinates
• Distance and angle constraints
• Viewports and construction planes
• Model in 3-D space
• Rectangle command and its options
• Point selection with object snaps
• Analysis commands: length, distance, angle, radius
• Draw circles and arcs
• Draw ellipses and polygon curves
• Model free-form curves
• Create helix and spiral curves

Followed by more on Curves, Display, and Editing

Discover display commands used to view different parts of the model. Use edit commands to produce complex and detailed variations on the curves. Loft and extrude curves into surfaces and solids.

• Pan, zoom and reset model
• Edit curves with fillet and
• Loft and extrude
• General editing: move, copy, rotate, mirror,
• Array polar and
• Boolean union, difference, and
• Offset curves and
• Trim and split for curves and
• Extend and extend to surface

Intermediate Edit and Surfacing Commands

Learn additional editing commands and use them to build practice models. Reinforce concepts of
model set-up and drawing accurate 2-D geometry to build precision 3-D shapes

• Introduction to NURBS modelling concepts and
• Free-form
• Control point editing of curves and
• Rebuild curves and
• Create deformable
• Curve creation through
• Split surfaces with curves and
• Blend between two
• Make 2D drawings from 3D Objects

Advanced Surfacing and Solids

Model with solids and solid text. Use Boolean tools to shape your model. Extrude, loft, and revolve

curves into surfaces. Use sweeps to create additional surfaces. Use advanced surfacing techniques
like blend, match, and surface from network of curves.

• Create model primitives and solid
• Model with pipe and
• Modifying solids with Boolean
• More
• Extrude and loft
• Revolve curves into
• Sweep 1 and 2 rail
• Surface with network of curves

Schedule