Learn basic 3D skills by creating simple massing models using Rhino. This is a helpful place to start, even if you don’t have a lot of site modeling to do.
Making Simple Animations from Geographic Information Using Rhino, Python Scripts, Illustrator, and Photoshop
Getting started with landscape modeling in Rhino
This is a place for videos made in response to questions that just don’t fit anywhere else.
This video Series Describes how to digitize geographic information with Rhino
3DCL (3D City and Landscape) is a plugin for Rhino that facilitates use of geographic information for landscape modeling and visualizing data in Rhino.
Tools for point processes and color gradient creation / application are also included. See tutorials below for additional applications not yet covered in the commands videos.
Developed by Peter Stempel.
Students are encouraged to use and cannibalize these materials to advance their own coding skills.
Rhino Terrain Commands
Videos demonstrating individual Rhino Terrain Commands.
QGIS Skills
Videos demonstrating QGIS skills (e.g. clip, reproject, validate).
Coastline Model with Rhino Terrain
Videos demonstrating how to create a crisp coastline and quay edge using thoughtful modeling and breaklines.
QGIS SRTM
Using QGIS to download and prepare Shuttle Radar Topography Mission data to create terrain models.
QGIS Hydrology Basics
Using QGIS to perform basic analyses such as flow line (catchment) analysis.
QGIS Flood Mapping Basics
Creating simple bathtub flood maps in QGIS using a terrain raster.
Flood Mapping
Styling model derived raster inundation maps, extracting raster data to points, and using 3DCL to control structures based on the underlying raster data (uses QGIS and 3DCL).
Census 2 QGIS
Obtaining census data and linking data to TIGER shapefiles.
3DCL Tree Basics
Creating and placing trees using 3DCL commands.
Geographic Imager Basics
Basic techniques (mosaic, reproject, crop) in Avenza Geographic Imager.
QGIS 2 Rhino
Moving between geographic information and design software. Requires QGIS, Rhino and course files. This video series creates the outputs necessary for 3DCL Terrain Basics.
3DCL Terrain Basics
Basic terrain from .asc file using 3DCL. Requires Rhino with 3DCL and course files. This tutorial follows and completes the QGIS 2 Rhino tutorial series.
Rhino 2 Illustrator
Moving data between Rhino and Illustrator and having things line up!
3DCL Placement Basics
Placement basics using the Portsmouth Model Example. Follows the QGIS 2 Rhino and Terrain Basics video series. Requires course files.
Data 2 Donut
Creating a basic nested model using QGIS and Rhino with the 3DCL Plugin. Requires QGIS, Rhino with 3DCL.