2023 Workshops
Taking place in the days preceding the 2023 Shape to Fabrication conference, we held a curated selection of workshops featuring the latest technologies delivered by industry leaders in a forum where attendees could make new connections, gain knowledge, and develop existing skills in their chosen field.
We were fortunate to have this stellar line-up of Shape to Fabrication workshop facilitators, supported by members of the Rhino development team from McNeel. Explore our 2023 lineup and we hope you're inspired to join us on a future Shape to Fab workshop.
Check-out the 2025 Shape to Fabrication Workshops now!
Data-Driven Workflows with Rhino and Power BI
Monday April 24, 2023
09:30 - 17:30
This workshop will guide participants through tactics for leveraging Rhino free-form modelling with data-driven methodology using the Semantic plugin.
Delivered by Proving Ground & Rhino Developers, McNeel
Nathan Miller - Proving Ground
Morteza Karimi - McNeel
Pollination Rhino Plugin Workflows
Monday April 24, 2023
09:30 - 17:30
Learn a range of Pollination Rhino commands that automate the geometry cleanup process and eliminate the need to manually re-trace or rebuild the design geometry to create a clean analytical model.
Delivered by the developers from Ladybug tools and Rhino Developers, McNeel
Chris Mackey - Ladybug Tools LLC
Guillermo Varela - McNeel
Multiplayer Design Workflows: Connecting People With 3D Data
Monday April 24, 2023
09:30 - 17:30
In this workshop, you will learn how to use Speckle to create multiplayer design workflows between Rhino, Grasshopper, Revit, and other AEC software. You will explore new ways to collaborate in real-time with your colleagues and peers while working alongside leading experts in AEC data exchange.
Delivered by key team from Speckle Development and Rhino Developers, McNeel
Claire Kuang - Speckle
Alan Rynne - Speckle
Luis Fraguada - McNeel
Automating building design using Grasshopper, ShapeDiver API, Cortex and Ellipse
Monday April 24, 2023
09:30 - 17:30
Do you ever wish your 3D models, drawings, and BIM data all lived in a snappy and easy-to-use web app? If so, come join our workshop at Shape to Fabrication in London this April to learn more about Ellipse – CORE studio’s new AEC platform. We’ll also be talking about using ShapeDiver API and machine learning for automating building design!
Delivered by Thornton Tomasetti, ShapeDiver, & Rhino Developers, McNeel
David Mans - Thornton Tomasetti
Emil Poulsen - Thornton Tomasetti
Jeroen Janssen - Thornton Tomasetti
Mathieu Huard - ShapeDiver
Daniel Piker - McNeel
Integrating Rhino and Revit for Design, Fabrication, and Documentation
Monday April 24, 2023
09:30 - 17:30
The Rhino.Inside.Revit workshop focuses on practical workflows integrating Rhino and Autodesk® Revit® in design, production and documentation process.
Delivered by Grimshaw and Rhino.Inside®.Revit Developers, McNeel
Ivana Petrusevski - Grimshaw Architects
Paris Nikitidis - Grimshaw Architects
Japhy Walton - McNeel
Collaborative Design in the Industrial Metaverse: An introduction to NVIDIA Omniverse
Monday April 24, 2023
09:00 - 13:00
Delivered by NVIDIA & Rhino Developers, McNeel
In this course, you will learn how to use NVIDIA Omniverse to create designs and simulations, collaborate with other designers and stakeholders, and create stunning visualizations of your designs, in real-time.
Cobus Bothma - NVIDIA
Andy Payne - McNeel
Robotic Fabrication for Industrialised Building Components
Saturday April 22, 2023 - Sunday April 23, 2023
10:00 - 19:00
The workshop is a collaborative design exercise exploring the design space of topologies that seeks synergies of tacit mesh modelling with computational form-finding, digital timber, and mass customisation of a kit of parts for industrial building components using RDF.
Delivered by Zaha Hadid Architects Computation and Design Group (ZHACODE), AKTII and Rhino Developers, McNeel
Vishu Bhooshan - Zaha Hadid Architects
Henry David Louth - Zaha Hadid Architects
Danae Polyviou - AKTII
Luis Fraguada - McNeel
Robotic fabrication for industrialised building components with Maya, Rhino Compute and Omniverse
Monday April 24, 2023
14:00 - 18:00
Delivered by NVIDIA, Zaha Hadid Architects, Computation and Design Group (ZHA CODE) & Rhino Developers, McNeel
This course overviews an introduction to Robotic Fabrication using Maya, NVIDIA Omniverse, and Rhino Compute. You will learn how to utilise cutting-edge technologies to create and fabricate designs using robots.
Robert Cervellione - NVIDIA
Cobus Bothma - NVIDIA
Andy Payne - McNeel
Grasshopper v2 for users of Grasshopper v1 – Delivered by David Rutten
Monday April 24, 2023
18:00 - 21:00
This workshop will explore how Grasshopper 2 leverages first-class data types, such as functions and fields, which are frequently used in components for localised number and vector inputs. Participants will learn how to create and modify these types. In addition, the workshop will delve into metadata, examining its properties and exploring different techniques for creating, assigning, and displaying it. Finally, the workshop will cover strategies for establishing data dependencies between unconnected components within a single file and between components located in separate files.
A not to be missed workshop opportunity to learn about Grasshopper 2, from its lead developer, David Rutten.
David Rutten - Robert McNeel & Associates