STF#9 - 2025: Workshops
WS01Data-Driven Design Workflows with LunchBox
Booking Note
To ensure a fair workshop attendance we kindly request a limit of 2 tickets per studio/company for this workshop.
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Delivered by Proving Ground and Rhino Developers, McNeel
Data-Driven Design Workflows with LunchBox
LunchBox is one of the most popular freely available Grasshopper plugins. LunchBox provides tools for geometric development, data workflows, and Machine Learning (ML).
This workshop will introduce users to a variety of design development techniques using the LunchBox plugin including geometry generation, analysis, data preparation, ML model training, and ML model testing.
Additionally, the workshop will cover novel BIM workflows for leveraging LunchBox and Grasshopper in Revit using Rhino.Inside and the Conveyor plugin.
Learning Objectives:
Learning Objectives:
- Learn about popular LunchBox components for rapid geometric development, analysis, and rationalization.
- Learn about workflows for utilizing LunchBox components with Revit via Rhino.Inside and Conveyor for BIM design development and analysis.
- Learn how to use LunchBox’s data management tools to orchestrate well-structured datasets and enable training scenarios with Machine Learning algorithms.
- Learn how to test, save, and reuse Machine Learning models within Grasshopper.
Requirements:
Attendees should bring their own laptop (Windows only) and have the following software installed and working:
- Rhinoceros 8 with Grasshopper
- LunchBox (available on the Rhino package manager)
- Microsoft Excel
- Revit 2025
- Microsoft Power BI
- Conveyor (Free trial available – https://apps.provingground.io/conveyor)
- Semantic (Free trial available – https://apps.provingground.io/semantic)
NB* This is a Windows only workshop (it is not suitable for Mac OS X)
Attendee Prerequisites:
- Attendees should be familiar with Rhinoceros 8 and basic Grasshopper workflows
- Attendees should have beginner to intermediate knowledge of Revit.
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Nate Miller – Proving Ground
Nate is the founder of Proving Ground – a digital design agency. Nate consults with design and building professionals to implement digital strategies for reducing waste, creating novel process solutions, and making better decisions about the built environment. As a pioneer in computational design, Nate has developed numerous tools and workflows widely used by students, researchers, and professionals. Nate and his team at Proving Ground currently develop and maintain popular Rhino plugins including LunchBox, Conveyor, and Semantic.
Supported by:
Gijs de Zwart – McNeel
Gijs graduated in 1999 at Delft University of Technology, Industrial Design Engineering. He has been working with Rhino for over 25 years. He is working as a software developer and support agent at McNeel.
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