Glulams in Brazil, plus more

[soccersetter643]

Hey all, I'm new to this forum. I'm an architecture student, and I'm working with Brazil for Rhino. However, I can't seem to find very many simple tutorials that cover architectural renderings for materials such as concrete, grass, wood, glulams, glass, plastic, etc. But I have heard that Brazil is an amazing renderer, if you just have the patience to work with it. After over 3 hours of searching, my eyes are starting to hurt, and I'm getting desperate. Does anyone know of some tutorials for Brazil aimed at the beginner, which describe how to set up interior and exterior scenes, common architectural materials, and simple tricks to up your rendering quality?

 

My main question is that I'm trying to model a series of glulam ribs that support a grass roof. How do I make a glulam in brazil?