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Video by Brian…

Here is a kitchen renovation project that uses Rhino to develop and communicate the design options to the client. After nearly eleven interactions, the design, colors and materials were decided upon.

The project was due to begin and late October 2019 and be finished by the first week in December. In-stock cabinets from Home Depot were used to keep the project on budget and schedule.

I, along with Bob Koll and Pete Sorenson believe this could be a great project for high school…

Step by step process, edit as needed

Download this word doc…

This is a quick, simple little project I altered from one a friend does.  It's good for teaching some simple principles of working with 3D objects, using the various viewports, and great for having a discussion at the 3D printer about the best way to orient a model to minimize support.

Tutorial Video…

v6 Rhino notes:  Open the ...Finished model below. (It is a v5 Rhino model).  Run this command: 'Rendering' (opens the rendering panel). Go to the bottom  and click 'Reset to Defaults'.  Set the Perspective view to 'Rendered' display mode. Save the model with a new name.  Render the model. 

It is a fun model to render on the pc or the mac.  'Plastic' material works well, color orange, of course.…

Excellent example of a well-written design brief.  Output = 3d printed project…

Here's a monogram sign project that my kids complete at the end of the 'Editing Geometry' section in the Level 1 Training Manual.  This is their first project on the CNC plasma, and one that has been popular with parents.

Monogram%20Sign.pdf

Render the Drill video by Brian James

The Model: …

by:   Rob Robinett from Mariner High School, 

Acrobat Toy design-brief doc 

Pay attention to the highlighted information.  This is a good way to…

Yes for 3d printing  AND  this is a good model for cutting on a CNC mill or CNC router. 

Use the model with whatever CAM software you use.…

Video:  Flow Along Curve w History…

11x8.5 Layout tutorial  (cabinet and cutting list):

 Border & Title area, Picture images, Exploded cabinet, Revision cloud, Leaders.     

Download and Open the following…

 by PJ Chen   Toy Screw Threads video

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I just created this 20 term, Jeopardy style vocabulary review game, built in Google Slides, with an additional twist if you have a Nerf Hoop in your classroom.

Enjoy!

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1nZZ3lcjfAtgoo_ZBqHlnJqC9Lk02D_0l9XzI0bvSe0k/edit?usp=sharing

Inventables   is a place to check out.  

Classes too:  https://www.inventables.com/collections/29

I am impressed with their Easel software.  It is a bit lacking in import schemes but the workaround is to 'Render your model' in Rhino and save the…

Click this link to get to Pete's tips and articles from the WITEA conference this spring.

The articles were written for Digital Machinist and…

Rhino Testing is available to Academic Rhino Proctors.

For more information on the Rhino testing and on becoming an ARP see here.

Download a Rhino Testing brochure …

For the last 9 years I have been creating a ski building system that lends itself to school construction.  Production skis are built in presses but that is expensive and creates a single ski type.  The Research and Development teams of ski companies use vacuumed rocker tables to create on of a kind skis.  This lends itself to school since it is the design and construction of their own ski that matters.…

Oregon's Mobile Classroom... At Gaston Jr/Sr High School

Here is the post from Rhinocam:  Pete's Vacuum hold down system

This is an example of the kind of work teachers can expect at Kelso High School next summer at the Rhino Teacher workshop.  Cory Torppa is the driver behind this workshop.  Guys like Pete make things happen…