Rhino Introduction Tutorials

Youtube Videos by Tom Budd (2023)

An Introduction to Rhino - Rhino Basics - Part 1 (9:10)

Covers the viewport windows, toolbar and tab layout, setting your drawing scale, layers menu and working with layer, Viewport Display modes (Wirefram, Solid, Ghosted, ect)

Polylines and 2D Drawing in Rhino - Rhino Basics - Part 2 (9:12)

Explains the Polyline Tool, creating closed curves, using OSnap to accurately connect lines, drawing with precise dimensions, locking lines horizontally or vertically, and drawing Arcs. 

Trim and Join tools in Rhino 7 - Rhino Basics - Part 3 (6:03)

Drawing and working with intersection linework using Polyline, Trim, Join, Explode, and Fillet. 

Extrude Command - Rhino Basics - Part 4 (3:54)

Covers how to use teh extrude curev tool to turn 2D linework into 3D models.

Boolean Tools - Rhino Basics - Part 5 (4:19)

Explains how to use the boolean commands to unify and subtract 3D geometry from one and other. 

Make 2d - Rhino Basics - Part 6 (5:47)

Shows how to use the Make2d command to create 2D drawings from 3D model in Rhino. Explains how to set up view for drawing (perspective and parallel views) and saving views using 'Named Views'.

Exporting from Rhino 7 to Illustrator - Rhino Basics - Part 7 (6:26)

Covers how to export 2D linework from Rhino into Illustrator, resizing the drawing in illustrator, adjusting line weights, adding dashed lines (hidden curves), and a thicker line weight to the scene silhouette. 

Youtube Videos by Rhino Tutorial (2011)

Rhino Tutorial 1 Interface (3:10)

Interface Introduction, covering essential tools, navigation techniques, choosing units, command tool bar, and customizing the interface. 

Rhino Tutorial 2 Layers (2:37)

Explains how to create, delete, rename, move object between layers, and change color of layers. Shows how to set a current layer, hide and lock layers, and unlock. 

Rhino Tutorial 3 Basic Commands  (5:13)

Demonstrates the basic commands: Move, Rotate, Copy and Scale in 2D and 3D.

Rhino Tutorial 4 Editing Curves (5:05)

Covers how to edit curves through draw, split, join and trim commands. Demonstrates how to explode curves into separate lines and rejoin them. Shows how to make curves into surfaces and solids. 

Rhino Tutorial 5 Edit Poly Surfaces (4:14)

Covers two methods for turning a curve into a solid and editing solids. Methods one: extruding a surface. Method two: closed curve before extrusion. Shows how to apply fillets and chamfers to edges, creating smooth of angled transitions. 

Rhino Tutorial 6 Importing PDF & Bitmap (3:51)

Explains how to import PDF and place bitmaps for modeling. 

Rhino Tutorial 7 Booleans (3:07)

Shows how to use Boolean operations to manipulate 3D objects, including Boolean Union, Difference, Intersection, and Split.

Rhino Tutorial 8 Smash & Unroll (1:34)

Explains the use of the Smash and Unroll Surface tools.  These tools separate the layers of a 3D model into individual surfaces (used for laser cutting or reference)

Rhino Tutorial 9 Loft (2:16)

Demonstrates how to use the Loft command to create surfaces from curves.

Rhino Tutorial 10 Blocks (2:20)

Explains how to use blocks effectively in 3D modeling. Creating a block and editing it, updates all instances of the block simultaneously for efficient modeling.