Rhino Courses Lebanon – Rhino 1 Fundamentals for All Training
Master Rhino 3D modeling with ETC, Lebanon's Authorized Training Center. Learn to create professional architectural, jewelry, and product designs. Render with Ai.
Duration: 30 hours
Teaching Methodology: Hands-on
Course Schedule: Schedule
Fees: $350
Course Mode: Blended - Face-to-face or online via Zoom
Sessions are held weekly over 10 weeks.
COURSE DESCRIPTION
This Rhino course covers fundamental skills for architecture, jewelry, product, and furniture design. You will learn:
- Understanding templates and navigating the interface
- Modeling a diverse range of objects
- Mastering editing and transforming techniques
- Organizing and annotating your designs effectively
- Analyzing your models for accuracy and functionality
- Rendering your creations using Ai tools
Hands-on exercises include modeling objects such as water cans, vases, houses, rings, toys, headphones, boats, product designs, and mechanical parts, ensuring comprehensive practical training.
Upon completion, participants will be ready to move on to specialized tracks such as:
- Rhino 2 – Exterior and Interior Architecture
- Rhino 2 – Jewelry Design
- Rhino 2 – Product and Furniture Design
This course forms the foundation for mastering Rhino's advanced tools and workflows in your chosen field.
TARGET AUDIENCE
This course is ideal for university students and design professionals who wish to expand their Rhino 3D modeling skills. Perfect for:
- Architecture students and professionals
- Jewelry designers
- Product designers
- Furniture designers
- Anyone passionate about 3D modeling
PREREQUISITES
None. However, familiarity with AutoCAD 2D will make learning Rhino easier.
Frequently Asked Questions
What will I learn in the Rhino course?
You will learn to create 3D NURBS models for architecture, jewelry, and product design using Rhino software. No prior experience is required.
Is the ETC Rhino training officially authorized?
Yes, ETC is a Rhinoceros Authorized Training Center in Lebanon, offering internationally recognized certification.
COURSE CONTENTS:
01 - Introduction
- Exercise 4-1 The Rhino Interface
- The Rhino window Window title Menu...
- Command window
- Command prompt
- Toolbar group
- Toolbar (Sidebar)
- Viewports
- Viewport title and menu
- Viewport tabs
- Osnap control
- Status Bar....
- Panels
- Help and Help panel
- Command-line history
- Mouse actions
- Navigating the model
- Move objects
- Copy objects
- Change the view of your model
- Pan and zoom
- Reset the view
- Display options
- Download Lesson 01 Summary PDF
- Download Lesson 01 Exercise Files
02 - Modeling Helpers
- Modeling aids
- Modeling aids in use
- Summary of Function Keys
- Practice using selection options
- Object visibility and locking
- Layers
- Download Lesson 02 Summary PDF
- Download Lesson 02 Exercise Files
03 - Precision Modeling
- Coordinate entry
- Distance and angle constraint entry
- Object Snaps
- Additional modeling aids
- Introduction to construction planes
- Draw circles with precision
- Modeling Skills to Consider
- Ellipses and polygons
- Free-form curves
- Helix and Spiral
- Draw free-form curves
- Download Lesson 03 Exercise Files
04 - Editing Geometry
- Connect Curves, Join
- Fillet Curves, Trim
- Curve blends, Arc blends
- Loft
- Chamfer
- Transform Commands: Move
- Copy
- Undo and Redo
- Rotate
- Group
- Mirror
- Scale
- More on gumball
- Split
- Extend
- Offset
- Array
- Download Lesson 04 Exercise Files
05 - Point Editing
- About control points
- Control point editing
- Curve degree
- Curves by intersection
- Surfaces using Loft
- Rebuilding curves
- Rebuilding surfaces
- Nudge controls
- Setting the x, y, and z coordinates
- Using the Gumball to move the control points
- Modeling a glass
- Revolve
- Fluted the glass
- Download Lesson 05 Exercise Files
06 - Creating a House
- New file: Large Objects mm
- Import the AutoCAD file
- Select all, Properties: Model space scale 1
- Select all, change linetype to Bylayer, Layer properties
- PrintDisplay
- Drawing the floor plan, the walls
- Extruding the walls
- Creating the slab
- Adding the door
- Adding the roof
- Adding overhang
- Downloading objects from bimobject.com
- ClippingSections
- Creating an Oriental Window
- Import, Group
- Download Lesson 06 Exercise Files
07 - Modeling a Signet Ring Part 1
- New File: Small Objects mm
- Draw the base shapes
- Surface from network of curves
- To solids by capping
- Wire cut
- Blend Curve
- Curve from Objects: Project
- Mirror, Delete
- Extract Surface
- Join
- Download Lesson 07 Exercise Files
08 - Modeling a Signet Ring Part 2
- Offset Surface
- Offset curve on surface
- Fillet edge
- Cage edit
- Boolean Difference
- Curve Tools: Duplicate Edge
- Pipe
- Rebuild, Isolate
- Split, Blend Surface
- Apply material
- Group
- Render
- Download Lesson 08 Exercise Files
09 - Creating Deformable Shapes
- The rubber duck
- Create the body and head head shapes
- Chest and tail
- The head and beak
- The eyes
- Material
- Render
10 - Modeling a Bar with Text
- Set up the model
- Edit Surface
- Solid and Fillets
- Solid text
- Engrave the text in the bar
- Make a label
- Modeling embossed text
- Download Lesson 10 Exercise Files
11 - Creating Surfaces
- Closed polysurface box
- Surfaces from Extruded curves
- Retro handset
- Loft surfaces - The Canoe
- Revolve - The Vase
- Rail Revolve - Heart and Star
- One-rail sweeps
- Two-rail sweeps - Rear-view mirror
- Curve Network - The Side Panel
- The Table
- Modeling Techniques - the Toy Hammer
- Precision Modeling - the Squeeze Bottle
- Download Lesson 11 Exercise Files
12 - Annotating Your Model
- Dimensions
- Annotation Text
- Leaders
- Dots
- Hatching
- Download Lesson 12 Exercise Files
13 - Exporting/Reviewing
- Export to STL
- Export to AutoCAD
- Export to 3DS Max
- To 3D printers
- Trimming the hammer head
- Gumball Snappy Dragging Vs Smooth Dragging
- Placing the decall by rotating the widget
- The Direction option in PushPull
- Download Lesson 13 Exercise Files
14 - Rendering with Ai
- Rendering with ChatGPT
- Rendering with Nano Banana
- Rendering 2D Sketches
- Rendering 3D Sketches
- The Follow Up Prompt
- Reference Files
- Render with AI
- Download Lesson 14 Exercise Files
15 - Printing and Layouts
- Printing the model
- New Layouts
- New Detail View
- Layout Properties
- Scaling and locking details on layout
- Download Lesson 15 Exercise Files
16 - Intro to Grasshopper
- The Grasshopper UI
- Canvas
- Settings
- The Finder
- The Bike Wheel
- Bake The Wheel
- Download Lesson 16 Summary PDF
- Download Lesson 16 Exercise Files
17 - Transforming Solids
- Flow along surface
- Using the Dir command to match the UV direction on the surface
- Flipping the Normals and Swapping the UV
- History and Gumball to move object on base surface
- Flow a logo onto a free-form surface
- Flow the gems and bezels
- NURBS topology
- Work with Toplogy
- The Select Points toolbar
- Working with trimmed surfaces
- Custom display modes
- Color the backface
- Download Lesson 17 Exercise Files
18 - Extras
- Cage edit
- Auto CPlane, Deselect, CTRL + SHIFT to Set CPlane
- Stretch and Bend tools
- Shear and Taper tools
- Deform using Maelstorm
- Insert AutoCAD file as individual objects
- Blocks
- Snapshots
- Modeling a water can
- The coffee table
- The trackball mouse
- Download Lesson 18 Exercise Files

