Rhino 5 for Mac Essential Training

Introducing Rhino for Mac

• Welcome
• What is Rhino for Mac?
• What you should know before watching this course
• Using exercise files

1. Setting Up Rhino

• System requirements
• Downloading and installing Rhino
• Uninstalling Rhino
• Recommended peripherals

2. Design Overview

• Defining design
• Introducing our musical instrument
• Preparing a design
• Course structure

3. Modeling a Musical Instrument

• File setup
• Estimating materials
• Modeling metal parts
• Importing hardware models
• Modeling the wooden base
• Modeling the wooden top
• Assembling the frets
• Assembling the keys
• Aligning hardware

4. Modeling Parametrically with Grasshopper

• What is Grasshopper?
• Downloading and Installing Rhino 5.2 WIP
• Setup and run Grasshopper
• Modeling the base profile
• Modeling the through hole profiles
• Modeling the top profile
• Modeling fret track profiles
• Extruding the solid base
• Extruding solid top and frets
• Organizing and baking

5. Creating Measured Drawings and Layouts

• Making an exploded diagram
• Creating two-dimensional drawings
• Adding dimensions
• Creating layouts

6. Rendering

• Setting up to render
• Lighting the scene
• Applying materials
• Rendering with advanced options

7. Preparing for Digital Fabrication

• Preparing and exporting for laser, waterjet, or CNC cutting
• Preparing for 3D printing
• Exporting for 3D printing