Continuous Curves, Rotating Forms: A New Approach to Ceramic Printing

What if clay 3D printing could move beyond stacked layers? Mark Meier’s experimental rotary-axis process combines Rhino, Grasshopper, Python, and robotic fabrication to draw continuous ceramic patterns directly onto rotating 3D forms, creating remarkably light and intricate structures.

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Solander 38: Rhino as the Common Language of an Evolving Vessel

Solander 38 is a self-sufficient, solar-electric cruising catamaran developed through an unusually collaborative design and build process. At its center, an evolving Rhino model became a common language between designers, builders, fabrication workflows, construction drawings; and eventually an interactive digital record of the vessel itself.

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Godzilla: From Form-Finding to a Built Gridshell

A research team at the University of Tokyo transformed a NURBS-based form-finding workflow into a full-scale fabrication and assembly system for a complex gridshell. Developed with Rhino, Grasshopper, and the custom Godzilla plugin, the project connects computational geometry directly with planar fabrication, student-led assembly, and real-world structural constraints.

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