Why Take This Course
In this comprehensive course, you'll master computational and parametric design through detailed tutorials on automating facade panels using Rhino 8 and Grasshopper. Guided by Arie de Jongh from ThinkParametric, you'll explore how computational methods significantly enhance architectural design workflows. By combining powerful 3D modeling techniques, Grasshopper scripting, and Python automation, you'll create dynamic facade designs and automate complex technical drawings with ease.

Throughout this course, you'll dive into critical topics including designing parametric facade panels, managing facade geometries, automating technical drawings, and preparing models for CNC fabrication. Each module logically builds upon the last, ensuring both beginners and experienced designers develop practical, marketable skills that dramatically enhance productivity and precision in their architectural workflows.
Enroll now to confidently create sophisticated architectural designs and automate complex processes, saving time and reducing errors while boosting your design creativity.

Master Parametric Facade Design Using Rhino 8 & Grasshopper
Rhino 8 and Grasshopper form an unmatched toolkit for computational and parametric design. You'll learn step-by-step how to create intricate facade panel systems and automate technical drawings, empowering you to effortlessly produce precise, high-quality designs.
Automate Facade Paneling with Python Scripting
Gain hands-on experience integrating Python scripting within Grasshopper to create adaptive and dynamic facade systems. You'll generate variable panel sizes, thicknesses, and seamless gradient designs, greatly enhancing architectural functionality and visual impact.
Efficient Technical Drawing Automation and Fabrication
Master methods to automate detailed technical drawings directly from parametric models. You'll streamline labeling, attribute assignments, and construction documentation, ensuring accuracy and consistency while efficiently preparing models for CNC milling and laser cutting using plugins like OpenNest.

Real-Time Interactivity and Data Management
Discover advanced techniques for dynamic adjustments and interactivity within your designs. Learn to manage and retrieve embedded metadata seamlessly, enabling real-time updates that instantly reflect changes in panel sizes, colors, or layouts, thus significantly enhancing your responsiveness during the design phase.

1.- Analysis of the facade to deconstruct
02min 10seg2.- Generating our mockup facade
11min 44seg3.- Baking the individual panels with key/value pairs to Rhino
18min 24seg4.- Retrieving geometry from Rhino using key/value pairs
10min 46seg5.- Organizing and laying out all the panels for manufacturing
12min 01seg6.- Packing the panels on sheets for laser cutting using OpenNest
21min 08seg