WU05

Integrating Rhino and Revit for Design, Fabrication, and Documentation

Delivered by Grimshaw and Rhino.Inside®.Revit Developers, McNeel

In this workshop we will cover several methods of organizing accessible Rhino objects using best practise methods, see the key importance of Grasshopper and how this allows a seamless transition between Rhino & Revit. Examples within the workshop will include both specific and more general concepts, all to assist in advancing your digital design workflows all using the very latest technologies.

From the final stages of Technical Design to then Manufacturing & and on-site Construction much needs to happen. On many occasions the transfer of digital assets from the designer to the fabricator cover intent only, so rarely ideal for the stages to come.

Fabrication requires the development of an accurate model, one that provides full coordination details for both assembly and install. Exploring these areas is key focus of this workshop, utilising and exploring workflows available within the very latest version of Rhino.Inside.Revit technology.

Rhino is ideal in terms of accuracy and flexibility, Revit provides a documentation engine that we can automate with via Grasshopper, work with these great tools in a seamless fashion utilising Rhino.Inside.Revit.

We will also demonstrate how installation and construction may look in the not-so-distant future.

Workshop Schedule:

1. Rhino.Inside.Revit Overview/Introduction
2. Application layout and parts
3. Output to Revit (- Rhino Revit interoperability)
4. Input from Revit (- Revit Rhino interoperability)
5. Attach fabrication guidance parameters to geometries
6. Shop drawings (- Revit + Rhino and placed on sheets)
7. Key Plans and Installation Maps
8. Demo: XR + Fabrication (Unity, Fologram, Vuforia + Android, HoloLens 2, Magic Leap)

Learning Objectives:

• Setting up interoperability workflow
• Rhino to Revit and Revit to Rhino communication
• Setting up families and adaptive components and driving them from Grasshopper
• Setting up shop drawings key plans and installation maps

Expected Outcomes:

We expect attendees to leave with understanding and knowledge of Rhino.Inside interoperability (Rhino – Revit) workflows for fabrication.

Those wishing to book and attend this workshop should have the following skill set/knowledge:

• Rhino & Grasshopper Basics workflow
• Familiarity with Revit projects/use
• EleFront Fundamental Series

Each attendee should bring their own Windows laptop with the following software preloaded and working:

• Rhinoceros v7
• Revit
• Rhino.Inside
• eleFront