salty_dogs Posted May 15, 2003 Share Posted May 15, 2003 theres gotta be rhinoheads out there, why no rhino forum? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ernest Burden III Posted May 15, 2003 Share Posted May 15, 2003 Originally posted by salty_dogs: theres gotta be rhinoheads out there, why no rhino forum? I'm not sure there are many Rhino users here to participate in a forum. For the record, I have Rhino, but don't use it enough--not comfortable with it yet (and I've had every release since 1st beta). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ferox Posted May 15, 2003 Share Posted May 15, 2003 a rhino forum is a good suggestion; the rhino-modeled (http://hdri.cgtechniques.com/~sponza/files/) Sponza Atrium (http://www.rna.hr/home.htm)was well worth downloading and comparing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garethace Posted May 16, 2003 Share Posted May 16, 2003 It is supposed to be a really good product, as a nurbs modeller anyhow, but a well developed product overall too. I notice that 3drender website has got alot of focus upon Rhino as a product. http://www.3drender.com/rhino/index.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ferox Posted May 17, 2003 Share Posted May 17, 2003 thanks for that link, garethace. interesting oecus scripting exercise in the tutorial. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
salty_dogs Posted May 17, 2003 Author Share Posted May 17, 2003 i started using autocad as a student in '93, that was the dos r12 version. i didn't use the menus, and i think, like most dos kids, stuck with the keyboard shortcuts. i guess its a generational thing. the guy i work for (he's 65) can do simple math by hand faster than i can get the answer with a calculator. anyway, the way i got comfortable with rino was to make it feel like autocad and i believe this was one of their intentions... to grab autocad users. i've never liked acad's solid modeler and have always used surfaces, so i found the equivalent surface building commands in rhino, 3dface, tabsurf, revsurf, rulesurf, etc. and used the same alias that i use in acad. control over polygon count/placement/edges is still an issue because at the end of the day, you still have to convert from the nurb objects BUT if your subject doesn't contain too many curves, it will do a pretty good job of simplifying planer areas. why is it that autodesk has never, in the last 10 years (maybe more) improved on its surface modeler? are there add-on programs that you guys are using over the vanilla acad? from what i've seen/heard about viz/max, there are some pretty incredible polygon modeling tools now included. i just draw 2d shapes so much faster in acad than that crazy spline tool menu in viz. although i do like the idea of a smart object that can be redefined by changing parameters like step count or facet number. other than the technical aspects of curve control points, degrees and weights, here's what i like about rhino over acad: 1.i can trim a surface 2.i can make a planer surface from planer lines (it knows to make openings with nested objects) 3.i can join surfaces to make a solid, use boolean commands, then explode into surfaces again. 4.i can extrude along a path 5.loft along cross sections. 6.use grip points 7.project curves(lines) onto surfaces 8.extract edges to build other surfaces 9.work in perspective 10.change my view pan/zoom/orbit without having to use a command (its all with the mouse and shift/control keys) 11.orbit my view, keeping the world z-axis vertical even when the construction plane is not set to the world position AUTODESK CAN GO TO HELL FOR NOT DOING THIS. it goes on, i'm becoming a convert. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joseph alexander Posted May 24, 2003 Share Posted May 24, 2003 I do all of my work with Rhino/Flamingo. It's an amazingly simple, user friendly, and fast program. Flamingo, the render plug-in lacks a remotely decent material library which makes it appear to be really weak. However, with the right materials, you can have some very solid output. Its radiocity and photometric capabilities really shine too. Rhino 3 introduced blocks and workgroup networking along with a ton of bugs. The official release was more of a beta test.... but I really love this program and I'm surprised that others haven't realized its potential. Everyone seems curious about it... I would say the learning curve is about two weeks, at most. It needs a good integrated export option too, which is annoying especially when you're working on large projects and you need to combine models from different programs.. At any rate I would love to see a forum for Rhino/Flamingo. -Joe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kid Posted May 24, 2003 Share Posted May 24, 2003 A rhino forum here would be nice but their official newsgroup is amazing. So many helpful people and the developers (and even Bob McNeel on occasion) are very active in the newsgroup. A lot of wishes of users get put into the service releases so the software evolves the way the users want. Where did PLJOIN go in ACAD2002 I've come to realise that the two pieces of software I swear by, Rhino and VRay, both have excelent support and direct discourse between the developers and users...co-incidence? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ernest Burden III Posted May 24, 2003 Share Posted May 24, 2003 A rhino forum here would be nice but their official newsgroup is amazing...I've come to realise that the two pieces of software I swear by, Rhino and VRay, both have excelent support and direct discourse between the developers and users...co-incidence? I was very active in the pre-v.1 Rhino beta--it was the first public beta I ever saw. The whole developement process was end-user driven. Bob McNeel was very involved. I really feel like there is a bit of me in Rhino. As a company they have been very good to deal with for anything, including a lost serial number. But perhaps you are right about not duplicating their forum. I should get active there again, I haven't shown up for several years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ferox Posted May 25, 2003 Share Posted May 25, 2003 (Flamingo) Its radiosity and photometric capabilities really shine too.Accustudio (aka Accurender) derivative? (Flamingo) render plug-in lacks a remotely decent material library which makes it appear to be really weak. However, with the right materials, you can have some very solid output. Any examples u could post? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joseph alexander Posted May 26, 2003 Share Posted May 26, 2003 This is a simple radiosity render that I did. It's not brazil, but if you tweak it enough, you can get some good results. http://www.cgarchitect.com/forum/filepush.asp?file=1copy.jpg -joe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Francois Posted May 28, 2003 Share Posted May 28, 2003 Hi fellow Rhino users. I've been 3d modeling for 3 yrs now, always on Rhino. I can't imagine using anything else. For what I do, It is superb. I design free form plastic parts; kayaks, toys, etc, Rhino outputs in iges format, used by most toolmakers. I also do a lot of 3d rendering for interior designers with Lightscape. Rhino is just perfect for Lightscape modeling, you convert your nurbs objects to polygons, and it gives you perfect 4sided polygons, perfect for LS. It also has layers, that transfer to LS using dwg. As a modeler, Rhino is great. IMHO. Francois Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ernest Burden III Posted May 29, 2003 Share Posted May 29, 2003 I design free form plastic parts; kayaks, toys, etc, [in] Rhino...I also do a lot of 3d rendering for interior designers with Lightscape. Rhino is just perfect for Lightscape modeling...Would you post some images of Rhino/Lightscape? I would especially like to see some of the 'free-form' objects! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garethace Posted May 29, 2003 Share Posted May 29, 2003 Very interesting combo, Ernest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Francois Posted May 29, 2003 Share Posted May 29, 2003 Hello Ernest The freeform modeling I do with Rhino, is for Industrial design. I transfer the file in iges to the toolmakers. So far, the LS renderings I have done so far have no freeform at all. No Gugenheim to show here. You can see my work at www.inno3d.ca, all done in Rhino. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ernest Burden III Posted May 29, 2003 Share Posted May 29, 2003 You can see my work at http://www.inno3d.ca, all done in Rhino. There is something wrong with the URL for your webpage as entered in your CGA profile (at least it didn't work for me), I had tried to have a look after your first post. And as you typed it in just now also does not work without knocking off that comma after .ca But I did get there. I especially like the stone house--very realistic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted July 19, 2003 Share Posted July 19, 2003 A Rhino Forum would be so Great !!! You can count whith me if you open it Guys !!......I would be glad to share tips, resolve bugs, improve techniques and learn whith other rhino users, especially for architecture... Yes, usually, rhino users make pure object design, boats, or jewelery... I'd like to meet ppl who use it for architecture .... like me.. Bye Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Mottle Posted July 19, 2003 Share Posted July 19, 2003 If I open one up, is there a very experienced Rhino user amoung us that can help moderate this forum? Any vounteers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard McCarthy Posted July 19, 2003 Share Posted July 19, 2003 The links works for me : http://www.inno3d.ca I think it's the "," at the end.... that throw a spanner at IE. -RM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted July 20, 2003 Share Posted July 20, 2003 If the forum opens up, There will be many ppl pleased to participate.... Do you absolutely Need a Mod ? (Perhaps my question is naïve... :ebigrazz: ) [ July 21, 2003, 02:30 AM: Message edited by: Mike ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TAKA Posted July 26, 2003 Share Posted July 26, 2003 i'm in....count me. I use it in all my architectural work now. i clean up the 2D in ACAD and open it in Rhino to work with the 3D. Amazing combined with LS!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted July 29, 2003 Share Posted July 29, 2003 Rhino Rhino Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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